ABSTRACT
What Is a Non-Prot Organization? A non-profit organization is characterized by how it uses its revenue. Such an organization does not make a profit to benefit stakeholders or an individual that owns (or administers) the organization. The organization uses any revenue that is generated to support the organization’s mission, vision, and goals in perpetuity. There are a wide array of non-profit organizations attempting to fulfill different scopes of mission and vision to their targeted service group. For example, an organization that is tasked with feeding the homeless is very different in its function and mission from a group of Civil War re-enactors attempting to educate the population on a segment of American history. However, both groups work toward achieving their missions without the organizations making a profit.
