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nonprofit

[non-prof-it] / nɒnˈprɒf ɪt /
ADJECTIVE
not for profit
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Within weeks, the foundation distributed $5 million each to two nonprofit organizations.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

They were written in Kansas City, Mo., by a private nonprofit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

"She was doing everything that she could to get help, and for whatever reason, she still slipped through the cracks," said Adrienne Griffen, executive director of the nonprofit Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

What money the nonprofit groups do receive will go right back into “continuing the work,” Iyer said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

The Fugees Family, the nonprofit organization Coach Luma started to support her programs, bought eighteen acres of property just outside Clarkston that will someday serve as the home to the Fugees school and soccer teams.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

Each of the nonprofits will have a physical presence at the festival in Irvine’s Great Park.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

The IRS could also maintain a database of individuals convicted or subjected to sanctions for their activity in the nonprofit sector and have nonprofits affirm that they don’t employ anyone on the list.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Weiner, who has managed literary nonprofits in the past, was well aware of how Microsoft’s change-up would affect the 400,000 small orgs that had taken advantage of the program, and tried to raise broader awareness.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Child-care nonprofits are taking advantage of declining enrollment at TK-12 schools to turn vacant classrooms and even closed campuses into child-care hubs, expanding scarce infant and toddler slots.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Most of us were deep into our thirties and working in all sorts of careers, from banking and government to nonprofits.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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