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nonprofit

[non-prof-it] / nɒnˈprɒf ɪt /
ADJECTIVE
not for profit
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Proceeds from the auction go to benefit the Edge Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching English and instructing professionals in Western business and educational methods.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

But he said he was doubtful that the nonprofit could scale up from 20-person homes to the larger one proposed for the South Western site.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Reports by an independent monitor and the States United Democracy Center, a nonprofit organization working to protect the integrity of elections, concluded the activists’ claims about signature matching and other irregularities were false.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

In 2025, OpenAI asked nonprofit regulators for permission to eliminate the nonprofit’s control of the for-profit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

They had a long talk about Lilienthal’s efforts to promote disarmament through the nonprofit Twentieth Century Fund.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Many nonprofits reported that they are struggling with tight budgets, making it difficult to meet the growing needs of their communities, the Boston Fed said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Because most schools are nonprofits, there was no benefit to controlling expenses, as there is with a profit-making company.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Over the last 15 years, Siebel Newsom has worked on a series of documentaries and founded nonprofits focused on gender equity, the Representation Project and California Partners Project.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Some foundations pledged to give more because of government spending cuts to nonprofits, “so that element is in the mix,” says Bergdoll.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Here were women, all of them under thirty and some as young as sixteen, who were building nonprofits, training other women to be entrepreneurs, and risking imprisonment to report on government corruption.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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