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# BusinessEntityType

> The legal business entity type of the applicant organization.

`ENUM`

The legal business entity type of the applicant organization.

## Values

<ResponseField name="ASSOCIATION" type="enum">
  A group organized for a common purpose, such as a trade association or professional organization,
  that is not operated for profit.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="COOPERATIVE" type="enum">
  A business owned and operated by its members for mutual benefit, where profits are shared among
  members.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="CORPORATION_NOT_FOR_PROFIT" type="enum">
  A nonprofit corporation organized for purposes other than generating profit, such as charitable,
  educational, or religious activities.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="CORPORATION_PRIVATE" type="enum">
  A privately held corporation whose shares are not publicly traded on a stock exchange.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="CORPORATION_PUBLIC" type="enum">
  A publicly traded corporation whose shares are listed and traded on a public stock exchange.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="GOVERNMENT" type="enum">
  A government entity or agency at the federal, state, or local level.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="LLC" type="enum">
  A Limited Liability Company (LLC) providing liability protection to its members with pass-through
  taxation.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="LLP" type="enum">
  A Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) where partners have limited personal liability for business
  debts and obligations.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="OTHER" type="enum">
  An entity type that does not fit any of the other defined categories.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="PARTNERSHIP" type="enum">
  A business structure where two or more individuals share ownership, profits, and liabilities.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="SOLE_PROPRIETOR" type="enum">
  A business owned and operated by a single individual with no legal distinction between the owner
  and the business.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="TRUST" type="enum">
  A legal arrangement in which a trustee holds and manages assets on behalf of beneficiaries.
</ResponseField>