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2 Eligible and Ineligible Organizations

2-1 Evaluation of Eligibility

In reviewing an application for authorization to mail at the Nonprofit Standard Mail (nonprofit) rates for one of the eight types of organizations listed in 2-2.1, the USPS examines an organization's supporting documentation to verify the following:

• The organization's primary purpose. The organization must be both organized and operated for a qualifying primary purpose. An organization that incidentally engages in qualifying activities is ineligible for nonprofit rates.

• The organization's nonprofit status. An eligible organization may receive authorization to mail at nonprofit rates if it meets these two financial conditions:

- The organization is not organized for profit.

- None of the organization's net income is intended to benefit any individual or private stockholder.