About Non-Profit Organization Status
- How to obtain a new non-profit status with your local post office:
Customer to submit form PS 3624 along with the supporting documents - IRS letter, articles of incorporation including the Secretary of State seal, newsletter, brochures, minutes of meetings, etc…, to the post office of mailing. Customer can apply online if they have a Business Customer Gateway access* - How to add a post office of mail entry to a non-profit organization:
If a customer has already the non-profit status at one post office and wishes to enter their mail at another post office, they need to submit form PS 3623 to the post office of mailing along with the original authorization number (not the permit number). - How to find out the postage account balance on a postal account:
- Customer can call their office where their permit is held, or
- By accessing the Business Customer Gateway from usps.com*
- How to find out if a non-profit org. already has the non-profit status:
The customer needs to check with their local Mailing Requirements office or Bulk Mail unit. - How to find what post office location a company has a non-profit status and their original non-profit status:
The customer needs to check with their local Mailing Requirements office or Bulk Mail unit.
(*) To obtain a Business Customer Gateway access, go to www.usps.com; at the bottom right corner, click onto Business Customer Gateway and apply. Your application will be reviewed for approval by the proper USPS department and you will be notified.

