A non-profit is an organization that takes in money but is not set up to make owners rich. Gifts, fees, or sales are supposed to go back into the work — a school, hospital, shelter, church, museum, or charity. People who work there can still be paid a salary; 'non-profit' does not mean 'nobody earns money.' It means leftover money is not taken home as profit for shareholders.

A non-profit isnon-profit 是 an organization一種組織： takes in money它收錢， but is not set up to但成立的目的不是要 make owners rich讓老闆變有錢。Gifts, fees, or sales捐款、收費或銷售的錢 are supposed to go back into照理要回到 the work工作本身 — a school, hospital, shelter, church, museum, or charity學校、醫院、收容所、教會、博物館或慈善機構。People who work there在那裡工作的人 can still be paid a salary仍然可以領薪水； 'non-profit'「非營利」 does not mean不是說 'nobody earns money.'「沒有人賺錢」。It means它是說 leftover money剩下的錢 is not taken home不會被帶回家 as profit for shareholders當成股東的利潤

Though actually, some non-profits are huge and run very much like companies, and the word is about legal purpose, not about whether the group feels kind.

Though actually不過其實， some non-profits有些非營利組織 are huge很龐大， and run very much like companies運作起來很像公司， and the word而這個詞 is about講的是 legal purpose法律上的目的， not about whether the group feels kind不是這個團體給不給人善良的感覺

American English often writes nonprofit as one word. You will also see NPO (non-profit organization) and NGO (non-governmental organization). They overlap, but NGO stresses 'not the government,' while non-profit stresses 'not for owners' profit.'

American English美式英文 often常把 nonprofit as one wordnonprofit 寫成一個字。You你 will also see還會看到 NPO (non-profit organization)NPO（非營利組織） and NGO (non-governmental organization)和 NGO（非政府組織）。They它們 overlap有重疊， but NGO但 NGO stresses強調的是 'not the government,'「不是政府」， while non-profit而 non-profit stresses強調的是 'not for owners' profit.'「不是為了老闆的利潤」