nonprofit
Organization that does not seek profit
An organization that is made to help people or serve a public goal, not to make money for owners, and that uses extra money to support its work.
a nonprofit [organization/group/institution]
- She founded a nonprofit that provides free tutoring to low-income students.
- The nonprofit relies on donations and grants to keep its programs running.
- After ten years in corporate finance, he moved to a small environmental nonprofit.
- Our city has many arts nonprofits that organize concerts and festivals.
- The nonprofit was audited to make sure it was using the funds correctly.
- My sister works for a nonprofit that helps sick children.
- They want to start a nonprofit to protect local forests.
- This nonprofit gives free food to poor families.
- He donates money to an animal rescue nonprofit every month.
Not intended to make a profit
Describes an organization or activity that is made to help people or serve a public goal, not to make money for owners, and that uses extra money to support its work.
a nonprofit [organization/institution/hospital/project]
- She joined a nonprofit research institute focused on public health.
- Many nonprofit hospitals serve both insured and uninsured patients.
- He is interested in careers in the nonprofit sector rather than in big corporations.
- The museum changed from a private company to a nonprofit organization.
- Their nonprofit status allows them to receive tax-deductible donations.
- She wants to work in a nonprofit school.
- This city has many nonprofit theaters and art groups.
- He prefers a job in a nonprofit company.
- Our town built a nonprofit clinic for poor families.
- Base: nonprofit
- Plural: nonprofits
nonprofit board
1Governing group of a nonprofit
The group of people who make important decisions and give direction to a nonprofit organization.
- She serves on the nonprofit board of a local arts center.
- The nonprofit board approved the new five-year strategic plan.
nonprofit sector
1All nonprofits in an economy
All nonprofit organizations in a country or area, seen together as one part of the economy or job market.
- Many graduates are choosing jobs in the nonprofit sector instead of traditional business careers.
- The report compares salaries in the nonprofit sector with those in government.
nonprofit status
1Legal recognition as a nonprofit
The official legal position that an organization has when the government accepts it as a nonprofit, often with tax benefits.
- It took over a year for the group to receive official nonprofit status.
- Losing its nonprofit status would make it harder for the charity to raise money.
work for a nonprofit
1Be employed by a nonprofit
To have a job at a nonprofit organization.
- He used to work for a bank, but now he works for a nonprofit.
- Many young professionals want to work for a nonprofit to feel their job has a social impact.
nonprofit organization
1Organization not created for profit
An organization that is made to help people or serve a public goal, not to make money for owners, and that uses extra money to support its work.
- She started a nonprofit organization to help refugees.
- The new nonprofit organization will provide free legal help to immigrants.
- Nonprofit organizations rely on donations and volunteers.
- She volunteers at a nonprofit organization that supports homeless families.