Contents

• Overview
• 1. Single-Member LLC Treated as a Disregarded Entity
• 2. TechSoup Multi-Branch Organization Verification

Overview

TechSoup is sometimes able to validate separate accounts for limited liability companies (LLCs) and the nonprofit organizations with which they are associated. Validation for the second account requires a two-step process: 

1. Verification that the entity is a single-member LLC treated as a disregarded entity of (and whose sole member is) a 501(c)(3).
2. Determination whether the LLC meets TechSoup’s Multi-Branch Organization Policy requirements.

After joining TechSoup, contact TechSoup Customer Service and request an LLC Eligibility Review.

1. Single-Member LLC Treated as a Disregarded Entity

Governing documents, such as an operating agreement, to sufficiently establish the entity as a single-member LLC treated as a disregarded entity of the 501(c)(3). Describe organizational activities and explain how those activities support the 501(c)(3) organization’s mission.

2. TechSoup Multi-Branch Organization Verification

We will review your organization websites to determine if the LLC and 501(c)(3) entities meet criteria for our Multi-branch Organization Policy.

If your LLC does not have a separate website, you must submit a document that:

• verifies that the LLC is organizationally and geographically separate; and that
• verifies the need for separate donations based on computing infrastructure and/or other factors.