Nonprofits use earnings to further missions, not individual gains; they enjoy federal tax exemptions. The IRS categorizes multiple nonprofit types under 501(c), with 501(c)(3) being the most common.

Dean of Graduate Studies at Excelsior College, a nonprofit, online college helping more than 180,000 complete their degree since 1971. The missions of for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations ...

Nonprofit organizations do not have the primary goal of making a profit, yet they do. What sets these organizations apart from for-profit organizations is what they do with the profit that they make; ...

Profit-making corporations have it easy: They know exactly who their customers are. For nonprofit organizations, things are considerably more confusing. No organization can develop an effective ...

Small non-profit grassroots advocacy organizations face a variety of legal and compliance issues. This article discusses practical steps to assist attorneys in effectively advising these organizations ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When people think of nonprofit (sometimes called not-for-profit) organizations, they generally think of charitable and religious ...

As a graduate student, Shradda Dhungel studied how air pollutants move through the Himalayan valleys in Nepal — her home country. That practical experience led her in an unexpected direction: working ...

A guide for ethical gift acceptance and decision making for nonprofits. Joan Harrington is the director of Social Sector Ethics. Anita Varma is the assistant director of Social Sector Ethics as well ...