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Charity status and tax form

IRS provides tax information and public organization records, including charity status and current-directory forms, instructions, and publications with revision and posting dates.

Check charity status

Check an organization’s IRS listing for donation deductibility, automatic revocation, and recent Form 990 filings. Absence from Publication 78 alone does not prove donations are nondeductible. Form 990-N notices have no separate filing link; IRS detail pages may require selecting the organization from search first.

Your information

Organization

Organization name or EIN, for example American Red Cross or 53-0196605.

More options

CityOptional

City, for example Washington.

StateOptional

State name or two-letter code, for example District of Columbia or DC.

Max ResultsOptional

Maximum number of organizations, for example 10.

1 credit per completed run

The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

Example results

Charity status

About the IRS tool

IRS data from irs.gov: charity status and tax form.

Built from irs.gov. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

Actions

Check charity status

1 credit

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
City`city`	Text	Optional	City, for example Washington.
State`state`	Text	Optional	State name or two-letter code, for example District of Columbia or DC.Example: Virginia
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum number of organizations, for example 10.Example: 5
Organization`organization`	Text	Required	Organization name or EIN, for example American Red Cross or 53-0196605.Example: 53-0196605

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Organizations`organizations`	List
Ein`organizations[].ein`	Text	Example: 53-0196605
City`organizations[].city`	Text	Example: Washington
State`organizations[].state`	Text	Example: District of Columbia
Country`organizations[].country`	Text	Example: United States
Legal Name`organizations[].legal_name`	Text	Example: American National Red Cross
Irs Page Link`organizations[].irs_page_link`	Text	Example: https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/details/
Revocation Date`organizations[].revocation_date`	Text
Deductibility Code`organizations[].deductibility_code`	Text	Example: PC
Reinstatement Date`organizations[].reinstatement_date`	Text
Deductibility Status`organizations[].deductibility_status`	Text	Example: Donations are tax-deductible - public charity
Automatically Revoked`organizations[].automatically_revoked`	Yes or no	Example: No
Doing Business As Name`organizations[].doing_business_as_name`	Text
Most Recent Form 990 Filings`organizations[].most_recent_form_990_filings`	List

Example result

For Organization: 53-0196605

JSON

{
  "organizations": [
    {
      "ein": "53-0196605",
      "city": "Washington",
      "state": "District of Columbia",
      "country": "United States",
      "legal_name": "American National Red Cross",
      "irs_page_link": "https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/details/",
      "revocation_date": null,
      "deductibility_code": "PC",
      "reinstatement_date": null,
      "deductibility_status": "Donations are tax-deductible - public charity",
      "automatically_revoked": false,
      "doing_business_as_name": null,
      "most_recent_form_990_filings": [
        {
          "link": "https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/530196605_202506_990_2026072824433471.pdf",
          "tax_year": 2025,
          "form_type": "Form 990"
        },
        {
          "link": "https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/530196605_202506_990T_2026050624154274.pdf",
          "tax_year": 2025,
          "form_type": "Form 990-T"
        },
        {
          "link": "https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/530196605_202406_990_2025051223427881.pdf",
          "tax_year": 2024,
          "form_type": "Form 990"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Get tax form

1 credit

Find current IRS forms, instructions, and publications by number or purpose, with revision and posting dates, PDF links, and available usage details. Results are limited to products in the current IRS directory.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Form`form`	Text	Required	The form number or what it is for, such as W-9 or change of address.Example: form to request a tax transcript
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum number of matching products to return, for example 5.Example: 2

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Forms`forms`	List
Type`forms[].type`	Text	Example: Form
Title`forms[].title`	Text	Example: Request for Transcript of Tax Return
PDF Link`forms[].pdf_link`	Text	Example: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506t.pdf
Explanation`forms[].explanation`	Text	Example: Use Form 4506-T to request any of the transcripts: tax return, tax account…
Form Number`forms[].form_number`	Text	Example: 4506-T
Posted Date`forms[].posted_date`	Text	Example: 2025-05-19
Revision Date`forms[].revision_date`	Text	Example: Apr 2025
About Page Link`forms[].about_page_link`	Text	Example: https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-4506-t
Instructions PDF Link`forms[].instructions_pdf_link`	Text	Example: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iw9.pdf

Example result

For Form: form to request a tax transcript

JSON

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "type": "form",
      "title": "Request for Transcript of Tax Return",
      "pdf_link": "https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506t.pdf",
      "explanation": "Use Form 4506-T to request any of the transcripts: tax return, tax account, wage and income, record of account and verification of non-filling.",
      "form_number": "4506-T",
      "posted_date": "2025-05-19",
      "revision_date": "Apr 2025",
      "about_page_link": "https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-4506-t",
      "instructions_pdf_link": null
    },
    {
      "type": "form",
      "title": "IVES Request for Transcript of Tax Return",
      "pdf_link": "https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506c.pdf",
      "explanation": "Use Form 4506-C, IVES Request for Transcript of Tax Return, to request tax return information through an authorized IVES participant.",
      "form_number": "4506-C",
      "posted_date": "2022-10-31",
      "revision_date": "Oct 2022",
      "about_page_link": null,
      "instructions_pdf_link": null
    },
    {
      "type": "form",
      "title": "Short Form Request for Individual Tax Return Transcript",
      "pdf_link": "https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506tez.pdf",
      "explanation": "Use Form 4506-T-EZ to request tax return information.",
      "form_number": "4506-T-EZ",
      "posted_date": "2025-09-11",
      "revision_date": "Mar 2025",
      "about_page_link": "https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-4506-t-ez",
      "instructions_pdf_link": null
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@irs",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "check_charity_status",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "organization": "53-0196605"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

Questions about IRS

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Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this IRS tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

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Do I need a IRS account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from irs.gov when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.