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nonprofit en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio

Etymology

From non- + profit.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Not seeking to produce a profit (a financial gain).
   • Gathering the application and my records , and summoning up as much courage as I could , I set out to complete the IRS application for a private, nonprofit agency. 1999, Katherine Martin, Women of Courage, Inspiring Stories from the Women Who Lived Them, page 118:
   • The site's infrastructure (but not its content) is now run by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), which will be described in depth in Chapter 17. 2008, Phoebe Ayers, Charles Matthews, Ben Yates, How Wikipedia Works: And How You Can Be a Part of It, No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 47:
   • Here in New York, plush rehabilitation centers literally canvass for big-paying clients whose insurance will cover the average $11,000 to $14,000 cost for a month's treatment. Meanwhile, there are only 12,000 non-profit treatment beds in the state for a conservatively estimated 350,000 addicts. 1990 February 4, Leonard Tirado, “Privatized 'Recovery' Versus Collective Action”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 5:

Forms

Antonyms

for-profit

Deriveds

nonprofitization

Synonyms

not-for-profit · non-profit-making

Translations (33)

sv icke-vinstdrivande (not seeking to produce a profit) · ar غَيْرُ رِبْحِيّ (not seeking to produce a profit) · hu nonprofit (not seeking to produce a profit) · da ideel (not seeking to produce a profit) · sk neziskový (not seeking to produce a profit) · yue 非營利 /非营利 (not seeking to produce a profit) · ga neamhbhrabúis (not seeking to produce a profit) · sv ideell (not seeking to produce a profit) · pt sem fins lucrativos (not seeking to produce a profit) · cmn 非營利 /非营利 (not seeking to produce a profit) · es sin fin lucrativo (not seeking to produce a profit) · de nonprofit (not seeking to produce a profit) · vi bất vụ lợi (not seeking to produce a profit) · ru некомме́рческий (not seeking to produce a profit) · fr sans but lucratif (not seeking to produce a profit) · vi phi lợi nhuận (not seeking to produce a profit) · es sin ánimo de lucro (not seeking to produce a profit) · ar غَيْرُ هَادِفٍ لِلرِّبْحِ (not seeking to produce a profit) · da ikke-profitdrivende (not seeking to produce a profit) · fa غیرانتفاعی (not seeking to produce a profit) · eo neprofitcela (not seeking to produce a profit) · nl zonder winstoogmerk (not seeking to produce a profit) · it non a scopo di lucro (not seeking to produce a profit) · pl non-profit (not seeking to produce a profit) · ko 비영리 (not seeking to produce a profit) · pl niedochodowy (not seeking to produce a profit) · ja 非営利 (not seeking to produce a profit) · de ohne Gewinnerzielungsabsicht (not seeking to produce a profit) · ka არაკომერციული (not seeking to produce a profit) · fi voittoa tavoittelematon (not seeking to produce a profit) · fr à but non lucratif (not seeking to produce a profit) · id nirlaba (not seeking to produce a profit) · cs neziskový (not seeking to produce a profit)

nonprofit en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio

Etymology

From non- + profit.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of nonprofit organization (“an organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational or service organization”).
   alt of nonprofit organization
   • The people who made millions or billions from these companies are now changing yet another sector of the American economy: philanthropy. They’re forcing nonprofits to become incubators and disruptors, rather than just service providers, and to think about how they sell themselves, how they measure what they do, and what programs will attract money. 2018 July 25, Alana Semuels, “How Silicon Valley Has Disrupted Philanthropy”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2020:
   • The shelter, an independent nonprofit, was originally a pilot project of Trinity Lutheran Church of Manhattan, and still occupies its basement on the Upper West Side. 2023 March 18, Jane Margolies, “How the Head of a Shelter for Young L.G.B.T.Q. Adults Spends Sundays”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2023:
   • Historically, companies have viewed nonprofits primarily as recipients of their philanthropy – usually in the form of cash and product donations, as well as employee volunteers, in exchange for a boost to their reputations or stronger relationships with local stakeholders. 2014 February 27, Adeeb Mahmud, “Beyond charity: three innovative types of business partnerships for nonprofits”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • They make up one of three community outreach teams employed by OnPoint, a New York City nonprofit that provides services for people who use drugs. 2023 February 22, Jeneen Interlandi, Donavon Smallwood, “One Year Inside a Radical New Approach to America’s Overdose Crisis”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2023:

Forms

Hypernyms

organization

Hyponyms

non-governmental organization · NGO

Relateds

Alcoholics Anonymous · the latter being a species of corporation · charity · enterprise · The definition and scope of nonprofit perhaps needs clarification. Relations of nonprofit to NGO · where NGO is a subclass of NPO. · political party · Girl Scouts · WordNet has "nonprofit" and NGO · charity and church need clarification: all intuitively meet the definition of being not for profit. · Black International · Greenpeace · but WordNet does not have it as a nonprofit. WordNet has church as indirect hyponym of organization and not of nonprofit. · :Category:en:Organizations · This entry tentatively follows the model of Wikidata by ranking NGO as hyponym of NPO · Red Cross · the former not. · both subclasses of organization. NGO is not a subclass of nonprofit. An example of NGO is Red Cross. No example of nonprofit is given. A political party is not made for profit · contrary to WordNet. More research needed. · NCIT distinguishes nonprofit organization from non-profit corporation · Red Crescent · Wikidata distinguishes NPO from NGO

Synonyms

nonprofit · NPO · not-for-profit

Translations (31)

da ideel organisation (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · fi voittoa tavoittelematon yhdistys (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · ko 비영리 단체 (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · nl non-profitinstelling (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · pl organizacja non-profit (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · it organizzazione non a scopo di lucro (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · ka საზოგადოებრივი ორგანიზაცია (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · cmn 非營利機構 /非营利机构 (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · ka საქველმოქმედო ორგანიზაცია (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · de Non-Profit-Organisation (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · nl vereniging zonder winstoogmerk (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · cmn 非營利組織 /非营利组织 (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · hy շահույթ չհետապնդող կազմակերպություն (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · sk neziskovka (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · es organización sin fin lucrativo (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · es organización sin ánimo de lucro (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · ga eagraíocht neamhbhrabúis (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · ca organització sense ànim de lucre (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · fr association sans but lucratif (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · sk nezisková organizácia (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · cs neziskovka (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · hy հասարակական կազմակերպություն (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · pt organização sem fins lucrativos (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · ru некомме́рческая организа́ция (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · nl non-profitorganisatie (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · ka არაკომერციული ორგანიზაცია (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · sv ideell organisation (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · eo neprofitcela organizo (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · fi yleishyödyllinen yhteisö (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · vi tổ chức phi lợi nhuận (non-profit organization — see also NPO) · vi tổ chức bất vụ lợi (non-profit organization — see also NPO)