Nonprofit Search

Overview

The Nonprofit Search product lets you find organizations using plain English queries. Instead of building complex filter combinations, describe what you’re looking for and the AI extracts intent, location, financial criteria, and cause areas automatically.

Key Features

Natural Language Queries: Search using phrases like “education nonprofits in Texas with revenue over $1M”
AI Intent Processing: Automatically extracts filters from your query—location, revenue ranges, cause areas, and more
Flexible Filtering: Combine natural language with explicit filters for precise results
Session Context: Maintain conversation context across multiple queries for refined searches
Relevance Scoring: Results ranked by semantic similarity to your query

How It Works

When you submit a query, the API:

Parses your natural language input using an LLM
Extracts structured filters (location, revenue, NTEE codes, SDGs)
Performs a vector search against nonprofit descriptions
Returns ranked results with extracted intent details

Use Cases

Prospect Research

Quickly identify potential grantees or partners matching specific criteria without building complex queries.

GET /beta/nonprofits/search?q=youth mentoring programs in urban areas with budget under 500k

Portfolio Analysis

Find organizations similar to ones you already work with by describing their characteristics.

GET /beta/nonprofits/search?q=nonprofits similar to food banks serving rural communities

Geographic Discovery

Locate organizations in specific regions for targeted outreach or reporting.

GET /beta/nonprofits/search?q=environmental conservation groups in the Pacific Northwest

Financial Screening

Filter by organization size to match your funding criteria or partnership requirements.

GET /beta/nonprofits/search?q=healthcare nonprofits with revenue between 1M and 10M

Example Queries

The AI understands a variety of query patterns:

Query	Extracted Filters
”Animal shelters in Los Angeles”	cause: animal welfare, city: Los Angeles
”Large education nonprofits in NY”	NTEE: B (education), state: NY, size: large
”Climate organizations with 4-star rating”	cause: environment, min_rating: 4
”SDG 4 focused nonprofits under $500k revenue”	SDG: 4, max_revenue: 500000

Response Format

The endpoint returns matched nonprofits along with the interpreted intent:

{
  "intentDetails": {
    "intent": "nonprofit_search",
    "cause": "education",
    "state": "CA",
    "min_revenue": 100000
  },
  "nonprofits": [
    {
      "ein": "123456789",
      "name": "Example Education Foundation",
      "summary": "Providing educational resources...",
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "state": "CA",
      "revenueGrandTotal": 250000,
      "vectorScore": 0.85
    }
  ]
}

Endpoint