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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 codes.” (National Center for Charitable Studies)
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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 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 09:53, 4 August 2008

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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