Overview
- .ngo is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) created through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string is managed by PIR and is intended as a namespace for non-governmental organizations and the wider NGO community.
- The registry pursued the related string .ong alongside .ngo.
History
- The .ngo application was submitted and handled as a Community Priority Application.
- PIR was delegated as the registry operator and the .ngo string was added to the DNS root zone on 18 July 2014.
- In February 2013 PIR offered pre-registration or expressions of interest for .ngo and .ong as an alert service for prospective registrants.
Usage and Audience
- Target audience: non-governmental organizations, NGO membership bodies, and community groups seeking an NGO-specific online identity.
- The registry intends the TLD to serve the NGO community and to be used by entities that can demonstrate NGO status or affiliation.
Registration Rules
- Registrations are governed by community eligibility requirements: all registrants must demonstrate affiliation through NGO membership organizations or provide evidence of NGO status.
- PIR works with membership organizations and the NGO Community Advisory Council to validate eligibility for registration.
SEO and Brand Impact
- As a community gTLD with eligibility validation, .ngo is positioned as a verified namespace for NGOs, which can help signal credibility and trustworthiness for organization websites.
- The TLD is intended to strengthen brand association with not-for-profit and civil society activities by limiting registrations to verified NGO entities.
Operator
Public Interest Registry
Whois
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domain: NGO
organisation: Public Interest Registry
address: 11911 Freedom Drive,
address: 10th Floor, Suite 1000
address: Reston VA 20190
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Director of Operations, Compliance and Customer Support
organisation: Public Interest Registry (PIR)
address: 11911 Freedom Drive,
address: 10th Floor, Suite 1000
address: Reston VA 20190
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1 703 889 5778
fax-no: +1 703 889 5779
e-mail: ops@pir.org
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: c/o Identity Digital Inc.
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital
nserver: A0.NIC.NGO 199.19.56.1 2001:500:e:0:0:0:0:1
nserver: A2.NIC.NGO 199.249.112.1 2001:500:40:0:0:0:0:1
nserver: B0.NIC.NGO 199.19.54.1 2001:500:c:0:0:0:0:1
nserver: B2.NIC.NGO 199.249.120.1 2001:500:48:0:0:0:0:1
nserver: C0.NIC.NGO 199.19.53.1 2001:500:b:0:0:0:0:1
nserver: D0.NIC.NGO 199.19.57.1 2001:500:f:0:0:0:0:1
ds-rdata: 23944 8 2 dfec23291372ba32bc2bde96f88a383373be1c4ba7bcdb65d5e34f1607400f63
whois: whois.nic.ngo
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: http://nic.ngo
created: 2014-07-10
changed: 2025-08-14
source: IANA
Registrars
