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

But nonprofit leaders and lawyers warn of a growing wrinkle in carrying out these last wishes. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Kiley discussed his work on the High-Quality Charter Schools Act, which would create a federal tax credit for charitable contributions to nonprofit charter-school organizations. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

The lawsuit was filed by Amplify Legal, the litigation arm of the nonprofit Abortion in America, and the Marynell Maloney Law Firm. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

But those kinds of instructions frequently go unheeded by law enforcement, according to people who work with domestic violence survivors, including Paula Savage, special counsel on family law at the nonprofit Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 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