`search_nonprofits`

Pack: propublica-nonprofit · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/propublica-nonprofit/mcp

Search US nonprofits by name. Returns EIN, name, city, state, revenue, assets, and NTEE code. Example: search_nonprofits(“red cross”, “NY”). Use get_organization with the EIN for full details.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Name or keyword to search for (e.g., “habitat for humanity”)
`state`	string	no	Two-letter state code to filter results (e.g., “CA”, “NY”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "red cross"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/propublica-nonprofit/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_nonprofits","arguments":{"query":"red cross"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_nonprofits', {
  "query": "red cross"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "habitat for humanity",
  "state": "CA"
}

Response shape

Always returns: query, state, total_results, organizations

Field	Type	Description
`query`	string	The search query used
`state`	string \| null	The state filter applied (uppercase), or null if not provided
`total_results`	number	Total number of matching nonprofits found
`organizations`	array	Array of matching nonprofit organizations

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The search query used"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The state filter applied (uppercase), or null if not provided"
    },
    "total_results": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of matching nonprofits found"
    },
    "organizations": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of matching nonprofit organizations",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "ein": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Employer Identification Number"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Organization name"
          },
          "city": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "City location"
          },
          "state": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "State code"
          },
          "ntee_code": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "NTEE classification code"
          },
          "subsection_code": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "IRS subsection code"
          },
          "ruling_date": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Tax-exempt ruling date"
          },
          "tax_period": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Most recent tax period"
          },
          "asset_amount": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Total assets amount"
          },
          "income_amount": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Total income amount"
          },
          "revenue_amount": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Total revenue amount"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query",
    "state",
    "total_results",
    "organizations"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "propublica-nonprofit": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/propublica-nonprofit/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_nonprofits