Northstar Toolkit
Free 990 data for everyone
- Open data
- United States
A nonprofit data platform providing access to modeled IRS 990 filings through free search, a developer API, and an MCP server for AI agents.
Summary
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Northstar Toolkit makes IRS 990 data usable and publicly accessible. The platform provides every US nonprofit and foundation as clean, modeled data including line-item financials, executive compensation, and foundation grants. Users can search and browse nonprofit profiles on the website, query the data via a JSON API, or connect the free MCP server to AI agents like Claude. The 990 base layer is free with generous limits and no credit card required. Commercial use starts at $49/month.
Recorded features
- Organization profiles with identity, mission, NTEE classification, and filing history
- Line-item financials including revenue, expenses, and balance sheets across years
- Executive compensation data from Part VII and Schedule J
- Foundation grants with recipient, amount, purpose, and year
- Semantic search over nonprofit missions and program text
- Derived intelligence including peer sets, benchmarks, and relationship graphs
- Free MCP server for connecting Claude and other AI agents to the warehouse
- Clean JSON API with modeled 990 data
- Batch EIN lookups available on Builder tier
- Financial time series across every available filing year
Pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Free tier: search, org pages, MCP server, and API key with generous daily request allowance. Builder tier: $49/month with commercial use license, 10× daily request quota, batch EIN lookups, larger page sizes, and email support. Beyond tier: custom pricing for higher request volumes and integrations.
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Questions and answers
- What data is included in Northstar Toolkit?
- The platform includes IRS 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, and 990-N filings modeled into a consistent schema. This covers organization profiles, line-item financials, executive compensation, foundation grants, and derived intelligence like peer sets and benchmarks.
- How can I access the nonprofit data?
- You can search for nonprofits on the website, use the developer API with a free key, or connect the free MCP server to Claude or other AI agents. No account is needed for basic nonprofit search.
- How does the MCP server work?
- The free MCP server connects Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, or any AI agent to the full nonprofit warehouse without requiring an API key. You paste one URL to connect and can then ask about any nonprofit's finances, salaries, grants, or peers in plain English.
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1 on record| Name | Role |
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| James Church | Founder |