# nonprofit_search_name

Fuzzy-search tax-exempt organizations by name, optionally filtered to a US state. Tolerant of word reordering and minor spelling differences. Returns ranked matches with EIN, location, and IRC subsection. Use the returned EIN with nonprofit_details or nonprofit_lookup_ein.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `nonprofit_search_name`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/nonprofit-search-name

## Facts

- Tool: `nonprofit_search_name`
- Server: Livedatalink (`https://livedatalink.ai/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/blackboxfoundry/livedatalink
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | string | yes | Organization name or partial name to search for. |
| `limit` | number | no | Max matches to return (default 10, max 50). |
| `state` | string | no | Optional 2-letter US state/territory code to narrow results, e.g. "NY", "TX", "CA". |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "nonprofit_search_name",
    "arguments": {
      "name": "<name>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why nonprofit_search_name is rated Low

This tool queries a public database of tax-exempt organizations and returns search results. It has no side effects, does not modify data, does not execute code or commands, and does not involve financial transactions. It is purely informational retrieval. The low severity reflects that misuse would only expose public nonprofit information already available through IRS databases.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool performs 'Fuzzy-search' and 'Returns ranked matches' on tax-exempt organization data; described as a search operation with no modification, deletion, or execution capabilities."

## Use case

AI agents call nonprofit_search_name to retrieve information from Livedatalink without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Livedatalink:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "nonprofit_search_name": {}
  }
}
```

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- `bls_indicator` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/bls-indicator.md
- `bls_series` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/bls-series.md
- `book_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/book-details.md
- `book_fulltext_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/book-fulltext-search.md
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- `book_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/book-status.md
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