Microsoft 365 Discounts That Cover Volunteers Too

Save up to 75%

Verified Aug 2026

Eligibility requirements

Open to 501(c)(3) nonprofits, public libraries, public museums and rural safety-net health providers.
Not for government, K-12 schools, colleges & universities, utilities, financial institutions, trade associations, sports orgs, political orgs, labor unions or fraternal & social clubs.
United States organizations only.
Excluded regions: US-PR, US-VI.
TechSoup-channel offers; other US territories eligible.

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What you get

Microsoft prices its 365 business plans for verified nonprofits at steep discounts — marketed as up to 75% off — and unlike the old grant licenses, discounted seats can go to everyone including volunteers and temporary staff. Most of the free donated cloud grants were retired in mid-2025, so plan around the discounted tiers. Any donated licenses you do hold must stay at 85% active usage.

How to redeem

Check Microsoft's eligibility page — schools, government agencies, and most hospitals are out, but rural and safety-net health providers are specifically allowed.
Register your organization at microsoft.com/nonprofits and complete the eligibility attestation.
Choose grant or discounted plans in the Microsoft 365 admin center once approved.
Assign seats: grant licenses only to paid staff and unpaid executives; discounted licenses to anyone, volunteers included.

Rules & restrictions

The full terms, in plain language.

Who can apply: 501(c)(3) nonprofits, public libraries, public museums and rural safety-net health providers.
Who can't: Government, K-12 schools, colleges & universities, utilities, financial institutions, trade associations, sports orgs, political orgs, labor unions and fraternal & social clubs.
Where: United States organizations only. Excluded regions: US-PR, US-VI. TechSoup-channel offers; other US territories eligible.
Verification: The vendor checks your organization directly.
Re-verification: You re-verify every year.
How the pricing works: Tiered — what you get depends on your size or plan.
Renewal: You re-attest your eligibility once a year.
Usage requirement: Keep at least 85% of licenses in active use.
Who can use it: Grants: paid employees and unpaid executive staff only; discounts: all staff incl. volunteers

What you get at each tier
If you are	You get
grant SKUs	free seats, per-plan caps
discount SKUs	e.g. $1–$24/user/mo via TechSoup

Worth knowing

Eligible healthcare is a named-type carve-out (Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Emergency Hospitals, FQHCs, Rural Health Clinics, SNFs, LTC) inside a general healthcare exclusion. Active usage = >=1 M365 cloud service used in past 90 days. Most donated M365 grant SKUs retired mid-2025 in favor of discounts. Desktop-with-Software-Assurance orders require min 5 licenses (waived for some products).

Rules checked August 17, 2026 · Vendor's own terms ↗

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