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 56-year-old nonprofit executive plans to tap his personal wealth to jump-start his campaign.
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Frye is a former San Diego City Council member and former president of Californians Aware (CalAware), a nonprofit organization devoted to defending open government.
—Donna Frye, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Oklahoma Voice is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.
—Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 6 Feb. 2026
First, the nonprofit DIV Fund acts like a research and development hub to identify very affordable and efficient interventions and then to support their expansion to scale.
—Thalia Beaty, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Frye is a former San Diego City Council member and former president of Californians Aware (CalAware), a nonprofit organization devoted to defending open government.
—Donna Frye, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Oklahoma Voice is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.
—Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 6 Feb. 2026
First, the nonprofit DIV Fund acts like a research and development hub to identify very affordable and efficient interventions and then to support their expansion to scale.
—Thalia Beaty, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Nonprofit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonprofit. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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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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