Usage
Use this template for articles about organizations whose main purpose is educational, charitable, scientific, cultural, professional, public-service, membership-based, or institutional.
Suitable subjects include:
- Foundations
- Associations
- Non-governmental organizations
- Charities
- Universities
- Colleges
- Research institutes
- Academic institutions
- Professional societies
- Membership organizations
- Cultural organizations
- International organizations
- Public-interest organizations
- Other notable institutions
All parameters are optional. Empty fields are not displayed.
Use the basic version when only the main organizational details are needed. Use the full version when additional information is useful and reliably sourced.
Do not add private contact information, speculative financial figures, promotional claims, or information that is not relevant to the organization's identity.
Basic usage
{{Infobox organization
| name =
| native_name =
| other_name =
| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| type =
| founded =
| founder =
| headquarters =
| purpose =
| mission =
| president =
| director =
| members =
| website =
}}
Full usage
{{Infobox organization
| name =
| native_name =
| other_name =
| acronym =
| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| description =
| type =
| legal_status =
| founded =
| founding_location =
| founder =
| founders =
| established_by =
| headquarters =
| location =
| locations =
| area_served =
| countries =
| purpose =
| mission =
| focus =
| fields =
| services =
| membership =
| members =
| president =
| chairperson =
| director =
| executive_director =
| secretary =
| parent_organization =
| affiliations =
| subsidiaries =
| budget =
| revenue =
| employees =
| volunteers =
| website =
}}
Parameter guidance
name The commonly used name of the organization.
native_name The organization's name in another language or writing system.
other_name A notable alternative or former commonly used name.
acronym A widely recognized abbreviation of the organization's name.
image The main representative image or official logo.
image_alt A short description of the image for accessibility.
caption A short factual caption for the image.
description A brief factual description of the organization.
type The organization's general type, such as foundation, university, association, NGO, research institute, or professional society.
legal_status The organization's documented legal status when relevant.
founded The year or date when the organization was founded or established.
founding_location The location where the organization was founded.
founder A single founder when appropriate.
founders Multiple founders when appropriate.
established_by The person, government, institution, or body responsible for establishing the organization when this differs from its founder.
headquarters The main headquarters or principal administrative location.
location A principal physical location when a headquarters is not appropriate.
locations Important locations, campuses, branches, or offices.
area_served The geographic area in which the organization operates or provides services.
countries Countries where the organization has significant operations or activities.
purpose The main purpose of the organization.
mission A concise official or well-sourced description of its mission.
focus The main subject, cause, or area on which the organization focuses.
fields Academic, scientific, professional, cultural, or other fields associated with the organization.
services Major services provided by the organization.
membership A description of the organization's membership structure.
members The number or notable description of members when reliably documented.
president The current president when the position is relevant.
chairperson The current chairperson or chair when relevant.
director The current director or equivalent leader.
executive_director The current executive director when applicable.
secretary The secretary or equivalent senior officer when relevant.
parent_organization A parent organization or institution when one exists.
affiliations Important formal affiliations or institutional relationships.
subsidiaries Important subsidiaries or controlled organizations when applicable.
budget A documented organizational budget when notable.
revenue Revenue information when relevant and reliably sourced.
employees The number of employees when reliably documented.
volunteers The number of volunteers when reliably documented.
website The official website only.
Example 1: WikiPartner
{{Infobox organization
| name = WikiPartner
| native_name =
| other_name =
| acronym =
| image =
| image_alt = WikiPartner logo
| caption =
| description = English-language knowledge and publishing platform
| type = Knowledge platform
| legal_status =
| founded = 2026
| founding_location =
| founder =
| founders =
| established_by =
| headquarters =
| location =
| locations =
| area_served = Worldwide
| countries =
| purpose = Publishing and sharing reliable knowledge
| mission = Supporting accessible and well-organized knowledge
| focus = Knowledge publishing
| fields = Research; education; publishing
| services = Knowledge publishing and editorial tools
| membership =
| members =
| president =
| chairperson =
| director =
| executive_director =
| secretary =
| parent_organization =
| affiliations =
| subsidiaries =
| budget =
| revenue =
| employees =
| volunteers =
| website = https://wikipartner.org
}}
Example infobox
Example 2: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
{{Infobox organization
| name = Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
| native_name =
| other_name =
| acronym = BMGF
| image =
| image_alt = Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation logo
| caption =
| description = American private foundation
| type = Private foundation
| legal_status = Nonprofit organization
| founded = 2000
| founding_location = Seattle, Washington, United States
| founder = Bill Gates; Melinda French Gates
| founders =
| established_by =
| headquarters = Seattle, Washington, United States
| location =
| locations =
| area_served = Worldwide
| countries =
| purpose = Global health, development, and education
| mission =
| focus = Global health; development; education
| fields = Public health; development; education
| services =
| membership =
| members =
| president =
| chairperson =
| director =
| executive_director =
| secretary =
| parent_organization =
| affiliations =
| subsidiaries =
| budget =
| revenue =
| employees =
| volunteers =
| website = https://www.gatesfoundation.org
}}
Example infobox
Example 3: Harvard University
{{Infobox organization
| name = Harvard University
| native_name =
| other_name = Harvard
| acronym =
| image =
| image_alt = Harvard University emblem
| caption =
| description = Private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts
| type = Private research university
| legal_status =
| founded = 1636
| founding_location = Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
| founder = Massachusetts General Court
| founders =
| established_by = Massachusetts General Court
| headquarters = Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
| location = Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
| locations =
| area_served =
| countries =
| purpose = Higher education and research
| mission =
| focus = Higher education; research
| fields = Education; research
| services = Higher education; research
| membership =
| members =
| president =
| chairperson =
| director =
| executive_director =
| secretary =
| parent_organization =
| affiliations =
| subsidiaries =
| budget =
| revenue =
| employees =
| volunteers =
| website = https://www.harvard.edu
}}
Example infobox
Notes for editors
- Use this infobox only for notable organizations with enough reliable information to support an article.
- Do not fill every parameter simply because it exists.
- Prefer the organization's commonly used name in name.
- Use founder or founders only when the founding information is reliably documented.
- Use headquarters for the main administrative headquarters. Use location for a principal site when appropriate.
- Use purpose, mission, and focus only when they add useful factual information.
- Do not use financial fields such as budget or revenue unless reliable figures are available and relevant.
- Use current leadership fields only when the information is current and sourced.
- website should contain the organization's official website only.
- Do not add social-media profiles, personal websites, authority identifiers, or external profile links to this infobox.
- Link names, organizations, places, and other subjects normally when appropriate.