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| − | As per the request of the IRS, which required a simpler version of the NTEE, the NTEE was revised, and called the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities – Core Codes (NTEE-CC). This includes 400 of the original 645 categories present in the NTEE. The exempt organizations are classified under the NTEE-CC. The code was revised by “collapsing lesser-used | + | As per the request of the IRS, which required a simpler version of the NTEE, the NTEE was revised, and called the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities – Core Codes (NTEE-CC). This includes 400 of the original 645 categories present in the NTEE. The exempt organizations are classified under the NTEE-CC. The code was revised by “collapsing lesser-used codes” (National Center for Charitable Studies). |
The NTEE – CC has ten broad categories: | The NTEE – CC has ten broad categories: | ||
*Arts, Culture, and Humanities | *Arts, Culture, and Humanities | ||
Revision as of 08:53, 4 August 2008
Contents
Introduction
There are four general schemes used to classify Non Governmental Organizations. These include:
- United Nations International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC)
- General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE)
- National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)
- International Classification of Nonprofit Organizations (ICNO)
These are commonly referred to using their acronyms provided above. This article will attempt to provide a comprehensive review of these classification schemes.
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