Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for nonprofit. Search instead for non profit.
Definitions

nonprofit

[non-prof-it] / nɒnˈprɒf ɪt /
ADJECTIVE
not for profit
Synonyms
Antonyms




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

He is working, with a volunteer’s help, to formalize Re-Oak California as a nonprofit.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

“We’re expecting another record-breaking year where more people are going to need help,” said Perkin Simpson, chief executive of Generation Power CT, a Connecticut nonprofit that provides financial aid for heating oil.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

“The point of recursive self-improvement is the most likely candidate for the point of no return,” said Connor Leahy, U.S. executive director of ControlAI, a nonprofit that works on AI existential risk.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

Balance-transfer cards may be the right fit for someone paying off up to $6,000 in card debt, said Ted Rossman, principal consumer finance analyst at Money Management International, a nonprofit credit-counseling organization.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

The American Type Culture Collection—a nonprofit whose funds go mainly toward maintaining and providing pure cultures for science—has been selling HeLa since the sixties.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

He notes that the IRS can’t publicly disclose donor information reported by some nonprofits.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Doe, 86, sued UFW Foundation and the César Chávez Foundation as Chavéz’s employers, saying the nonprofits enabled his attacks, ignored and rebuffed contemporary complaints about them, and covered up evidence they had occurred.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Some private nonprofits and public institutions already report donor names to the Internal Revenue Service for gifts of at least $5,000, but the IRS is barred from disclosing that information to the public.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

The FinEd50 coalition, a movement backed by both nonprofits and corporations, is working to expand and improve financial education.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Many nonprofits consumed 20 to 25 percent of their donations for overhead.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




Vocabulary lists containing nonprofit


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training