Nonprofit Categories
The National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) classifies nonprofits into 26 major categories.
X
Religion-Related
199,094 organizations · $29.6B revenue
B
Education
181,971 organizations · $531.9B revenue
P
Human Services
151,337 organizations · $199.3B revenue
A
Arts, Culture & Humanities
115,841 organizations · $55.1B revenue
N
Recreation & Sports
109,639 organizations · $31.9B revenue
T
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
104,527 organizations · $141.4B revenue
S
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
70,767 organizations · $63.3B revenue
O
Youth Development
56,864 organizations · $14.3B revenue
E
Health Care
45,047 organizations · $1.8T revenue
D
Animal-Related
40,439 organizations · $16.1B revenue
W
Public & Societal Benefit
34,274 organizations · $36.5B revenue
L
Housing & Shelter
30,239 organizations · $42.5B revenue
C
Environment
28,424 organizations · $23.0B revenue
F
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
26,625 organizations · $44.3B revenue
M
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
21,942 organizations · $7.0B revenue
Q
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
21,424 organizations · $64.8B revenue
K
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
19,650 organizations · $25.0B revenue
Y
Mutual & Membership Benefit
17,093 organizations · $64.7B revenue
J
Employment
15,313 organizations · $27.1B revenue
I
Crime & Legal-Related
14,905 organizations · $14.5B revenue
G
Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines
13,544 organizations · $26.4B revenue
R
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
11,081 organizations · $19.9B revenue
Z
Unknown / Unclassified
8,289 organizations · $15.2B revenue
U
Science & Technology
6,607 organizations · $42.6B revenue
H
Medical Research
6,198 organizations · $27.1B revenue
V
Social Science
1,788 organizations · $3.5B revenue