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

VisionSpring, a global nonprofit social enterprise supplying affordable glasses to people in poorer countries, estimates that roughly one in three Bangladeshi garment workers need glasses but do not have them. — Al Emrun Garjon, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Rush is now director of the Red Line for Civil Rights at Democracy Forward, a nonprofit group that tracks the division’s activities. — Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Smaller nonprofit efforts — often faith-based — can also offer a soft landing place, but few exist. — Amber Gaudet july 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

Once the training center is open, the campus’ nonprofit arm will deliver the programming, drawing on in-house facilitators; subject-matter experts from industry, academia and government and tenant companies running their own specialized programs. — Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 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