# NonprofitType - Schema.org Enumeration Type

> Source: https://schema.org/NonprofitType
> Extracted: 2026-02-16T18:51:13.707Z

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A Schema.org Enumeration Type

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NonprofitType enumerates several kinds of official non-profit types of which a non-profit organization can be.

Instances of [NonprofitType](https://schema.org/NonprofitType "NonprofitType") may appear as a value for the following properties

Property

On Types

Description

[nonprofitStatus](https://schema.org/nonprofitStatus "nonprofitStatus")

[Organization](https://schema.org/Organization "Organization")

nonprofitStatus indicates the legal status of a non-profit organization in its primary place of business.

#### Enumeration Subtypes

-   [NLNonprofitType](https://schema.org/NLNonprofitType "NLNonprofitType")
-   [UKNonprofitType](https://schema.org/UKNonprofitType "UKNonprofitType")
-   [USNonprofitType](https://schema.org/USNonprofitType "USNonprofitType")

#### Source

[https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/2543](https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/2543)

  

### Examples

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

Nonprofit organization coverage with internationally applicable nonprofit types.

Example encoded as [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) in a HTML script tag.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "LegalService",
  "name": "Example Legal Aid Nonprofit",
  "description": "A nonprofit statewide law firm dedicated to providing equal access to justice for low income people through quality advocacy and education.",
  "nonprofitStatus" : "Nonprofit501c20",
  "url":  "https://www.example.org/nonprofit/info",
  "areaServed": {
    "@type": "AdministrativeArea",
    "name": "Idaho"
  }
}
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.