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Definitions
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Arts, Culture & Humanities
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A01 - Alliances & Advocacy
A02 - Management & Technical Assistance
A03 - Professional Societies & Associations
A05 - Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis
A11 - Single Organization Support
A12 - Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
A19 - Support N.E.C.
A20 - Arts & Culture
A23 - Cultural & Ethnic Awareness
A25 - Arts Education
A26 - Arts Councils & Agencies
A30 - Media & Communications
A31 - Film & Video
A32 - Television
A33 - Printing & Publishing
A34 - Radio
A40 - Visual Arts
A50 - Museums
A51 - Art Museums
A52 - Children’s Museums
A54 - History Museums
A56 - Natural History & Natural Science Museums
A57 - Science & Technology Museums
A60 - Performing Arts
A61 - Performing Arts Centers
A62 - Dance
A63 - Ballet
A65 - Theater
A68 - Music
A69 - Symphony Orchestras
A6A - Opera
A6B - Singing & Choral Groups
A6C - Bands & Ensembles
A6E - Performing Arts Schools
A70 - Humanities
A80 - Historical Societies & Related Historical Activities
A84 - Commemorative Events
A90 - Arts Services
A99 - Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C.
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Arts, Culture & Humanities
Private nonprofit organizations
whose primary purpose is to promote appreciation for and enjoyment and understanding
of the visual, performing, folk, and media arts; the humanities (archaeology, art
history, modern and classical languages, philosophy, ethics, theology, and comparative
religion); history and historical events; and/or communications (film, video,
publishing, journalism, radio, television).
| Includes:
museums and halls of fame; historic preservation programs; organizations
that provide services to artists, performers, entertainers, writers,
or humanities scholars; programs which promote artistic expression
of or within ethnic groups and cultures; art and performing art schools,
centers, and studios; historical societies; and genealogical or heredity-based
organizations (e.g., Sons of the Revolution, Daughters of the Confederacy). |
Excludes:
cultural exchange programs (see Q-International, Foreign
Affairs & National Security); libraries and reading programs (see
B-Education); botanical gardens, nature centers (see
C-Environment) or zoos (see D-Animal-Related).
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| NTEE
Code |
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Activity Code |
NAICS
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| A01 |
Alliances & Advocacy
Organizations whose activities focus on influencing public policy within
the Arts, Culture & Humanities major group area. Includes a variety
of activities from public education and influencing public opinion to
lobbying national and state legislatures.
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509
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813000
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| A02 |
Management & Technical Assistance
Consultation, training, and other forms of management assistance services to nonprofit
groups within the Arts, Culture & Humanities major group area.
|
125
919 |
541000 |
| A03 |
Professional Societies & Associations
Learned societies, professional councils, and other organizations that
bring together individuals or organizations with a common professional
or vocational interest within the Arts, Culture & Humanities major group area.
Includes:
- Associations of journalists.
|
205
229 |
813000 |
| A05 |
Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis
Organizations whose primary purpose is to conduct research and/or public
policy analysis within the Arts, Culture & Humanities major group
area. |
124
125
480 |
541000 |
| A11 |
Single Organization Support
Organizations existing as a fund-raising entity for a single institution within
the Arts, Culture & Humanities major group area. |
206, 301
601, 602
912, 927 |
813000 |
| A12 |
Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
Organizations that raise and distribute funds for multiple organizations
within the Arts, Culture & Humanities major group area. |
602
927
301 |
813000 |
| A19 |
Support N.E.C.
Organizations that provide all forms of support except for financial assistance
or fund raising for other organizations within the Arts, Culture & Humanities
major group area.
|
603
916 |
813000 |
| A20 |
Arts & Culture
Organizations that promote, produce or provide access to a variety of
arts experiences encompassing the visual, media or performing arts.
Includes:
- Art centers that display or sell local artist’s work – provided it
does not result in private inurement – and that offer workshops, studios
and/or classes that deal with a wide variety of art forms;
- National, regional, state and local groups that present, sell or teach
various folk art forms (e.g., toolmaking, crafts, sewing, smocking,
basket weaving, batik/tie die, origami, harmonica);
- Organizations that perform, present and support folk art in a specific
region; and
- Organizations that produce, promote and disseminate information on
traditional music, dance, theater or folklore of various cultures.
|
119
123 |
711000 |
| A23 |
Cultural & Ethnic Awareness
Organizations that promote artistic expression within a particular ethnic
community; work for the preservation and promotion of the traditions, values
and lifestyles of different cultural groups; organize activities and events
which promote cultural exchange locally or nationally; and encourage
understanding and respect for different cultural heritages among the youthful
members of the group as well as the mainstream population.
Excludes:
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119
123
923 |
711000 |
| A25 |
Arts Education
Organizations that provide informal arts educational programming and/or
instruction but do not grant diplomas or degrees; or which offer services
regarding the arts to educational institutions or to public entities involved
in education.
Excludes:
|
119
123
149 |
611000 |
| A26 |
Arts Councils & Agencies
Organizations that foster, nurture and sustain artistic excellence and create
a climate in which the arts may flourish and be experienced and enjoyed by the
public by providing funding, management and programming services for arts
organizations in a specific geographic community. |
119
123 |
711000 |
| A30 |
Media & Communications
Organizations that are involved in publishing, productions or programming utilizing
any of a variety of media or in educational programs related to the media.
Use this code for organizations involved in productions in different types
of media or for those using types of media not specified below.
Excludes:
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513000 |
| A31 |
Film & Video
Organizations that produce films, videos and holographic images for a variety
of educational, documentary and cultural purposes, and/or promote public
appreciation of film and video. Also included are organizations that encourage
new, foreign and independent film makers through the organization and
presentation of film expositions and festivals or which show old or difficult
to obtain films in noncommercial facilities.
Excludes:
|
122 |
512000 |
| A32 |
Television
Organizations engaged in television productions and broadcast. Includes producers
of public television, cable television, community access television, broadcasting
in schools, and interactive television.
Excludes:
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121 |
513000 |
| A33 |
Printing & Publishing
Organizations that publish a variety of materials on diverse topics.
Includes:
Excludes:
- Religious printing or publishing. Use Religious Printing
& Publishing (X83).
- Organizations whose primary function is the retail sale of or those
that publish a newsletter, magazine, journal, directory, or a house organ as
one of many activities.
|
120 |
511000 |
| A34 |
Radio
Organizations engaged in radio productions and broadcast, including public
radio stations and radio stations which offer programming that is designed
for community residents who are blind or visually impaired (radio reading services).
Excludes:
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121 |
513000 |
| A40 |
Visual Arts
Organizations whose activities promote or provide access to a variety of
visual arts. Included are organizations which focus on an art form in a
specific medium such as stained glass or textiles.
Includes:
- Architectural centers and services;
- Art conservation organizations;
- Ceramic arts organizations;
- Design centers & services;
- Painting, drawing and sculpture organizations; and
- Organizations devoted to photography.
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091
119
123 |
712000 |
| A50 |
Museums
Organizations that acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the
educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the
study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural
sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology. Use this code for
types of museums not specified below.
Includes:
- Folk arts, ethnic museums;
- Marine, maritime museums;
- Planetariums;
- Sports and hobby museums including halls of fame; and
- Other specialized museums.
Excludes:
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060
119
123 |
712000 |
| A51 |
Art Museums
Organizations that acquire, preserve and exhibit collections of art objects
including fine art, decorative art, folk/ethnic art and textiles that are
collected primarily for their aesthetic qualities and their importance as
representatives of a particular artistic tradition or style. |
060
191
119
123 |
712000 |
| A52 |
Children’s Museums
Organizations that develop and maintain educational exhibits that are
structured for the size, interests and intellectual capacity of young children.
Children's museums are participatory and allow visitors to interact with
the exhibits (touching, exploring, manipulating), and many offer organized
lessons for groups of school children that focus on one or more of the exhibits.
NOTE: See also Science & Technology Museums (
A57) for other organizations with substantial activities
and collections for children. |
060
119
123 |
712000 |
| A54 |
History Museums
Organizations that acquire, preserve, research and exhibit collections of
objects including documents, tools, implements and furnishings that have
significance in helping to interpret or understand the past. History museums
may specialize in a specific era such as early Greece or Rome, a particular
geographical region such as California or Appalachia, a particular ethnic
or cultural group such as Native Americans or a specific subject area such
as costumes; and may contain items created or used by contemporary or historical
figures.
Includes:
- Museums that are devoted to local art and history; and historical
societies that operate a museum as a primary function.
Excludes:
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060
119
123 |
712000 |
| A56 |
Natural History & Natural Science Museums
Organizations that acquire, preserve, research and exhibit collections of objects
which have significance in the natural sciences including botany, zoology, geology
and physical and cultural anthropology.
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060
119
123 |
712000 |
| A57 |
Science & Technology Museums
Organizations that develop and maintain educational exhibits which illustrate
principles from mathematics and the physical sciences.
Excludes:
- Children’s museums with activities and collections relating to science. Use
Children’s Museums (A52).
- Organizations that operate transportation museums (automobiles, trains and
planes). Use Museums (A50).
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060
119
123 |
712000 |
| A60 |
Performing Arts
Organizations that provide access to the performing arts or a variety of art forms
including the performing arts, and/or which present performing arts series.
Use this code for organizations devoted to art forms not specified below.
Includes:
- Multimedia, experimental companies, and performances; and
- Performance art.
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090
119
123 |
711000 |
| A61 |
Performing Arts Centers
Organizations that operate facilities including theaters for the performing arts. |
090
119
123 |
711000 |
| A62 |
Dance
Organizations that create and/or perform a variety of types of dance, including
modern, folk, country and western, and square dancing.
Includes:
- Organizations in which choreography is the primary activity.
|
090
119
123 |
711000 |
| A63 |
Ballet
Dance organizations that create and/or perform primarily ballet. |
090
119
123 |
711000 |
| A65 |
Theater
Organizations whose primary activity is the production of plays.
Includes:
- Musical theater; and
- Playwriting.
Excludes:
- Organizations with the word theater in their title that are in fact
performing arts venues or presenting centers. Use Performing
Arts Centers (A61).
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088
090
119
123 |
711000 |
| A68 |
Music
Organizations whose primary activity is the production of musical events,
including concert series and music festivals.
Includes:
- Organizations devoted to the composition of music.
|
090
119
123 |
711000 |
| A69 |
Symphony Orchestras
Organizations whose primary activity is the operation of a symphony orchestra
including youth symphonies. |
090
119
123 |
711000 |
| A6A |
Opera
Organizations whose primary activity is the production of operas. |
090
119
123 |
711000 |
| A6B |
Singing & Choral Groups
Organizations whose primary activity is the production of concerts including
barbershop singing groups, glee clubs/choir groups, children’s choirs and
other singing ensembles.
Excludes:
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089
090
119
123 |
711000 |
| A6C |
Bands & Ensembles
Organizations that produce music not specifically covered by another category
including marching bands, jazz groups, chamber music groups, blues, country
music, ethnic music (e.g., Brazilian, Celtic, Afro-pop, etc.), folk music,
rhythm and blues. |
090
119
123 |
711000 |
| A6E |
Performing Arts Schools
Organizations that offer classes in the performing arts but do not confer
academic degrees.
Excludes:
- Full-time performing arts schools at the secondary or college level
that offer a high school or college degree. Use appropriate codes in
Major Group B.
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090
119
123
149 |
611000 |
| A70 |
Humanities
Organizations that promote the study, teaching, or appreciation of the
humanities (archaeology, art history, history, modern and classical languages,
philosophy and ethics, and theology and comparative religion.
Includes:
- Art history organizations;
- Classical languages organizations;
- Foreign language schools;
- History organizations;
- Language and linguistics organizations;
- Literary organizations;
- Philosophy and ethics organizations; and
- Theology and comparative religion organizations.
Excludes:
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092
123
119 |
711000 |
| A80 |
Historical Societies & Related Historical Activities
Organizations that promote awareness of and appreciation for history and
historical artifacts.
Includes:
- Historical societies and other organizations that are engaged in
historic preservation; and
- Organizations which establish and maintain plaques, monuments, civil
rights memorials, memorials of historical figures, police memorials and
other forms of commemoration.
Excludes:
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062
063
064
094
119
123 |
712000 |
| A84 |
Commemorative Events
Organizations that sponsor activities which celebrate, memorialize and
sometimes recreate important events in history such as battles, treaties,
speeches, centennials, independence days, catastrophes that had an important
impact or other similar occasions. |
062
064
119
123
908 |
712000 |
| A90 |
Arts Services
Organizations that provide services such as facilities or touring assistance
for arts organizations.
Includes:
- Services for individual artists (e.g., technical services, subsistence
funding, studios or living facilities).
|
119
123 |
813000 |
| A99 |
Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C.
Organizations that provide arts and humanities services or products not covered
by other categories. |
119
123 |
711000 |
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