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Cause IQ has three classification systems to identify types of organizations: Our proprietary categorization system (Types, Issues, and Characteristics); the official IRS classification system, the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE codes); and the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS codes). You can use any combination of them to identify organizations in specific segments.

The proprietary Cause IQ categorization system combines a half-dozen different sources of information on nonprofits to categorize nonprofit organizations. The categories represent organizations' Types (e.g., Food banks), Issues (e.g., Hunger), and Characteristics (e.g., Provides grants).

There are about 180 unique Types, Issues, and Characteristics classifications in Cause IQ. Organizations are assigned multiple classifications and the classifications aren't mutually exclusive.

You can access Cause IQ's Types, Issues, and Characteristics filters by selecting the "Categories and characteristics" subcategory in the Advanced search section of the search filter sidebar.

Here are the 10 most common Types classifications in Cause IQ:

1. Charities
2. Chapter / child organizations
3. Grantmaking organizations
4. Churches
5. Schools
6. Civic / social organizations
7. Business and community development organizations
8. Private foundations
9. Human service organizations
10. Private non-operating foundations

Here are the 10 most common Issues classifications in Cause IQ:

1. Human services
2. Education
3. Religion
4. Arts, cultural, and humanities
5. Health
6. Community improvement
7. Children
8. Business and industry
9. Sports
10. Animals

Here are the 10 most common Characteristics classifications in Cause IQ:

1. Tax deductive donations
2. e-Postcard filer
3. State / local level
4. No full-time employees
5. Religious
6. Partially liquidated
7. Provides grants
8. Christian
9. Fundraising events
10. Receives government funding

The IRS developed an official categorization system for nonprofits in the late 1980s, called the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE). Cause IQ has the official IRS database of how the IRS classifies organizations according to NTEE codes. However, many Cause IQ customers report that the IRS's NTEE classifications are incorrect or missing. Because of this, Cause IQ manually updated NTEE classifications for organizations. Cause IQ has two NTEE fields per organization: one with the primary NTEE code (NTEE code, primary)  and one with up to five relevant NTEE codes (All NTEE codes).

You can access the NTEE code filters by selecting the "Categories and characteristics" subcategory in the Advanced search section of the search filter sidebar.

Here are the 10 most common NTEE codes of organizations in Cause IQ:

1. X20: Christian
2. T20: Private Foundations
3. X00: Religion: General
4. Y40: Fraternal Beneficiary Societies and Voluntary Employees Associations
5. P20: Human Service Organizations
6. S41: Promotion of Business
7. W30: Military, Veterans Organizations
8. B94: Parent-Teacher Associations PTAs
9. J40: Labor unions, organizations
10. S80: Community Service Clubs

The governments of the United States, Mexico, and Canada developed the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) in 1997 to establish a standard way to classify and measure the North American economy. This system is very standardized and is updated every five years. Nonprofits do not self-report NAICS codes, so the Cause IQ team spent many hours researching and analyzing organizations to determine which codes best classify them. Cause IQ has two NAICS fields per organization: one with the primary NAICS code (NAICS code, primary) and one with up to five relevant NAICS codes (All NAICS codes).

You can access the NAICS code filters by selecting the "Categories and characteristics" subcategory in the Advanced search section of the search filter sidebar.

Here are the 10 most common NAICS codes of organizations in Cause IQ:

1. 813211: Grantmaking Foundations
2. 813410: Civic and Social Organizations
3. 813110: Religious Organizations
4. 813920: Professional Associations
5. 813930: Labor Unions
6. 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
7. 813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
8. 713990: Amateur Sports, Youth Sports, and Recreational Services
9. 813910: Trade Associations
10. 624190: Individual and Family Services

Here's a look at how to add different category filters in Cause IQ: