In 2003, there were about 1,595 regional, national, and international organizations within the state. Among the organizations headquartered in Kansas are the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Junior College Athletic Association, the American Association for Public Opinion Research, American Institute of Baking, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, Council for Learning Disabilities, International Association for Jazz Education, and Lefthanders International.
State and regional cultural and educational organizations include the Association of Community Arts Agencies of Kansas and the Kansas State Historical Society, as well as a number of county historical societies and regional arts groups.