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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Prior to 2023, there were few nonprofit institutions capable of training AI models with even GPT-2 capabilities.
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Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the nonprofit Brennan Center for Justice, said the Trump administration's potential use of state secrets privilege could revive a decades-old conflict about the judicial branch's role in national security issues.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
The Sun-Times, now part of a joint nonprofit venture with the WBEZ radio station, an NPR affiliate, gets to save a little more than $4 million and avoid involuntary layoffs; Chicagoans who love consuming news in return lose some 23 of their most experienced sources.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The Annual Highway Report from the Reason Foundation, a nonprofit think tank, ranked North Carolina’s highway system first in overall condition and cost-effectiveness.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
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Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the nonprofit Brennan Center for Justice, said the Trump administration's potential use of state secrets privilege could revive a decades-old conflict about the judicial branch's role in national security issues.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
The Sun-Times, now part of a joint nonprofit venture with the WBEZ radio station, an NPR affiliate, gets to save a little more than $4 million and avoid involuntary layoffs; Chicagoans who love consuming news in return lose some 23 of their most experienced sources.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The Annual Highway Report from the Reason Foundation, a nonprofit think tank, ranked North Carolina’s highway system first in overall condition and cost-effectiveness.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Nonprofit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonprofit. Accessed 29 Mar. 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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