nonprofit organization

A nonprofit organization is an entity formed for purposes other than generating profit, using any surplus revenues to further its mission or public benefit rather than distributing them to owners or shareholders.

Aliases (50)

• non-profit organization ×224
• non-governmental organization ×90
• charitable organization ×57
• Protestant denomination ×35
• philanthropic foundation ×29
• philanthropic organization ×28
• civil rights organization ×27
• international non-governmental organization ×26
• Christian organization ×21
• Quaker organization ×17
• charity ×17
• conservation organization ×17
• environmental organization ×17
• charitable foundation ×15
• nonprofit institution ×13
• private foundation ×13
• non-profit organisation ×12
• 501(c)(3) organization ×11
• peace organization ×11
• advocacy group ×9
• cultural heritage organization ×9
• heritage organization ×9
• public benefit corporation ×8
• charitable organisation ×7
• nonprofit research organization ×7
• charitable trust ×6
• consortium ×6
• Non-profit organization ×5
• educational charity ×5
• membership organisation ×5
• civic organization ×4
• environmental nonprofit organization ×4
• faith-based organization ×4
• heritage organisation ×4
• youth development organization ×4
• charitable institution ×3
• free software organization ×3
• fundraising organization ×3
• grantmaking organization ×3
• mainline Protestant church ×3
• non-profit institution ×3
• nonpartisan organization ×3
• not-for-profit organization ×3
• scientific research organization ×3
• social service organization ×3
• women's rights organization ×3
• Christian nonprofit organization ×2
• Nonprofit organization ×2
• climate change organization ×2
• climate justice organization ×2

Instances (showing first 500 of 1,654)

• Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World ("non-governmental organization")
• Kamehameha Schools ("charitable trust")
• Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
• Hewlett Foundation ("philanthropic foundation")
• Theatre Guild ("nonprofit theatre company")
• Supporters' Shield Foundation
• American Medical Association
• Japan Society (New York)
• Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
• National Urban League ("civil rights organization")
• Young Democrats of America
• Knoxville Zoo
• Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Sciencenter
• University City Science Center
• Heckscher Museum of Art
• Dicastery for the Service of Charity ("charitable organization of the Vatican")
• Portland Japanese Garden
• Christian Reformed Church in North America ("Protestant denomination")
• Common Ground Foundation
• Keep a Child Alive
• Friends World Committee for Consultation ("Quaker organization")
• Quaker United Nations Office ("non-governmental organization")
• International Olympic Committee ("non-governmental organization")
• Association for Computing Machinery
• Recording Academy
• Consejo de Desarrollo de Tijuana
• Asociación de Universidades Grupo Montevideo ("non‑profit organization")
• American Astronomical Society
• Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
• Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
• Montgomery Improvement Association ("civil rights organization")
• Museum of Pop Culture
• Saint Louis Zoo
• Rockefeller Foundation ("philanthropic foundation")
• Maine College of Art & Design ("nonprofit institution")
• International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center ("non-profit organization")
• The Giving Pledge ("charitable initiative")
• Metro ("public benefit corporation")
• YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
• African Academy of Sciences ("non-profit organization")
• Baylor University
• El Museo del Barrio ("non-profit organization")
• Ford Foundation ("philanthropic foundation")
• ACU ("non-profit organization")
• Association of American Medical Colleges
• Jane Goodall Institute
• Roots & Shoots program ("global youth-led initiative")
• American Friends Service Committee
• Universities UK ("membership organisation")
• Seismological Society of America
• Corporation for National Research Initiatives
• Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
• Division of Environmental Remediation ("environmental remediation organization")
• Mystic River Watershed Association
• Boston Children’s Hospital
• Boston University
• British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society ("non-governmental organization")
• Chicago Children’s Museum
• Friends Committee on National Legislation
• McCarter Theatre Center
• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ("private foundation")
• Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
• Episcopal Church ("Protestant denomination")
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (through Rice University accreditation)
• NAPA ("non-profit organization")
• Coimbra Group ("international non-profit organization")
• ASM
• BC
• ACS
• German Rectors' Conference ("non-profit organization")
• HKS
• American Institute of Physics
• Albany Movement ("civil rights organization")
• Fresno Art Museum
• Annenberg Foundation ("philanthropic foundation")
• Scratch Foundation
• American Red Cross
• CND ("peace organization")
• Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs ("international non-governmental organization")
• Union Station Redevelopment Corporation
• University of Notre Dame ("non-profit organization")
• DePaul University
• ETS
• Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
• Association of University Presses
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• American Cancer Society
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Loyola University Chicago
• American Association of Physics Teachers
• IUCN ("international non-governmental organization")
• International Council on Monuments and Sites ("non-governmental organization")
• Habitat for Humanity International
• Georgia Aquarium
• UC Berkeley alumni organizations ("nonprofit association")
• College Art Association
• Print Council of America
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
• INFORMS
• American Mathematical Society
• Office of Scientific Research and Development ("World War II research organization")
• United States Coast Guard Auxiliary ("civilian volunteer organization")
• Memphis Zoo
• Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights ("civil rights organization")
• Metropolitan Opera
• Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve
• AIME
• Society of Petroleum Engineers
• Chan family ("philanthropic organization")
• Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ("non-governmental organization")
• American Society for Cell Biology
• American Association for Cancer Research
• Jewish National Fund
• Obama Foundation
• Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada ("non-profit organization")
• Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
• Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ("philanthropic organization")
• American Civil Liberties Union
• Southern Christian Leadership Conference ("civil rights organization")
• Pontifical Catholic University of Peru ("non-profit university")
• National Civil Rights Museum
• Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
• Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of San Francisco ("benevolent association")
• American Indian Council of Mariposa County Inc.
• Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard ("nonprofit research organization")
• American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business
• European Academy of Sciences and Arts ("non-governmental organization")
• Vincent Astor Foundation ("philanthropic foundation")
• Clark Art Institute
• World Wide Web Foundation
• Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
• National Foreign Trade Council
• Carter Center
• American Public Health Association
• Honolulu Museum of Art
• Canal & River Trust ("charitable organisation")
• Norman Rockwell Museum ("non-profit organization")
• OSS Society
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation ("philanthropic foundation")
• Boston Athletic Association
• Western Behavioral Sciences Institute
• Howard University
• Lexington Historical Society
• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
• ACF ("voluntary organisation")
• CARE (humanitarian organization) ("international non-governmental organization")
• New York Public Library
• The Terence Rattigan Society ("non-profit organization")
• Columbia University ("Nonprofit organization")
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
• Trump Foundation ("private foundation")
• New York University ("Nonprofit organization")
• Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ("Protestant denomination")
• Benedictine University
• Memorial (human rights group) ("non-governmental organization")
• Amnesty International ("non-governmental organization")
• GRAIN (organization) ("non-profit organization")
• International Baby Food Action Network ("non-governmental organization")
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
• HMC ("membership organisation")
• Reporters Without Borders ("non-governmental organization")
• Rotary International
• Universities Research Association
• Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association
• International Committee of the Red Cross ("non-governmental organization")
• Oak Ridge Associated Universities
• NAM
• Seventh-day Adventist Church ("Protestant denomination")
• One Laptop per Child
• Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
• National Academies Press ("nonprofit publisher")
• Banting Research Foundation ("charitable foundation")
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
• ZiMS Foundation ("charitable organization")
• J. Paul Getty Trust ("philanthropic foundation")
• Institute for Conservation Research ("conservation organization")
• British Olympic Foundation ("charitable organization")
• BOA ("non-governmental organization")
• U.S. Green Building Council
• Adbusters
• World Wildlife Fund ("non-governmental organization")
• Socialist International ("non-governmental organization")
• Roman Catholic Church in Quebec ("Christian organization")
• RCRC Movement ("humanitarian movement")
• Radio Free Asia
• Middle East Broadcasting Networks ("non-profit organization")
• AACSB
• European Olympic Committees ("non-governmental organization")
• American Bar Association
• Marquette University
• International Electrotechnical Commission ("non-governmental organization")
• Association of Zoos and Aquariums
• Lesley University ("nonprofit institution")
• Battleship USS Iowa Museum
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ("non-governmental organization")
• Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
• WECA ("non-profit organization")
• International Union of Radio Science ("international non-governmental organization")
• Yale University
• James Farmer ("civil rights organization")
• Lerner Family Foundation ("philanthropic foundation")
• Liaison Committee on Medical Education
• The Prince’s Trust ("charitable organization")
• Charter for Compassion
• TJC
• Drexel University
• The Prince’s Foundation ("charitable organization")
• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
• National Governors Association
• John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ("private foundation")
• Fridays for Future MAPA ("climate justice organization")
• Florida Aquarium
• Historic Hudson Valley
• United Nations Volunteers ("peacebuilding organization")
• ZooTampa at Lowry Park ("conservation organization")
• Cuban American National Foundation
• Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad (de facto) ("non-governmental organization")
• OKF
• OKFN ("non-profit organization")
• Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)
• Confederation of Chilean Students ("national organization")
• Cuban Liberty Council
• Videnskabsselskabet i Christiania ("non-profit organization")
• DNVA ("non-profit organization")
• International Science Council ("international non-governmental organization")
• ALLEA ("non-profit organisation")
• European Academies Science Advisory Council ("non-profit organization")
• Mass General Brigham
• Teachers College, Columbia University
• The Kavli Foundation ("philanthropic organization")
• United Daughters of the Confederacy ("heritage organization")
• Confederate heritage organizations ("advocacy group")
• Carnegie Corporation of New York ("philanthropic foundation")
• Royal Society of Edinburgh ("charity")
• Carnegie Hero Fund ("philanthropic organization")
• St Paul's School, London ("charitable organization")
• FIFA ("non-profit organization")
• Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
• Carnegie Mellon University (through merger of Carnegie Technical Schools) ("nonprofit institution")
• Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland ("educational charity")
• Tampa Museum of Art ("non-profit organization")
• Harbourfront Centre ("non-profit organization")
• Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
• Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life ("conservation organization")
• International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
• International Bar Association ("international non-governmental organization")
• United States Agency for International Development (in coordination) ("foreign aid agency")
• ARIB ("non-profit organization")
• CCSA ("non-profit organization")
• ATIS ("non-profit organization")
• TTA ("non-profit organization")
• ETSI ("non-profit organization")
• Dallas Black Dance Theatre
• Dallas Theater Center (primary venue)
• EUA ("non-governmental organization")
• Portland Museum of Art
• National Academy of Public Administration
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
• American Society for Microbiology
• Boston College (in the Boston metropolitan area)
• American Chemical Society
• Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Unicode Consortium ("non-profit organization")
• Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
• Freedom of the Press Foundation
• ECMA International ("non-profit organization")
• David Ortiz Children’s Fund ("charitable organization")
• Jacksonville Super Bowl Host Committee
• National Council of Youth Sports
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
• Educational Testing Service (nearby campus)
• Southern Research ("nonprofit research organization")
• American Theatre Wing
• Princeton University
• Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament ("peace organization")
• World Golf Hall of Fame ("non-profit organization")
• The Broadway League ("non-profit organization")
• Mozilla Foundation
• EEF ("charity")
• Western Wall Heritage Foundation ("non-profit organization")
• St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation ("not-for-profit corporation")
• American Political Science Association
• National Trust ("charitable organisation")
• Royal Hospital Chelsea, London ("charitable institution")
• Lemelson Foundation ("philanthropic foundation")
• The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
• Julian D. King Gift Foundation ("charitable organization")
• Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
• Utrecht Network ("non-profit association")
• World Evangelical Alliance ("Christian organization")
• Lausanne Movement ("Christian organization")
• Barlow
• National Association of Evangelicals
• Biblica ("Christian nonprofit organization")
• American University of Beirut ("non-profit institution")
• NAS
• American College of Radiology
• American Society for Radiation Oncology
• International Union of Crystallography ("non-profit organization")
• TIFF ("non-profit organization")
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• Radiological Society of North America
• SWIFT ("cooperative society")
• United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
• Lebanese American University ("non-profit organization")
• Max Planck Society ("non-profit organization")
• National Australia Day Council ("non-profit organisation")
• Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal
• Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations ("international non-governmental organization")
• Fife Coast and Countryside Trust ("environmental charity")
• HES ("heritage organisation")
• Cornell University
• Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland ("heritage organization")
• AEC ("non-profit organization")
• British Academy ("charity")
• Clark Atlanta University
• Transport Focus ("consumer advocacy organisation")
• Consumer Council for Water ("consumer advocacy organization")
• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ("public benefit corporation")
• SMG ("charitable organization")
• Baptists ("Protestant denomination")
• Stanford University
• New York State Thruway Authority ("public benefit corporation")
• Girton College, Cambridge ("charitable organisation")
• FIRST
• AIST
• Menil Collection ("nonprofit institution")
• Doug Engelbart Institute
• Springfield Museum of Art
• Mila ("non-profit organization")
• CESAER ("non-profit organization")
• German U15 ("non-profit organization")
• American Jewish Congress ("Jewish advocacy organization")
• Dallas County Voters League ("civil rights organization")
• National Society of Professional Engineers
• National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
• Stanford Research Institute
• Inamori Foundation
• Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts ("Christian organization")
• Holy Trinity Music School
• Special Olympics
• American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement ("non-governmental organization network")
• The Guild ("non-profit organization")
• New York State Office of Victim Services ("victim services agency")
• Science Museum of Minnesota
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• National Academy of Sciences
• Wi‑Fi Alliance ("non-profit organization")
• Empire State Development ("public benefit corporation")
• Times Square Alliance
• Metropolitan Transportation Authority ("public-benefit corporation")
• Crow Museum of Asian Art
• CRP ("fundraising organization")
• Hull House ("social reform center")
• Women's International League for Peace and Freedom ("non-governmental organization")
• Massachusetts Horticultural Society
• New England Commission of Higher Education
• American Legacy Foundation
• Truth Initiative
• Council for Higher Education Accreditation
• Joint Commission
• Pueblo Downtown Association
• History Colorado
• UNICA – Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe ("non-governmental organization")
• Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ("Protestant denomination")
• The Representation Project
• Art Students League of New York
• Premji ("philanthropic organization")
• Azim Premji Foundation ("philanthropic organization")
• Motsepe Foundation ("philanthropic organization")
• Presbyterian Church in America ("Protestant denomination")
• Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice ("non-governmental organization")
• Mae Tao Clinic ("non-governmental organization")
• Clay Mathematics Institute ("non-profit organization")
• Silk Road Project
• Aspen Institute (trustee)
• Malala Fund
• People for the American Way
• Directory of Open Access Journals ("nonprofit service")
• ODI ("non-profit organization")
• USA Baseball
• Association of American Railroads
• Thurgood Marshall College Fund