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<p>Created page with &quot;A &#039;&#039;&#039;nonprofit organization&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;&#039;NPO&#039;&#039;&#039;), or &#039;&#039;&#039;non-business entity&#039;&#039;&#039;,&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book|title=Foundations of Airline Finance: Methodology and Practice|author=Bijan Vasigh|au...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A &#039;&#039;&#039;nonprofit organization&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;&#039;NPO&#039;&#039;&#039;), or &#039;&#039;&#039;non-business entity&#039;&#039;&#039;,&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book|title=Foundations of Airline Finance: Methodology and Practice|author=Bijan Vasigh|author2=Ken Fleming |author3=Liam Mackay |publisher=Ashgate Publishing|year=2010|isbn=0754677702|page=19}}&lt;/ref&gt; is an [[organization]] which does not give its [[profit|surplus income]] to owners or [[shareholder]]s.<br /> <br /> It uses its [[revenue]] and/or [[capital (economics)|capital]] to achieve its purpose or mission.&lt;ref&gt;Hansmann R.B. 1980. The role of nonprofit enterprise. &#039;&#039;Yale Law Journal&#039;&#039;, 835-901.&lt;/ref&gt; The decision to adopt a non profit legal structure is one that will often have tax benefits. Governments may see them as supporting activities which help the community.<br /> <br /> In England this is more often referred to as &quot;not-for-profit&quot;, and includes local and national government. Non-profit organizations are allowed to pay their workers, but sometimes workers at non-profit organizations are [[volunteer]]s who do not get paid for their work.<br /> <br /> Sometimes a non-profit may make money to help other people, which might include helping them start their own [[business]] or providing them with [[food]], [[clothing]] or [[shelter]]. Some non-profits try to help [[endangered species|endangered]] [[animal]]s or the [[environment]]. Some non-profits are small groups of people such as a block association or community group. Others such as [[trade union]]s, [[university|universities]] or [[religion]]s are large and well established, with many [[asset]]s and many paid [[worker]]s. <br /> <br /> When a non-profit organization deals with politics or international issues it can be called a [[non-governmental organization]] or &#039;&#039;&#039;[[NGO]]&#039;&#039;&#039;. The [[Wikimedia]] organization, which runs [[Wikipedia]] is a non-profit. It is based in [[Florida]] in the [[United States]]. It is also a not-for-profit corporation.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> [[Category:Economics]]<br /> [[Category:Non-profit organizations| ]]</div>

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