If you want to get rich, hook up with a “Non-Profit” those guys make more profit than just about any For-Profit corporation. (It’s all about the taxes.)
Not all.
For almost a decade, I was the Executive Director of a professional trade association.
My “profit” was 3% after expenses, which was set aside in reserves in case a program or event did not perform well. My OPEX was less than 10% of the total budget (salaries, rent, utilities, insurance).
Roughly 87% was put back into member events, publications, speakers, off-setting free education, networking events, legislative advocacy, etc.
I grew the organization’s member base by 150% and won 14 national awards by staying focused on the core reason the organization existed: to provide quality education and resources to the professionals in my field.
Some of us care about the mission and are horrified by cash grabs.