# parentOrganization - Schema.org Property

> Source: https://schema.org/parentOrganization
> Extracted: 2026-02-16T18:52:29.340Z

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A Schema.org Property

  [Thing](https://schema.org/Thing "Thing") \> [Property](https://schema.org/Property "Property") ::   [parentOrganization](https://schema.org/parentOrganization "parentOrganization")  

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-   Canonical URL: https://schema.org/parentOrganization
-   Equivalent Property: gs1:parentOrganization
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The larger organization that this organization is a [subOrganization](https://schema.org/subOrganization) of, if any.

Inverse-property: [subOrganization](https://schema.org/subOrganization "subOrganization")

  

### Values expected to be one of these types

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

### Used on these types

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

Supersedes

`[branchOf](https://schema.org/branchOf "branchOf")`