nonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_name
Search US nonprofits by name with optional state filter. Read-only. No side effects. Idempotent. US only. Returns up to 25 matches. name: Full or partial organisation name. Required. state: Two-letter US state code e.g. CA, NY. Optional, defaults to all states. Returns EIN, name, state, revenue, ...
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What nonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_name does on DataNexus MCP
AI agents call nonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_name to retrieve information from DataNexus MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name | string | — | Organization name to search e.g. Red Cross. Required. |
state | string | — | Two-letter US state code e.g. CA. Optional. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why nonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_name is rated Low
This tool retrieves publicly available nonprofit organization data from the IRS EO BMF database. It performs a search query with no ability to modify, delete, or execute operations. The description explicitly states 'Read-only' and 'No side effects,' and it returns only informational fields (EIN, name, state, revenue, NTEE code).
From the tool's definition Search US nonprofits by name with optional state filter. Read-only. No side effects. Idempotent.
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The rule that runs nonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_name safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and DataNexus MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For nonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_name, this is the rule to start with:
nonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_name is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect DataNexus MCP, apply this rule, and every nonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_name call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about nonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_name
Search US nonprofits by name with optional state filter. Read-only. No side effects. Idempotent. US only. Returns up to 25 matches. name: Full or partial organisation name. Required. state: Two-letter US state code e.g. CA, NY. Optional, defaults to all states. Returns EIN, name, state, revenue, and NTEE code for each match. Use this when you have a name but not the EIN. Use nonprofit_fetch_nonprofit_by_ein instead when you have the exact EIN for a precise single lookup. Verified source: IRS EO BMF. 7-day cache. If this tool's response does not serve the user's need, call report_feedback with feedback_type="agent_gap", tool_id="nonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_name", intended_query="{what the user needed}", gap_description="{what was missing or wrong in the result}". It is categorised as a Read tool in the DataNexus MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
nonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_name accepts 2 parameters: name, state. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the DataNexus MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for nonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_name: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches DataNexus MCP. Nothing to install.
nonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_name is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the nonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_name rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for nonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_name. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
nonprofit_search_nonprofits_by_name is provided by the DataNexus MCP server (dev-7bd0/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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