List of fictional institutions
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This is a list of fictional institutions, that is, fictional organizations from fictional literature and entertainment that are not companies, governments, nor schools. For those categories, see:
Medical/Technological
Asylums and mental health institutions
- Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane, Gotham City - Batman
- Belle Isle Asylum, South New Jersey - Aqua Teen Hunger Force
- Control Corps - Kabuki
- HAL Institute for Criminally Insane Robots - Futurama
- Home for Criminally Insane Humans - Futurama
- Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane - Spider-Man comics
- Roritor Comatorium - Brain Candy
- Royal Canadian Instutute for the Mentally Insane - Strange Brew
- Wallbrook, Cincinnati, Ohio - Rain Man
Hospitals
- Boston General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts - Coma
- Chicago Hope, Chicago, Illinois - Chicago Hope
- Community General Hospital, Los Angeles, California - Diagnosis: Murder
- Cook County General Hospital, Chicago, Illinois - ER
- Holby City Hospital, Holby, UK - Casualty and Holby City
- Lady Sybil Free Hospital, Ankh-Morpork - Discworld
- Kingdom Hospital, Lewiston, Maine - from Stephen King miniseries of the same name
- Marvin Monroe Memorial Hospital, Springfield, USA - The Simpsons
- Mayfair Medical, New Orleans, Louisiana - Anne Rice novels
- Mercy Point, outer space - Mercy Point
- Mobile Army Surgical Hospital #4077, somewhere in South Korea - M*A*S*H
- Port Charles General Hospital, Port Charles, New York - General Hospital
- Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital - House, MD
- Rampart General Hospital, Los Angeles, California - Emergency!
- Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen - The Kingdom
- Rittenhouse Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Strong Medicine
- St. Eligius, Boston, Massachusetts - St. Elsewhere
- Sector Twelve General Hospital, outer space - James White's Sector General series of novels
- Springfield General Hospital, Springfield, USA - The Simpsons
- Taco Bellevue Hospital, New New York City, New New York - Futurama
Research institutes and facilities
- British Experimental Rocket Group - The Quatermass Experiment and sequels
- Cabbage Research Centre - Discworld
- Coolidge Institute - Sneakers
- Foundation for Law and Government - vigilante justice, Knight Rider
- Global Multimedia Protocol Group - maintains the Metaverse protocol, part of the Association for Computing Machinery, Snow Crash
- Hammond Foundation - exploration, Jurassic Park
- Hereti Corp - Sluggy Freelance
- Humanidyne Research Corporation - Misfits of Science
- Jefferson Institute - comatorium services (ostensibly), Coma novel and movie
- Lancre Royal Society for the Betterment of Mankind - Discworld
- Maximegalon Institute of Slowly and Painfully Working Out The Surprisingly Obvious - Mostly Harmless
- Nelson Institute of Marine Research - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
- Operation Hennessey - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
- Project Cadmus - DC Comics
- Robinson Heath Nuclear Utilisation Technology Centre - The Leaky Establishment and other works by David Langford
- Sealab - Sealab 2020 and Sealab 2021
- S.T.A.R. Labs - DC Comics
- Zissou Society - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Retirement homes and elderly care facilities
- Final Curtain Old Actors' Home, Los Angeles, California - Futurama
- Shady Oaks Retirement Home, Quahog, Rhode Island - Family Guy
- Shady Pines Retirement Home, Miami, Florida - The Golden Girls
- Springfield Retirement Castle, Springfield USA - The Simpsons
Political/Governmental
Government/international agencies
Defense agencies
- Hypnos (Digimon)
- MASK (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) - M.A.S.K.
- SHIELD (Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law-enforcement Division, later Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate) - Marvel Comics
- STRIKE (Special Tactical Reserve for International Key Emergencies- British version of SHIELD) - Marvel UK
- U.N.I.T. (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce) - Doctor Who, also known as N.U.I.T. (French division) and O.G.R.O.N. (Russian division)
- UNATCO (United Nations Anti-Terrorist Coalition) - Deus Ex video game and sequel, Deus Ex: Invisible War
- W.H.O. (Weird Happenings Organisation) - Marvel UK
Espionage/spy agencies
- A.P.E. (Agency to Prevent Evil) - Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp
- British Royal Library Task Force - Read or Die
- Bureau of Sabotage - The Dosadi Experiment
- The B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D. - Undercover Brother
- Cable Street Particulars (historic version) - Discworld
- The Company - (Kabuki comic book)
- CONTROL - Get Smart
- CTU (Counter-Terrorist Unit) - (24)
- The Diogenes Club - The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, various works of Kim Newman
- The Factory - Kabuki comic book
- The Finger (secret police), the Eye (CCTV monitoring), and the Ear (phone surveillance) - V for Vendetta
- Global Defence Initiative (GDI) - (Command & Conquer video game series)
- H.E.A.T. (Hemisphere Emergency Action Team) - Acapulco H.E.A.T.
- IADC (Inter-Agency Defense Command) - Wonder Woman
- IIA (International Intelligence Agency) - Access Denied
- IMF (Impossible Mission Forces) - black ops team, Mission: Impossible
- The Ministry - The Avengers
- Noh - (Kabuki comic book)
- Obsidian Order - Cardassian intelligence, Star Trek: Deep Space 9
- OMEGA sector - Last line of defence -True Lies
- OSS - Spy Kids
- Section 13 - Jackie Chan Adventures
- Section 31 - Star Trek: Deep Space 9
- Section 9 of Public Safety - Ghost in the Shell
- SIA - (It Takes A Thief)
- Tal Shiar - Romulan intelligence, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space 9
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. (The Higher United Nations Defense Enforcement Reserves)- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
- U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command for Law Enforcement) - The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
- W.I.N. (World Intelligence Network) - Joe 90
- WOOHP (World Organization Of Human Protection) - Totally Spies
- World Security Bureau - General Hospital
- I.S.A (International Security Agency) - Days of Our Lives
Investigative agencies
- Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.) - Hellboy
- Cable Street Particulars (modern version) - Discworld
- Celestial Intervention Agency - Doctor Who
- C.D.A. (Child Detection Agency) - Monsters, Inc.
- The Initiative - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Izono Criminal Research Center - MPD Psycho
- MIB (Men In Black) - Men in Black
- Ministry of Information, especially the Department of Information Retrieval - Brazil
- NICAP (National Investigative Committee of Aerial Phenomena) - The X-Files
- OSI (Office of Scientific Intelligence) - The Six Million Dollar Man
- OSIR (Office of Scientific Investigation & Research) - Psi Factor
- UNIT - United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (from Doctor Who).
Administrative departments
- Bureau of Alien Affairs - Known Space
- Bureau of Relocation - CoDominium administration for Voluntary and Involuntary colonists
- Department H (Canada) - Wolverine
- Department of Administrative Affairs (UK) - Yes, Minister
- Department of Extranormal Operations (US) - Chase and other DC Comics.
- Department of Metahuman Affairs (US) - DC Comics
- Department of Paranormal Resources (UK) - Temps and Eurotemps by Midnight Rose
- Ministry of Magic (UK) - Harry Potter
Agencies whose powers cover all the above categories
- Executive Branch General Operational Command - Snow Crash
Government licensing agencies
- Ofdrug - If... Drugs Were Legal
Jails and prisons
- Azkaban Prison - Harry Potter
- Batongaville State Prison - Natural Born Killers
- Blackgate Penitentiary, Gotham City - Batman comics
- Belle Reve Penitentiary - DC Comics esp. Suicide Squad
- Cold Mountain Penitentiary - The Green Mile
- Commander Riker's Island - Futurama
- Hawksbill Station - Hawksbill Station by Robert Silverberg
- Men-Tel Corporation Fortress - Fortress
- Morningwood Penitentiary, Springfield USA - The Simpsons
- Quadrant Six - Lost In Space
- Quahog Prison, Quahog, Rhode Island - Family Guy
- Shawshank Prison, Portland, Maine - The Shawshank Redemption
- Slabside Penitentiary ("the Slab"), Antarctica- DC Comics
- Springfield State Prison, Springfield USA - The Simpsons
- Springfield Women's Prison, Springfield USA - The Simpsons
- Springwood Minimum Security Prison, Springfield USA - The Simpsons
- Stattica Robot Penitentiary - Futurama
- Stryker's Island, Metropolis - Superman comics
- The Tanty, Ankh-Morpork - Discworld
- The Vault - Marvel Comics
- The Village - The Prisoner
- Wentworth Detention Centre - Prisoner
- Woodward Penitentiary for Women - Gothika
Police forces
- Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Discworld
- Gotham City Police Department - Batman esp. Gotham Central
- Hawai`i Five-O - Hawai`i Five-O
- The Judges of Mega-City One - Judge Dredd
- Metropolis Special Crimes Unit - Superman
- Metrocops - Max Headroom
- Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen - Ren and Stimpy
- Springfield Police Department - The Simpsons
- Team America: World Police - Team America: World Police
Conservation and land management agencies
- National Sacrifice Zone Program - part of the National Parks Service, manages parcels whose cleanup cost exceeds total future economic value in Snow Crash
Paramilitary, rebel, and rogue military groups
- See Guerrilla, Revolutionary, and Terrorist Organizations section at List of fictional military organizations
Terrorist/criminal organizations
- The 100 (later the 1000) - DC Comics esp. Rose and the Thorn and Black Lightning
- ACROSS - Excel Saga
- A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics, criminal scientists) - Marvel Comics
- The Alliance of Twelve - Alias
- Brotherhood of Evil Mutants - X-Men
- Brotherhood of Nod - Command & Conquer video game series
- Breccia - (Troll Mafia) Discworld
- Carlyle Firm ("the Bloody Carlyles") - Newton's Wake by Ken MacLeod
- C.H.U.M.P. (Criminal Headquarters for the Underground Master Plan ) - Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp
- COBRA - G.I. Joe
- Crimson Jihad - Terrorist organisation True Lies
- E.V.I.L. (Every Villain Is Lemons) - Spongebob Squarepants
- False Face Society - Black Mask's organisation in Batman
- FOWL (Fiendish Organization of World Larceny) - Darkwing Duck
- G.L.A (Global Libaration Army) - Command & Conquer Generals(PC game)
- Human Liberation Front - Ghost in the Shell
- HYDRA - Marvel Comics, esp. Captain America and Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD
- Intergang - Superman
- KAOS - Get Smart
- K-Directorate - Alias
- Maggia - Marvel Comics
- NAH (Nihilistic (or Nameless) Anarchist Horde) - The Illuminatus! Trilogy
- NSF (Northwest Secessionist Forces) - Deus Ex and its sequel, Deus Ex: Invisible War
- Second Wave - 24
- Shadowloo - Street Fighter
- SPECTRE (Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion) - James Bond movies
- THRUSH (Technical Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesireables and the Subjugation of Humanity) - The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
- VENOM (Viciously Evil Network of Mayhem) - M.A.S.K.
Activist groups
- CAELOSS (Citizen's Army for the Economic Liberation of Suicide Slum), Superman comics
- Campaign for Equal Heights - dwarf pressure group, Discworld
- C.L.I.T. (Coalition for Liberation of Itinerate Tree-dwellers) - militant animal liberation, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
- C.L.I.T.O.R.I.S. (Committee for the Liberation and Integration of Terrifying Organisms and their Rehabilitation Into Society) - Polymorph support group, Red Dwarf
- Dudes for the Legalation of Hemp [sic] - Futurama
- FANG (Feminists Against Neanderthal Guys) - Married... With Children
- F.A.R.T. (Fathers Against Rude Television) - Futurama
- H.O.O.P. (Hands Off Our Penises) - anti-circumcision group, "Pilot" episode of Arrested Development
- L.A.B.I.A. (Liberate Apes Before Imprisoning Apes) - militant animal liberation, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
- League Against Cruelty To Dogs - Discworld
- M.E.A.T. (Mankind for Ethical Animal Treatment) - vegetarian group, "The Problem with Popplers" episode of Futurama
- Mothers Against Canada - television decency movement, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
- National Gun Association - parody of the National Rifle Association, Family Guy
- National Ray-Gun Association - parody of the National Rifle Association, Futurama
- NO MA'AM (National Organization of Men Against Amazonian Masterhood) - Married... With Children
- Open Spaces Coalition - Anti-suburban sprawl group, I Heart Huckabees
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Humans - Futurama
- Silicon Anti-Defemation League - troll pressure group, Discworld
- SNUH (Springfieldians for Nonviolence, Understanding, and Helping) - anti-cartoon violence organization, The Simpsons
Inter-political alliances
- D.O.O.P. (Democratic Order of Planets)- Futurama
- Earth Alliance - Babylon 5
- Systems Commonwealth - Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
- Trade Federation - Star Wars
- United Federation of Planets - Star Trek
- ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty) - Gundam Seed
Political parties
- Adder Party - Blackadder the Third
- Antisocialists - Futurama
- Brain Slug Party - Futurama
- Bull Space Moose Party - Futurama
- Cheap Royalty, White Rat Catching And Safe Sewage Residents' Party - Blackadder the Third
- The Eternal Man Party - The World's Greatest Sinner
- Fingerlicans - Futurama
- Gay Republican Party - The Simpsons
- The Meadow Party - Bloom County
- Monarchists - TekWar
- National Bocialist Party - Monty Python's Flying Circus
- One Cell, One Vote - Futurama
- Party of Girls - Mattel
- Rainbow Whigs Party - Futurama
- Reform Party - In the Red and sequels by Mark Tavener
- The Replacement Party - Nashville
- Roundheads - TekWar
- Sensible Party - Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Silly Party - Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Slightly Silly Party - Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Standing At The Back Dressed Stupidly And Looking Stupid Party - Blackadder the Third
- Tastycrats - Futurama
- Tomorrow Party - DC Comics
- Very Silly Party - Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Voter Apathy Party - Futurama
Social
Chivalric, brotherly, and secret orders
- The Ancient Mystic Society of No Homers (formerly Stonecutters)- The Simpsons
- Beaver Lodge - Newhart
- Benevolent Order of the Bison - Dobie Gillis
- Benevolent Order of Buffalo - Punky Brewster
- Brotherhood of the Cruciform Sword - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Brotherhood of Jewish Clowns - "Homer the Heretic" episode of The Simpsons
- Daughters of the Alamo - Dallas
- Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night - Discworld
- Fraternal Order of the Bass - Laverne and Shirley
- International Order of Friendly Sons of the Raccoons - The Honeymooners
- International Possum Brotherhood - The Red Green Show
- Knights Of The Scimitar - Cheers
- Leopard Lodge - Happy Days
- Loyal Order of Caribou Lodge - Blondie comic strip
- Loyal Order of Water Buffalo - The Flintstones
- Mystic Knights of the Cobra - Mama's Family
- Mystic Knights of the Sea - The Amos 'n' Andy Show
- Order of the Phoenix - Harry Potter
- Priory of Sion - The Da Vinci Code
- Royal Order of the Mystic Nile Lodge - The Real McCoys
- Sacred Order of the Stonecutters - The Simpsons
- Secret Order of the Beavers - One Day at a Time
- Seekers of Truth and Penitence - a guild of torturers in The Book of New Sun by Gene Wolfe
- Sons of the Tundra - Northern Exposure
- The Wildebeests - The Drew Carey Show
See also Secret societies#Fictional secret societies
College fraternities and sororities
- Alpha Beta - fraternity, Revenge of the Nerds
- Delta Gamma - fraternity, Happy Days
- Delta Tau Chi - fraternity, Animal House
- Epsilon Rho Rho - aka Robot House, robot fraternity, Futurama
- Kappa Alpha - sorority, Road Trip, though there are two actual fraternities with this name
- Kappa Kappa Wong - sorority, Futurama
- Lamda Lambda Lambda - fraternity, Revenge of the Nerds
- Omega Mu - sorority, Revenge of the Nerds
- Omega Theta Pi - fraternity, Animal House
- Pi Delta Pi - sorority, Revenge of the Nerds
- Rho Rho - fraternity, Revenge of the Nerds
- Snooty House - fraternity, Futurama
Social and private clubs
- Albacore Club - Chinatown
- Barrington Country Club - Family Guy
- Cobalt Culb - The Shadow
- The Diogenes Club - From the Sherlock Holmes stories.
- Drones Club - parody of bachelor's clubs, P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster series
- Fresh Start Club - Discworld (for the undead)
- Junior Ganymede Club - club for butlers, P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster series
- Legitimate Businessman's Club - front for the Springfield Mafia, The Simpsons
- Quahog African American League - Family Guy
- Quahog Beautiful People's Club - Family Guy
- Stepford Men's Association - The Stepford Wives
- Young Men's Anti-Christian Association (YMACA) - Monty Python's Flying Circus
Youth organizations
- Bigger Brothers - foster parent organization, parody of Big Brothers, The Simpsons
- Cavalry Kids - youth organization, The Simpsons
- Junior Campers - youth organization, The Simpsons
- Junior Chickadees - youth organization for girls, Scrooge McDuck Universe
- Junior Dandies - youth group imitating 17th century life, The Simpsons
- Junior Woodchucks - youth organization for boys, Scrooge McDuck Universe
- Jewbilee - Jewish youth camp, South Park -- note that a group called TCI (http://www.thecurriculum.org) now holds youth events called Jewbilees (http://www.thecurriculum.org/students/foryou.html)
- Little Amazons - youth organization for girls, The Oblongs
- Pre-Teen Braves - youth organization, The Simpsons
- Space Scouts - youth organisation, Red Dwarf
- Wilderness Girls - youth organization for girls, Troop Beverly Hills
- Wonder Scouts - youth organisation for girls, Wonder Woman comics
- Wolf Cubs - youth organisation, Discworld
Charitable or rescue organizations
- Blacks Without Soul - Amazon Women on the Moon
- Dream of a Lifetime - Mr. Show with Bob and David (parody of the Make-A-Wish Foundation)
- Grant-A-Dream Foundation - Family Guy (parody of the Make-A-Wish Foundation)
- The Golem Trust - Discworld
- International Rescue - Thunderbirds
- Lancre Fell and Dread Mountain Rescue Team - Discworld
- The Little Donny Foundation - Upright Citizens Brigade
- National Appeal for the Dead - The Kentucky Fried Movie
- Penguins Unlimited - Penguin sanctuary on Pluto in the 30th century, Futurama
- The Sunshine Sanctuary for Sick Dragons - Discworld
- Überwald League of Temperance - Discworld, Vampire support group
- Wayne Foundation - Batman
Religious charities and foundations
- Faith Heritage Alliance - The Dead Zone (TV series)
- Young Men's Reformed Cultist of the Ichor God Bel-Shamharoth Association (or Young Men's Pagan Association) -Discworld (parodies the YMCA).
- See also List of fictional religions
Places of worship
- First Community Church of Philadelphia - Amen!
- St. Barnabas' Church - The Vicar of Dibley
- Temple Beth Thupporting Actor - Family Guy
Other
Libraries
- The abbey library in The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco.
- Central Library - Fullmetal Alchemist
- The Library of Babel - a library that is the entire universe, created by Jorge Luis Borges
- Library of Books Never Written - a library in dreams that contains every book imagined but never written, The Sandman
- Library of the Citadel - contains the fabled Book of Gold and has rather unorthodox recruitment policies, The Book of The New Sun by Gene Wolfe
- Library of the Miskatonic University - contains the Necronomicon (Cthulhu Mythos by H.P. Lovecraft)
- Library of Unseen University - contains the Octavo (Discworld)
- Wong Library - contains largest collection of literature in the western universe, on two discs (Futurama)
Paranormal organizations
- BPRD (Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense) - Hellboy
- Ghostbusters
- The Legacy - Poltergeist: The Legacy
- Planetary - comic by Warren Ellis
- The Talamasca - Anne Rice novels
- The Watchers - Highlander (tv series)
- The Watchers Council - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Unions and professional organisations
- Academy of Inventors - Futurama
- Amalgamated Union of Philosophers, Sages, Luminaries and other Professional Thinking Persons - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Film Actors Guild - Team America: World Police (parody of Screen Actors Guild)
- The Guilds of Ankh-Morpork - Discworld
- Information Workers of the World Wide Web (the Webblies) - Cosmonaut Keep by Ken MacLeod (play on the Industrial Workers of the World)
- International Brotherhood of Jazz Dancers, Pastry Chefs and Nuclear Technicians Union - The Simpsons
- Spacing Guild - Dune universe
Miscellaneous
- A.A.A.A.A.A.A. (Austro-Afro-Antarctico-Amer-Asian Auto Association) - Futurama
- A.D.A.A. (American Dodgeball Association of America) - Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
- Cavern Club - Discworld (swamp dragon breeder's association — parodies kennel clubs, also a reference to the Beatles' main venue in their early days)
- Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium - Futurama
- Famous Original Ray's Superior Court - Futurama
- The Sharing, a front organization for the Yeerks in Animorphs
- The Pokémon League - Pokémon
External links
- TV Acres (http://www.tvacres.com/) with many lists of organizations from TV shows