# Give.org BBB Charity Scraper (`crawlerbros/giveorg-scraper`) Actor Scrape Give.org (BBB Wise Giving Alliance) - the BBB charity review and accreditation database. Browse 7,000+ charity reviews or search by category and keyword. Extracts charity name, BBB accreditation status, category, city, state, EIN, and charity review URL. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/giveorg-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Agents, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Give.org BBB Charity Scraper Scrape charity reviews and accreditation data from [Give.org](https://give.org) — the BBB Wise Giving Alliance's charity evaluation platform. Fetches charity names, categories, locations, and EIN numbers from the public sitemap. No login required. ### Features - **Browse Charities** — Fetch all BBB-reviewed charity organizations - **Search Charities** — Filter charities by name, category, city, or state - **Browse by Category** — Fetch charities in a specific cause category (health, education, etc.) - Extracts charity name, BBB category, city, state, EIN (tax ID), and review URL - Omit-empty output — no null fields in any record ### Input | Field | Type | Description | Default | |-------|------|-------------|---------| | `mode` | Select | `browseCharities`, `searchCharities`, or `browseCategory` | `browseCharities` | | `searchQuery` | String | Keyword to search charities by name, city, or state (e.g. `red cross`, `cancer`, `atlanta`) | — | | `categorySlug` | Select | BBB category to browse (e.g. `human-services`, `health`, `education`) | — | | `state` | String | 2-letter US state code to filter by (e.g. `CA`, `NY`, `TX`) | — | | `maxItems` | Integer | Maximum number of charities to return (1–1000) | `50` | #### Available Categories `human-services`, `health`, `education`, `environment`, `animals`, `arts`, `community`, `international`, `religion`, `public-benefit`, `youth`, `veterans`, `food-banks`, `housing`, `civil-rights`, `disaster-relief`, `mental-health` ### Output Each record contains: | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `charityName` | String | Organization name | | `category` | String | BBB cause category (e.g. `Human Services`) | | `categorySlug` | String | Category URL slug | | `city` | String | City where the organization is based | | `state` | String | 2-letter US state abbreviation | | `ein` | String | Employer Identification Number (tax ID) | | `charityUrl` | String | Direct URL to the BBB charity review | | `source` | String | Always `give.org` | | `scrapedAt` | String | ISO 8601 timestamp when scraped | ### Example Output ```json { "charityName": "American Red Cross", "category": "Human Services", "categorySlug": "human-services", "city": "Washington", "state": "DC", "ein": "530196605", "charityUrl": "https://give.org/charity-reviews/human-services/american-red-cross-in-washington-dc-0625-530196605", "source": "give.org", "scrapedAt": "2025-06-02T12:00:00+00:00" } ```` ### Use Cases - Look up whether a charity has BBB accreditation before donating - Research charity landscape by cause category or US state - Build a nonprofit verification or due-diligence tool - Analyze BBB-reviewed charitable organizations by geography or sector ### FAQ **Does this require a Give.org account?** No. All data is extracted from Give.org's public charity review sitemap. **How many charities are available?** The Give.org sitemap lists over 7,000 charity review URLs. Use `maxItems` to limit results. **What is Give.org?** Give.org is operated by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance (part of the Better Business Bureau). It evaluates charities against 20 Standards for Charity Accountability and publishes free public reviews. **Does every charity have an EIN?** Most do — the EIN is embedded in the charity's review URL. A small number of older URLs may not include it. **Can I filter by state?** Yes — use the `state` field with a 2-letter code (e.g. `CA`, `TX`, `NY`) in any mode. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Keyword to filter charity names (case-insensitive). ## `category` (type: `string`): Category slug from Give.org URL path (e.g. health, education, environment, human-services, children-youth). ## `state` (type: `string`): Filter results to a specific US state (e.g. CA, NY, TX). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of charities to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "browseCharities", "searchQuery": "cancer", "category": "health", "maxItems": 100 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `charities` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped Give.org charity reviews. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "browseCharities", "searchQuery": "cancer", "category": "health", "maxItems": 100 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/giveorg-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "browseCharities", "searchQuery": "cancer", "category": "health", "maxItems": 100, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/giveorg-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "mode": "browseCharities", "searchQuery": "cancer", "category": "health", "maxItems": 100 }' | apify call crawlerbros/giveorg-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/giveorg-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Give.org BBB Charity Scraper", "description": "Scrape Give.org (BBB Wise Giving Alliance) - the BBB charity review and accreditation database. Browse 7,000+ charity reviews or search by category and keyword. Extracts charity name, BBB accreditation status, category, city, state, EIN, and charity review URL.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "JaTt9mApRpA5tp9gZ" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~giveorg-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-giveorg-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~giveorg-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-giveorg-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~giveorg-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-giveorg-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "browseCharities", "searchCharities", "browseCategory" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch.", "default": "browseCharities" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search query (mode=searchCharities)", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword to filter charity names (case-insensitive)." }, "category": { "title": "Category (mode=browseCategory)", "enum": [ "health", "education", "environment", "human-services", "children-youth", "animal-protection", "arts-culture", "civil-rights", "community-development", "disaster-relief", "food-banks", "housing", "international", "military-veterans", "police-and-firefighter-organizations", "religious", "other-charitable-organizations" ], "type": "string", "description": "Category slug from Give.org URL path (e.g. health, education, environment, human-services, children-youth)." }, "state": { "title": "Filter by state (2-letter code)", "type": "string", "description": "Filter results to a specific US state (e.g. CA, NY, TX)." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 7200, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of charities to return.", "default": 100 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { 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