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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Because babies’ organs and systems are still developing, exposures can also have outsize effects, said Susan Little, the California legislative director for Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit advocacy organization sponsoring the diaper bill.
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Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The latest report notes that customers served by nonprofit utilities across California pay about half what SDG&E charges for electricity.
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Cost concerns are expected to surface during midterms this fall, and an analysis by the nonprofit PowerLines found residents are not likely to get a break any time soon because new gas and electricity rate hike requests could affect more than 80 million Americans.
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The legislation represents a major modernization of the state’s statutes governing nonprofit corporations to bring them into alignment with the American Bar Association’s Model Nonprofit Corporation Act that has now been adopted by 37 states.
—Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The latest report notes that customers served by nonprofit utilities across California pay about half what SDG&E charges for electricity.
—Craig D. Rose, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Cost concerns are expected to surface during midterms this fall, and an analysis by the nonprofit PowerLines found residents are not likely to get a break any time soon because new gas and electricity rate hike requests could affect more than 80 million Americans.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
The legislation represents a major modernization of the state’s statutes governing nonprofit corporations to bring them into alignment with the American Bar Association’s Model Nonprofit Corporation Act that has now been adopted by 37 states.
—Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Nonprofit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonprofit. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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