FFT: Could a Corporation Profit From Acquiring a Non-Profit?

Would a corporation ever have an interest in acquiring a non-profit? (when I say 'non-profit', i'm thinking more like the red cross and less like vanguard; however, either is possible.)

Some non-profit 'currency' that a corporation could profit from:

1. some non-profits have extensive grassroots networks in remote areas.
2. some non-profits have built an almost unshakable amount of goodwill in the community.
3. some non-profits have legal/political influence and are actively changing policies.
4. some non-profits are shaping the next generation of consumers/producers/lawmakers. (educational non-profits).