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2. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Wikipedia

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   Paul Allen. v. t. e. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ( BMGF) [a] is an American private foundation founded by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. Based in Seattle, Washington, it was launched in 2000 and is reported to be the second largest charitable foundation in the world, [7] [8] holding $69 billion in assets as of 2020. [4]

3. Private foundation (United States) - Wikipedia

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   A private foundation is typically set up as a non-profit corporation that bears the name of its donors, but may alternatively be established as a trust. Donors specify the charitable purpose of the foundation (example: grants for cancer research, scholarships for the needy, support of religious goals).

4. Foundation (nonprofit) - Wikipedia

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   Foundation (nonprofit) A foundation (also referred to as a charitable foundation) is a type of nonprofit organization or charitable trust that usually provides funding and support to other charitable organizations through grants, while also potentially participating directly in charitable activities.

5. Not-for-profit organization - Wikipedia

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   Not-for-profit organization. A not-for-profit or non-for-profit organization ( NFPO) is a legal entity that does not distribute surplus funds to its members and is formed to fulfill specific objectives. [1] An NFPO does not earn profit for its owners, as any revenue generated by its activities must be put back into the organization.

6. Charitable for-profit entity - Wikipedia

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   Charitable for-profit entity. A charitable for-profit entity is an organization with a charitable mission but legally organized as a for-profit corporation. Both benefit corporations and Low-profit limited liability companies (L3C) fall under this category. As well as generating a profit, a charitable for-profit entity concentrates on setting a ...

7. Nonprofit organization - Wikipedia

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   Nonprofit organization. A nonprofit organization ( NPO ), also known as a nonbusiness entity [1] or nonprofit institution, [2] and often referred to simply as a nonprofit (not followed by a noun), is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that operates as a business aiming to ...