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I think that if Padi was non profit then they would not be able to offer so many different Cert courses. They just wouldnt have the resources to develop them.
Maybe I am wrong but thats my opinion.
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I believe NAUI is non-profit.
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Boy Scouts of America used to issue Scuba Instructor Certs, and scuba diving certs. I don’t know if they still do.
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NAUI is setup as one. There’s a lot of money made in non profit.;)
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From hcdiveteambrian: Boy Scouts of America used to issue Scuba Instructor Certs, and scuba diving certs. I don’t know if they still do.... Whoops. I meant the YMCA (young mens christian association) did.
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The problems arise in the liability issues and insurance costs and the ability to present legal representation to protect the members of such a organization.
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Greg - 2/06/2013 6:04 AM 
From RAWalker: The problems arise in the liability issues and insurance costs and the ability to present legal representation to protect the members of such a organization.... Isn’t this something our insurance should cover?
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Greg - 2/06/2013 7:20 AM
I didn’t know about SEI, pretty cool. I’ll have to add them to our certification agency list when someone adds certs to their profile.
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Aqua Tutus Diving Club is a non-profit group in the SF Bay Area that trains people to dive. Someone would need to ask them if they are the certification group or are they operating under someone’s authorization.
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I’m sure there are instructors out there who will tell you they are non-profit who thought being a professional meant they would earn money teaching this sport :( Last I heard my old YMCA instructor was cleaning pools.
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YMCA has been giving Instructor Certs since at least the mid 50s that I know of.
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NACD AND NSS/CDS ARE NON PROFIT.
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There are several. NAUI is set up as a 503 NGO. YMCA, which was also a CMAS linked group, got out of diving education and they passed the CMAS flag to SEI and USOA, the Underwater Society of America. And please don’t forget our friends at the British Sub Aqua Club. They are unique. They have two branches or two groups, one is the retail, business style, BSAC, but they other, is a "club" style, and thus the name, "The British Sub Aqua Club." The club branch is pure non-profit. NAUI is awesome, CMAS is still alive and kicking, and there are CMAS instructors in the USA, and someday, you might even see the BSAC in the USA someday. There are, however, those in the diving community who do not want to see the BSAC open its doors in the USA. I am a yank, I have dived with them, and with the chaps I have dived with they were fantastic divers.
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