Quote Originally Posted by MadSativa
thats not what nonprofit means, they are not volunteers caseu that would be against the law.



Non-profit organization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

a little bit

Non-profit distinction
Ownership is the quantitative difference between for- and not-for-profit organizations. For-profit organizations can be privately owned and may re-distribute taxable wealth to employees and shareholders. By contrast, not-for-profit organizations do not have owners. They have controlling members or boards, but these people cannot sell their shares to others or personally benefit in any taxable way.
While they are able to earn a profit, more accurately called a surplus, such earnings must be retained by the organization for its self-preservation, expansion and future plans. Earnings may not benefit individuals or stake-holders.[3] While some nonprofit organizations put substantial funds into hiring and rewarding their internal corporate leadership, middle-management personnel and workers, others employ unpaid volunteers and even executives may work for no compensation. However, since the late 1980s there has been a growing consensus that nonprofits can achieve their corporate targets more effectively by using some of the same methods developed in for-profit enterprises. These include effective internal management, ensuring accountability for results, and monitoring the performance of different divisions or projects in order to better benefit from their capital and workers. Those require satisfied management and that, in turn, begins with the organization's mission.[4]
[edit] Nature and goals
NPOs are often charities or service organizations; they may be organized as a not-for-profit corporation or as a trust, a cooperative, or they may be purely informal.
Sometimes they are also called foundations, or endowments that have large stock funds. A very similar organization called the supporting organization operates like a foundation, but they are more complicated to administer, they are more tax favored, and the public charities that receive grants from them must have a specially determined relationship
Key Words" controlling members " " personally benefit in any taxable way."
" self-preservation" " rewarding their internal corporate leadership" I just wonder what the goals of these non profits are . Is it compassion or greed?
I have no problem with them making a descent living But again I do have a problem with someone getting rich off the poor and sick.I also know that the pharmaceutical co.s do it all the time but it is too late with them.
granted not all patients in the program are dieing tomorrow.But they do have real problems that mm helps them with. And if they do have physical problems they more than likely are on a very limited income.