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nonprofit

[non-prof-it] / nɒnˈprɒf ɪt /
ADJECTIVE
not for profit
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A new report from the nonprofit news organization the Trace shows ICE shootings are on pace to outnumber last year’s.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Corchado is executive editor for Puente News Collaborative, a nonprofit newsroom that covers Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico border.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Although the state agency does not identify the employees, Transparent California, a nonprofit database of public employee pay, identified the Redlands worker as Travis Martinez.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held in 2024 that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a private nonprofit that regulates stock exchanges, likely violates the private nondelegation doctrine.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Before going to law school, he’d worked in Chicago for three years as a community organizer, earning $12,000 a year from a nonprofit that bound together a coalition of churches.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Because most schools are nonprofits, there was no benefit to controlling expenses, as there is with a profit-making company.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Over the last 15 years, Siebel Newsom has worked on a series of documentaries and founded nonprofits focused on gender equity, the Representation Project and California Partners Project.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Some foundations pledged to give more because of government spending cuts to nonprofits, “so that element is in the mix,” says Bergdoll.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

She works for a consulting firm in Eugene, Ore., that helps nonprofits raise funding.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 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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