Template:Infobox organization

Organization's *name*
Organization's name
native_name
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Abbreviation	abbreviation
Motto	motto
Predecessor	predecessor
Merged into	merged
Successor	successor
Formation	formation (or established)
Founder(s)	founder (or founders)
Dissolved	dissolved (or defunct)
Merge of	merger
Type	type
Legal status	status
Purpose/focus	purpose
Headquarters	headquarters
Coordinates	( use {{coord}} )
Region served	region_served
Services	services
Membership	membership
Official languages	language (or languages)
leader_title	leader_name
leader_title2	leader_name2
Board of directors	board_of_directors
Key people	key_people
Main organ	main_organ (or publication)
Parent organization	parent_organi[z/s]ation
Subsidiaries	subsidiaries
Affiliations	affiliations
Budget	budget
Website	website
Remarks	remarks
	footnotes

*name*
name
native_name
	[[File:{{{image}}}\|{{{image_size}}}\|alt={{{alt}}}]] caption
	[[File:{{{map}}}\|{{{map_size}}}\|alt={{{map_alt}}}]] map_caption
	{{{map2}}}
Abbreviation	abbreviation
Motto	motto
Predecessor	predecessor
Merged into	merged
Successor	successor
Formation	formation
Founder(s)	founder / founders
Dissolved	dissolved / defunct
Merge of	merger
Type	type
Legal status	status
Purpose/focus	purpose
Professional title	professional_title
Headquarters	headquarters
Region served	region_served / region / area_served
Services	services
Membership	membership
Official languages	language / languages
leader_title	leader_name
leader_title2	leader_name2
leader_title3	leader_name3
leader_title4	leader_name4
Board of directors	board_of_directors
Key people	key_people
Main organ	main_organ / publication
Parent organization	parent_organization / parent_organisation
Subsidiaries	subsidiaries
Affiliations	affiliations
Budget	budget
Website	{{URL\|...}}
Remarks	remarks
	footnotes

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{{Infobox organization}} can be used to provide at-a-glance information at the start of an article about an organization.

Usage

Full syntax

Copy this version to use, remove hidden notes (both the  characters) that surround certain entries, in order for the data you enter to appear in the published article. All fields must be lowercase, and all are optional.

{{Infobox organization
| name                = <!-- defaults to {{PAGENAME}}, if not provided -->
| full_name           = 
| native_name         = <!-- organization's name in its local language -->
| native_name_lang    = <!-- required ISO 639-1 code of the above native language -->
| logo                = 
| logo_size           = 
| logo_alt            = 
| logo_caption        = 
| image               = 
| image_size          = 
| alt                 = <!-- see [[WP:ALT]] -->
| caption             = 
| map                 = <!-- map image -->
| map_size            = <!-- defaults to 250px -->
| map_alt             = 
| map_caption         = 
| map2                = <!-- 2nd map image, if required -->
| map2_size           = 
| map2_alt            = 
| map2_caption        = 
| abbreviation        = 
| nickname            = 
| pronounce           = 
| pronounce ref       = 
| pronounce comment   = 
| pronounce 2         = 
| named_after         = 
| motto               = 
| predecessor         = 
| merged              = <!-- any other organization(s) which it was merged into -->
| successor           = 
| formation           = <!-- or |established = --><!-- use {{start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| founder             = <!-- or |founders = -->
| founding_location   = 
| dissolved           = <!-- or |defunct = --><!-- use {{end date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| merger              = <!-- other organizations (if any) merged with, to constitute the new organization -->
| type                = <!-- e.g., [[Nonprofit organization|Nonprofit]], [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]], etc. -->
| tax_id              = <!-- or |vat_id = (for European organizations) -->
| registration_id     = <!-- for non-profits -->
| status              = <!-- legal status and/or description (company, charity, foundation, etc.) -->
| purpose             = <!-- or |focus = --><!-- humanitarian, activism, peacekeeping, etc. -->
| professional_title  = <!-- for professional associations -->
| headquarters        = 
| location_city       =
| location_country    =
| location_city2      =
| location_country2   =
| addnl_location_city =
| addnl_location_country =
| addnl_location_city2 =
| addnl_location_country2 =
| coordinates         = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|display=inline,title}} -->
| origins             = 
| region_served       = <!-- or |area_served = or |region = -->
| products            = <!-- or |product = -->
| services            = 
| methods             = <!-- or |method = -->
| fields              = <!-- or |field = -->
| membership          = <!-- number of members -->
| membership_year     = <!-- year to which membership numbers/data apply -->
| language            = <!-- or |languages = --><!-- any official language or languages used -->
| owner               = <!-- or |owners = -->
| sec_gen             = <!-- or |gen_sec for General Secretary -->
| leader_title        = <!-- defaults to "Leader" -->
| leader_name         = 
| leader_title2       = 
| leader_name2        = 
| leader_title3       = 
| leader_name3        = 
| leader_title4       = 
| leader_name4        = 
| board_of_directors  = 
| key_people          = 
| main_organ          = <!-- or |publication = --><!-- organization's principal body (assembly, committee, board, etc.) or publication -->
| parent_organization = <!-- or |parent_organisation = -->
| subsidiaries        = 
| secessions          = 
| affiliations        = 
| budget              = 
| budget_year         = 
| revenue             = 
| revenue_year        = 
| disbursements       = 
| expenses            = 
| expenses_year       = 
| endowment           = 
| endowment_year      = 
| staff               = 
| staff_year          = 
| volunteers          = 
| volunteers_year     = 
| students            = 
| students_year       = 
| awards              =
| website             = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| remarks             = 
| formerly            = <!-- or |former_name = -->
| footnotes           = 
| bodystyle           = 
}}

Example

All fields are lower case and optional.

{{Infobox organization 
| name          = Organization's ''name''
| full_name     = Organization's unabbreviated name
| native_name   = ''native_name''
| native_name_lang = required ISO 639-1 code of the above native language
| image         = Example.png
| alt           = Text alternative for those who do not see the image 
| caption       = {{longitem|(''caption''{{thin space}}''':'''){{break}}Example.png (''image'') at template's default size.}}
| map           = World map.jpg
| map_alt       = This is the message carried by "map_alt" parameter
| map_caption   = {{longitem|(''map_caption''{{thin space}}''':'''){{break}}World map.jpg (''map'') at template's default size.}}
| abbreviation  = ''abbreviation''
| nickname      = ''nickname''
| named_after   = ''named_after''
| motto         = ''motto''
| predecessor   = ''predecessor''
| merged        = ''merged''
| successor     = ''successor''
| formation     = {{nowrap|''formation'' &nbsp;(or ''established'')}}
| founder       = ''founder'' &nbsp;(or ''founders'')
| founding_location = ''founding_location''
| dissolved     = ''dissolved'' &nbsp;(or ''defunct'')
| merger        = ''merger''
| type          = ''type''
| tax_id        = ''tax_id'' &nbsp;(or ''vat_id'')
| registration_id = ''registration_id''
| status        = ''status''
| purpose       = ''purpose''
| headquarters  = ''headquarters''
| location_city = ''location_city''
| location_country = ''location_country''
| coords        = ({{thin space|use {{tl|coord}}}})
| origins       = ''origins''
| region_served = ''region_served''
| products      = ''products''
| services      = ''services''
| methods       = ''methods''
| fields        = ''fields''
| membership    = ''membership''
| membership_year = ''_year''
| language      = ''language'' &nbsp;(or ''languages'')
| owner         = ''owner'' &nbsp;(or ''owners'')
| sec_gen       = ''sec_gen'' &nbsp;(or ''gen_sec'')
| leader_title  = ''leader_title''
| leader_name   = ''leader_name''
| leader_title2 = ''leader_title2''
| leader_name2  = ''leader_name2''
| board_of_directors = ''board_of_directors''
| key_people    = ''key_people''
| main_organ    = {{nowrap|''main_organ'' &nbsp;(or ''publication'')}}
| parent_organization = ''parent_organi[z/s]ation''
| subsidiaries  = ''subsidiaries''
| secessions    = ''secessions''
| affiliations  = ''affiliations''
| budget        = ''budget''
| budget_year   = ''_year''
| revenue       = ''revenue''
| revenue_year  = ''_year''
| disbursements = ''disbursements''
| expenses      = ''expenses''
| expenses_year = ''_year''
| endowment     = ''endowment''
| endowment_year = ''_year''
| staff         = ''staff''
| staff_year    = ''_year''
| volunteers    = ''volunteers''
| volunteers_year = ''_year''
| students      = ''students''
| students_year = ''_year''
| awards        = ''awards''
| website       = ''website''
| remarks       = ''remarks''
| formerly      = {{nowrap|''formerly'' &nbsp;(or ''former_name'')}}
| footnotes     = ''footnotes''
}}

Microformat

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat that makes an organization's details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Subtemplates

Use {{Start date and age}} for the date on which an organisation was "established", "founded", "opened" or otherwise started, unless that date is before 1583 CE.
Use {{URL}} for an organisation's URL.

Please do not remove instances of these subtemplates.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

adr
agent
category
country-name
extended-address
fn
geo
label
latitude
locality
longitude
nickname
note
org
region
street-address
url
vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox organization in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox organization

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Template parameters
This template has custom formatting.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
name	`name`	defaults to {{PAGENAME}} if name not provided	String	optional
full_name	`full_name`	Unabbreviated name of the organization	String	optional
native_name	`native_name`	Organization's name in its local language	String	optional
native_name_lang	`native_name_lang`	Language code for native_name	String	optional
logo	`logo`	logo of organisation	String	optional
logo_size	`logo_size`	size of logo	Number	optional
logo_alt	`logo_alt`	see [[WP:ALT]]	String	optional
logo_caption	`logo_caption`	caption of logo	String	optional
image	`image`	image of organisation	String	optional
image_size	`image_size`	size of image	Number	optional
alt	`alt`	see [[WP:ALT]]	String	optional
caption	`caption`	caption	String	optional
map	`map`	map image	String	optional
map_size	`map_size`	defaults to 250px	Number	optional
map_alt	`map_alt`	no description	String	optional
map_caption	`map_caption`	caption for map	String	optional
map2	`map2`	second map image, if required	String	optional
map2_size	`map2_size`	size of map	Number	optional
map2_alt	`map2_alt`	no description	String	optional
map2_caption	`map2_caption`	caption for map	String	optional
abbreviation	`abbreviation`	abbreviation or acronym of organisation	String	optional
nickname	`nickname`	no description	String	optional
pronounce	`pronounce`	no description	String	optional
pronounce ref	`pronounce ref`	no description	String	optional
pronounce comment	`pronounce comment`	no description	String	optional
pronounce 2	`pronounce 2`	no description	String	optional
named_after	`named_after`	Entity the organisation was named after, if any	String	optional
motto	`motto`	motto of organisation	String	optional
predecessor	`predecessor`	no description	String	optional
merged	`merged`	Any other organizations with which the organization was merged	String	optional
successor	`successor`	successor of organisation	String	optional
formation	`formation` `established` `founded`	established, e.g. use {{start date and age\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}}	Date	optional
founder	`founder` `founders`	founder of organisation	String	optional
founding_location	`founding_location`	place founded	String	optional
dissolved	`dissolved` `defunct`	dissolved, e.g. use {{end date and age\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}}	Date	optional
merger	`merger`	Other organizations (if any) merged to constitute the organization	String	optional
type	`type`	e.g. [[Governmental organization]], [[Non-governmental organization\|NGO]]	String	optional
tax_id	`tax_id` `vat_id`	no description	String	optional
registration_id	`registration_id`	no description	String	optional
status	`status`	Organization's legal status and/or description (company, charity, foundation)	String	optional
purpose	`purpose` `focus`	Organization's purpose or focus (humanitarian, activism, peacekeeping, …)	String	optional
professional_title	`professional_title`	for professional associations	String	optional
headquarters	`headquarters`	organisation headquarters	String	optional
location_city	`location_city` `location`	no description	Unknown	optional
location_country	`location_country`	no description	Unknown	optional
location_city2	`location_city2` `location2`	no description	Unknown	optional
location_country2	`location_country2`	no description	Unknown	optional
addnl_location_city	`addnl_location_city` `addnl_location`	no description	Unknown	optional
addnl_location_country	`addnl_location_country`	no description	Unknown	optional
addnl_location_city2	`addnl_location_city2` `addnl_location2`	no description	Unknown	optional
addnl_location_country2	`addnl_location_country2`	no description	Unknown	optional
coordinates	`coordinates` `coords`	location's {{coord}}s	String	optional
origins	`origins`	no description	String	optional
region	`region` `region_served` `area_served`	Any particular region or regions associated with or served by the organization	String	optional
products	`products` `product`	no description	String	optional
services	`services`	services of organisation	String	optional
methods	`methods` `method`	no description	String	optional
fields	`fields` `field`	no description	String	optional
membership	`membership` `members`	membership of organisation	String	optional
membership_year	`membership_year`	no description	Date	optional
language	`language` `languages`	Any official language or languages used by the organization	String	optional
owner	`owner` `owners`	no description	String	optional
sec_gen	`sec_gen` `gen_sec`	Name of the organization's Secretary General (if post exists)	String	optional
leader_title	`leader_title`	no description	String	optional
leader_name	`leader_name`	leader name	String	optional
leader_title2	`leader_title2`	no description	String	optional
leader_name2	`leader_name2`	no description	String	optional
leader_title3	`leader_title3`	no description	String	optional
leader_name3	`leader_name3`	no description	String	optional
leader_title4	`leader_title4`	no description	String	optional
leader_name4	`leader_name4`	no description	String	optional
board_of_directors	`board_of_directors`	board of directors of organisation	String	optional
key_people	`key_people`	key people of organisation	String	optional
main_organ	`main_organ` `publication`	Organization's principal body (assembly, committee, board, …) or publication	String	optional
parent_organization	`parent_organization` `parent_organisation`	parent_organisation	String	optional
subsidiaries	`subsidiaries`	organisation subsidiaries	String	optional
secessions	`secessions`	organisation secessions	String	optional
affiliations	`affiliations`	affiliation of organisation	String	optional
budget	`budget`	organisation budget	String	optional
budget_year	`budget_year`	no description	Date	optional
revenue	`revenue`	no description	String	optional
revenue_year	`revenue_year`	no description	Date	optional
disbursements	`disbursements`	no description	String	optional
expenses	`expenses`	no description	String	optional
expenses_year	`expenses_year`	no description	Date	optional
endowment	`endowment`	no description	String	optional
endowment_year	`endowment_year`	no description	Date	optional
staff	`staff` `employees`	Numbers and/or types of staff	String	optional
staff_year	`staff_year` `employees_year`	no description	Date	optional
volunteers	`volunteers`	Numbers and/or types of volunteers	String	optional
volunteers_year	`volunteers_year`	no description	Date	optional
students	`students`	no description	String	optional
students_year	`students_year`	no description	Date	optional
awards	`awards`	no description	Unknown	optional
website	`website`	organisation website	Page name	optional
remarks	`remarks`	organisation remarks	String	optional
formerly	`formerly` `former_name`	Any former names by which the organization known	String	optional
footnotes	`footnotes`	footnotes of organisation	String	optional
bodystyle	`bodystyle`	no description	String	optional

name
native_name
[[File:{{{image}}}\|{{{image_size}}}\|alt={{{alt}}}]] caption
[[File:{{{map}}}\|{{{map_size}}}\|alt={{{map_alt}}}]] map_caption
{{{map2}}}
Abbreviation	abbreviation
Motto	motto
Predecessor	predecessor
Merged into	merged
Successor	successor
Formation	formation
Founder(s)	founder / founders
Dissolved	dissolved / defunct
Merge of	merger
Type	type
Legal status	status
Purpose/focus	purpose
Professional title	professional_title
Headquarters	headquarters
Region served	region_served / region / area_served
Services	services
Membership	membership
Official languages	language / languages
leader_title	leader_name
leader_title2	leader_name2
leader_title3	leader_name3
leader_title4	leader_name4
Board of directors	board_of_directors
Key people	key_people
Main organ	main_organ / publication
Parent organization	parent_organization / parent_organisation
Subsidiaries	subsidiaries
Affiliations	affiliations
Budget	budget
Website	`{{URL\|...}}`
Remarks	remarks
footnotes

Organization's name
native_name
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Abbreviation	abbreviation
Motto	motto
Predecessor	predecessor
Merged into	merged
Successor	successor
Formation	formation (or established)
Founder(s)	founder (or founders)
Dissolved	dissolved (or defunct)
Merge of	merger
Type	type
Legal status	status
Purpose/focus	purpose
Headquarters	headquarters
Coordinates	( use {{coord}} )
Region served	region_served
Services	services
Membership	membership
Official languages	language (or languages)
leader_title	leader_name
leader_title2	leader_name2
Board of directors	board_of_directors
Key people	key_people
Main organ	main_organ (or publication)
Parent organization	parent_organi[z/s]ation
Subsidiaries	subsidiaries
Affiliations	affiliations
Budget	budget
Website	website
Remarks	remarks
footnotes

v t e Wikipedia templates: organization infoboxes
Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Infoboxes
General	{{Infobox organization}} {{Infobox official post}} {{Infobox criminal organization}} {{Infobox fictional organisation}}
Government and politics	{{Infobox government}} {{Infobox government agency}} {{Infobox legislature}} {{Infobox political party}} {{Infobox court}} {{Infobox detention facility}} {{Infobox fire department}} {{Infobox law enforcement agency}} {{Infobox space agency}}
Military	{{Infobox national military}} {{Infobox military unit}} {{Infobox military rank}} {{Infobox military gear}} {{Infobox militant organization}}
Religion	{{Infobox religious group}} {{Infobox religion}} {{Infobox diocese}} {{Infobox church}} {{Infobox monastery}}
People	{{Infobox ethnic group}} {{Infobox caste}} {{Infobox clan}} {{Infobox family}} {{Infobox iwi}} {{Infobox hereditary title}} {{Infobox monarchy}} {{Infobox officeholder}} {{Infobox tribe}}
Typically non-profit	{{Infobox hospital}} {{Infobox institute}} {{Infobox laboratory}}¹ {{Infobox museum}} {{Infobox observatory}} {{Infobox school}} {{Infobox school district}} {{Infobox university}}²
Publications	{{Infobox journal}} {{Infobox magazine}} {{Infobox newspaper}} {{Infobox publisher}}
Business	{{Infobox company}} {{Infobox brewery}} {{Infobox law firm}} {{Infobox restaurant}} {{Infobox website}} – type of business or publication
Distinctions	{{Infobox order}} {{Infobox fraternity}} {{Infobox Grand Lodge}}
Subtemplates	Coordinates {{coord}} Dates {{start date}}}—for `\|established=`, `\|founded=`, `\|opened=` etc. {{end date}}}—for `\|dissolved=`, `\|defunct=` Lists {{plainlist}} {{flatlist}} {{unbulleted list}} Non-English text {{lang}} Website {{URL}} {{Official URL}} {{Official website}} Documentation {{mf-adr}}}—Address {{UF-hcard-org}}—Microformat/metadata
¹ or research institution ² or college Category Help List of infoboxes

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