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Schema.org Organization

An organization such as a school, NGO, corporation, club, etc.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
@type	string	The Schema.org type.
@context	string	The JSON-LD context URL.
name	string	The name of the organization.
legalName	string	The official name of the organization.
description	string	A description of the organization.
url	string	URL of the organization.
logo	object	An associated logo.
image	object	An image of the organization.
email	string	Email address.
telephone	string	The telephone number.
faxNumber	string	The fax number.
address	object	Physical address of the organization.
contactPoint	object	A contact point for the organization.
founder	object	A person who founded this organization.
foundingDate	string	The date that this organization was founded.
foundingLocation	object	The place where the organization was founded.
dissolutionDate	string	The date that this organization was dissolved.
numberOfEmployees	object	The number of employees in an organization.
member	object	A member of an Organization or a ProgramMembership.
parentOrganization	object	The larger organization that this organization is a subOrganization of.
subOrganization	object	A relationship between two organizations where the first includes the second.
department	object	A department within the organization.
areaServed	string	The geographic area where a service or offered item is provided.
brand	object	The brand(s) associated with the organization.
taxID	string	The Tax / Fiscal ID of the organization.
vatID	string	The Value-Added Tax ID of the organization.
duns	string	The Dun & Bradstreet DUNS number.
naics	string	The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.
isicV4	string	The International Standard of Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) code.
sameAs	object	URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity.
identifier	string	The identifier property represents any kind of identifier.
award	object	An award won by or for this organization.
knowsAbout	object	Of a Person, and less typically of an Organization, to indicate a topic that is known about.

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://schema.org/schemas/organization.json",
  "title": "Schema.org Organization",
  "description": "An organization such as a school, NGO, corporation, club, etc.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["@type", "name"],
  "properties": {
    "@type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Schema.org type.",
      "enum": ["Organization", "Corporation", "EducationalOrganization", "GovernmentOrganization", "MedicalOrganization", "NGO", "PerformingGroup", "SportsOrganization"]
    },
    "@context": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The JSON-LD context URL.",
      "default": "https://schema.org"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the organization."
    },
    "legalName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The official name of the organization."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A description of the organization."
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "URL of the organization."
    },
    "logo": {
      "oneOf": [
        { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
        { "$ref": "schema-org-image-object-schema.json" }
      ],
      "description": "An associated logo."
    },
    "image": {
      "oneOf": [
        { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
        { "$ref": "schema-org-image-object-schema.json" }
      ],
      "description": "An image of the organization."
    },
    "email": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "email",
      "description": "Email address."
    },
    "telephone": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The telephone number."
    },
    "faxNumber": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The fax number."
    },
    "address": {
      "oneOf": [
        { "type": "string" },
        { "$ref": "schema-org-postal-address-schema.json" }
      ],
      "description": "Physical address of the organization."
    },
    "contactPoint": {
      "oneOf": [
        { "$ref": "schema-org-contact-point-schema.json" },
        { "type": "array", "items": { "$ref": "schema-org-contact-point-schema.json" } }
      ],
      "description": "A contact point for the organization."
    },
    "founder": {
      "oneOf": [
        { "$ref": "schema-org-person-schema.json" },
        { "type": "array", "items": { "$ref": "schema-org-person-schema.json" } }
      ],
      "description": "A person who founded this organization."
    },
    "foundingDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "The date that this organization was founded."
    },
    "foundingLocation": {
      "$ref": "schema-org-place-schema.json",
      "description": "The place where the organization was founded."
    },
    "dissolutionDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "The date that this organization was dissolved."
    },
    "numberOfEmployees": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The number of employees in an organization.",
      "properties": {
        "@type": { "type": "string", "const": "QuantitativeValue" },
        "value": { "type": "integer", "description": "The value." },
        "minValue": { "type": "integer", "description": "The lower value of some characteristic." },
        "maxValue": { "type": "integer", "description": "The upper value of some characteristic." }
      }
    },
    "member": {
      "oneOf": [
        { "$ref": "schema-org-person-schema.json" },
        { "$ref": "#" },
        { "type": "array", "items": { "oneOf": [{ "$ref": "schema-org-person-schema.json" }, { "$ref": "#" }] } }
      ],
      "description": "A member of an Organization or a ProgramMembership."
    },
    "parentOrganization": {
      "$ref": "#",
      "description": "The larger organization that this organization is a subOrganization of."
    },
    "subOrganization": {
      "oneOf": [
        { "$ref": "#" },
        { "type": "array", "items": { "$ref": "#" } }
      ],
      "description": "A relationship between two organizations where the first includes the second."
    },
    "department": {
      "oneOf": [
        { "$ref": "#" },
        { "type": "array", "items": { "$ref": "#" } }
      ],
      "description": "A department within the organization."
    },
    "areaServed": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The geographic area where a service or offered item is provided."
    },
    "brand": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The brand(s) associated with the organization.",
      "properties": {
        "@type": { "type": "string", "enum": ["Brand", "Organization"] },
        "name": { "type": "string", "description": "The name of the brand." },
        "logo": { "type": "string", "format": "uri", "description": "URL of the brand logo." }
      }
    },
    "taxID": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Tax / Fiscal ID of the organization."
    },
    "vatID": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Value-Added Tax ID of the organization."
    },
    "duns": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Dun & Bradstreet DUNS number."
    },
    "naics": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code."
    },
    "isicV4": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The International Standard of Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) code."
    },
    "sameAs": {
      "oneOf": [
        { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
        { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" } }
      ],
      "description": "URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity."
    },
    "identifier": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The identifier property represents any kind of identifier."
    },
    "award": {
      "oneOf": [
        { "type": "string" },
        { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }
      ],
      "description": "An award won by or for this organization."
    },
    "knowsAbout": {
      "oneOf": [
        { "type": "string" },
        { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }
      ],
      "description": "Of a Person, and less typically of an Organization, to indicate a topic that is known about."
    }
  }
}