What is the difference between Recipient Type and Primary Subject?
Each grant in the FDO Professional grants database is assigned a Recipient Type term identifying the specific field or subject area of interest reflected by the grant recipient’s activities and a Subject term identifying the specific field or subject area of interest reflected by the grant itself. For example, “Hospitals (general)” might be the Recipient Type term of a grant while “Art & music therapy” might be the Subject term. When multiple Subject terms are assigned to a grant, a Primary Subject term is designated. If the purpose of a grant is unknown and a Subject term can not be assigned, the Recipient Type term is used by default. Recipient Type and Subject terms are based on the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE), originally developed by the National Center for Charitable Statistics.
