Thesaurus:nonprofit
English
editNoun
editSense: organization set up for a purpose different than to make monetary profit
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editVarious
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editDesign notes
edit- The definition and scope of nonprofit perhaps needs clarification. Relations of nonprofit to NGO, political party, charity and church need clarification: all intuitively meet the definition of being not for profit.
- WordNet has "nonprofit" and NGO, both subclasses of organization. NGO is not a subclass of nonprofit. An example of NGO is Red Cross. No example of nonprofit is given. A political party is not made for profit, but WordNet does not have it as a nonprofit. WordNet has church as indirect hyponym of organization and not of nonprofit.
- NCIT distinguishes nonprofit organization from non-profit corporation, the latter being a species of corporation, the former not.
- Wikidata distinguishes NPO from NGO, where NGO is a subclass of NPO.
- This entry tentatively follows the model of Wikidata by ranking NGO as hyponym of NPO, contrary to WordNet. More research needed.
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editFurther reading
edit- "nonprofit" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011. < organization
- "NGO" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011. < organization
- "charity" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011. < foundation < financial institution < institution < organization
- "Christian church" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011. < organized religion < institution < organization
- Nonprofit Organization in National Cancer Institute Thesaurus < Professional Organization or Group < Population Group
- Non-Profit Corporation in National Cancer Institute Thesaurus < Company < Population Group
- Wikidata:Q163740: nonprofit organization < organization
- Wikidata:Q79913: non-governmental organization < nonprofit organization
- Wikidata:Q708676: charity < nonprofit organization
- Wikidata:Q879146: Christian denomination < religious denomination < religious organization < organization
- W:Nonprofit organization
- W:Category:Non-profit organizations
- Non-profit organizations, law.cornell.edu