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The word nonprofit is an adjective.  Nonprofit means (1) not commercially motivated.
The following articles and web pages elaborate on the word nonprofit.
  • American Diabetes Association
    The American Diabetes Association, founded in 1940, is a nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. The mission is to cure and prevent diabetes and to enhance the lives of those who have it. On the website, which is in English and Spanish, are links to information about the disease, diet and exercise, and much more.
    https://www.diabetes.org/
  • Healthfinder
    Healthfinder is a website developed by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services which began in 1997. It is recognized as a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human resources information on the Internet. The website contains health news, a health library, consumer guides to issues such as finding a doctor, first aid, health insurance, and much more.
    https://www.healthfinder.gov/
  • Idealist.org
    Idealist.org is a project of Action Without Borders, which was founded in 1995. Their mission is to connect people, organizations and resources to improve the world. The site lists over 62,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 165 countries. It also lists volunteer opportunities locally and around the world. The history of the organization and much more on the website.
    https://www.idealist.org/
  • Internet Systems Consortium
    ISC is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation dedicated to supporting the infrastructure of the universal, connected, self-organizing Internet by developing and maintaining core production quality software, protocols, and operations. On the website, users can find out information about software, publications, training, and much more.
    https://www.isc.org/
  • MediaWiki
    MediaWiki is a free software package originally written for Wikipedia. It is now used by several other projects of the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation. One of its more useful features is that when a user submits an edit to a text, Wiki keeps the original in a database so that it can be easily retrieved. Information about the Organization and the software is on the website in several languages.
    https://www.mediawiki.org/
  • NSF International
    NSF International, the Public Health and Safety Company, was founded in 1944 as the National Sanitation Foundation. It is a nonprofit, known for developing standards, product testing, and certification services in the areas of public health, safety, and protection of the environment. Products that have been tested and certified carry the NSF label. More information about their work on the website.
    https://www.nsf.org/
  • ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History
    The ONE Campaign was launched in Philadelphia by the U2 rock musician Bono. To date there are over 2.4 million people and many well-known charitable organizations and celebrities involved in this effort to end world poverty. ONE is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, asking the Government to comply with the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. These goals will reduce poverty around the world.
    https://www.one.org/
  • Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
    The PRC, established in 1992 in San Diego, is a nonprofit consumer organization with a two-fold mission: consumer information and consumer advocacy. The website offers fact sheets on a number of issues concerning privacy rights, a hotline number to report abuses, medical records, background checks, special information for reporters, and information for legislators and policy makers.
    https://www.privacyrights.org/
  • PR Newswire
    PR Newswire was founded in 1954 and is located in New York City with offices in 11 other countries. It provides electronic distribution, targeting, measurement, translation and broadcast services on behalf of corporate, government, labor, nonprofit, and other organizations. It is widely used by news reporters, investors, and others. The website describes the organization and its services.
    https://www.prnewswire.com/
  • International Sculpture Center
    Founded in 1960, the ISC is a member-supported, nonprofit organization that strives to advance the creation and understanding of sculpture and its contribution to society. Members include sculptors, patrons, collectors, and others with an interest in and commitment to the field of sculpture.
    https://www.sculpture.org/
  • World Economic Forum
    The World Economic Forum, founded in 1971 in Geneva, Switzerland, is impartial and nonprofit and is committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas. The website contains description of its initiatives, some of which include disease prevention and water treatment efforts.
    https://www.weforum.org/
  • ARIN: American Registry for Internet Numbers
    ARIN, a nonprofit, was established in 1997 as one of five regional Internet Registries. It manages the distribution of Internet numbers in Canada, many Caribbean Islands, and the United States. It allocates Internet Protocol resources, develops consensus-based policies, and facilitates the advancement of the Internet. On the website are guidelines for registering.
    https://www.arin.net/
  • Choose Chicago
    Choose Chicago is the official destination marketing organization for Chicago, Illinois. Their mission is to bring regional, national and international business and leisure visitors to Chicago for the economic benefit of the City, the community and their members. Choose Chicago is a private, nonprofit organization that is responsible for marketing the greater Chicago area as a business and leisure visitor destination.
    https://www.choosechicago.com/
  • Visit Denver
    VISIT DENVER is a private, nonprofit trade association that is responsible for marketing metro Denver as a convention and leisure destination. The Bureau is contracted by the City & County of Denver to act as the official marketing agency for Denver.
    https://www.denver.org/
  • San Jose Convention and Visitors Bureau
    The mission of the San Jose Convention and Visitors Bureau is to enhance the image and economic well-being of San Jose by marketing San Jose as a globally-recognized destination. It was established as a nonprofit, 501c(6) organization in 1984. The Bureau offers meeting planners, tour operators, and individual visitors a team of dedicated professionals who can assist with their destination-planning process from beginning to end.
    https://www.sanjose.org/
  • Visit Seattle
    Seattle is a major coastal seaport city and the seat of King County, in the USA state of Washington. Visit Seattle, a private, nonprofit marketing organization, has served as Seattle/King County's official destination marketing organization (DMO) for more than 50 years. The goal of these marketing efforts is to enhance the employment opportunities and economic prosperity of the region.
    https://www.visitseattle.org/
The following articles provide recent nonprofit-related news.
  • Trump cut mental health funding for kids. These L.A. teens are stepping in
    A project of the L.A.-based nonprofit Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, the volunteer-led Teen Line is helping to fill a widening gap between the need for teen mental health support and the resources available.
    Corinne Purtill.  Los Angeles Times.  Saturday, 16 Aug 2025 10:00:00 GMT.
  • Urban garden helps combat food insecurity in Miami
    Asha Walker founded "Help in the Hood" to bring fresh food to food deserts like Pinewood near Little Haiti. Her nonprofit now feeds hundreds of families each month and teaches gardening and cooking skills to the community.
    CBS News.  Friday, 15 Aug 2025 11:07:00 -0400.
  • PBS Slashes Budget by 21% After Federal Funding Cuts
    The nonprofit will receive less revenue from its members, which are under pressure to make up for shortfalls of their own.
    Benjamin Mullin.  New York Times.  Thursday, 14 Aug 2025 22:56:29 +0000.

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