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The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. NonProfitCorporation non-profit corporation A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViu6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> is a legal corporation which is engaged in not-for-profit activities. Typical instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> have no shareholders or owners, although they are commonly governed by a board (see the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkI1ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BoardOfDirectors</a>). Most instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> have official non-profit standing with a government, and thus do not pay corporate income taxes. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwB_sm5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlannedParenthood</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjRFpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SierraClub</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLddX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HabitatForHumanity</a>. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not-for-profit_corporation non-profit corporations American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists A nonprofit corporation whose mission is to advance worker health and safety through education and the development and dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge. AmericanConferenceOfGovernmentalIndustrialHygienists TorontoStockExchange the Toronto Stock Exchange the Wikimedia Foundation WikimediaFoundation HabitatForHumanity Habitat for Humanity SierraClub Sierra Club ConcurrentTechnologyCorporation Concurrent Technology Corporation NewYorkStockExchange the New York Stock Exchange The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvyfXWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NewYorkStockExchange</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv8fT0JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">StockExchange</a> based in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVivC5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CityOfNewYorkNY</a>. It was incorporated in 1971. Members of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvyfXWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NewYorkStockExchange</a>, or the NYSE, are said to have 'seats' on the exchange. Seats are treated as property rights, that is, they can be bought and sold. Only those who have a seat on the NYSE can trade on it. The NYSE was begun in 1792 by the Buttonwood Agreement. Planned Parenthood PlannedParenthood A collection of collections. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a> (q.v.). Moreover, each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a> is a collection that is temporally stuff-like (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVitN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalStuffType</a>) but physically-spatially object-like (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVirnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ObjectType</a>) -- i.e. object-like with respect to some physical-spatial part-whole predicate (e.g. some specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r8a2smPXcQdiEoJhcx65EiQ" class="cyc_term">properPhysicalDecompositions</a>). <p/> Consider the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a>. Further, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is temporally stuff-like: any one of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWn4OZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">timeSlices</a> of a given copy <code><b>COPY</b></code> of (say) &quot;Moby Dick&quot; is still a copy of &quot;Moby Dick&quot;. (Most collections of tangible objects are temporally stuff-like in this way.) But <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is spatially <i>object-like</i>: if we take a scalpel and slice <code><b>COPY</b></code> into ten pieces, each piece is not a copy of &quot;Moby Dick&quot;. So <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a>. <p/> See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVir35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">StuffType</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVny6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingStuffType</a>. ExistingObjectType type of object non-profit corporation NonProfitCorporation A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViu6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> is a legal corporation which is engaged in not-for-profit activities. Typical instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> have no shareholders or owners, although they are commonly governed by a board (see the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkI1ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BoardOfDirectors</a>). Most instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> have official non-profit standing with a government, and thus do not pay corporate income taxes. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwB_sm5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlannedParenthood</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjRFpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SierraClub</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLddX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HabitatForHumanity</a>. NonProfitOrganization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViu6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitOrganization</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViu6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitOrganization</a> is an organization that is not operated with the purpose of making a profit. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViu6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitOrganization</a> have members, rather than owners. Charities, clubs, schools, political action groups, political parties and churches are usually instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViu6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitOrganization</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViu6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitOrganization</a>s are often exempt from certain taxes in particular jurisdictions. Specific examples of elements of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViu6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitOrganization</a> are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwKMflpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RedCrossSociety_National</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBxlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RomanCatholicChurch</a>. non-profit organization non-profit corporation NonProfitCorporation A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViu6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> is a legal corporation which is engaged in not-for-profit activities. Typical instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> have no shareholders or owners, although they are commonly governed by a board (see the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkI1ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BoardOfDirectors</a>). Most instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> have official non-profit standing with a government, and thus do not pay corporate income taxes. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwB_sm5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlannedParenthood</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjRFpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SierraClub</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLddX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HabitatForHumanity</a>. The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>s which have been incorporated in accordance with the laws of a jurisdiction. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a> is a legal entity distinct from its owners and employees, and is afforded certain powers both by law and by its incorporating documents. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a> may be either <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViu6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitOrganization</a>s. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a> organized in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a> is incorporated under the laws of a particular state, although it may be empowered to carry on activities in any state. Most American jurisdictions require that one of the words or abbreviations `corporation', `company', `incorporated', `corp', `co', or `inc' be included in the registered name of a corporation. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjfTJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IBMInc</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViYm5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cycorp</a>. LegalCorporation legal corporation Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString OrganizationsByLegalForm-Organization-Topic organizations by legal form organization topic non-profit corporation NonProfitCorporation A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViu6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> is a legal corporation which is engaged in not-for-profit activities. Typical instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> have no shareholders or owners, although they are commonly governed by a board (see the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkI1ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BoardOfDirectors</a>). Most instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> have official non-profit standing with a government, and thus do not pay corporate income taxes. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwB_sm5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlannedParenthood</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjRFpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SierraClub</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLddX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HabitatForHumanity</a>. non-profit corporation NonProfitCorporation A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViu6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> is a legal corporation which is engaged in not-for-profit activities. Typical instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> have no shareholders or owners, although they are commonly governed by a board (see the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkI1ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BoardOfDirectors</a>). Most instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> have official non-profit standing with a government, and thus do not pay corporate income taxes. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVida5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitCorporation</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwB_sm5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlannedParenthood</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjRFpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SierraClub</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLddX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HabitatForHumanity</a>.