# Nonprofit 990 Normalizer (IRS Tax-Exempt Organizations) (`wakey7dev/nonprofit-990-normalizer`) Actor

Search US tax-exempt organizations from IRS 990 filings with enriched data — organization name dedup, NTEE category classification, EIN formatting, state/region mapping and financial amount tiering. Free API, no key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/wakey7dev/nonprofit-990-normalizer.md
- **Developed by:** [Chris Wakefield](https://apify.com/wakey7dev) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

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

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# README

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## Nonprofit 990 Normalizer — IRS Tax-Exempt Organizations

Search **US tax-exempt organizations** from IRS 990 filings with enriched, normalized data. Built on the **ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API** — **free, no API key required**. Covers ~1.8M registered nonprofits with full-text search by name, keyword, or EIN.

### What This Actor Does

- Searches nonprofits by name, keyword, or EIN (direct EIN lookup supported)
- **Normalizes organization names** — strips legal suffixes (Inc, Corp, Foundation, LLC), leading "The", cleans whitespace and title-cases
- **Deduplicates entities by EIN** — every spelling variant of an org collapses to one canonical record
- **Classifies NTEE codes** — maps 400+ NTEE codes and major groups to human-readable categories (Environment, Health Care, Grantmaking Foundations, etc.)
- **Formats EINs** — 9-digit → `XX-XXXXXXX`
- **Maps states & regions** — 2-letter code → full name + US region (Northeast, South, Midwest, West)
- **Decodes IRS subsection codes** — 501(c)(3) charitable vs 501(c)(4) social welfare vs private foundation, etc.
- **Tiers financial amounts** — optional enrichment returns assets, income and revenue bucketed (Under $100K → $100M+)

### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `searchQuery` | string | Yes | (none) | Org name, keyword, or EIN (e.g. `climate fund`, `cancer research`, `13-1624102`) |
| `state` | string | No | (empty) | 2-letter US state code filter (e.g. `NY`) |
| `nteeCode` | string | No | (empty) | NTEE code/prefix filter (e.g. `C` = Environment, `T20` = private foundations) |
| `includeFilings` | boolean | No | false | Fetch financials (assets/income/revenue, ruling date) per org |
| `maxResults` | integer | No | 20 | Max organizations to return (1–200) |

### Example Input

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "climate",
  "nteeCode": "C",
  "includeFilings": true,
  "maxResults": 15
}
```

### Example Output

```json
{
  "ein": "13-1624102",
  "einRaw": "131624102",
  "name": "National Audubon Society Inc",
  "nameNormalized": "National Audubon Society",
  "city": "New York",
  "stateCode": "NY",
  "stateName": "New York",
  "region": "Northeast",
  "nteeCode": "C300",
  "nteeMajorGroup": "C",
  "nteeCategory": "Environment",
  "nteeDescription": "Natural Resources Conservation",
  "subsectionCode": 3,
  "subsection": "501(c)(3) — Charitable/educational (deductible)",
  "assetAmount": 641314557,
  "assetTier": "$100M+",
  "incomeAmount": 225028801,
  "incomeTier": "$100M+",
  "revenueAmount": 197300511,
  "revenueTier": "$100M+",
  "rulingDate": "1972-11-01"
}
```

### Use Cases

- **Grantmakers & foundations** — due-diligence screening of prospective grantees by sector, size, and geography
- **Fundraising / development teams** — build prospect lists of nonprofits by NTEE category and region
- **Journalists & researchers** — map the nonprofit landscape around any issue or location
- **Fintech & banking** — verify nonprofit identity (EIN, ruling date, 501(c) status) for onboarding and KYC
- **Donor-advisory firms** — compare organizations by financial tier and mission classification

### Data Source

Data from the [ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer](https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/) API, which aggregates IRS Business Master File and 990 filing data. Free and open, no API key required.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Organization name, keyword, or EIN to search (e.g. 'climate fund', 'cancer research', or '13-1624102').

## `state` (type: `string`):

Filter by 2-letter US state code (e.g. 'NY', 'CA'). Leave empty for all states.

## `nteeCode` (type: `string`):

Filter by NTEE category code or prefix (e.g. 'C' for Environment, 'T20' for private foundations). Applied client-side.

## `includeFilings` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch full financial details (assets, income, revenue, ruling date) for each organization. Slower — makes one extra request per org.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of organizations to return (default: 20, max: 200).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "climate",
  "includeFilings": false,
  "maxResults": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Complete normalized nonprofit records with NTEE categories, regions, and financial tiers.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Human-readable summary table with NTEE category and state/region breakdowns.

## `stats` (type: `string`):

Aggregate statistics: total organizations, category/state/region distributions.

# 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 = {
    "searchQuery": "climate"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("wakey7dev/nonprofit-990-normalizer").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 = { "searchQuery": "climate" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("wakey7dev/nonprofit-990-normalizer").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 '{
  "searchQuery": "climate"
}' |
apify call wakey7dev/nonprofit-990-normalizer --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,wakey7dev/nonprofit-990-normalizer"
        }
    }
}

```

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/Bg72mgi5e4H79xQdv/builds/cIfjdtrBEEUfnGRXy/openapi.json