Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, & Similar Organizations

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, & Similar Organizations Sector: ...
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Industries in the Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations Subsector group establishments that organize and promote religious activities; support various causes through grantmaking; advocate various social and political causes; and promote and defend the interests of their members.

The industry groups within the Sub-Section are defined in terms of their activities, such as establishments that provide funding for specific causes or for a variety of charitable causes; establishments that advocate and actively promote causes and beliefs for the public good; and establishments that have an active membership structure to promote causes and represent the interests of their members. Establishments in this Sub-Section may publish newsletters, books, and periodicals, for distribution to their membership.

Establishments in the Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations Subsector include: Religious Organizations, Grantmaking and Giving Services, Social Advocacy Organizations, Civic and Social Organizations, Business Associations, Professional Organizations, Labor Unions, Similar Labor Organizations, and Political Organizations

Included in the
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, & Similar Organization Subsector
- Religious Groups
  This industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in operating religious organizations, such as churches, religious temples, and monasteries and/or (2) establishments primarily engaged in administering an organized religion or promoting religious activities.
- Grantmaking | Giving
  This industry comprises (1) establishments known as grantmaking foundations or charitable trusts and (2) establishments primarily engaged in raising funds for a wide range of social welfare activities, such as health, educational, scientific, and cultural activities.
- Social Advocacy
  This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in promoting a particular cause or working for the realization of a specific social or political goal to benefit a broad or specific constituency. These organizations may solicit contributions and offer memberships to support these goals.
- Business and Professional Organizations
  This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in promoting the interests of their members (except religious organizations, social advocacy organizations, and civic and social organizations). Examples of establishments in this industry are business associations, professional organizations, labor unions, and political organizations.
  - Business Organizations
    This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in promoting the professional interests of their members and the profession as a whole. These establishments may conduct research; develop statistics; sponsor quality and certification standards; lobby public officials; or publish newsletters, books, or periodicals, for distribution to their members.
  - Political Organizations
    This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in promoting the interests of national, state, or local political parties or candidates. Included are political groups organized to raise funds for a political party or individual candidates.
  - Unions
    This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in promoting the interests of organized labor and union employees.
  - Professional Organizations
    This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in promoting the professional interests of their members and the profession as a whole. These establishments may conduct research; develop statistics; sponsor quality and certification standards; lobby public officials; or publish newsletters, books, or periodicals, for distribution to their members.
  - Other Similar Organizations
    This industry comprises establishments (except religious organizations, social advocacy organizations, civic and social organizations, business associations, professional organizations, labor unions, and political organizations) primarily engaged in promoting the interest of their members.
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Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, & Similar Organization Subsector