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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Kim Stone Stone was first elected in 2013, coming from a background in advocacy work, including a decade running a small nonprofit organization.
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Representatives of the present-day Stonewall Inn, which is part of the national monument, and the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, a nonprofit organization associated with the historic bar, expressed outrage over the changes.
—Susan Haigh, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
In a statement released by GLAAD, Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, an associated nonprofit organization, demanded the website language be reverted back.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Driving the news: For over 30 years, dozens of raptors have been released back into the wild through a partnership between nonprofit Last Chance Forever and river cruise company Vanishing Texas River Cruises.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Representatives of the present-day Stonewall Inn, which is part of the national monument, and the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, a nonprofit organization associated with the historic bar, expressed outrage over the changes.
—Susan Haigh, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
In a statement released by GLAAD, Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, an associated nonprofit organization, demanded the website language be reverted back.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Driving the news: For over 30 years, dozens of raptors have been released back into the wild through a partnership between nonprofit Last Chance Forever and river cruise company Vanishing Texas River Cruises.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Nonprofit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonprofit. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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nonprofit
adjective
non·prof·it
ˈnän-ˈpräf-ət
: not existing or carried on for the purpose of making a profit
a nonprofit organization
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