Non-profit organizations are not in business to make a profit. This simple but significant issue points to the absence of profits or losses in the non-profit world--a major difference as compared with the for-profit firms.
Dr. Seuss had no children and, despite authoring children's books, he was neither fond of nor comfortable around those of others. He would brag about a daughter, Chrysanthemum-Pearl, but she was a work of fiction.
Maddiâs Story. Madison Leslie Holmes was born in May 2000. Maddi, as she was lovingly called, was a beautiful healthy child who loved to run, play, swing, giggle, and sing. Like most 3-year-olds, she brought sunshine into each and every day. On Thanksgiving Day 2003, Maddi was diagnosed with an incurable and inoperable terminal brain tumor.