IRS 990 Nonprofit & Tax-Exempt Organization Search - 2M+ Organizations

Search 2 million+ IRS tax-exempt organizations -- nonprofits, charities, foundations, and other 501(c) entities. Get Form 990 financial data including revenue, expenses, assets, officer compensation, and downloadable PDF filings.

No API key required. Data sourced from IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

What data can you get?

• Organization profile: name, EIN, address, city, state, zip code, NTEE classification, 501(c) subsection, IRS ruling date
• Financial summary: total assets, income, revenue (from IRS Business Master File)
• Form 990 filings (EIN lookup): multiple years of financial data per organization
  • Total revenue, total expenses, net assets
  • Total contributions/gifts received
  • Program revenue, investment income
  • Officer/director compensation, other salaries, payroll tax
  • Total assets, total liabilities
  • Downloadable 990 PDF links

Search types

Search Type	Description	Required Fields
Search	Find organizations by name, keyword, or city	query
EIN Lookup	Get full details + all filings for one organization	ein

Search mode supports optional filters: state, NTEE category, 501(c) subsection code.

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
searchType	string	search or ein
query	string	Search term: organization name, city, or keyword
ein	integer	EIN for direct lookup (e.g. 530196605 for American Red Cross)
state	string	Two-letter state code filter (e.g. "CA", "NY")
ntee	integer	NTEE category: 1=Arts, 2=Education, 3=Environment, 4=Health, 5=Human Services, 6=International, 7=Public Benefit, 8=Religion, 9=Mutual Benefit
cCode	integer	501(c) subsection code (e.g. 3 for charities, 4 for social welfare)
maxResults	integer	Maximum results (default: 25, max: 1000)

Example use cases

• Nonprofit research & due diligence: Look up any charity's financial health before donating or partnering
• Grant writing: Research potential funders, compare foundation financials and giving patterns
• Compliance & KYC: Verify tax-exempt status, EIN, and 501(c) classification
• Journalism & investigations: Analyze nonprofit executive compensation, revenue trends, and financial patterns
• Competitor analysis: Compare nonprofits in the same NTEE category or geographic area
• Sales prospecting: Build lists of nonprofits by state, category, and revenue size for targeted outreach
• Academic research: Study nonprofit sector trends, funding patterns, and organizational growth

Output fields

Organization fields

Field	Type	Description
ein	integer	Employer Identification Number
strein	string	Formatted EIN (XX-XXXXXXX)
name	string	Organization name
alternateName	string	Alternate or sort name
address	string	Street address (EIN lookup only)
city	string	City
state	string	Two-letter state code
zipCode	string	ZIP code (EIN lookup only)
nteeCode	string	NTEE classification code
subsectionCode	integer	501(c) subsection code
rulingDate	string	IRS ruling date (EIN lookup only)
assetAmount	integer	Total assets (EIN lookup only)
incomeAmount	integer	Total income (EIN lookup only)
revenueAmount	integer	Total revenue (EIN lookup only)
taxPeriod	string	Most recent tax period (EIN lookup only)
filings	array	Form 990 filings with financial data (EIN lookup only)

Filing fields (within filings array)

Field	Type	Description
taxPeriodYear	integer	Tax year
formType	string	990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF
pdfURL	string	Link to downloadable 990 PDF
totalRevenue	integer	Total revenue
totalExpenses	integer	Total functional expenses
totalAssets	integer	Year-end total assets
totalLiabilities	integer	Year-end total liabilities
netAssets	integer	Year-end net assets
contributions	integer	Total contributions and gifts
programRevenue	integer	Program service revenue
investmentIncome	integer	Investment income
officerCompensation	integer	Compensation of current officers
otherSalaries	integer	Other salaries and wages
payrollTax	integer	Payroll taxes

Example output (EIN lookup)

{
  "ein": 530196605,
  "strein": "53-0196605",
  "name": "American National Red Cross",
  "address": "431 18TH ST NW",
  "city": "Washington",
  "state": "DC",
  "zipCode": "20006-5310",
  "nteeCode": "P210",
  "subsectionCode": 3,
  "rulingDate": "1938-12-01",
  "assetAmount": 4565143729,
  "revenueAmount": 3804377344,
  "filings": [
    {
      "taxPeriodYear": 2023,
      "formType": "990",
      "totalRevenue": 3217077611,
      "totalExpenses": 2971106889,
      "totalAssets": 4028321133,
      "contributions": 919126379,
      "officerCompensation": 5947262,
      "otherSalaries": 1182370329
    }
  ]
}

Data source

Data comes from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (updated quarterly) and IRS Annual Extract of Tax-Exempt Organization Financial Data, accessed via the ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API. This is public data. No authentication required.

Coverage: Form 990, 990-EZ, and 990-PF filings from 2011 to present.

Integrations

• Google Sheets -- export nonprofit data to spreadsheets
• Slack/Email -- monitor specific organizations for updated filings
• Zapier/Make -- automate nonprofit research workflows
• Your database -- import via JSON or CSV export

FAQ

How many organizations are in the database? Over 2 million IRS-recognized tax-exempt organizations.

How current is the data? The IRS Business Master File is updated quarterly. Filing data is extracted as new 990s are filed.

What's the difference between search and EIN lookup? Search returns basic profile info for multiple organizations. EIN lookup returns the full profile plus all available Form 990 filings with detailed financial data.

Can I filter by revenue or asset size? Not directly through the API, but you can export results and filter in a spreadsheet or database.

Are private foundations included? Yes. Form 990-PF filers are included. Use 501(c)(3) filter to find both public charities and private foundations.

Pricing

Usage is billed per Apify platform compute unit. Typical searches cost fractions of a cent. See the Apify pricing page for current rates.

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