Difference between Not-for-profit and Nonprofit

What is the difference between Not-for-profit and Nonprofit?

Not-for-profit as an adjective is not meant to make a profit while Nonprofit as an adjective is not seeking to produce a profit

Not-for-profit

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: not meant to make a profit

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A company or organization that is not meant to make a profit.

Nonprofit

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: not seeking to produce a profit

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational or service organization.

Example sentence: I started a college campus-based nonprofit in June 2012 called Turning Point U.S.A. to target millennials in college. Our mission was to create a powerful conservative grassroots activist network on campuses and identify, educate, train and organize students to promote the principles of freedom, free markets and limited government.

We hope you now know whether to use Not-for-profit or Nonprofit in your sentence.

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