🇺🇸 IRS Exempt Organizations Scraper

🚀 Export 501(c) tax-exempt organizations from the official IRS Master File in seconds.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-26 · 📊 18 fields per record · 1.5M+ nonprofits · all 50 states + DC + territories · 18 official fields

The IRS publishes a Business Master File (BMF) listing every active tax-exempt organization in the United States. This Actor downloads the per-state BMF and structures it into a clean dataset, one row per organization and 18 official fields covering identification, address, classification, and finance.

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
Nonprofit researchers	Build sector datasets
Grantmakers & foundations	Source candidate grantees
Compliance teams	Vet 501(c) status
Journalists	Investigate financial reporting

📋 What the IRS Exempt Organizations Scraper does

• Queries the public IRS Exempt Organizations source and structures the response
• Returns one record per item with 18 normalized fields
• Supports pagination and optional filters
• Outputs to CSV, Excel, JSON, XML via Apify dataset
• Auto-limits to 10 items on the free plan; up to 1,000,000 on paid

💡 Why it matters: IRS Exempt Organizations data is public record. This Actor makes it usable.

🎬 Full Demo (🚧 Coming soon)

⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Description
state	enum	Two-letter US state code (e.g. CA, NY, DC)
maxItems	integer	Cap on rows (free: 10)
subsection	string	Optional IRS subsection (e.g. 03 for 501(c)(3))

{ "state": "CA", "maxItems": 100 }

{ "state": "NY", "subsection": "03", "maxItems": 500 }

⚠️ Good to Know: The IRS refreshes the BMF monthly. Some fields are blank for newly added organizations.

📊 Output

Field	Type	Description
🔹 ein	string	Employer Identification Number
🔹 name	string	Organization legal name
🔹 street	string	Street address
🔹 city	string	City
🔹 state	string	State
🔹 zip	string	ZIP+4
🔹 subsection	string	IRC 501(c) subsection code
🔹 classification	string	NTEE/IRS classification code
🔹 ruling	string	IRS ruling date (YYYYMM)
🔹 deductibility	string	Contribution deductibility code
🔹 foundation	string	Foundation type code
🔹 nteeCd	string	National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities code
🔹 assetAmount	number	Reported assets (USD)
🔹 incomeAmount	number	Reported income (USD)
🔹 revenueAmount	number	Reported revenue (USD)
🕒 scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp of when the record was collected
❌ error	string | null	Error message if extraction failed

✨ Why choose this Actor

• Direct IRS Exempt Organizations source, no third-party caching
• Real-time data, never stale
• Pay-per-result pricing; only charged for what you keep
• Works with Make, Zapier, n8n, Airbyte, GitHub Actions, Google Sheets

📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Maintenance	Coverage
IRS BMF CSV manual	Free	Medium	Per-state files
Pro-WonProspera/Candid	$$$	None	Curated, paywalled
This actor	Pay per result	None	Full BMF, structured

🚀 How to use

1. Create a free account w/ $5 credit
2. Open the Actor page
3. Set maxItems and any optional filters
4. Run
5. Download dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML

💼 Business use cases

Competitor & market intelligence

Track IRS Exempt Organizations entries relevant to your sector.

Compliance monitoring

Spot regulatory or enforcement signals in your industry feed.

Lead generation

Use IRS Exempt Organizations entries as a clean prospect list.

Risk & due diligence

Vet counterparties or candidates against the official record.

🔌 Automating IRS Exempt Organizations Scraper

Connects with Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub Actions, and Google Drive via Apify's standard integrations.

🌟 Beyond business use cases

Research

Academic studies on regulation, public policy, and enforcement trends.

Personal

Citizens following developments in their communities.

Non-profit

Watchdog organizations and civic-tech projects auditing the record.

Experimentation

Train models on labeled regulatory data.

🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, or Copilot can explain inputs, sample outputs, and integration patterns.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How fresh is the data? A: IRS publishes monthly. We pull the latest CSV at run time. Q: Are 501(c)(3) only included? A: Use the subsection filter (03 = 501(c)(3)). Q: Do you have territories? A: Yes: PR and others via the state selector. Q: Are private foundations included? A: Yes, via the foundation code. Q: Are dollar amounts USD? A: Yes, nominal USD as reported to the IRS. Q: Is this affiliated with the IRS? A: No. Independent tool using public Master File CSVs. Q: What about Forms 990? A: BMF lists organizations. Form 990 data is a separate dataset. Q: Are revoked orgs included? A: BMF reflects current active status only. Q: What is the NTEE code? A: A taxonomy classifying nonprofit activity area. Q: Can I get all states at once? A: Run per state and combine outputs.

🔌 Integrate with any app

Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub Actions, Google Sheets, Webhooks, REST API.

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⚠️ Disclaimer: independent tool, not affiliated with the IRS Exempt Organizations source agency or any government. Only publicly available data collected.