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 ...

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.

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. In general, nonprofit organizations exist to further a social ...