Appendix D
Special Rate Periodicals (DMM E270)
This appendix describes the various types of nonprofit authorizations
permitted and explains what constitutes primary purpose for these
organizations. If you apply for special rates, you must also provide supporting
documentation that proves the organization is eligible in one of the following
categories.
A publication issued by and in the interest of one of the types of organizations
described in this section qualifies for the nonprofit Periodicals rates if the
organization is not organized for profit and none of its net income inures to
the benefit of any private stockholder or individual.
The standard of primary purpose requires that the organization be both
organized and operated for the primary purpose. Organizations that
incidentally engage in qualifying activities do not meet the primary purpose
test.
A religious organization is a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is
to:
a. Conduct religious worship (e.g., churches, synagogues, temples, or
mosques).
b. Support the religious activities of nonprofit organizations whose primary
purpose is to conduct religious worship.
c. Further the teaching of particular religious faiths or tenets, including
religious instruction and the dissemination of religious information.
An educational organization is a nonprofit organization whose primary
purpose is the instruction or training of individuals or the instruction of the
public. The following are examples of educational organizations:
a. An organization (e.g., a primary or secondary school, a college, or a
professional or trade school) that has a regularly scheduled curriculum,
a regular faculty, and a regularly enrolled body of students in
attendance at a place where educational activities are regularly carried
on.
b. An organization whose activities consist of presenting public discussion
groups, forums, panels, lectures, or similar programs, including on
radio or television.
c. An organization that presents a course of instruction by
correspondence or on television or radio.
d. Museums, zoos, planetariums, symphony orchestras, and similar
organizations.
A scientific organization is a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is
to conduct research in the applied, pure, or natural sciences or to
disseminate technical information dealing with the applied, pure, or natural
sciences.
A philanthropic (charitable) organization is a nonprofit organization organized
and operated to benefit the public. Examples include organizations that
relieve the poor, distressed, or underprivileged; advance religion, education,
or science; erect or maintain public buildings, monuments, or works; lessen
the burdens of government; or promote social welfare for any of the above
purposes or to lessen neighborhood tensions, eliminate prejudice and
discrimination, defend human and civil rights secured by laws, or combat
community deterioration and juvenile delinquency.
An agricultural organization is a nonprofit organization whose primary
purpose is the betterment of the conditions of those engaged in agricultural
pursuits, improvement of the grade of their products, and the development of
a higher degree of efficiency in agriculture; or the collection and
dissemination of information or materials about agriculture. The organization
may further agricultural interests through educational activities; by holding
agricultural fairs; by collecting and disseminating information about cultivation
of the soil and its fruits or the harvesting of marine resources; by rearing,
feeding, and managing livestock, poultry, bees, etc.; or by other activities
related to agricultural interests.
A labor organization is a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is the
betterment of the conditions of workers. Labor organizations include, but are
not limited to, organizations in which employees or workers participate,
whose primary purpose is to deal with employers about grievances, labor
disputes, wages, hours of employment, working conditions, etc. (e.g., labor
unions and employee associations).
A veterans organization is a nonprofit organization of veterans of the armed
services of the United States or an auxiliary unit or society of, or a trust or
foundation for, any such post or organization.
A fraternal organization is a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is
fostering fellowship and mutual benefits among its members. For this
standard, a qualified fraternal organization also must be organized under a
lodge or chapter system with a representative form of government; must
follow a ritualistic format; and must be composed of members who are
elected to membership by vote of the members. Qualifying fraternal
organizations include organizations such as the Masons, Knights of
Columbus, Elks, and college fraternities or sororities, and may have
members of either or both sexes. Fraternal organizations do not include such
organizations as business leagues, professional associations, civic
associations, or social clubs.
A publication (other than a requester publication) may qualify for the nonprofit
rates regardless of the nonprofit status of the publishing organization if the
publication is:
a. Issued by and in the interest of an association of rural electric
cooperatives.
b. A program announcement or guide published by an educational radio
or television agency of a state or political subdivision thereof or by a
nonprofit educational radio or television station.
c. A publication of the official highway or development agency of the state
that meets the standards for a general publication and contains no
advertising other than the publisher's own advertising.
d. A conservation publication published by a state agency responsible for
management and conservation of the fish or wildlife resources of that
state.
Only one publication (other than a requester publication) per qualifying
organization may qualify for the nonprofit rates under this section.
To mail at the Classroom Periodicals rates, a publication must be granted
Periodicals entry in any category other than the requester category and also
have a Classroom rate authorization.
Classroom rates apply only to educational, religious, or scientific publications
designed for use in school classrooms or religious instruction classes.
To be mailed at the Science-of-Agriculture Periodicals rates, a publication
must be granted Periodicals entry in any category other than the requester
category and also have a Science-of-Agriculture rate authorization.
Science-of-Agriculture rates apply to Outside-County copies of authorized
Periodicals publications when at least 70 percent of the total copies in any
12-month period are mailed or distributed to subscribers residing in rural
areas.
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