PCS term

PCSTerm

A term in the Philanthropy Classification System (PCS).

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Table

Property	Type	Required	Description
term	string	Yes	The term for the organization type.
Classification	string	Yes	The class for the organization type.
code	string	Yes	The code for the organization type.
description	string	No	The description for the organization type.

Formats

Example

A JSON example of this field is:

{
  "term": "Nonprofit",
  "class": "Organization types",
  "code": "UC000000",
  "description": "Nonprofit organization"
}

JSON Schema

A JSON schema for this field is:

$schema: https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema
$id: PCSTerm.yaml
type: object
properties:
  term:
    type: string
    description: The plain language PCS term.
  class:
    $ref: PCSClass.yaml
    description: The class to which the PCS term belongs.
  code:
    type: string
    examples:
      - UC0
    pattern: "[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{6}"
    description: The code for this PCS term.
  description:
    type: string
    description: Description of the PCS term
required:
  - term
  - class
  - code
description: |-
  A Philanthropy Classification System (PCS) term.

  The PCS is a hierarchical classification system for categorizing data related to
  philanthropic activities. It supports the following classes:
  - Organization types
  - Subjects
  - Population groups
  - Transaction types
  - Support strategies

  See https://taxonomy.candid.org/ for more information.

TypeSpec

A TypeSpec schema for this field is:

model PCSTerm {
    /** The plain language PCS term. */
    term: string;

    /** The class to which the PCS term belongs. */
    class: PCSClass;

    /** The code for this PCS term. */
    @pattern("[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{6}")
    @example("UC0")
    code: string;

    /** Description of the PCS term */
    description?: string;
}

PCSClassOptions

The class to which the PCS term belongs.

Table

Value	Description
orgTypes	The class for organization types.
subjects	The class for subjects.
populationGroups	The class for population groups.
transactionTypes	The class for transaction types.
supportStrategies	The class for support strategies.

Formats

Example

A JSON example of this field is:

"Organization types"

JSON Schema

The JSON schema for this field is:

$schema: https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema
$id: PCSClass.yaml
type: string
enum:
  - Organization types
  - Subjects
  - Population groups
  - Transaction types
  - Support strategies
description: The class to which the PCS term belongs.

TypeSpec

The TypeSpec code for this field is:

/** The class to which the PCS term belongs. */
enum PCSClass {
  orgTypes: "Organization types",
  subjects: "Subjects",
  populationGroups: "Population groups",
  transactionTypes: "Transaction types",
  supportStrategies: "Support strategies",
}

Sub-types

PCS terms are divided into the following sub-types based on the class property:

• PCSOrgType
• PCSSubject
• PCSPopulationGroup
• PCSTransactionType

PCSOrgType

A PCSTerm where the class is "Organization types". Categorizes the type of organization receiving philanthropic support.

See PCS organization types for more information.

{
  "term": "Nonprofit",
  "class": "Organization types",
  "code": "UC000000",
  "description": "Nonprofit organization"
}

PCSSubject

A PCSTerm where the class is "Subjects". Categorizes the subject or focus of philanthropic activities.

See PCS subjects for more information.

{
  "term": "Education",
  "class": "Subjects",
  "code": "SB000000",
  "description": "All formally constituted educational institutions (except art and performing art schools) and projects or activities."
}

PCSPopulationGroup

A PCSTerm where the class is "Population groups". Categorizes the population being served by philanthropic activities.

See PCS population groups for more information.

{
  "term": "Children and youth",
  "class": "Population groups",
  "code": "PA010000",
  "description": "Young people from birth to 18 years of age."
}

PCSTransactionType

A PCSTerm where the class is "Transaction types". Categorizes the type of transaction used to support philanthropic activities. For example, “Grant” or “Loan”.

See PCS transaction types for more information.

{
  "term": "Cash grants",
  "class": "Transaction types",
  "code": "TA000000",
  "description": "Direct monetary contributions of cash or cash equivalents."
}