How CivicCrawl Works
Everything you need to understand the platform — from IRS raw data to the score on every org's profile.
What is CivicCrawl?
CivicCrawl is a data intelligence platform built on the IRS 501(c)(3) Exempt Organizations Master File — the official public record of every tax-exempt nonprofit in the United States. We ingest, geocode, score, and visualize over 1.6 million organizations so that nonprofits, funders, and researchers can understand the landscape of civil society at any scale.
Geospatial Map
Every nonprofit plotted by real IRS address. Filter by sector (NTEE) or state. Switch between individual org dots, ZIP density heatmap, or service desert view.
→Org Search & Profiles
Search 1.6M orgs by name, NTEE category, or state. Each org profile shows IRS financials, SDG alignment, and impact score derived from real filings.
→Dashboard
Claim your organization to unlock your personal dashboard. Track your financial trends, SDG footprint, and compare yourself to peers.
→SDG Explorer
Explore all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, see which NTEE sectors align to each goal, and filter the entire map by SDG.
→Browse Directory
Sort and filter the full IRS database by impact score, assets, income, NTEE, state, or SDG. Export-ready for grant research.
→Regional Insights
Identify service deserts — ZIP codes underserved relative to their population. Data-driven case for funding and program expansion.
→How the data flows
IRS publishes
eo1–eo4 CSV files + 990 XML extracts
We ingest
Python pipeline normalizes, geocodes, and scores 1.6M records
SQLite DB
impact_mapper.db — nonprofits, zip_stats, ntee_weights tables
API routes
/api/nonprofits, /api/map/orgs, /api/map/heatmap, /api/deserts
You explore
Map, search, profiles, dashboard, regional insights