Nonprofit Korean: 기부, 비영리법인, 지원사업, 활동보고

Core examples: 기부; 비영리법인; 지원사업; 활동보고; 후원; 수혜자; 공익법인; 정산; 캠페인.

The problem this article solves

A nonprofit page says:

후원금은 취약계층 아동 지원사업에 사용되며, 활동보고와 정산 내역은 연 1회 공개됩니다.

The words sound warm, but the structure is institutional: money comes in, beneficiaries are identified, a support program spends the funds, activity is reported, and accounts are settled.

The key principle is:

Nonprofit Korean combines moral appeal with accountability language.

Core vocabulary and system

기부

기부

means donation.

Related:

기부금

정기기부

일시기부

기부금 영수증

기부 language may involve tax receipts, designated use, and reporting obligations.

후원

후원

means sponsorship/support, often ongoing or relational.

정기후원

후원자

후원금

후원 can feel more relationship-based than one-time 기부.

비영리법인

비영리법인

means nonprofit corporation/legal entity.

It describes legal organizational form, not automatically moral quality.

공익법인

공익법인

means public-interest corporation/foundation in a more specific legal or administrative context.

지원사업

지원사업

means support program/project.

It usually has target beneficiaries, budget, application or delivery method, and reporting.

수혜자

수혜자

means beneficiary/person receiving benefit.

In nonprofit reports, 수혜자 is the person/group helped by the program.

활동보고

활동보고

means activity report.

It documents what was done, for whom, with what resources, and with what result.

정산

정산

means settlement/accounting/reconciliation of funds.

Grant and donation contexts use 정산 to show how money was spent.

캠페인

캠페인

means campaign.

It can be fundraising, awareness, advocacy, volunteer recruitment, or public participation.

Genre and function table

Worked example

본 캠페인을 통해 모금된 기부금은 독거노인 식료품 지원사업에 사용되며, 사용 내역은 활동보고서에 공개됩니다.

Breakdown:

캠페인을 통해 모금된 기부금 donations raised through the campaign

독거노인 식료품 지원사업 food support program for elderly people living alone

사용 내역 usage details

활동보고서에 공개 disclosed in the activity report

Plain reading:

Donations raised through this campaign are used for a food support program for elderly people living alone, and usage details are disclosed in the activity report.

Common learner traps

• 기부 and 후원 overlap but can signal different relationships.
• 비영리법인 is a legal form, not proof of good impact.
• 수혜자 should not be erased as generic “people.”
• 활동보고 is evidence genre, not promotional copy only.
• 정산 is accountability language.

Example bank walkthrough

기부

Learner action: identify its domain function before translating it literally.

비영리법인

Learner action: identify its domain function before translating it literally.

지원사업

Learner action: identify its domain function before translating it literally.

활동보고

Learner action: identify its domain function before translating it literally.

후원

Learner action: identify its domain function before translating it literally.

수혜자

Learner action: identify its domain function before translating it literally.

공익법인

Learner action: identify its domain function before translating it literally.

정산

Learner action: identify its domain function before translating it literally.

캠페인

Learner action: identify its domain function before translating it literally.

Reusable reading workflow

1. Identify organization type.
2. Identify campaign or program.
3. Identify donor/support route.
4. Identify beneficiary group.
5. Find how funds are used.
6. Find activity reporting method.
7. Find settlement/accounting disclosure.
8. Separate emotional appeal from evidence.
9. Check whether claimed impact is measured or narrated.

Nonprofit accountability table

Nonprofit Korean should be read through money, mission, and evidence.

Warm language is not a substitute for accountability evidence.

기부/후원/모금 distinction

A reader should trace the path from money source to beneficiary.

Impact-claim caution

성과, 변화, 도움, and 기대효과 may be promotional unless backed by activity reports, beneficiary counts, budget use, or independent evaluation. Mark whether impact is measured, testimonial, projected, or merely asserted.

A strong tool for this article would include:

1. Donation-flow diagram..
2. Beneficiary/program map..
3. Activity-report evidence checklist..
4. 정산 field parser..
5. Appeal-versus-accountability divider..
6. Plain-language nonprofit summary..

Final rule

Nonprofit Korean: 기부, 비영리법인, 지원사업, 활동보고 is not just a vocabulary topic. It is a real-source reading problem. Read the genre, actor, status, and consequence before choosing a translation.