How verification works
Prove it once.
Use it everywhere.
Nonprofits verify their 501(c)(3) status once and get a shareable code — vendors check it in seconds, no determination letters, no repeat paperwork.
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One code per organization. Share it with any vendor that checks it.
The mechanic
One proof. Two sides.
Nonprofits do the verification once. Deal providers check it whenever they need to — no coordination between the two required.
For nonprofits
Verify your status once. Use the code with any vendor that checks it.
Enter your EIN
We check it against our own copy of IRS Publication 78 and the exempt-organization data — refreshed every month.
Get an answer now
Most organizations are verified in seconds. Churches and group exemptions get a quick review from us, usually 1–2 business days.
Get your code
A 501D-XXXXXX code that proves your status. Share it instead of your determination letter.
Use it everywhere
Every vendor that checks your code accepts it. It renews each year and stops working the moment the IRS revokes your status.
For deal providers
Skip building nonprofit verification. Check a buyer's code instead.
A buyer sends you their code
Every verified nonprofit has one — 501D-XXXXXX. Ask for it instead of a determination letter or a W-9.
Look it up at /verify
Free, public, no account needed. Paste the code, get an answer.
See what you need
Org name, city and state, verification status, and the last 4 digits of their EIN. Nothing else.
Approve the deal
You decide who qualifies for your offer. We just confirm the nonprofit status is real and current.
What the code proves
Pub 78 · monthly
Checked against our own copy of IRS Publication 78, refreshed every month.
Annual · revocation-aware
The code expires every year, and stops working the moment the IRS revokes the org's status.
Minimal disclosure
Vendors see the org's name, city and state, verification status, and the last 4 digits of the EIN. Never your paperwork.
What this does — and doesn't — prove
What we check: federal tax-exempt status, straight from IRS records — and, for churches and group exemptions, a quick human look at the affiliation.
What we don't: we're not the IRS, and we don't decide who qualifies for any one deal. That call belongs to the vendor.
One code. Every deal.