# Grantee Eligibility Verifier: Pub 78, BMF, Revocation, OFAC (`hamsmoothie/grant-eligibility-verifier-pub78`) Actor

Verify 501(c)(3) grantee eligibility by EIN in bulk: IRS Pub 78 listing, Business Master File subsection and 509(a) status, Auto-Revocation list and OFAC SDN entity-name check. One flat row per EIN with grant_eligible, reasons and as-of dates. Free Candid Charity Check alternative built on the…

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hamsmoothie/grant-eligibility-verifier-pub78.md
- **Developed by:** [Maybe Quark](https://apify.com/hamsmoothie) (community)
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## Pricing

$50.00 / 1,000 ein verified (one eligibility row per ein)s

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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,
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## 501(c)(3) Status Check by EIN: IRS Pub 78, Auto-Revocation and OFAC Grantee Verification

**Grantee Eligibility Verifier** checks nonprofit grantees in bulk by EIN before money moves. Paste a roster of EINs and get one flat row per organization: whether it is on the IRS Publication 78 list, its Business Master File (BMF) subsection and 509(a) foundation status, whether the IRS auto-revoked its exemption (and whether it was reinstated), and whether its legal name exactly matches an OFAC SDN entity. Each row ends with `grant_eligible` (true or false), a `reasons` list for every "no", and the as-of date of every source. It uses free public IRS and Treasury files and needs no login or API key.

### Input

```json
{
  "mode": "verify",
  "eins": ["530196605", "131635294", "135562351"],
  "names": [],
  "require_501c3": true,
  "max_eins": 10000
}
```

- `mode`: `verify` (default) or `refresh_index` (publisher maintenance, free).
- `eins`: one EIN per entry; dashes, spaces and dropped leading zeros are tolerated.
- `names`: exact IRS legal names, resolved to EINs through the BMF. A name shared by several EINs returns candidates as `AMBIGUOUS`.
- `require_501c3`: when true (default), subsection 03 is required; turn off to accept any Pub 78-listed organization.
- `max_eins`: hard cap per run (default and maximum 10000).

### Output

One row per EIN, then a free `SUMMARY` row. Real example row (shortened here to the main fields):

```json
{
  "ein": "530196605",
  "match_status": "FOUND",
  "bmf_name": "AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS",
  "bmf_city": "WASHINGTON",
  "bmf_state": "DC",
  "pub78_listed": true,
  "pub78_deductibility_codes": ["PC"],
  "pub78_deductibility_labels": "Public charity",
  "subsection_code": "03",
  "subsection_label": "501(c)(3) Charitable, religious, educational, scientific",
  "foundation_code_509a": "15",
  "foundation_label": "Publicly supported charity 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)",
  "ruling_date": "1938-12",
  "ntee_code": "P210",
  "latest_tax_period": "202506",
  "revoked": false,
  "ofac_name_hit": false,
  "private_foundation": false,
  "supporting_organization": false,
  "grant_eligible": true,
  "reasons": [],
  "pub78_asof": "2026-10-13",
  "bmf_asof": "2026-10-13",
  "revocation_asof": "2026-10-13",
  "ofac_asof": "2026-10-13",
  "url": "https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/530196605"
}
```

`match_status` is `FOUND`, `NOT_FOUND`, `AMBIGUOUS` or `INVALID_EIN`. Full rows also include revenue and asset amounts, classification and exempt-status codes, all revocation fields, `reasons_text`, `notes` and an IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search link.

### Use cases

Search phrases this actor is built for:

- **"Verify 501(c)(3) EIN"**: check a single EIN or a whole grant docket and read `grant_eligible` and `reasons_text`.
- **"IRS Pub 78 bulk check for grantee eligibility"**: run a 100 to 500 EIN docket before the board meeting, or re-run monthly to catch grantees that lost exemption mid-grant.
- **"Nonprofit auto-revocation list check"**: read `revoked`, `revocation_date` and `reinstatement_date` for every grantee, plus `private_foundation` and `supporting_organization` flags for expenditure-responsibility cases.

Typical users are foundation grants managers, donor-advised fund sponsors, corporate giving and matching-gift programs, fiscal sponsors and AI agents that need a yes or no on a charity before approving a payment.

### Pricing

Pay per result: $0.05 per EIN verified ($50 per 1,000), charged for every `FOUND` or `NOT_FOUND` EIN row. `SUMMARY`, `AMBIGUOUS` and `INVALID_EIN` rows are free, and so is a `refresh_index` run. A docket of 300 EINs costs $15.

### Limits

- The actor loads a pre-built index of the IRS Pub 78, Auto-Revocation, BMF and OFAC files that the publisher refreshes weekly. If no index is reachable, a run rebuilds it inline (3 to 6 minutes). The `*_asof` columns show how fresh each source is.
- The OFAC check is an exact normalised-name match meant to catch obvious hits, not full sanctions screening; for fuzzy matching see the exclusion-debarment-screener actor by the same publisher.
- Churches and some government units are not in Pub 78; review `notes` and `foundation_label` for them instead of relying on `grant_eligible` alone.
- BMF "in care of" names and street addresses are not stored or returned. This is not legal or tax advice.

### FAQ

**Why is an organization in Pub 78 but missing from the BMF, or vice versa?** The IRS updates the files on different cycles; each row keeps every source's as-of date.

**Can I verify by name only?** Yes, through `names`, but it must equal the IRS legal name. Common names return `AMBIGUOUS` with candidate EINs.

**Does `revoked: false` with a `revocation_date` mean the organization is fine?** It was auto-revoked once and later reinstated; check `reinstatement_date` and `notes`.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

verify = check the EINs/names below against the pre-built weekly index (default). refresh_index = rebuild the index from the IRS and OFAC source files (about 420 MB, 3-6 minutes, no per-EIN charge); schedule it weekly, e.g. Sunday 03:00 UTC with 4 GB memory.

## `eins` (type: `array`):

Employer Identification Numbers, one per line (dashes, spaces and dropped leading zeros are tolerated; comma- or newline-separated pastes are split automatically). Default: American Red Cross, United Way Worldwide, The Salvation Army.

## `names` (type: `array`):

Exact IRS legal names to resolve to an EIN via the Business Master File (case-insensitive, whitespace-collapsed, otherwise exact). A name shared by several EINs returns a row with match_status AMBIGUOUS and the candidate EINs.

## `require_501c3` (type: `boolean`):

When on (default), grant_eligible also requires BMF subsection 03 (or a Pub 78 code that implies 501(c)(3)). Turn off to accept any Pub 78-listed organization, e.g. 501(c)(4) or 501(c)(19).

## `max_eins` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many unique EINs (hard cap 10,000). The SUMMARY row and invalid-EIN rows are free.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "verify",
  "eins": [
    "530196605",
    "131635294",
    "135562351"
  ],
  "names": [],
  "require_501c3": true,
  "max_eins": 10000
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One row per EIN (grant_eligible, reasons, Pub 78, BMF, revocation and OFAC fields) plus a SUMMARY row; download as JSON, CSV or Excel.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hamsmoothie/grant-eligibility-verifier-pub78").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hamsmoothie/grant-eligibility-verifier-pub78").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call hamsmoothie/grant-eligibility-verifier-pub78 --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hamsmoothie/grant-eligibility-verifier-pub78"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/emXIjSYGTlXGp1syp/builds/kBgXNYheNWERrLjjO/openapi.json