diff --git a/schemas/registry-org/BaseOrg.json b/schemas/registry-org/BaseOrg.json
index aab61eba1..7f1b8c000 100644
--- a/schemas/registry-org/BaseOrg.json
+++ b/schemas/registry-org/BaseOrg.json
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@
           "format": "date"
         },
         "status": {
-          "type": "string"
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": ["active", "inactive", "pending"]
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false
diff --git a/schemas/registry-org/create-registry-org-request.json b/schemas/registry-org/create-registry-org-request.json
index b1917cf18..9a57cafb9 100644
--- a/schemas/registry-org/create-registry-org-request.json
+++ b/schemas/registry-org/create-registry-org-request.json
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@
           "format": "date"
         },
         "status": {
-          "type": "string"
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": ["active", "inactive", "pending"]
         }
       },
       "description": "Additional partner metadata (restricted)"
diff --git a/schemas/registry-org/get-registry-org-response.json b/schemas/registry-org/get-registry-org-response.json
index 86fc75326..205889cbf 100644
--- a/schemas/registry-org/get-registry-org-response.json
+++ b/schemas/registry-org/get-registry-org-response.json
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@
           "format": "date"
         },
         "status": {
-          "type": "string"
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": ["active", "inactive", "pending"]
         }
       },
       "description": "Additional partner metadata (restricted)"
diff --git a/schemas/registry-org/list-registry-orgs-response.json b/schemas/registry-org/list-registry-orgs-response.json
index e4956e545..c8eb6d162 100644
--- a/schemas/registry-org/list-registry-orgs-response.json
+++ b/schemas/registry-org/list-registry-orgs-response.json
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@
                 "format": "date"
               },
               "status": {
-                "type": "string"
+                "type": "string",
+                "enum": ["active", "inactive", "pending"]
               }
             },
             "description": "Additional partner metadata (restricted)"
diff --git a/schemas/registry-org/update-registry-org-request.json b/schemas/registry-org/update-registry-org-request.json
index f388a40f7..6e9ce77d2 100644
--- a/schemas/registry-org/update-registry-org-request.json
+++ b/schemas/registry-org/update-registry-org-request.json
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@
           "format": "date"
         },
         "status": {
-          "type": "string"
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": ["active", "inactive", "pending"]
         }
       },
       "description": "Additional partner metadata (restricted)"
diff --git a/src/model/baseorg.js b/src/model/baseorg.js
index ee690878c..3d96d9406 100644
--- a/src/model/baseorg.js
+++ b/src/model/baseorg.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const schema = {
     cve_website_update_needed: Boolean,
     partner_active_date: String,
     partner_inactive_date: String,
-    status: String
+    status: { type: String, enum: ['active', 'inactive', 'pending'] }
   },
   advisory_locations: [String],
   advisory_location_require_credentials: Boolean,
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/org/baseOrgRepositoryTest.js b/test/unit-tests/org/baseOrgRepositoryTest.js
index cad1297d7..8446b525a 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/org/baseOrgRepositoryTest.js
+++ b/test/unit-tests/org/baseOrgRepositoryTest.js
@@ -69,4 +69,43 @@ describe('Testing BaseOrgRepository', () => {
       select
     ])
   })
+
+  it('accepts every supported program data status', () => {
+    const repository = new BaseOrgRepository()
+
+    for (const status of ['active', 'inactive', 'pending']) {
+      const org = {
+        short_name: 'example-org',
+        id_quota: 1,
+        authority: ['CNA'],
+        program_data: { status }
+      }
+
+      expect(repository.validateOrg(org).isValid, status).to.equal(true)
+      expect(new BaseOrgModel({ program_data: { status } }).validateSync(), status).to.equal(undefined)
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('rejects an unsupported program data status', () => {
+    const repository = new BaseOrgRepository()
+    const org = {
+      short_name: 'example-org',
+      id_quota: 1,
+      authority: ['CNA'],
+      program_data: { status: 'archived' }
+    }
+
+    const schemaResult = repository.validateOrg(org)
+    expect(schemaResult.isValid).to.equal(false)
+    expect(schemaResult.errors).to.deep.include({
+      instancePath: '/program_data/status',
+      schemaPath: '/BaseOrg#/properties/program_data/properties/status/enum',
+      keyword: 'enum',
+      params: { allowedValues: ['active', 'inactive', 'pending'] },
+      message: 'must be equal to one of the allowed values'
+    })
+
+    const validationError = new BaseOrgModel({ program_data: { status: 'archived' } }).validateSync()
+    expect(validationError.errors['program_data.status'].kind).to.equal('enum')
+  })
 })