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Is Nonprofit Organization

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor is identified as a nonprofit organization in the award record. It reflects the vendor organization factor under profit structure at the vendor site level.

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__vendorOrganizationFactors__profitStructure__isNonprofitOrganization
Title
Is Nonprofit Organization
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/profitStructure/isNonprofitOrganization
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor is identified as a nonprofit organization in the award record. It reflects the vendor organization factor under profit structure at the vendor site level.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts distinguish nonprofit vendors from for-profit entities when reviewing award distribution, vendor mix, and policy or compliance questions. It is useful for segmenting obligations, assessing how awards flow to nonprofit organizations, and supporting socioeconomic or mission-alignment analyses.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,025

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__profitStructure__isNonprofitOrganization
FPDS XML Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/profitStructure/isNonprofitOrganization
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/profitStructure/isNonprofitOrganization' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__profitStructure__isNonprofitOrganization'.

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 nonprofit vendors
  • Compare obligations by vendor organizational type
  • Support compliance or segmentation analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming 0 always means false without checking the source code semantics
  • Using it as proof of IRS or legal tax status beyond the FPDS record

Query Guidance

In SQL, use this field as a boolean predicate or map its coded values to true/false before analysis. Typical usage is WHERE isNonprofitOrganization = 1 for nonprofit records, but validate the actual code values in your extract and handle nulls explicitly to avoid dropping unknowns.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__profitStructure__isNonprofitOrganization AS is_nonprofit_organization
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__profitStructure__isNonprofitOrganization IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__profitStructure__isNonprofitOrganization AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__profitStructure__isNonprofitOrganization 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.