Charity Navigator Scraper

Scrape nonprofit ratings, financial scores, and accountability data from Charity Navigator — the largest nonprofit evaluator in the United States.

What You Get

• Star ratings (0-4) and numeric score (0-100%)
• Financial metrics: total revenue, expenses, program/admin/fundraising ratios
• Accountability and transparency scores
• Mission statement and website
• Location, cause categories, staff/leadership info
• Organization size and IRS NTEE classification

Scrape Modes

1. Search (default)

Find charities by keyword across all 1.8 million nonprofits in Charity Navigator's database.

Input:

{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQuery": "animal rescue",
  "limit": 20
}

2. Details

Get the complete profile for a specific charity by EIN (Employer Identification Number).

Input:

{
  "mode": "details",
  "ein": "131624100"
}

3. Category Browse

Browse charities by cause area. Common categories include: Animals, Education, Health, Human Services, Arts, Environment, Religion, International.

Input:

{
  "mode": "category",
  "category": "Animals",
  "limit": 50
}

Output Fields

Field	Description
name	Charity name
ein	Employer Identification Number
url	Charity Navigator profile URL
city, state	Location
location	"City, State" combined
starRating	Star rating (0-4)
rating	Numeric score (0-100)
ratingScore	Formatted score ("91%")
category	NTEE category (e.g., "Arts, Culture and Humanities")
causeArea	Primary cause (e.g., "Art museums")
causes	All cause tags
mission	Organization mission statement (details mode)
website	Charity's website (details mode)
totalRevenue	Most recent total revenue in USD (details mode)
totalExpenses	Total functional expenses in USD (details mode)
programExpenses	Program service expenses in USD (details mode)
programExpenseRatio	% of expenses on programs (details mode)
adminExpenseRatio	% of expenses on management (details mode)
fundraisingExpenseRatio	% of expenses on fundraising (details mode)
totalAssets	Total assets in USD (details mode)
netAssets	Net assets/fund balance (details mode)
employeeCount	Number of employees (details mode)
size	Revenue size tier (SMALL/MEDIUM/LARGE/SUPER)
isProfileComplete	Whether the charity has a complete Beacon profile
beaconsCompleted	Number of Beacon sections completed (0-4)
leadershipStaff	Top staff names, titles, and compensation (details mode)
scrapedAt	ISO timestamp of scrape

Technical Notes

• Data source: Charity Navigator embeds all search and profile data as JSON in the page's Next.js RSC (React Server Component) payload — no JavaScript execution required
• Rate limiting: 1.5s delay between requests, no aggressive bot protection on the site
• Pagination: Search and category modes paginate automatically (10 results per page)
• Proxies: Optional — the site has light protection (analytics only), but proxies help for large runs

Example Output (Search Mode)

{
  "name": "National Center for Construction Education Research",
  "ein": "541779583",
  "url": "https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/541779583",
  "city": "ALACHUA",
  "state": "FL",
  "location": "ALACHUA, FL",
  "rating": 91,
  "ratingScore": "91%",
  "starRating": 4,
  "causeArea": "Education",
  "causes": ["Education", "Job training", "Job creation and workforce development"],
  "size": "LARGE",
  "subsection": "501(c)(03)",
  "isProfileComplete": true,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Example Output (Details Mode)

{
  "name": "The Museum of Modern Art",
  "ein": "131624100",
  "url": "https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/131624100",
  "category": "Arts, Culture and Humanities",
  "causeArea": "Art Museums",
  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "location": "New York, NY",
  "address": "11 West 53rd Street",
  "starRating": 4,
  "ratingScore": "97%",
  "mission": "Founded in 1929 as an educational institution...",
  "website": "https://www.moma.org",
  "totalRevenue": 236680721,
  "totalExpenses": 280669509,
  "programExpenses": 207327987,
  "programExpenseRatio": "73.87%",
  "adminExpenseRatio": "21.61%",
  "fundraisingExpenseRatio": "4.52%",
  "totalAssets": 2490307043,
  "employeeCount": 1045,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z"
}