Non-profit means run for a cause rather than for gain. A non-profit organisation.
It does not mean the organisation makes no money, only that nobody takes it out. A non-profit can pay salaries and hold reserves, which surprises a great many donors.
1adjectivenon-profitRun for a cause rather than for gain.
“The non-profit had four staff and a turnover of two million.”
non-profit is a quality.
nonprofit comes from non- + profit.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA