New Postal Rates to Increase Costs for Charities

The Postal Rate Commission has recommended new postage rates for charities, to take effect in January, that would result in double-digit percentage increases in postage for some nonprofit mailings.

Under the commission's plan, charities that mail fund-raising appeals, newsletters, and other materials at "nonprofit standard" rates would see their postage rates rise by 3 percent next year. But charities that sort their mail in the order in which it is delivered, to earn discounts under

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