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.
Lafayette is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States on the Yamhill River and Oregon Route 99W. The population was 2,586 at the 2000 census. The 2006 population estimate is 3,440 residents. Incorporated in 1878, Lafayette is 32 miles southwest of Portland between McMinnville and Dundee.