search_contributions
Pack: open-fec · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-fec/mcp
Search itemized individual contributions (“follow the money”) — who donated, how much, employer/occupation, city/state, and date. Filter by recipient committee, donor name, employer, state, minimum amount, and cycle. PREFER for “who donated to
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
_apiKey | string | yes | OpenFEC API key |
committee_id | string | no | Recipient committee ID (from search_committees). |
contributor_name | string | no | Donor name to search (e.g. “Musk”). |
contributor_employer | string | no | Donor employer filter (e.g. “Google”). |
state | string | no | Two-letter donor state (e.g. “CA”). |
min_amount | number | no | Minimum contribution amount in USD. |
cycle | number | no | Two-year transaction period / cycle (even year, e.g. 2024). |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-fec/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_contributions","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-fec": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-fec/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.