2022 NAICS national industry in sector 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)
813319 Other Social Advocacy Organizations
NAICS 813319 is the US industry code for other social advocacy organizations. This U.S.
- Code
- 813319 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Other Social Advocacy Organizations
- Part of
- Social Advocacy Organizations
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $18 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 94990 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in social advocacy (except human rights and environmental protection, conservation, and wildlife preservation). Establishments in this industry address issues, such as peace and international understanding; community action (excluding civic organizations); or advancing social causes, such as firearms safety, drunk driving prevention, or drug abuse awareness. These organizations may solicit contributions and offer memberships to support these causes.
Examples Census gives
- Community action advocacy organizations
- Substance abuse prevention advocacy organizations
- Firearms advocacy organizations
- Taxpayers' advocacy organizations
- Peace advocacy organizations
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Advocating human rights issues are classified in U.S. Industry 813311, Human Rights Organizations.
- Promoting the preservation and protection of the environment and wildlife are classified in U.S. Industry 813312, Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations.
- Promoting the civic and social interests of their members are classified in Industry 813410, Civic and Social Organizations.
- Providing legal services for social advocacy organizations are classified in Industry Group 5411, Legal Services.
- Providing community action services, such as community action service agencies are classified in Industry 624190, Other Individual and Family Services.
Activities listed under 813319
The Census index assigns these 20 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Accident prevention associations
- Antipoverty advocacy organizations
- Aviation advocacy organizations
- Community action advocacy organizations
- Drug abuse prevention advocacy organizations
- Drunk driving prevention advocacy organizations
- Firearms advocacy organizations
- Gun control organizations
- Hunting, fishing, and sport shooting advocacy organizations
- Neighborhood development advocacy organizations
- Peace advocacy organizations
- Public safety advocacy organizations
- Social change advocacy organizations
- Social service advocacy organizations
- Substance abuse prevention advocacy organizations
- Taxpayers' advocacy organizations
- Temperance organizations
- Tenants' advocacy associations
- Tenants' associations, advocacy
- World peace and understanding advocacy organizations
SBA size standard for 813319
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 813319, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $18 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 9499), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.