Core ResourcesNonprofits

Get nonprofit by EIN

Retrieves a nonprofit organization by an Employee Identification Number (EIN). The EIN is a unique number that identifies the organization to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

In the case that the organization does not exist within Chariot’s system, you can create one by calling the Create Nonprofit API endpoint.

Path parameters

einstringRequired

The unique federal employer identification number (EIN) of the nonprofit. This value should be exactly 9 digits and should not contain any special characters such as dashes.

Headers

AuthorizationstringRequired

OAuth authentication of the form <token>.

Response

OK
idstring
The unique identifier for the object.
namestring
The IRS registered name of the nonprofit organization
einstring

The US federal employer identification number (Tax ID); unique on the system. This value should be exactly 9 digits and should not contain any special characters such as dashes.

preferredNamestring or null
The preferred name of the nonprofit organization. This is the name that shows up on the nonprofit's dashboard and Connect modal. This is useful for nonprofits that are known by a different name to donors and don't use their IRS registered name publicly.
suborganizationslist of objects or null
The list of suborganizations associated with this nonprofit. Suborganizations are useful for nonprofits that have multiple chapters or locations.
addressobject or null
picturestring or null
The URI of the nonprofit's logo
websitestring or null
The URL of the nonprofit's website
createdAtdatetime or null
Time when this object was created. Expressed in ISO 8601 format.
updatedAtdatetime or null
Time when this object was last updated. Expressed in ISO 8601 format.
isDafPayNetworkboolean or null

A flag to indicate if the nonprofit will receive grants through the DAFPay Network. Grants processing through the DAFPay Network will be sent to the DAFPay Network 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 93-1372175). The DAFPay Network will then review and process the grant and send the funds to the nonprofit. Grants processed outside the DAFPay Network will be sent directly to the nonprofit.

inGoodStandingboolean or null

A flag to indicate if the nonprofit is in good standing with the IRS. If the nonprofit is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) Public Charity in good standing with the IRS, this field should be true. This status can change over time and is kept up-to-date by Chariot. Regardless of the value of this field, Connects can still be created for the nonprofit, however the nonprofit will not be able to receive grants through Chariot if this field is false. If you believe the value of this field is incorrect for a Nonprofit, please contact the Chariot team.

claimedboolean or null
A flag to indicate if the nonprofit has been claimed by a user. A nonprofit is claimed if a user signs up for a Chariot account with this nonprofit and is verified by the Chariot team.

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