Voluntary Health Organizations
Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in raising funds for health related research, such as disease (e.g., heart, cancer, diabetes) prevention, health education, and patient services. Illustrative Examples: Disease awareness fundraising organizations Health research fundraising organizations Voluntary health organizations Disease research (e.g., heart, cancer) fundraising organizations
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Other Services (except Public Administration) sector comprises establishments engaged in providing services not specifically provided for elsewhere in the classification system. Establishments in this sector are primarily engaged in activities such as equipment and machinery repairing, promoting or administering religious activities, grantmaking, advocacy, and providing drycleaning and laundry services, personal care services, death care services, pet care (except veterinary) services, photofinishing services, temporary parking services, and dating services. Private households that engage in employing workers on or about the premises in activities primarily concerned with the operation of the household are included in this sector. Excluded from this sector are establishments primarily engaged in retailing new equipment and also performing repairs and general maintenance on equipment. These establishments are classified in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade. |
| 813 | Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations 3-digit subsector | 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 subsector 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 subsector may publish newsletters, books, and periodicals for distribution to their members. |
| 8132 | Grantmaking and Giving Services 4-digit industry group | 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 subsector 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 subsector may publish newsletters, books, and periodicals for distribution to their members. |
| 81321 | Grantmaking and Giving Services 5-digit NAICS industry | 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. |
| 813212 | Voluntary Health Organizations 6-digit U.S. detail | This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in raising funds for health related research, such as disease (e.g., heart, cancer, diabetes) prevention, health education, and patient services. Illustrative Examples: Disease awareness fundraising organizations Health research fundraising organizations Voluntary health organizations Disease research (e.g., heart, cancer) fundraising organizations |
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Classification References
- 01Establishments primarily engaged in raising funds for a wide range of social welfare activities, such as educational, scientific, cultural, or health, are classified in U.S. Industry 813219, Other Grantmaking and Giving Services;
- 02Establishments primarily engaged in organizing and conducting charitable fundraising campaigns on a contract or fee basis are classified in U.S. Industry 561499, All Other Business Support Services;
- 03Establishments primarily engaged in providing telemarketing services are classified in U.S. Industry 561422, Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers;
- 04Establishments known as grantmaking foundations or charitable trusts are classified in U.S. Industry 813211, Grantmaking Foundations; and
- 05Establishments primarily engaged in conducting health research are classified in Industry 54171, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences.
Index Items
Disease awareness fundraising organizations
Disease research (e.g., cancer, heart) fundraising organizations
Health research fundraising organizations
Health research fundraising using a crowdfunding platform (except on a contract or fee basis)
Voluntary health organizations
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 813212.
National Health Care Association
A leading non-profit trade association representing health care delivery systems and community-based organizations in the United States.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The U.S. federal agency responsible for administering the Medicare and Medicaid programs that support many non-profit health organizations.
National Center for Voluntary Health and Wellness
A global resource providing research and comparative analysis on the roles of voluntary health organizations worldwide.
