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nonprofit

nonprofit

133 3.5
An organization that does not try to make money and helps people or the community
  • noun
  • /ˈnɒnˌprɒfɪt/
  • US
translation icon : organización sin ánimo de lucro
  • The nonprofit organization focuses on providing education and resources to underserved communities.
  • nonprofit and for-profit
  • tax-exempt nonprofits
  • nonprofits receive

And we had had a conversation about a nonprofit that morning.

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Examples

  • I know Dan started his nonprofit, Who can we help?

  • The sample was drawn from a United Way directory of nonprofits serving a large urban county.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I would just love to hear about this new nonprofit and why you started it.

  • And if it's a nonprofit in New York City, I never charge them.

  • Where else did you work in nonprofit before?

  • Maybe I could figure out how to change the way this nonprofit functions.

  • No, I work for a nonprofit.

  • You know, Scott Harrison is, is this nonprofit called Charity Water.

  • I got a new job with a LGBT nonprofit doing social media stuff.

  • Brandon's also working with a nonprofit called Earth DNA.

Synonyms

charity
vsnonprofit
408 1.3

An organization like a food bank that gives money or help to people in need

includes broader organizations beyond direct aid also education and social work
nonprofit organization
vsnonprofit
  • US
27 3.0

A group that helps people or the community without trying to make money

is the shorter label for the same kind of group
not-for-profit
vsnonprofit
16 3.4

An organization that does not aim to make money and helps the community

focuses on running activities to benefit charitable educational or social aims

Compounds

A group that helps people or the community without trying to make money

How Commercial

corporation
3.7
company
1.0
nonprofit
  • US
133 3.5
charity
408 1.3

Surface Forms

nonprofit singular
nonprofits plural

Morphology

nonprofit = profit (transparent) = non + profit

Standard negation prefix 'non-' attached to 'profit' yields an organization 'not intended to make a profit', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Nonprofit as a noun comes from non- 'not' and profit 'money you make', so it names an organization that does not aim to make money. That's why a nonprofit usually works for charity, education, or community service instead of earning income for owners.