non-profit organizations
Charitable service groups
Non-profit organizations are entities that operate for purposes other than generating profit for owners or shareholders.
Revenue beyond expenses gets reinvested in the mission rather than distributed as dividends.
They typically pursue charitable, educational, religious, or social goals: She works for a non-profit organization that provides legal aid to refugees.
In casual speech, often shortened to non-profits or nonprofits.
- donorsPeople who give gifts
- 501(c)(3)Nonprofit tax classification
- advocacy groupsOrganizations promoting particular causes
- grassroots movementCitizen-led collective action campaign
- board of directorsGoverning body of organization
grants · foundation · philanthropy · charity · do good · social enterprise · volunteerism · bylaws · grant writing · stewardship · fiduciary duty · endowments · volunteer management · helping hands · impact assessment · tax-exempt status · tax-exempt · service
non-profit organizationscommercial enterprises
For-profit organizations
corporations · private companies · businesses · multinational corporations · hedge funds
non-profit organizationsfamily-owned businesses
Companies controlled by relatives
non-profit organizationsprivate sector
Economy outside government control
industry · big business · multinational corporations · conglomerates