NTEE code
The IRS classification that sorts a nonprofit into a cause area such as education or health.
The National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities, or NTEE, is the system the IRS uses to classify tax-exempt organizations by purpose. Each organization gets a code whose first letter marks a major group, for example B for education, E for health, or P for human services.
NTEE codes come from the IRS Business Master File and are the recipient's own authoritative cause category, which is why grant money can be grouped by cause without hand-labeling.
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- What is a ntee code?
- The IRS classification that sorts a nonprofit into a cause area such as education or health. The National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities, or NTEE, is the system the IRS uses to classify tax-exempt organizations by purpose. Each organization gets a code whose first letter marks a major group, for example B for education, E for health, or P for human services.
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