You&#x27;re painting with a broad brush and your characterisation is greatly at odds with many of the functional non-profit organisations I know here in Australia:<p>* the St Vincent de Paul Society<p>* the National Heart Foundation<p>* Cancer Council of Australia<p>* Opera Australia<p>* Unicef<p>* National Disability Services<p>I could go on. My point is, non-profit organisations encompass a huge spectrum of activity. Many operate like any other company and pay wages for the majority of employees. I would argue that &#x27;the mission&#x27; actually makes a non-profit more likely to succeed, as everybody knows what they&#x27;re working towards and what team they&#x27;re on.<p>Wikipedia is a different beast entirely.