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5-3 Ineligible Mailings

Mail matter associated with joint enterprises between an authorized organization and a commercial enterprise (or other unauthorized mailer) is ineligible for the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail prices. Typically, ineligible cooperative mailings are arranged as follows:

Both parties contribute something to the mailing, such as the following:

A list of names and use of the Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail authorization by the authorized organization.
Payment of printing or mailing costs by the commercial enterprise.

Both parties take something out of the mailing (a share of the proceeds or profits).

Example: Ineligible Cooperative Mailing

Authorized organization B and grocery store G agree to prepare mailpieces for distribution to organization B’s members. Organization B provides its membership list and uses its Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail authorization to enter the mailpieces at nonprofit prices. Grocery store G pays the postage and donates to organization B two percent of the sales to organization B’s membership during a 1-year period. Because grocery store G pays the cost of the mailing and derives benefits from it, this cooperative mailing is ineligible for nonprofit prices.