For a non-profit organisation, the aim is often to break even rather than make a profit.

break 在这里是动词，意思是"打破、突破"。 even 是形容词，意思是"相等的、平衡的"。 break even 是一个固定短语，字面意思是"打破平衡"，在财务上特指"收支相抵、不亏不盈"的状态。