A non-profit is largely motivated to stay alive, just like a for-profit, but mainly does it by asking for money from rich people rather than selling things.

Also, the extra accounting and regulation is intense for a small organization.

These have been getting popular recently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit_corporation

Much of the wealth a non-profit generates can get lost on large salaries and expense accounts. A charity might have more rules and send a stronger signal.

But having said that the creator could make tons of money and then shut it down because it is not needed. That's perfectly logical

When someone mentions that I always talk about the credit union I worked for in college:

- first it was a non profit credit union that served a few local large companies.

- then it became a larger “regional credit union”

- then they said “fuck it we are a for profit bank”.

Every large organization seeks to increase its power. You see the sane thing in churches.

Sure, the smell of money in the air attracts the sharks who then slowly took over.