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Recycled computer equipment is redistributed by Reboot with only a nominal charge to qualified individuals and non-profit organizations (especially educational, religion-based or other charitable groups), see MAR Fee. Reboot helps religious organizations, schools, senior centers, and other groups that work with low and moderate income families, and other needy, local clients.

Each prospective organizational receipient needs to be a local, non-profit group that provides to Reboot a current 501(c)(3) acknowledgement from the IRS designating the receipient group as a non-profit organization.

If your local non-profit organization wishes to propose individuals to receive systems from Reboot, your organization must apply for authorization to become an Official Reboot Referrer. Reboot requires an original 501(c)(3) approval from the Internal Revenue Service and disclosure of details of your organization such as the number of employees, your mission statement, specific types of services provided, the number of persons served, and the geographic areas in which services are offered. Contact Reboot for details before submitting your application E-mail Reboot. Individual referrals will not be accepted until your organization is approved as an Offical Reboot Referrer.

Prospective individual receipients must bring all four of the the following eligibility items to their Reboot pickup:

an original, signed referral letter on the letterhead of an appproved Offical Reboot Referrer, as described above, including a notation that the prospective receipient, named in the letter, is a low-income or permanently disabled person,

a copy of the named person's Social Security Administration's award letter for SSI or SSDI, or a formal letter from a government welfare agency stating that the named person is of low-income or indigent,

a government issued picture ID of the named person, and

any fee due for the equipment, in cash, such as $10 for a computer system.

Note that proof of Medicaid, Food Stamps or Free Student Lunch eligibilty is not acceptable.