Nonprofit types breakdown

It's part of three sectors

Government

Nonprofit

Forprofit

Have missions, an ideal they reach for, both can do charity work, community governance, both earn money

However in a nonprofit...

However in a for-profit...

There are no shareholders

For profits get revenue through services, not donations

And they are tax exempt

Gets money through taxes

Which requires transparency and they are held accountable

Innovative with less loss

Subsectors

Arts, culture, and humanities

Education

Environment and animal welfare

Health

Human services

International and foreign affairs

Religious institutions

Civil society

Quid pro quo nonprofit logic

Collective

Selective

Kentucky Bluegrass Association, Museums museums

Labels

Third sector

Independent sector

Voluntary sector

Charitable sector

Philanthropic sector

Social sector

Nongovernmental sector

Serves a mission but is not governmental with the aim to keep private nonprofits separate from government interference

Sector concerned with humankind, expressed through giving of time or money

Volunteers coming together to work toward a mission

Brings attention to one of the things that makes nonprofits different from for-profits

However it;s very restrictive with just volunteers, most nonprofits have full time people

No obvious difference, it doesn't say what specifically sets it apart from for-profit and government

Self regulating name implies that the other sectors are somehow dependent

Provides charitable services directly to intended audience

Focused on concern for society, on improving social conditions

Explains what it's focused on buy not what it is (nonprofit, non-governmental) which can be seen as a positive but it's such a big term which can mean formal social organizations and also informal collectives working for social purposes

Institutions (laws, norms, and values of society), ideas, and actions (common interests, associations, and citizen initiatives) civil society

Or ideas and action (common interests, association, citizen initiatives), institutions (laws, norms, values, and customs), and organizations (formal and informal, outside market and state

This logic suggests that nonprofits should receive freedom from taxes because they provide benefits to society

All of this is regulated by the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) and the NTEE (National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities)

Ex. Red Cross

Ex. Doctors Without Borders

Ex. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

Ex. National Industries for the Blind, Peace Corps

Ex. KHAN ACADEMY