.org

Nonprofit website suffix

A .org is an internet domain suffix originally designated for nonprofit organizations, though now available to anyone.

It retains associations with charities, educational institutions, and advocacy groups: Wikipedia uses a .org address.

The suffix signals legitimacy for causes and communities rather than commercial ventures, though this distinction has blurred.

nonprofit

charity

Voluntary aid for others

  • foundationUnderlying support structure
  • NGOIndependent charitable organization
  • donationVoluntary charitable gift

volunteer · mission · grant · tax-exempt · humanitarian · advocacy · philanthropy · beneficiary · outreach · fundraising

domain

website

Online page collection

  • URLWeb location identifier
  • registrationFormal recording of participation
  • ICANNDomain name system coordinator

TLD · extension · namespace · registry · DNS · internet · address · suffix · redirect · subdomain

organization

institution

Established organization or custom

consortium · federation · coalition · council · league · network · guild · union · collective · cooperative

open-source

Wikipedia

Free collaborative online encyclopedia

Linux · GNU · community · repository · collaborative · free software · open access · contributor · documentation · Wikimedia

Categories
Opposites
commercial vs. non-commercial purpose

.org.com

Commercial domain extension

.biz · .gov · for-profit · .edu · .co

Family

organize, organ, organic, organism, organelle, organized, organizer, organizing, organically

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G