nonprofit

adjective

non·prof·it ˌnän-ˈprä-fət

: not conducted or maintained for the purpose of making a profit

a nonprofit organization

a nonprofit research center

nonprofit noun

Examples of nonprofit in a Sentence

a nonprofit group that provides care to recovering drug addicts Schools don't pay sales tax on supplies because they have nonprofit status.

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The pigment, also known as Red Dye No. 3, has been shown to cause cancer in animals, and some studies have linked it and other artificial food dyes to hyperactivity and other neurobehavioral effects in children, the nonprofit consumer advocacy group said. —

Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024 The intrigue: In a sign of the tough work that delegates, nonprofit organizations and others have ahead of them in Cali and beyond, CTrees found that an average of 26,641 square miles of tropical forest are being degraded per year. —

Andrew Freedman, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024 Forbes Nonprofit Council is an invitation-only organization for chief executives in successful nonprofit organizations. —

Sue Harnett, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 The Variety Courage Award builds on Purina and nonprofit RedRover’s mission to create safe spaces for domestic abuse survivors and their pets across the U.S. —

Bruna Nessif, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonprofit