PS Form 3602-N1 Postage Statement - Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail

USPS Nonprofit Postage Statement

Authorization to mail at the Nonprofit prices is a privilege, which was granted by law only to authorized organizations.

Nonprofit authorization is linked to a permit and mailers have a range of options for identifying the authorized nonprofit organization. One option is identifying the authorized nonprofit organization in the electronic documentation (eDoc), by providing a Permit Number previously linked to an active nonprofit authorization number in the eDoc.

Instead of a Permit Number, another option is to use the mail owner Customer Reference ID (CRID) and Mail Owner Mailer ID (MID) to identify the authorized nonprofit organization in the eDoc. It is required that a valid nonprofit authorization number is linked to the paying permit or the mail owner identifier used for nonprofit authorization identification in the eDoc.

Civil and criminal penalties apply to counterfeit or fraudulent statements made in relation to a Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail mailing. As per USPS standards, an authorized organization must follow the following steps:

1. Ensure that they are mailing only its own matter.
2. Never use these reduced prices to send the matter on behalf of an unauthorized organization or individual.
3. Never delegate nor lend their Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail authorization to any other person or organization.
4. Ensure that each mailing is presented with a properly completed postage statement.

The mailer's signature on the postage statement serves as certification that the mailpiece falls within the nonprofit prices eligibility range.

Should all of the following standards be met, an authorized organization may enter an individual mailing at the nonprofit prices:

1. The mailing contains USPS Marketing Mail matter only;
2. The mailing complies with the standards for Presorted USPS Marketing Mail;
3. The mailing is prepared as per standards in the DMM;
4. The mailing is the organization's own mail;
5. The mailing does not contain any product that is ineligible for mailing at the nonprofit prices;
6. The appropriate postage statement accompanies the mailing.

PS Form 3602-N Related Publications:

• PS Form 3602-C, Consolidated Postage Statement - Supplemental USPS Marketing Mail and Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail. This supplement must be used with the appropriate Form 3602;
• PS Form 3602-EZ, Postage Statement-USPS Marketing Mail- Easy Nonautomation Letters or Flats. It is a simplified postage statement designed specifically for small business mailers who are mailing USPS Marketing Mail letters, and flats;
• PS Form 3602-NZ, Postage Statement-Nonprofit USPS Marketing Mail Easy-Nonautomation Letters or Flats. If you are a nonprofit mailer, use this form, which was designed specifically for nonprofit mailers;
• PS Form 3602-R, Postage Statement - USPS Marketing Mail. Use this form for regular Marketing Mail rates.