Company An business entity that provides services. Manufacturer A person or company that makes a product. Funding organization An organization that funds research or creative works. Department A subdivision or unit within a university, institution, or agency. An educational institution providing primary education. School primary Center A place where some function or activity occurs. College An institution of higher education. An institution that holds books and or other forms of stored information for use by the public or other experts. Library Foundation An institution or organization supported by a donation or legacy appropriation. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonprofit_organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonprofit_organization An organization dedicated to furthering a particular social cause or advocating for a shared point of view. In economic terms, it is an organization that uses its surplus of revenues to further achieve its ultimate objective, rather than distributing its income to the organization's shareholders, leaders, or members. Non-profits are tax exempt or charitable, meaning they do not pay income tax on the money that they receive for their organization. They can operate in religious, scientific, research, or educational settings. Non-profit organization A section of a large company, agency, or organization. Division Program A set of structured activities. School secondary An educational institution providing secondary education. A room, building, or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation, or analysis. Laboratory An organization whose values are based on faith and/or beliefs, which has a mission based on social values of the particular faith, and which most often draws its activists (leaders, staff, volunteers) from a particular faith group. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith-based_organization Faith-based organization See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith-based_organization An organization that operates federal, state, county, or municipal parks. Park A department or other administrative unit of a government with the express purpose of conducting research. Research agency Publisher An organization that publishes data. An institution of higher education. University Research institute An organization founded to conduct research. A department or other administrative unit of a government. Government agency Consortium An association of individuals or organizations for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture. A person or company that sells a product. Vendor A vocabulary for describing types of Organizations. In ODM2, People may or may not be affiliated with an Organization. People can also be affiliated with more than one Organization. ODM2 Working Group ODM2 OrganizationType Controlled Vocabulary A group of students who associate for a particular purpose. Student organization A group of persons associated for a common purpose. Association Nature center An organization that promotes outdoor exploration, provides nature education, and or fosters appreciation and stewardship of the natural world. A group of young people that meet and participate in a variety of activities. Youth group The organization type is unknown. Unknown Institute An organization founded to promote a cause. A group of cooperating researchers. Research organization Museum A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural, or artistic value. A laboratory within which ex situ analysis of of environmental samples is performed. Analytical laboratory