A non-profit organization (abbreviated as NPO, also known as a not-for-profit organization) is an organization that does not distribute its surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead uses them to help pursue its goals. Examples of NPOs include charities (i.e. charitable organizations), trade unions, and public arts organizations. Attorneys who work with non-profit organizations help in establishing and operating a non-profit within the requirements of the law, deal with issues of taxation, corporate governance, telephone solicitation and charitable fraud.
Carleton is a village in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,562 at the 2000 census. Carleton, which was named after popular Michigan poet Will Carleton, was plated in 1872 and incorporated into a village in 1911. The village is located within Ash Township and is served by Airport Community Schools.
