Overall Criteria:
To be eligible you must be recognised as charitable, nonprofit, nongovernmental, educational, or social change organization in the country where you are located. This includes public or private nonprofit primary, secondary, and higher education organisations and institutions.
Your organization must provide legal documentation showing that you meet the above criteria. See below for specific eligibility requirements.
Please note: The determination of eligibility will be made in our sole discretion. Note that in all cases, bantu Pte Ltd must first provide written approval of Customer’s eligibility. Further, Customer must provide documentation to validate its status upon request from bantu Pte Ltd.
Your primary purpose is one of the following:
- Religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational
- Socially benefiting or social welfare
- Arts, culture and/or heritage
- Humanitarianism
- Nonprofit sports body
- Social Services provider, e.g. Elder Care, Hospice, Mental Health Treatment, Community Health Services, Substance Abuse Treatment, Blood & Organ Transplant Banks, Developmental Services, Disability Services, Reproductive Health Services
- Private nonprofit higher education institutions or Public higher education institutions (case-by-case basis)
Excluded Non-Profits:
- Hospitals
- Health insurance organizations
- Group or individual health practices
- Inpatient care facilities
- Economic Development organizations, such as:
- Chambers of Commerce (excluding foundations)
- Business Improvement Districts
- Local and regional economic development organizations with a primary focus on commercial business development
- Government-managed/owned nonprofits
- Nonprofits funded by local, state or federal government that function without an independent board of directors, or are managed by a government agency
- Trade or business associations
The following are the documents required for the noted countries:
| SINGAPORE | Registration Certificate of NPO or VWO by local Government |
| MALAYSIA | Articles of Association, Registered with Registry of Societies (ROS), Tax Exempt registered under Income Tax Law |
| THAILAND | Registered with the Office of the National Cultural Affairs Commission in Thailand, under the Ministry of Culture, Articles of Association |
| PHILIPPINES | Registered with the Philippine Council for NGO Certification, “Non-stock corporations” registered under the Corporation Code |
| AUSTRALIA | CNC Registration or DGR |
| INDIA | Registration Certificate of Trust or Society |
bantu reserves the right to change the eligibility criteria without prior notice, and reserves the right of refusal on case-by-case basis.
Length of Discount:
The non-profit discount is only applied to the first year of the license. Subsequent renewals will be billed at the full license price. After the first year, you may request a new discount code but are required to re-submit documentation proving that your organization still has non-profit status.