# ProPublica Nonprofit 990 Scraper (`scrapers_lat/propublica-nonprofits-scraper`) Actor
Scrape US nonprofit organizations and their IRS Form 990 financials from the ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. Search by name, state, category or 501c type, or look up by EIN. Export JSON, CSV, Excel.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/propublica-nonprofits-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $11.54 / 1,000 results
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.
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# README
[](https://console.apify.com/actors/kDdTAZuHtgiNorFuk/input)
## ProPublica Nonprofit 990 Scraper
> Extract US nonprofit organizations and their IRS Form 990 financials from the ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, covering more than 1.8 million tax-exempt entities nationwide. Every record carries the full financial surface: total revenue, expenses, assets, liabilities, net assets, contributions, program service revenue, investment income, officer compensation and salaries, plus a readable mission category, tax-deductibility and active-status flags
30+ fields incl. exec pay & net assets
United States coverage
JSON / CSV / Excel output formats
### Who is it for
| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| Build prospect lists of foundations and charities by state and category | Fundraisers and grant seekers |
| Benchmark nonprofit revenue, expenses and assets across a sector | Researchers and analysts |
| Enrich CRM records with EIN, classification and 990 financials | Sales and data teams |
| Monitor executive compensation and financial health of grantees | Foundations and watchdogs |
| Map the nonprofit landscape of a region or cause area | Journalists and policy teams |
### Frequently Asked Questions
**What organizations does this scraper cover?**\
It covers the full IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File as indexed by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, which is more than 1.8 million US tax-exempt organizations. You can search every state and territory, every NTEE mission category and every 501(c) subsection type.
**How many results can I get from one run?**\
Search returns 25 organizations per page and you control the total with Max Items. A single search query can surface thousands of matches, so narrow with a state, category or 501(c) type to focus the pull. EIN lookup mode fetches exactly the organizations you list.
**How do I filter the nonprofits I want?**\
Combine a free-text query with filters for state, NTEE category and 501(c) tax-exempt type. To pull specific organizations instead, paste their EINs into the EIN list and the search filters are ignored.
**Why are some financial fields empty?**\
Smaller nonprofits often file the short Form 990-N postcard, which carries no financial figures, so revenue, expenses and assets are null for them. Larger organizations have full Form 990 data and their filings array is populated. Missing values are returned as null and never invented.
**What happens when an EIN is not found?**\
The actor returns a record with the EIN and an error field explaining it was not found, so your run still completes successfully and you can see exactly which lookups missed.
### Export, API and AI agents (x402 + MCP)
Export the scraped data to **JSON, CSV or Excel**, pull it as a **dataset** through the Apify **API**, or wire it into your app with **no code**. This web scraper and data extractor also works for bulk data extraction and scheduled runs.
For AI agents: this Actor is available on **x402**, Apify's agentic payment standard built with Coinbase. An AI agent can discover, pay for and run it on its own with a funded wallet and a single HTTP request: no account, no subscription, no API key and no human in the loop. It also runs as an **MCP** tool inside Claude, Cursor and other AI clients out of the box. Learn more about [x402 agentic payments on Apify](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402).
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### More scrapers at scrapers.lat
This actor is built and maintained by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat), where we publish scrapers for Latin American and US public platforms: real estate, jobs, e-commerce, company registries and government data. Browse the full catalog, see live sample output for each one, or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat).
***
> This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with ProPublica or the IRS. It only accesses public IRS Form 990 data made available through the ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API. Use it in accordance with ProPublica's terms of service.
# Actor input Schema
## `maxNonprofits` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of organizations to collect across all pages. Optional.
## `withDetails` (type: `boolean`):
When enabled, the actor fetches each organization's detail record, including the latest Form 990 financials (total revenue, expenses, assets, liabilities) and the full filing history. Disable to return only the lighter search-level fields, which is faster.
## `query` (type: `string`):
Free-text search by organization name or keyword, for example red cross, food bank, university. Leave empty to browse by the filters below.
## `state` (type: `string`):
Two-letter US state or territory code to restrict results, for example CA, NY, TX, PR.
## `ntee` (type: `string`):
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities major group. Restricts results to one broad mission category.
## `cCode` (type: `string`):
IRS subsection code. Restricts results to one type of tax-exempt organization, for example 501(c)(3) public charities.
## `eins` (type: `array`):
Look up specific organizations directly by their EIN (Employer Identification Number). Accepts plain digits or the 12-3456789 format. When this list is filled the search filters above are ignored. One EIN per line.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"maxNonprofits": 10,
"withDetails": true,
"state": "",
"ntee": "",
"cCode": ""
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `results` (type: `string`):
No description
# 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 '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"maxNonprofits": 10
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/propublica-nonprofits-scraper").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 '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "maxNonprofits": 10 }
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/propublica-nonprofits-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"maxNonprofits": 10
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/propublica-nonprofits-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapers_lat/propublica-nonprofits-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/kDdTAZuHtgiNorFuk/builds/bkqfKKEP3jPMMVHML/openapi.json