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nonprofit vs not-for-profit

nonprofit

Definitions

adjective

  1. not commercially motivated

noun

  1. an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities

Examples

The committee submitted guidelines that applied to off-air recording by nonprofit educational institutions.

For the 1999-2000 school year EF cashed in some of its stock donated from start-ups and put $325,000 to work for the nonprofit.

It's a clever business tactic: Not only is the donation tax-deductible, but participating nonprofits bring in their lists, and shoppers are incentivized to buy, knowing the profits go to worthy causes.

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not-for-profit

Definitions

noun

  1. an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities

Examples

The attorney general is bringing a case on the grounds that New York State's not-for-profit corporation law gives him the power to sue any nonprofit that pays excessive salaries.

After all, we're essentially trying to create a new system of accounting for the not-for-profit sector.

The series, tentatively titled So You Want to Run a Not-For-Profit Organization, will feature ten aspiring executives competing in grueling physical contests, ingesting unusual food-like items, and answering questions about section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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