How to Use not-for-profit in a Sentence

not-for-profit

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  • The vote this week would have the city use Invest Aurora, the city’s not-for-profit economic development partner, to buy the properties.
    Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2024
  • That's where the volunteer pilots of the not-for-profit Turtles Fly Too have come to the rescue.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 30 June 2023
  • It’s used by gringo academics and not-for-profit rent-seekers.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health providers.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The Dixon was chartered as a not-for-profit corporation and opened in 1976.
    Mark Russell, USA TODAY, 14 June 2024
  • From July 1, cannabis will be available in licensed not-for-profit clubs with no more than 500 members – all of whom would have to be adults.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The show opening follows a 5 p.m. annual meeting of the members of the not-for-profit art center.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The Power San Diego Campaign touts that about 20 not-for-profit electric utilities have been formed across the country in the last 20 years.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The city needs the private sector, for-profit and not-for-profit, and the city needs regular Angelenos.
    Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Netscape open-sourced its software and reappeared as the not-for-profit Mozilla and the browser Firefox.
    Suzannah Showler, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
  • From July 1, cannabis would also be available in licensed not-for-profit clubs with no more than 500 members – all of whom would have to be adults.
    Nadine Schmidt, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Holy Cross, is a member of Trinity Health and is a not-for-profit, Catholic teaching hospital.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2024
  • Throughout the year, the not-for-profit puts on events like movie nights in the gardens, sunset happy hours with live music, and workshops on how to grow your own native varieties.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 July 2024
  • But not all not-for-profit groups are exempt from paying property taxes.
    Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
  • Founded in 1945 in Oakland, California, Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health providers.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Jacki, the Executive Director at a New York not-for-profit, felt something wasn’t right.
    Jane Hanson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • For those wanting to give back, try Ibiza Horse Valley – a not-for-profit sanctuary that saves from abandonment or mistreatment.
    Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2024
  • These not-for-profit institutions are created and owned by their customers, who are called members.
    Becca Stanek, The Week, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The American Kennel Club, which bills itself as the world’s largest not-for-profit all-breed registry, opposes the moratorium.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Generally not-for-profit corporations must have governing boards, but details on the makeup of such a structure have not been shared with the public.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Mozilla Corporation, a subsidiary of the not-for-profit foundation that Surman heads, remains a developer of free open source browsers, apps, code and tools.
    Diane Brady, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Printed Matter was the respected Manhattan not-for-profit dedicated to the advancement of artists’ books.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Visit Florida Keys is a not-for-profit company that runs the agency’s executive office and handles goods and services.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The hospital lightning round Several not-for-profit hospital systems posted first-quarter financials in the past week as well.
    Bob Herman Reprints, STAT, 8 May 2023
  • In Ontario, for instance, adoption agencies have to be not-for-profit, governed by a board of directors and relicensed every year, and the people who coordinate private adoptions have to be trained.
    Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The Vivienne Foundation, a not-for-profit company, founded by Westwood, her sons and granddaughter in late 2022 will officially launch next year to honor her legacy.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Under the agreement, Phillips is banned for 10 years from serving as a fiduciary of a not-for-profit organization in New York and must receive training before returning to any such position.
    Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 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
  • 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
  • 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, 29 Feb. 2024

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