not-for-profit

adjective

not-for-prof·​it ˈnät-fər-ˈprä-fət How to pronounce not-for-profit (audio)

Examples of not-for-profit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The owner of a South Side not-for-profit that sought to care for the city’s feral cat population now faces charges of animal cruelty after authorities last month allegedly found five dead felines in the basement of her squalid Auburn Gresham home. Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2024 Over the years, the institute, currently run by the not-for-profit corporation Instituto Patriótico y Docente San Carlos, Inc., has been the subject of bitter legal fights among different exile groups over its control. Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024 Staffed by students from Belmont and volunteers, The Store is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit fueled by the philosophy of community empowerment. Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 1 May 2024 About half the Walmart Health clinics were in Florida, and last fall Walmart announced a partnership with Orlando Health, a private, not-for-profit network of community and specialty hospitals. Rob Wile, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024 The partnering organization -- which may or may not be a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization -- must receive local school board approval. Cynthia Howell, arkansasonline.com, 14 Apr. 2024 The United States Lighthouse Society is a not-for-profit historical and educational organization dedicated to preserving lighthouses around the country. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2024 California Animal welfare activists pressure City Council to make changes amid shelter crisis March 15, 2024 The American Kennel Club, which bills itself as the world’s largest not-for-profit all-breed registry, opposes the ban. Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024 Jackson, a not-for-profit health system, is a safety-net hospital, which means anyone can get care at Jackson’s facilities, regardless of their ability to pay. Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of not-for-profit was in 1919

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“Not-for-profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not-for-profit. Accessed 17 May. 2024.

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