One group covers 1,267 well-capitalized and profitable institutions, with assets of $399 billion.

Consider four of the most profitable institutions in Southern California, the biggest savings and loan market in the nation.

As off-the-wall as some of the shows may be, the festival has become a profitable institution.

These losses swamped the $1.5 billion in profits earned by the industry's 2,187 profitable institutions.

Glanton wanted to make the Barnes a more profitable institution, which meant he had to accommodate more visitors' cars.

The 257 units that had already been taken over by the Government lost $2.6 billion, but the 1,800 profitable institutions earned $1.2 billion.

Those who dominated their local churches fought to protect those profitable institutions.

However, the Bank came out to be one of the most profitable financial institutions in Ukraine despite strong competition from foreign-owned banks.

If not immune to the real estate losses afflicting other banks, it remains one of the more profitable and better capitalized major institutions.

Ethiopian Airlines, a world-class carrier and one of the country's few profitable institutions, helps out with $50,000 a year.