National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) Code Categories
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NTEE Version 2.0 Code Structure
The NTEE code conventions below reflect the new format: NTEE Version 2.0 (NTEEV2). The codes are structured in three parts:
- Level 1: Industry Group
- Level 2-4: Major Group, Division and Subdivision
- Level 5: Organization Type
This 3-part “tidy” format adds the higher-level industry code for interpretability and makes the organizational type an explicit level.
Levels 2-4 are identical to the original NTEE code structure EXCEPT that the “common code” types represented by x01, x02, x03, x05, x11, x12, and x19 have been converted to distinct organizational codes (see Level 5 Organization Type Codes below). The common code digits have been replaced with x00 for all specialized organizations that operate at the Major Group level. If a specialized organization operates within a Division or Subdivision they have been assigned the appropriate 2-digit codes. See the documentation for more details.
Example
Old: B29 (charter school)
New: EDU-B29-RG (RG = "regular" or non-specialized nonprofit)
Old: B01 (advocacy broadly for the education sector)
New: EDU-B00-AA (AA = advocacy organization)
Old: B0129 (advocacy specifically for charter schools)
New: EDU-B29-AA
Level 1 Industry Group Codes:
| Level 1 Code | Level 1 Label (INDUSTRY GROUPS) |
|---|---|
| ART | Arts, Culture, and Humanities |
| EDU | Education |
| UNI | Universities |
| ENV | Environment and Animals |
| HEL | Health |
| HOS | Hospitals |
| HMS | Human Services |
| IFA | International, Foreign Affairs |
| PSB | Public, Societal Benefit |
| REL | Religion Related |
| MMB | Mutual/Membership Benefit |
| UNU | Unknown, Unclassified |
Level 2 Major Group Categories:
| Level 1 Industry Groups | Level 2 | Level 2 Label (MAJOR GROUPS) |
|---|---|---|
| Arts, Culture, and Humanities | A | Arts, Culture & Humanities |
| Education | B | Education |
| Environment and Animals | C | Environment |
| Environment and Animals | D | Animal-Related |
| Health | E | Health Care |
| Health | F | Mental Health & Crisis Intervention |
| Health | G | Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines |
| Health | H | Medical Research |
| Human Services | I | Crime & Legal-Related |
| Human Services | J | Employment |
| Human Services | K | Food, Agriculture & Nutrition |
| Human Services | L | Housing & Shelter |
| Human Services | M | Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief |
| Human Services | N | Recreation & Sports |
| Human Services | O | Youth Development |
| Human Services | P | Human Services |
| International, Foreign Affairs | Q | International, Foreign Affairs & National Security |
| Mutual/Membership Benefit | Y | Mutual & Membership Benefit |
| Public, Societal Benefit | R | Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy |
| Public, Societal Benefit | S | Community Improvement & Capacity Building |
| Public, Societal Benefit | T | Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations |
| Public, Societal Benefit | U | Science & Technology |
| Public, Societal Benefit | V | Social Science |
| Public, Societal Benefit | W | Public & Societal Benefit |
| Religion Related | X | Religion-Related |
| Unknown, Unclassified | Z | Unknown |
Level 3 and Level 4 Categories
There are approximately 650 Level 3 (Division) and Level 4 (Subdivision) NTEE categories. They are represented succinctly in the following two-page table:
Level 5 Organization Type Codes:
In the new system, code levels 2-4 are the same as the original NTEE system except organizational type has been changed from a LEV34 code designation (x01-x19) to an independent feature (the LEV5 column).
| Level 5 | Level 5 Label (ORGANIZATION TYPE) |
|---|---|
| Major Group | Level 2 NTEE Major Group Designation |
| RG | Regular Nonprofit |
| AA | Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (*formerly 01*) |
| MT | Management and Technical Assistance (*formerly 02*) |
| PA | Professional Societies/Associations (*formerly 03*) |
| RP | Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (*formerly 05*) |
| MS | Monetary Support - Single Organization (*formerly 11*) |
| MM | Monetary Support - Multiple Organizations (*formerly 12*) |
| NS | Nonmonetary Support Not Elsewhere Classified (N.E.C.) (*formerly 19*) |
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