A San Francisco software company has revised its nonprofit discount policy following a lawsuit that accused it of religious bias, marking a win for a Christian ministry and faith-based advocates.
Holy Sexuality, a nonprofit Christian organization offering video-based lessons on biblical sexuality and gender, took legal action against Asana in February. The ministry claimed Asana had denied it a 50% nonprofit discount typically offered to other qualifying nonprofits using the company’s project management platform.
According to the federal lawsuit, Asana previously excluded religious nonprofits “that exist to solely propagate a belief in a specific faith” from its discount program.
Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a conservative legal nonprofit representing Holy Sexuality, argued that Asana’s stance violated California’s Civil Rights Act.
In a swift turnaround less than two months after the suit was filed, Asana agreed to settle. The company not only granted the discount to Holy Sexuality but also removed the policy language that had excluded religious groups, according to ADF.
“Christians and other people of faith aren’t second-class citizens in California,” said Mathew Hoffmann, ADF Legal Counsel, in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Asana did the right thing by quickly reversing course… and eliminating its discriminatory policy.”
In response to the development, Asana issued a statement affirming its commitment to serving mission-driven groups: “To date, our nonprofit discount program has helped more than 15,000 organizations—including a wide variety of faith-based organizations.”
The company added, “Going forward, we will provide the discount to any qualifying nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status as recognized by the IRS. Holy Sexuality has been a customer since August 2024 and will continue to use the platform, now with our nonprofit discount.”
Christopher Yuan, founder of Holy Sexuality, emphasized in the ADF statement the broader implications of the resolution: “Our nation was founded on the principle of the free exercise of religion… some corporations… choose to unlawfully discriminate based solely on religion.”
Yuan expressed hope that the case would serve as a reminder to other companies that California law upholds religious protections. “Equal treatment is the bedrock of our society,” he said. “I rejoice with this outcome… and I hope other businesses will stop discriminating based on religion.”
Following the agreement, ADF formally withdrew the lawsuit.
Meanwhile, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has been signaling tighter scrutiny of tech firms’ actions. In a recent move, Carr sent a letter to Google questioning whether YouTube TV discriminates against faith-based channels. The letter came after Great American Media alleged repeated denials of access to the platform.
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