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 nonprofit organization partnered with the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and the Widows, Orphans & Disables Firefighter’s Fund.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
Some of her biggest grants were rare repeat gifts of $50 million or more to organizations including affordable housing nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners and debt relief group Undue Medical Debt.
—Forbes Wealth Team, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
The Washington lawsuit, meanwhile, was filed by nonprofit groups that stand to lose federal funding.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Just 1% of Affordable Care Act marketplace plans last year covered these drugs for obesity, according to a June analysis by KFF, a nonprofit health policy organization.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
Some of her biggest grants were rare repeat gifts of $50 million or more to organizations including affordable housing nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners and debt relief group Undue Medical Debt.
—Forbes Wealth Team, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
The Washington lawsuit, meanwhile, was filed by nonprofit groups that stand to lose federal funding.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Just 1% of Affordable Care Act marketplace plans last year covered these drugs for obesity, according to a June analysis by KFF, a nonprofit health policy organization.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Nonprofit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonprofit. Accessed 7 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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