---
title: "Search organizations"
method: GET
path: "/v1/organizations/search"
tags: ["Organizations"]
---

# Search organizations

`GET /v1/organizations/search`

Search for organizations by name or EIN.
This endpoint exists to support a typeahead search or quick lookup by nonprofit EIN or name.
The Get Organization API should be used to retrieve detailed information about an organization.

## Query parameters

- `q` string, required
- `ein` string
- `name` string
- `limit` integer

## Response `200`

The response for Organizations.search

- object
  - `results` OrganizationSummary[]
    - `id` string, required — The unique identifier for the organization.
    - `ein` string, required — The Employer Identification Number (EIN) or TaxID for the nonprofit entity.
    - `name` string, required — The name of the organization.
    - `daf_eligible` boolean — Whether the organization is eligible to receive donations from a Donor Advised Fund.
    - `city` string — The city of the organization.
    - `state` string — The state of the organization.

## Other responses

- `400` — The request is invalid or contains invalid parameters
- `401` — Unauthorized. The request is missing the security (OAuth2 Bearer token) requirements and the server is unable to verify the identify of the caller.
- `403` — Access denied
- `500` — Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-06-29** `57a74bb24f2f` — 8 breaking, 20 info
  - removed the required property `code` from the response with the `400` status
  - removed the required property `code` from the response with the `401` status
  - removed the required property `code` from the response with the `403` status
  - removed the required property `code` from the response with the `500` status
  - …24 more
- **2026-06-29** `a7c21ea25028` — 4 warning
  - removed the optional property `details` from the response with the `400` status
  - removed the optional property `details` from the response with the `401` status
  - removed the optional property `details` from the response with the `403` status
  - removed the optional property `details` from the response with the `500` status
- **2026-06-25** `073f90a1f000` — 12 info
  - added the optional property `details/items/debug` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `details/items/debug` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `details/items/debug` to the response with the `403` status
  - added the optional property `details/items/debug` to the response with the `500` status
  - …8 more
- …earlier changes not shown

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/chariot-giving/apis/specs/changes/v1/organizations/search/get.md)

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