Nonprofit Grant Intelligence MCP Server

Philanthropic due diligence intelligence for foundations, corporate giving programs, and grant writers. This MCP server orchestrates 7 data sources across IRS 990 financial data, federal grant opportunities, federal award history, UK charity registrations, and multi-jurisdiction sanctions screening. It delivers nonprofit health scoring, grant compliance verification, organizational integrity screening, cross-jurisdiction verification (US/UK/international), funding landscape analysis, and comprehensive due diligence reports with recommendations from APPROVE to DECLINE.

What data can you access?

Data Point	Source	Coverage
IRS 990 financial data	ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer	US tax-exempt organizations
Federal grant opportunities	Grants.gov	All federal grant programs
Federal award history	USAspending	Grants, contracts, direct payments
UK charity registrations	Charity Commission	England and Wales charities
Multi-jurisdiction sanctions	OpenSanctions	40+ sanctions and PEP lists
US Treasury sanctions	OFAC SDN	Sanctioned entities
Corporate registries	OpenCorporates	Global company records

MCP Tools

Tool	Price	Description
assess_nonprofit_health	$0.10	Assess nonprofit financial health from IRS 990 data: revenue trends, program expense ratio, sustainability analysis. Nonprofit Health Score (0-100).
verify_grant_compliance	$0.10	Verify grant compliance via Grants.gov and USAspending: federal award history, debarment checks, compliance analysis.
screen_organizational_integrity	$0.10	Screen organizational integrity: OFAC sanctions, OpenSanctions watchlists, OpenCorporates corporate structure analysis. Returns Integrity Risk Score.
search_grant_opportunities	$0.10	Search active federal grant opportunities from Grants.gov by keyword, agency, or CFDA number with status filtering.
verify_cross_jurisdiction	$0.10	Cross-jurisdiction verification: US (ProPublica IRS 990), UK (Charity Commission), international (OpenCorporates). Verification Score.
analyze_funding_landscape	$0.10	Analyze the funding landscape for a sector: federal spending trends, active grant programs, agency concentration, and total funding.
generate_due_diligence_report	$0.10	Comprehensive philanthropic due diligence report: all 7 sources, 4 scoring models, recommendation (Approve/Conditional/Enhanced Review/Decline).

Data Sources

• ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer -- IRS 990 financial data for US tax-exempt organizations including revenue, expenses, assets, officer compensation, mission statements, and multi-year filing history
• Grants.gov -- Federal grant opportunity listings with application deadlines, eligibility criteria, funding amounts, and awarding agency details
• USAspending -- Federal award and spending data tracking grants, contracts, and direct payments to organizations with award amounts, programs, and compliance indicators
• UK Charity Commission -- England and Wales charity registration data including income, spending, trustee information, activities, and regulatory compliance status
• OpenSanctions -- Consolidated international sanctions and Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) database merging 40+ watchlists for leadership integrity screening
• OFAC Sanctions Search -- US Treasury Specially Designated Nationals list for screening nonprofit leadership and affiliated entities against US sanctions
• OpenCorporates -- Global corporate registry data providing entity verification, corporate structure mapping, and multi-jurisdiction presence confirmation

How the scoring works

Four independent scoring models contribute to the due diligence recommendation.

Nonprofit Health Score (0-100): Financial health assessment from IRS 990 data. Evaluates revenue growth trajectory, program expense ratio (percentage of spending on mission vs overhead), administrative overhead levels, and financial reserves adequacy. Higher scores indicate stronger financial health.

Grant Compliance Risk Index: Federal award history analysis via USAspending combined with Grants.gov program matching. Examines award volume, reporting compliance indicators, and debarment/suspension status.

Integrity Screen: Cross-references organizational leadership against OFAC SDN list, OpenSanctions international watchlists, and OpenCorporates corporate registries. Identifies sanctioned individuals, PEP connections, and opaque corporate structures.

Cross-Jurisdiction Verification Score: Confirms entity existence across US (IRS 990), UK (Charity Commission), and international (OpenCorporates) registries. Multi-jurisdiction presence with consistent information strengthens verification confidence.

Recommendation	Criteria
APPROVE	Strong financials, clean integrity screen, verified across jurisdictions
CONDITIONAL	Adequate financials with minor compliance or verification gaps requiring follow-up
ENHANCED REVIEW	Integrity concerns or significant financial weaknesses requiring deeper investigation
DECLINE	Sanctions matches, severe financial distress, or failed verification

How to connect this MCP server

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nonprofit-grant": {
      "url": "https://nonprofit-grant-intelligence-mcp.apify.actor/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Programmatic (cURL)

curl -X POST https://nonprofit-grant-intelligence-mcp.apify.actor/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"generate_due_diligence_report","arguments":{"organization":"American Red Cross"}},"id":1}'

Other MCP clients

This server works with any MCP-compatible client including Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and custom integrations. Point your client to https://nonprofit-grant-intelligence-mcp.apify.actor/mcp.

Use cases for nonprofit intelligence

Foundation grant due diligence

Screen grant applicants before funding decisions. The due diligence report combines financial health scoring, integrity screening, and cross-jurisdiction verification into a structured recommendation (Approve/Conditional/Enhanced Review/Decline).

Corporate social responsibility screening

Verify nonprofit partners for CSR programs. The integrity screen checks leadership against sanctions and watchlists, while cross-jurisdiction verification confirms the organization exists in claimed registries.

Grant opportunity discovery

Search active federal grant opportunities by topic, agency, or program area. The search_grant_opportunities tool returns matching Grants.gov listings with deadlines, eligibility, and funding amounts.

Cross-border charity verification

Verify organizations claiming to operate across US, UK, and international jurisdictions. The cross-jurisdiction tool checks IRS 990 data, UK Charity Commission records, and OpenCorporates registries for consistent presence.

Funding landscape analysis

Map the funding landscape for a specific cause area or sector. Identify total federal funding volume, top awarding agencies, active grant programs, and funding concentration patterns.

Compliance monitoring

Track existing grantee compliance using federal award history from USAspending. Identify organizations with declining grant compliance indicators or debarment/suspension flags.

How much does it cost?

This MCP uses pay-per-event pricing. You are only charged when a tool is called.

Each tool call costs $0.10. The Apify Free plan includes $5 of monthly platform credits, enough for approximately 50 nonprofit intelligence queries per month.

Usage Example	Estimated Cost
Single due diligence report	$0.10
Batch screening of 10 applicants	$1.00
Grant opportunity search	$0.10
Funding landscape analysis	$0.10

How it works

1. Tool call received -- Your MCP client sends an organization name, EIN, or search query.
2. Parallel actor execution -- Up to 7 Apify actors run simultaneously across IRS 990 data, Grants.gov, USAspending, UK Charity Commission, OpenSanctions, OFAC, and OpenCorporates.
3. Scoring models applied -- Four models independently score financial health, grant compliance, organizational integrity, and cross-jurisdiction verification.
4. Recommendation synthesis -- For the due diligence report, dimensional scores are combined into an overall recommendation with supporting evidence and action items.
5. Structured response -- Results are returned as JSON with scores, recommendations, sample records, and risk flags.

FAQ

Q: What financial data is available? A: US IRS 990 data via ProPublica includes revenue, expenses, assets, officer compensation, and mission statements. UK Charity Commission data includes income, spending, and trustee information.

Q: Can this verify international NGOs? A: Partially. US nonprofits are verified via IRS 990, UK charities via the Charity Commission, and international entities via OpenCorporates corporate registries. Other country-specific charity regulators are not currently included.

Q: Does it screen individual officers? A: The integrity screening tool searches organization names against sanctions databases. You can also input individual officer names directly for personal sanctions screening.

Q: How current is the 990 data? A: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer provides IRS 990 data as filed. There is typically a 6-18 month lag between a nonprofit's fiscal year end and 990 availability.

Q: Is it legal to use this data? A: All data sources are public databases. IRS 990 data is public record, Grants.gov and USAspending are federal databases, and sanctions lists are publicly available.

Q: Can I monitor grantees over time? A: Use Apify scheduling to run health assessments on a recurring basis and track financial trends across filing years.

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Integrations

This MCP server runs on the Apify platform and integrates with the broader Apify ecosystem:

• Apify API -- Call this MCP programmatically from any language via the Apify API
• Scheduling -- Set up recurring grantee monitoring on quarterly or annual schedules
• Webhooks -- Trigger alerts when integrity screens flag new sanctions matches or health scores decline
• Integrations -- Connect to Slack, Zapier, Make, or any webhook-compatible service for due diligence notifications