nonprofit
Charity's legal status
A nonprofit is an organization that uses its revenue to pursue a mission rather than distribute profits to owners or shareholders.
Charities, foundations, and advocacy groups are typically nonprofits: She works for a nonprofit that provides legal aid.
As an adjective, it describes this status: nonprofit organization, nonprofit sector.
Also spelled non-profit.
Nonprofit tax classification
- NGOIndependent charitable organization
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
association · coalition · initiative · incorporated · non-governmental · tax-exempt · cooperative · trust
Permanent donated fund
- grantmakingDistributing charitable funds
- benefactorOne who gives aid
- philanthropistDonor to charitable causes
- donorOne who contributes freely
giving · foundation · stewardship · legacy · bequest · contribution · patronage · sponsor
Soliciting money for organizations
- grantBestow or award money
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- aidSupport given freely
sponsorship · backing · support · contribution · revenue · development · capital · unrestricted
What produces an effect
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
humanitarian · initiative · purpose · vision · values · beneficiary · stakeholder · outcomes
Aid or maintenance
- activismDirect effort for reform
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- outreachProactive community assistance
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
participation · humanitarian · collaboration · cooperation · hours · recruitment · coordinator · unpaid
Flat rigid panel
- trusteesThose holding assets for others
- bylawsOrganization's internal regulations
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- transparencyState of being see-through
compliance · oversight · fiduciary · audit · reporting · stakeholder · ethics · incorporation
501(c)(3)
Nonprofit tax classification
- NGOIndependent charitable organization
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- charityVoluntary aid for others
institution · association · coalition · initiative · incorporated · non-governmental · tax-exempt · cooperative · trust · society
endowment
Permanent donated fund
- grantmakingDistributing charitable funds
- benefactorOne who gives aid
- philanthropistDonor to charitable causes
donor · giving · foundation · stewardship · legacy · bequest · contribution · patronage · sponsor · gift
fundraising
Soliciting money for organizations
- grantBestow or award money
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
aid · sponsorship · backing · support · contribution · revenue · development · capital · unrestricted · in-kind
cause
What produces an effect
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
empowerment · humanitarian · initiative · purpose · vision · values · beneficiary · stakeholder · outcomes · intervention
service
Aid or maintenance
- activismDirect effort for reform
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- outreachProactive community assistance
engagement · participation · humanitarian · collaboration · cooperation · hours · recruitment · coordinator · unpaid · dedicated
board
Flat rigid panel
- trusteesThose holding assets for others
- bylawsOrganization's internal regulations
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
transparency · compliance · oversight · fiduciary · audit · reporting · stakeholder · ethics · incorporation · charter
- "Non-" wordsnonfiction, nonstop, nonsense, nonfat, nonstick
- business typesbig business, business, corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership
- business venturesventure, startup, franchise, enterprise, investment
- businessesbusiness, company, bank, bakery, enterprise
- social causesfeminism, charity, environmentalism, volunteering, pacifism
- business entitiescorporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, partnership, company
nonprofitfor-profit
Intended to make money
commercial · commercial enterprise · money-making · profitable · business
nonprofitprivate company
Business without public shareholders
hedge fund · multinational corporation · venture capital firm · private equity · conglomerate
nonprofitprivate company
Business without public shareholders
proprietorship · investor-owned · privately held · Wall Street
- nonprofit statusRecognition as charitable entity
- nonprofit corporationEntity barred from distributing surplus
- nonprofit organizationsGroups without profit motive
- nonprofit sectorOrganizations serving public benefit
- nonprofit entitiesOrganizations without profit motive
- nonprofit marketingOutreach for charitable organizations