>and in most cases they very explicitly legally are businesses. By that definition every nearly single non-governmental organization is explicitly legally a bu

>and in most cases they very explicitly legally are businesses. By that definition every nearly single non-governmental organization is explicitly legally a business, so stating that an organization is a "business" is meaningless. A church, a soup kitchen, and fraternal lodge are also explicitly legally businesses as well, but it's not useful to classify them alongside for profit businesses. Many very well off schools don't even charge students who make below a certain income, and the vast majority of their operating expenses come from donations--saying they charge money in exchange for a service isn't a very useful description of what they do.