Price Increases for Microsoft 365 Subscriptions for Nonprofits

Microsoft’s nonprofit/charity programs changed the structure in 2021 on the way they provide licenses and subscriptions to nonprofits for their Microsoft software donation program and EM+S E3 security subscriptions for nonprofits. What Microsoft pricing changes for nonprofits are in the future?

Unfortunately now there is an upcoming and more traditional change: a price increase. Microsoft announced in March 2022 the following upcoming increases in Microsoft 365 subscription prices for U.S. nonprofit customers: 

The price increases will go into effect on September 1, 2022. The price increase doesn’t impact the “grant” subscriptions that Microsoft offers to qualified nonprofits. Customers will still be able to receive up to 10 licenses of Microsoft 365 Business Premium and 300 licenses of Microsoft 365 Business Basic at no cost.  

The increases correspond with recent increases to Microsoft’s commercial subscription pricing. Microsoft nonprofit/charity pricing will continue to be discounted approximately 75% off those commercial price points.  

For customers who purchase Microsoft 365 subscriptions on an annual basis, the price increase will occur at their next renewal after September 1.  

While any price increase that impacts the nonprofit sector is a disappointment, we are seeing price increases across the industry, and we continue to view Microsoft 365 Nonprofit/Charity prices as a great value to the nonprofit community. Microsoft pricing changes for nonprofits are an inevitable; and planning for the impact these changes can have should be part of your budget strategy and long term IT roadmap if you use these Microsoft products.

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Community IT has been serving nonprofits exclusively for twenty years. We offer Managed IT support services for nonprofits that want to outsource all or part of their IT support and hosted services. For a fixed monthly fee, we provide unlimited remote and on-site helpdesk support, proactive network management, and ongoing IT planning from a dedicated team of experts in nonprofit-focused IT. We regularly present webinars on all aspects of managing nonprofit IT, including IT budgeting to take advantage of discounts and donations, so that changes to Microsoft pricing won’t take you unawares. And our clients benefit from our IT Business Managers who will work with you to strategize your IT investments, if you don’t have an internal IT Director.

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