How to Use nonprofit in a Sentence

nonprofit

adjective
  • Schools don't pay sales tax on supplies because they have nonprofit status.
  • The opera rents space at the church, as do two other nonprofit groups.
    — Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Instead, plan to drop the items off at your local nonprofit thrift store the same day.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Can a nonprofit host a poker night for a fundraiser?
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • They are not required to share the list with the city or the nonprofit the city pays to run the program.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
  • There is no greater time to be in the nonprofit journalism business.
    — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Since then, the nonprofit clubs have shared the cost of care, repair and maintenance.
    — Daniel Brenner, The Denver Post, 13 July 2024
  • Her early career was in nonprofit arts.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
  • What about some sort of nonprofit charity?
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 6 June 2026
  • Some states are more engaged in watching out for and punishing nonprofit fraud.
    — Sarah Webber, Fortune, 24 May 2026
  • In the nonprofit sector, service is the same driver.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Smyth said the nonprofit theater has been emboldened by its status as artist-led.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • In the fall, the nonprofit’s top payout spiked, to twenty-five hundred dollars per wolf.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The nonprofit group serves 45,000 kids.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Across Borders, a nonprofit that aims to help children build resilience.
    — Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Holdman says that to fix the issue, nonprofit hospitals in the state need to be assessed for tax.
    — Megan Garnai, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Hundreds of youth and adult volunteers contribute their time to help make the nonprofit run.
    — Avani Kumar, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • That’s partly because medicine has swallowed much of the nonprofit sector.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
  • Across the nonprofit sector, a pattern emerged quickly.
    — Adrianne Wright, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Much of that money flowed through nonprofit advocacy groups that do not disclose their donors.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The nonprofit leader was at first outraged and then sorrowful.
    — John Byrne, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2022
  • Effective oversight is vital for the nonprofit world to thrive.
    — Jasper Craven, The New Republic, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Volunteers with a nonprofit group help care for the animals.
    — ABC News, 31 May 2026
  • Across many surveys, trust in the nonprofit sector has remained higher than most others.
    — James Pollard, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • Someone from the nonprofit visits the creek almost every day.
    — Molly McCrea, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • But some of that money — about one-sixth — could be spent on grants for programs at the park’s nonprofit institutions.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The city had to find nonprofit organizations to manage the sites and people to staff them.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The nonprofit and its staff helped to rally support to save Weaver High School more than a decade ago.
    — Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Manker’s leadership at the nonprofit health care system stretches back at least 25 years.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • But she is angered by the nonprofit hospital’s billing practices and pricing.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026

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