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

Example Sentences

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

Recent Examples on the Web Inside the house, which is furnished in shades of off-white and glittering gray, Kiessling sat at her dining table with Genevieve Marnon, the legislative director of the nonprofit Right to Life Michigan.

Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022 The nonprofit’s mission is to provide young business professionals with networking, professional development and community involvement opportunities.

John Benson, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2022 Cases are given to either large nonprofit defense firms, small cooperating groups of private defense attorneys that contract for cases, or independent attorneys who can take cases at will.

Emma Colton, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2022 The Valley Center/Pauma Music Boosters is a nonprofit supporting music in Valley Center schools.

Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022 Includes for-profit, nonprofit and government-owned hospitals that reported receiving aid from the Provider Relief Fund.

Melanie Evans, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2022 An article on Page 68 about the playwright Adrienne Kennedy misstates where the nonprofit Africare is based.

New York Times, 4 Dec. 2022 Founded in 1966, CARF International is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services, including Medical Rehabilitation.

Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022 In July, the Foundation awarded more than $400,000 to 50 nonprofit providers.

Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 3 Dec. 2022 See More

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