text: i would like to know if it's possible to buy a non profit organization? the reason i am asking this is because my parteners and i would like to take over this youth program that has been really failing and it's suffering each year and the people who are running it are stealing money away from the kids.  please let me know if there is a way of doing this.  thank you why not start your own organization? if you try to take over the existing one, you may get your hands dirty dealing with the crooks who are now running it, and the mess they left. in addition, they are creating a bad name for themselves. start fresh.