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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Patricia Wenskunas, founder of the California advocacy nonprofit Crime Survivors, which opposed the abolition of the death penalty, criticized Newsom's decision. — Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

The head of a South Los Angeles nonprofit gang intervention program has been arrested by authorities on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, in a case that has drawn widespread condemnation and expressions of incredulity from his colleagues. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

The American Cinematheque Awards Gala serves as an annual fundraiser for the nonprofit, supporting its year-round programming at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, Los Feliz 3 Theatre in Los Feliz and Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026

But the program has expanded far beyond its original scope — and become a subsidy for multibillion-dollar nonprofit hospital systems. — Ted Okon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonprofit

• profit
• prophet
• soffit

Kids Definition

nonprofit

adjective

non·​prof·​it ˈnän-ˈpräf-ət 

: not existing or carried on for the purpose of making a profit

a nonprofit organization