Definition: If your nonprofit has one "corporate" name but uses another name, the second name is known as the D.B.A., or "Doing business as." For instance the corporate name may be "Nonprofit Services for the Elderly," but use the name, "Guardian Angels" on its stationary, signage, logo, etc. The nonprofit must register the D.B.A. name with the state in which it is doing business.
Examples:
Nonprofit Services for the Elderly is better known as Guardian Angels.
