Software Donations

The Symantec Software Donation Program

Organizations applying to Symantec's Software Donation Program must:
  • be of nonprofit, charitable, tax-exempt status
  • have a non-religious primary purpose
  • maintain an annual operating budget of less than $10 million USD
Symantec does not donate software to individuals, private foundations, religious organizations (churches, temples, mosques, seminaries and the like), political organizations or organizations having unlawful discriminatory practices.

Software donations may not be used for fundraisers, raffles or auctions; given to volunteers or nonprofit staff members for personal use; or resold at fundraising events of any kind.

Symantec reserves the right to the interpretation, application and administration of all aspects of its Software Donation Program.

Consumer Products

  • Norton 360
  • Norton AntiVirus
  • Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh
  • Norton Internet Security
  • Norton Internet Security for Macintosh
  • Norton Partition Magic
  • Norton Personal Firewall for Macintosh
  • Norton Save & Restore
  • Norton SystemWorks Standard
  • Symantec pcAnywhere
  • Symantec pcAnywhere Host

Enterprise Products

  • Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition
  • Symantec Backup Exec
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection
  • Symantec Mail Security

Support Options

At this time, product donations do not come bundled with support packages of any kind. For technical questions or troubleshooting help, please visit Symantec’s extensive online Knowledge Base.

Application Process

United States and Canada

Symantec’s US and Canadian Software Donation Program is powered by TechSoup Stock, the technology product philanthropy distribution service created by CompuMentor, a nonprofit organization specializing in technology assistance for community-based organizations and schools.


To apply, visit www.techsoup.org/stock and choose "Symantec" from the "Browse by Partner" menu on the left side of your screen. From here, you will be able to view the products available for donation and begin the application process.


International Donation Program

Symantec works with Tech Soup to deliver software product donations outside of North America. Please visit their global program page at http://www.techsoup-global.org/countries to order. We are continuously adding countries to our international program, please check back often for updates.

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