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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Vought previously criticized federal bureaucrats in private speeches in 2023 and 2024, particularly the EPA, according to reporting by the nonprofit investigative news site Pro Publica.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Following the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors’ approval of nearly $5 million last year, the program is structured with local nonprofit StarVista operating the call center and Telecare Corp. providing mental health clinicians.
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Those are the highlights of new research released earlier this month by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a nonprofit research and education association, conducted to identify effective ways to encourage drivers to adopt safer behaviors behind the wheel.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the nonprofit Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) estimates that between 2021 and 2031, the long-term care sector will need to fill 9.3 million direct care job openings, including both new positions and vacancies left by workers retiring or leaving the field.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Following the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors’ approval of nearly $5 million last year, the program is structured with local nonprofit StarVista operating the call center and Telecare Corp. providing mental health clinicians.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Those are the highlights of new research released earlier this month by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a nonprofit research and education association, conducted to identify effective ways to encourage drivers to adopt safer behaviors behind the wheel.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the nonprofit Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) estimates that between 2021 and 2031, the long-term care sector will need to fill 9.3 million direct care job openings, including both new positions and vacancies left by workers retiring or leaving the field.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Nonprofit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonprofit. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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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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