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What defines a non-profit is that none of the income it generates should go to members, directors, or officers; and not that it can't sell stuff. [0] Most if not all non-profits I know sell stuff to pay the bills.

[0]: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/non-profit_organizations



Pedantic, but income can and does go to employees through salary. Profit is not split among share holders and must be reinvested or saved.


That's for US law, unrelated to this case.




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