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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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
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Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2025
Charter schools are overseen by independent boards, overwhelmingly, like nonprofit boards of directors that manage the oversight and then follow all or most of the same government rules related to public schools.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
In my interview with, Nancy Levine Stearns, founder of Impactivize, a nonprofit journalism project, finds that the majority of corporations remain steadfastly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The first freeze has shifted an average of 11 days later in 85% of 200 cities since 1970, according to the nonprofit research group Climate Central, with the biggest changes seen in the Midwest and Northeast.
—Matt Stiles, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2025
Charter schools are overseen by independent boards, overwhelmingly, like nonprofit boards of directors that manage the oversight and then follow all or most of the same government rules related to public schools.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
In my interview with, Nancy Levine Stearns, founder of Impactivize, a nonprofit journalism project, finds that the majority of corporations remain steadfastly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The first freeze has shifted an average of 11 days later in 85% of 200 cities since 1970, according to the nonprofit research group Climate Central, with the biggest changes seen in the Midwest and Northeast.
—Matt Stiles, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonprofit
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“Nonprofit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonprofit. Accessed 21 Sep. 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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