NAICS

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813000

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 Recreation & Sports major group area.

205

• Organizations that raise funds to support the Olympics or Special Olympics (N117).

206, 301
601, 602 912, 927

Camps
Organizations that operate facilities for cooperative group living experiences in the out-of-doors; and which provide opportunities to learn campcraft, nature lore and conservation, and participate in a wide range of indoor and outdoor recreational, athletic and group social activities including cookouts.
Includes:

• Christian or other faith-based camps;
• Day camps;
• Residential camps;
• Special interest camps focusing on a special skill or activity such as athletics, music or art;
• Summer camps; and
• Therapeutic camps for children who have a disability, health impairment or other limitations which require special facilities or programming.

Physical Fitness & Community Recreational Facilitiess
Organizations that provide acreage and facilities for a broad range of recreational and fitness activities, sports and games. Use this code for recreational facilities available to the general public and for recreational programs not specified below.
Excludes:

• Multipurpose neighborhood centers that offer social services as well as recreational activities. Use appropriate terms in major group P-Human Services.

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Community Recreational Centers
Organizations that operate centers which offer, at a single location, a variety of recreational facilities such as athletic fields and courts, a gymnasium, a swimming pool and public lockers. Recreational centers usually offer an organized program of activities for community residents and provide all necessary equipment.
Excludes:

• Country clubs and other private, membership facilities. Use Recreational Clubs (N50).
• Organized sports clubs or leagues which focus on a particular recreational activity. Use Amateur Sports (N60) or the appropriate subset code in that category.

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317
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• Urban Parks. Use Environmental Beautification (C50).

Sports Training Facilities
Organizations such as intercollegiate athletic associations that promote athletic competition among member schools. Also includes separately organized private educational institutions that provide instruction in a particular sport or recreational activity.
Includes:

• Sports, athletics academy.

• Genealogical societies. Use Historical Societies & Related Historical Activities (A80).
• Horticultural societies or garden clubs. Use Garden Clubs (C42).
• Animal clubs. Use Animal Services N.E.C. (D60).
• Sports and recreational facilities that serve the general public. Use Community Recreational Centers (N31).
• Community service clubs. Use Community Service Clubs (S80).
• Military or veterans’ organizations. Use Military & Veterans’ Organizations (W30).

Fairs
Organizations that sponsor, organize and promote arts fairs, collectible/antique fairs, county and state fairs, crafts fairs, ethnic/cultural fairs, street fairs, festivals, parades, and other similar activities during religious and patriotic holidays and other special occasions.
Excludes:

• Centennials. Use Commemorative Events (A84).
• 4-H Clubs and other youth development programs focusing on agricultural projects. Use Youth Development - Agricultural (O52).

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Amateur Sports
Organizations that provide opportunities for people to learn and become competitive in the recreational activity or sport of their choice. Coaching, access to a playing field or court, sporting equipment, uniforms, and officials for competitions are generally included. Use this code for amateur sports clubs or leagues not specified below or which cover more than one sport. [Many of these are 501(c)(7) organizations.]
Includes:

• Biking;
• Bowling;
• Boxing;
• Fencing;
• Field hockey;
• Gymnastics;
• Polo;
• Soap box derbies;
• Track and field;
• Weight lifting;
• Volleyball; and
• Wrestling.

Excludes:

• School-based sports training facilities. Use Sports Training Facilities (N40).
• Organizations whose major purpose is to prepare athletes for competitions. Use Amateur Sports Competitions (N70) or one of the subset codes in that category.
• Professional athletic leagues. Use Professional Athletic Leagues (N80).

Organizations that provide opportunities for people to learn and become competitive in swimming, diving, snorkeling, surfing, water skiing, water polo, boating, white water rafting and other water sports. Coaching, access to a swimming pool or other facilities, sports equipment, and officials for competitions are generally included. [Many of these are 501(c)(7) organizations.]
Includes:

• Organizations that provides swimming lessons but have no "club" activities.

Excludes:

• Private yacht clubs. Use Recreational Clubs (N50).

• Equestrian therapy programs for people with disabilities. Use Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations (P80). Organizations that sponsor horse shows rather than to provide riding opportunities, or which sponsor other types of competitions involving animals. Use Animal Services N.E.C. (D60).

Golf
Organizations including public golf courses that provide opportunities for people to learn and become competitive in the game of golf. Coaching, access to a golf course, golf equipment, and officials for competitions are generally included. [Many of these are 501(c)(7) organizations.]
Excludes:

• Country Clubs. Use Recreational Clubs (N50).

Organizations that sponsor sports competitions for amateurs and support the ability of individuals of all ages to participate. Use this code for organizations that sponsor competitions at the national, state, regional or local level or competitions at multiple levels including the international level.
Excludes:

• Organizations such as intercollegiate athletic associations that sponsor school-based competitions. Use Sports Training Facilities (N40).
• Organizations that sponsor international competitions including the Olympics and Special Olympics. Use Olympics (N71) or Special Olympics (N72).