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Is Foundation

Boolean/coded indicator showing whether the vendor entity associated with the award is classified as a foundation in FPDS vendor line-of-business data. The value typically signals a yes/no condition or related coded flag rather than a free-text description.

Family: Award
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: boolean_or_code_flag
Semantic Type: flag
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isFoundation
Title
Is Foundation
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLineOfBusiness/isFoundation
Description
Boolean/coded indicator showing whether the vendor entity associated with the award is classified as a foundation in FPDS vendor line-of-business data. The value typically signals a yes/no condition or related coded flag rather than a free-text description.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards going to foundation-type organizations, which can matter for nonprofit-related spend analysis, recipient segmentation, and compliance or policy reviews. It supports separating foundation recipients from other vendor types when studying award distribution, market participation, or funding patterns.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,025

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isFoundation
FPDS XML Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLineOfBusiness/isFoundation
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLineOfBusiness/isFoundation' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isFoundation'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Filter awards to foundation recipients
  • Segment vendor portfolios by organization type
  • Support nonprofit or institutional recipient analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the flag describes the award rather than the vendor classification
  • Filtering on a coded value without confirming the source code meaning

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses to isolate foundation records after confirming the code mapping, for example `WHERE isFoundation = 1` or the source-specific equivalent. For reporting, group by the field only after standardizing nulls and code values, and join to any description field if the extract provides one.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isFoundation AS is_foundation
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isFoundation IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isFoundation AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isFoundation IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY flag_value
ORDER BY record_count DESC

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.