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Is Foundation

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as a foundation. In FPDS, this is a categorical attribute attached to the vendor line-of-business details for the award record. A value of 0 typically means the condition is not met; other observed values should be checked against the source code set.

Family: Other Transaction 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__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isFoundation
Title
Is Foundation
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLineOfBusiness/isFoundation
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as a foundation. In FPDS, this is a categorical attribute attached to the vendor line-of-business details for the award record. A value of 0 typically means the condition is not met; other observed values should be checked against the source code set.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards associated with foundation-type organizations and segment vendor populations by organizational form. It is useful for compliance reviews, nonprofit-related spending analysis, and filtering awards to compare foundations against other vendor types.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isFoundation
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLineOfBusiness/isFoundation
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLineOfBusiness/isFoundation' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__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 vendors
  • Segment spend by vendor organizational type
  • Support compliance or nonprofit-focused reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming 0 always means false without checking the data type and code set
  • Using this field as a proxy for IRS tax status or legal nonprofit classification

Query Guidance

Use it in WHERE clauses for filtering, for example `WHERE isFoundation = 1` or the equivalent coded true value in the dataset. If the column is stored as text or mixed codes, normalize values first and confirm distinct observed values before grouping or counting.

SQL Examples

Preview values

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

Flag distribution

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