nonprofit
adjective
non·prof·it
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Definition of nonprofit
: not conducted or maintained for the purpose of making a profit
a nonprofit organization a nonprofit research center
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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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In 2016 and 2017, the nonprofit received $2.8 million. — Los Angeles Times, "LAPD Commissioner Sandra Figueroa-Villa failed to disclose income from city contracts," 30 Aug. 2019 The hour-long event was organized by Rise and Resist NYC, the local arm of a nonprofit formed in response to President Trump’s election in 2016. — Fox News, "Protesters in NYC rip ICE, Trump's immigration policies; counter-protesters say Dems to blame for border crisis," 30 Aug. 2019 The nonprofit also operates a Food Hub, which purchases fruits and vegetables grown by its present and alumni incubator farmers, and distributes that produce and other crops grown on its training plots. — John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, "Beverly becomes training ground for aspiring farmers," 28 Aug. 2019 After Hurricane Maria, his nonprofit, World Central Kitchen, served more than 3.5 million meals to storm victims in Puerto Rico. — Tabitha Joyce, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why the World's Best Chefs Care About Trash," 23 Aug. 2019 The federal government is sending $25 million to a nonprofit in Alabama to attract up to 15 new charter schools to the state over the next five years. — al, "Alabama given $25 million federal grant to plant new charter schools," 23 Aug. 2019 The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, a Nashville, Tenn.-based nonprofit, told regulators last week that utility goals for energy reduction should be increased, not lowered. — Marcia Heroux Pounds, sun-sentinel.com, "FPL program helps less than 1 percent of customers cut energy use," 16 Aug. 2019 Between 2009 and 2014, customs data analyzed by the Environmental Investigation Agency, a U.K.-based nonprofit, show a 14-fold increase in rosewood imports to China from around the world. — Carlos Duarte, National Geographic, "The fight to protect the world’s most trafficked wild commodity," 16 Aug. 2019 Peña and her colleagues at the nonprofit got to work interviewing parents and trying to track down their children who’d been shipped off without paperwork connecting them to their families. — Melissa Del Bosque, ProPublica, "The Case That Made an Ex-ICE Attorney Realize the Government Was Relying on False “Evidence” Against Migrants," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonprofit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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nonprofit
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of nonprofit
: not existing or done for the purpose of making a profit
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nonprofit
adjective
non·prof·it
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Kids Definition of nonprofit
: not existing or done to make a profit
nonprofit organizations
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