ProPublica Nonprofit 990 Scraper - Executive Compensation & Financial Trends

Overview

Extract IRS 990 tax filing data from ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. Includes executive compensation analysis, multi-year financial trends, revenue breakdowns, and assets. Search by name, EIN, state, or NTEE category.

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Filter results by category or type
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats
• Control output volume with configurable result limits

Use Cases

• Track - Track federal government data releases and updates
• Build - Build datasets for policy research and analysis
• Monitor - Monitor regulatory changes and compliance requirements
• Aggregate - Aggregate public government data for transparency projects

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
mode	string (required)	How to find nonprofits	search
searchQuery	string	Search term for organization name, city, or alternate name. Supports exact ph...
ein	string	9-digit Employer Identification Number (with or without dash, e.g., 53-019660...
einList	array	List of EINs for bulk lookup (up to 100)
state	string	Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g., CA, NY, TX)
nteeCategory	string	National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities category (1-10)
subsectionCode	string	IRS 501(c) subsection code. Most nonprofits are 501(c)(3).
minRevenue	integer	Minimum total revenue (filters results after fetching)
maxRevenue	integer	Maximum total revenue (filters results after fetching)
includeFilingHistory	boolean	Include all available 990 filings for trend analysis (not just latest)	true
includeExecutiveComp	boolean	Calculate executive compensation metrics and ratios (DIFFERENTIATOR)	true
includeTrends	boolean	Calculate year-over-year growth rates for key metrics (DIFFERENTIATOR)	true
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of organizations to return	25
maxFilingsPerOrg	integer	Maximum number of historical filings to include per organization	5

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "name": "ProPublica Nonprofit 990 Sample Item",
  "ein": "Sample ein",
  "city": "San Francisco",
  "state": "CA",
  "ntee_code": "Sample ntee_code",
  "latest_revenue": "Sample latest_revenue",
  "latest_expenses": "Sample latest_expenses",
  "latest_assets": "Sample latest_assets",
  "exec_comp_total": "Sample exec_comp_total",
  "exec_comp_ratio": "Sample exec_comp_ratio",
  "revenue_3yr_growth": "Sample revenue_3yr_growth"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the ProPublica Nonprofit 990 Scraper - Executive Compensation & Financial Trends actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~propublica-990-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxResults": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/propublica-990-scraper").call(
    run_input={"maxResults": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect ProPublica Nonprofit 990 Scraper - Executive Compensation & Financial Trends with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration