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unusual facts about not for profit



Chakshumathi

Chakshumathi is a nongovernmental, not for profit organization based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, working for developing resources for the use of visually impaired people.

Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital

Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital (MPUH), also known as Nadiad Kidney Hospital, is a not-for-profit Trust Hospital in Nadidad, Gujarat, established in 1978, and is the first speciality Urology Hospital in India.

Temple Bar Gallery and Studios

Temple Bar Gallery + Studios is a not for profit registered charity and receives its core funding from the Arts Council of Ireland.


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500 Festival Open Invitation

It was sponsored by The 500 Festival, a not-for-profit volunteer organization that was created in 1957 to organize civic events to promote the Indianapolis 500.

African Parks Network

The African Parks Network is founded in 2000 as a not-for-profit organisation by a group of experienced conservationists (Mavuso Msimang, Dr Anthony Hall-Martin, Michael Eustace, Peter Fearnhead and late Paul Fentener van Vlissingen), who were concerned about the decline of many of Africa’s national parks.

Al-Hilal English School, Manki

Al-Hilal English School is a not-for-profit school in Manki, Karnataka, which was founded in 1989 by late Mr. Sawood Hajika, and is managed by the Tarbiat Education Society.

Alfalfa House

Alfalfa House Community Food Cooperative Ltd is a not-for-profit food cooperative based in Enmore, Sydney, Australia.

American University of Tirana

The book collection of the library is a donation by the US-based, not-for-profit organisation International Book Project.

BZE

Beyond Zero Emissions, an Australian-based, not-for-profit climate change solutions think-tank

CABI

CABI, formerly CAB International, a UK-based not-for-profit inter-governmental organisation for scientific research and publishing on agriculture and the environment

Calvary Hospital, Canberra

The hospital is operated by Calvary Health Care ACT, a not-for-profit venture of Little Company of Mary Health Care (LCMHC) on behalf of the ACT Government and is integrated into the Territory's public healthcare system.

COPIA

Partner organizations – the University of California at Davis, the Cornell University School of Restaurant and Hotel Administration, and the American Institute of Wine & Food – joined forces to develop the idea into a major not-for-profit cultural institution.

Drystone Radio

Drystone Radio, operating online and on 103.5FM (formerly 106.9FM), is a not-for-profit community radio station operating from Cowling, North Yorkshire to listeners across South Craven and the Yorkshire Dales.

ESW

Engineers for a Sustainable World, a national not-for-profit based in Merced, California.

Every Child

EveryChild, a UK-based not-for-profit international children's charity

Experimental Skeleton

In 1996, The Florida Center for Contemporary Art (FCCA), a not-for-profit organization that once called Ybor City its home was struggling to reinvent itself in Downtown Tampa.

F. Hinds

In 2008, F Hinds joined the Responsible Jewellery Council, an international not-for-profit organisation established to reinforce consumer confidence in the jewellery industry by advancing responsible business practices throughout the supply chain, and in August 2011 they were one of the first members to become fully accredited following an independent audit.

Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments

The Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES) is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes accessibility of technologies and the built environment, and the principles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Green Dot

Green Dot Public Schools, a not-for-profit organization which operates ten public schools in Los Angeles

Interest rate cap and floor

Banks and commercial MFIs with shareholders to satisfy are under greater pressure to make profits than NGO or not-for-profit MFIs.

International Longevity Center

Organized in 1990 by Robert N. Butler, M.D., Professor of Geriatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, The International Longevity Center (ILC) is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan research, policy and education organization whose mission is to help societies address the issues of population aging and longevity in positive and constructive ways and to highlight older people's productivity and contributions to their families and to society as a whole.

ISOC Luxembourg

The Luxembourg Chapter of the Internet Society is a part of the global Internet Society (ISOC) and is a not-for-profit organization.

ISREC

The Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC, French: Institut suisse de recherche expérimentale sur le cancer) is a not-for-profit institution founded in 1964 and located in Épalinges, Switzerland.

Jimmy Morales

He has served on numerous not-for-profit boards, including the Dade Community Foundation, the American Red Cross, Crimestoppers of Dade County, the East Little Havana Community Development Corporation, Aspira of Florida, and the Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida.

Joey Walters

Since 2000, he has worked with Florida Citrus Sports, a not-for-profit organization in Orlando, Fla., that produces sports events such as the Capital One Bowl and Champs Sports Bowl.

Kara Film Festival

The Kara Film Society is a not-for-profit, non-political and non-governmental body, headed by Hasan Zaidi.

Kevin Perkins

Kevin Perkins is the executive director of the Canadian not-for-profit organization Farm Radio International since May 2006.

Mary Beckinsale

She was director of American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS) in Florence, Italy, in 1984-1985, and then became Dean at SACI, an American not-for-profit overseas university art program, until 1995 when she became the Director of SACI.

Motorcycle Safety Foundation

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) is a United States national, not-for-profit organization, founded in 1973, and sponsored by the U.S. manufacturers and distributors of BMW, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Piaggio/Vespa, Suzuki, Triumph, Victory and Yamaha motorcycles.

Musical Theatre Education Society

MTES prides itself on conducting carbon neutral meetings and are frequent donors to local not-for-profit organisation MIEACT and international NGO CARE Australia.

New England Foundation for the Arts

The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA), headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of six not-for-profit regional arts organizations funded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and by private foundations, corporations and individuals.

New Milford Hospital

New Milford Hospital, (founded 1921) is a not-for profit hospital in Litchfield County, Connecticut which serves western and northwestern Connecticut and parts of southeastern New York state.

Newlyn School of Art

Newlyn School of Art is a not-for-profit educational organisation based in West Cornwall offering short art courses and mentoring by way of professional development for artists.

Nicholas Scoppetta

Mr. Scoppetta is a past President and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Children's Aid Society, a not-for-profit social service agency which annually serves more than 200,000 needy children in New York City.

NIHF

National Inventors Hall of Fame – a not-for-profit organization in the United States that recognizes important inventors and their contributions

Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital

A part of the Novant Health organization, it is a private, not-for-profit facility.

OBV

Operation Black Vote, non-partisan and not-for-profit national organisation established in 1996 to address the British black and ethnic minority democratic deficit

OEF

One Earth Future, not-for-profit NGO with goal to develop and promote new methods of international governance

Office of Fair Trading

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is a not-for-profit and non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforces both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the UK's economic regulator.

OpenGALEN

OpenGALEN has been set up as a not-for-profit Dutch Foundation by the universities of Manchester and Nijmegen to make the results of the GALEN projects available to the world.

Sacramento City Unified School District

They then issued a charter to St. Hope, a not-for-profit community development corporation founded by former NBA player Kevin Johnson.

Shamim Jawad

She serves on the Board of Trustees of the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF), a private, not-for-profit institution of higher education in Afghanistan, offering internationally supported degree programs and education.

St. Vincent Health

A member of Ascension Health, the USA’s largest not-for-profit and Catholic Healthcare System, St.Vincent Health is Indiana's largest healthcare employer, with 17 health ministries serving 45 counties in central Indiana.

Star Island

The Star Island conference center is owned and operated by the Star Island Corporation, a not-for-profit United States Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) membership organization incorporated in the state of Massachusetts.

The Haberman Educational Foundation

The Haberman Educational Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation chartered in 1994 in accordance with the research of Dr. Martin Haberman for selecting the best teachers and principals for the children and youth of America.

TRIC

Three Rivers Inline Club, a not-for-profit inline skating club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

United Family Services

United Family Service (UFS) is a not-for-profit, family service organization based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with offices in Concord, Huntersville, Monroe and Mooresville, NC.

University of Business in Prague

The University of Business in Prague (VSO Praha) is a not-for-profit private university in Prague, Czech Republic.

V line

V/Line, a not for profit regional passenger train and coach operator in Victoria, Australia.

V Train

The V/Line, a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia

Yuko Nii

In 1996, Nii founded the not for profit Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (WAH Center) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, which is housed in the Kings County Savings Bank Building in the National Register of Historic Places - a New York City Landmark.