Available offers
Nonprofit organizations may be eligible for discounted or no-cost subscriptions to many Adobe products. There are several ways to request nonprofit pricing discounts.
Individual licenses for eligible nonprofits
Acrobat for Nonprofits and Adobe Express for Nonprofits plans can be requested directly through Adobe. While access to Adobe Creative Cloud is administered through our marketing partner, TechSoup.
Business licenses for eligible non-profits
For customers purchasing business licenses through a reseller, Adobe offers nonprofit pricing discounts in our VIP Marketplace programs globally. If eligible, nonprofit organizations may use education pricing (excluding any K-12 only offers) for VIP Marketplace purchases.
Check if your organization is eligible for Adobe nonprofit prices in the next section.
Eligible nonprofit organizations
A nonprofit and non-governmental organization in the United States must be a qualified 501(c)(3) public charity as recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Outside the United States organizations must be qualified or registered as a public charity under the relevant local country's laws (and where applicable hold a tax-exempt certificate), or if no such local laws exist, then organizations must be the equivalent of a U.S. public charity. Eligible organizations must also operate on a not-for-profit basis and have a mission to benefit the local community that could include, but is not limited to:
- Providing relief to the poor
- Advancing education
- Preserving or restoring the environment
- Promoting human rights
Ineligible Organizations
Notwithstanding the following types of qualified or registered nonprofit customers are ineligible for nonprofit pricing at Adobe:
- Organizations that have not obtained recognized charitable status in their respective country; Private foundations.
- Hospitals, clinics, or facilities providing direct medical care (except FQHCs in the US);
- Health management systems, HMOs, PPOs, or other healthcare organizations; Government funded research laboratories.
- Government organizations or agencies, including international governmental organizations and United Nations Entities.
- Schools, colleges, and universities*; Political or lobbyist organizations; Labor or fraternal organizations; Commerce and trade associations; and Individuals.
*Educational institutions may be eligible for education discounts. See your VIP Marketplace terms and conditions, Exhibit A.
Nondiscrimination Policy
Organizations that engage in discrimination in hiring, compensation, access to training or services, termination, promotion, and/or retirement based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, political affiliation, union membership, or veteran status other than as allowed by law are not eligible to participate in this program.
Appropriate Identification
An organization must be able to prove its public charity tax-exempt status with current tax documents from its country of residence.
Learn More
To learn more about special product offers for nonprofits, visit Adobe for Nonprofits.
To learn more about educational or government programs, visit Adobe for Education or Adobe for Government.
