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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 run

Example results

Organizations: Organizations
Ein City State Country Legal Name Irs Page Link Revocation Date Deductibility Code Reinstatement Date Deductibility Status Automatically Revoked Doing Business As Name Most Recent Form 990 Filings
53-0196605
Washington
District of Columbia
United States
American National Red Cross
apps.irs.gov
—
PC
—
Donations are tax-deductible - public charity
No
—

Organizations
Ein	City	State	Country	Legal Name	Irs Page Link	Revocation Date	Deductibility Code	Reinstatement Date	Deductibility Status	Automatically Revoked	Doing Business As Name	Most Recent Form 990 Filings
53-0196605	Washington	District of Columbia	United States	American National Red Cross	apps.irs.gov	—	PC	—	Donations are tax-deductible - public charity	No	—

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About IRS

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

Built by Fous from irs.gov and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with IRS.

Actions

Check charity status

1 credit per run

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 per run

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

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_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

Is Fous affiliated with IRS?

No. Fous is not affiliated with IRS. This workflow reads the public irs.gov website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

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; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.