how to say “nonprofit” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מלכר-1.m4a” /]מלכ”ר

A company for profit is a חברה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מלכר-2.m4a” /] in Hebrew, sometimes a חברה בע”מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מלכר-3.m4a” /] – a proprietary limited company, where בע”מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מלכר-4.m4a” /] stands for בערבון מוגבל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מלכר-5.m4a” /] – with limited guarantee.

A nonprofit organization is called a מלכ”ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מלכר-1.m4a” /] – an abbreviation for מוסד ללא כוונת רווח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מלכר-6.m4a” /] – a not-for-profit institution.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מלכר-7.m4a” /]היא מנהלת את המלכ”ר הזה כבר עשרים שנה.

She’s been running this nonprofit for twenty years.

Another term commonly used to refer to a nonprofit is עמותה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מלכר-8.m4a” /] – literally, an association. The main difference between מלכ”ר and עמותה is:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מלכר-9.m4a” /]לעומת תרומות לעמותות לא רשומות כמלכ”ר, תרומות למלכ”רים זכאיות בניכוי מס.

As opposed to donations to associations not listed as nonprofit, donations to nonprofit organizations are eligible for tax deductions.