Restrictions:
The Adobe Donations Program is currently available only to Canadian
Registered Charities with a Confirmation of Registration letter from
the Canada Revenue Agency.
Products will be distributed to eligible organisations only, not to individuals, and according to Adobe's Guidelines
Organizations must provide direct services to beneficiaries
in Canada in one of Adobe's philanthropic focus areas. Organisations
that focus on the following types of activities are eligible:
- Support for these cultural activities: museums, zoos, libraries found on the CRA, performing arts, community theater, cultural performances, cultural and ethnic awareness, arts agencies, visual arts, folk arts, arts education, arts service, and community celebrations
- Instruction and training in publishing, film production, and broadcasting
- Assistance to people with disabilities
- Disaster preparedness
- Support for these community organisations: community centers, community service organisations, and organisations whose mission is inner-city or community benefit activities
- Support for these youth activities: Boys and Girls Clubs, YMCA, YWCA, and many other nonprofit organizations serving children in grades K-12 with an emphasis on low-achieving, economically disadvantaged students and/or those who are not succeeding with traditional methods
- Conservation, environmental protection, and improvement of public spaces for the enjoyment of the community
- Provision of housing services for youth, elderly, and low-medium income individuals; supplying money, goods, or services to the poor; and assistance to individuals
United Way organizations are eligible for Adobe donations.
Religious organizations with a secular community designation are
eligible for Adobe donations. A secular designation is defined as an
organization separate from the church or religious organization that
provides services to people regardless of their religious beliefs and
does not propagate a belief in a specific faith.
The following is a partial list of organization types that are
ineligible for Adobe donations. For details on eligibility, please
contact TechSoup Canada Customer Service:
- Organizations that promote political views, influence legislation, or support candidates for public office
- Endowments and private foundations that are themselves grant-making organizations
- Research or advocacy organisations and think-tanks that do not provide direct services to beneficiaries
- Fraternal organisations
- Organizations that fund direct service and related organizations (except for United Way organizations)
- Organizations that provide education services or computer literacy, but do not provide digital technology training to students
- Organizations that provide advocacy or information services (including organisations that primarily provide publications and Web sites)
- Organizations that provide scholarship services
- Organizations whose clients are other nonprofit organizations
- Organizations providing medical services (exception: organisations that provide medical services to people with disabilities are eligible)
- Organizations, such as churches, houses of worship, and seminaries, whose primary mission is religious
- Schools and international nonprofit organizations are not currently eligible for donations through this program
Guidelines
- Donated products may not be transferred or resold.
- Donated products may not be used for raffles, door prizes or any other fund-raising activities or individual awards.
- Only organizations with annual operating budgets of $10 million or less are eligible to receive this donation.
- Eligible organizations may request up to a total of four individual applications or one suite application per fiscal year (1 July to 30 June).
- Organizations must represent and warrant that they are willing to provide information to Adobe Systems for the purposes of creating a case study and/or testimonial on this product.
- Organizations must warrant that they are willing to provide a nondiscrimination policy, if requested, showing that the organization does not advocate, support, or practice unlawful discrimination based on age, ethnicity, gender, national origin, disability, race, size, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.
Please see Adobe Software Donations Program FAQs for further information.
Nonprofit organizations that don’t meet the above eligibility requirements or have already received the maximum amount of donated Adobe products through TechSoup Canada might still be eligible for donated products or special non-profit pricing:
- If your organization is a school or an internationally based nonprofit, go to Gifts In Kind International to find out about Adobe's education and international software donation programs.
- If your organization is registered as a charity with the Canada Revenue Agency, go to Adobe solutions for nonprofits to find out about Adobe’s Nonprofit Open Options Licensing Program and find an authorised nonprofit reseller.
