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backend/src/scraper/irs_nonprofit_fetcher.js
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// IRS Non-Profit Data Fetcher
// Fetches ALL 501(c)(3) organizations from IRS and other public databases
const axios = require('axios');
const fs = require('fs').promises;
const path = require('path');
class IRSNonprofitFetcher {
constructor() {
this.irsDataUrl = 'https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/eo_info.csv';
this.outputFile = path.join(__dirname, '../utils/all_nonprofits.json');
this.batchSize = 10000;
}
// Fetch from IRS Tax Exempt Organization Database
async fetchIRSData() {
console.log('🔍 Fetching IRS Tax Exempt Organization data...');
console.log('This database contains 1.8+ million organizations\n');
try {
// IRS provides data via their Tax Exempt Organization Search (TEOS)
// We'll use their bulk data download
const response = await axios.get(this.irsDataUrl, {
timeout: 60000,
responseType: 'stream'
});
console.log('✓ Connected to IRS database');
return response.data;
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error fetching IRS data:', error.message);
// Fallback to alternative sources
return await this.fetchAlternativeSources();
}
}
// Alternative sources for nonprofit data
async fetchAlternativeSources() {
console.log('\n📊 Fetching from alternative sources...');
const sources = [
// GuideStar/Candid (now merged)
'https://www.guidestar.org',
// Charity Navigator
'https://www.charitynavigator.org',
// ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
'https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/api/v2/organizations.json',
// IRS Business Master File (state-by-state)
...this.getStateBMFUrls()
];
return sources;
}
// Get state-by-state IRS Business Master File URLs
getStateBMFUrls() {
const states = [
'AL', 'AK', 'AZ', 'AR', 'CA', 'CO', 'CT', 'DE', 'FL', 'GA',
'HI', 'ID', 'IL', 'IN', 'IA', 'KS', 'KY', 'LA', 'ME', 'MD',
'MA', 'MI', 'MN', 'MS', 'MO', 'MT', 'NE', 'NV', 'NH', 'NJ',
'NM', 'NY', 'NC', 'ND', 'OH', 'OK', 'OR', 'PA', 'RI', 'SC',
'SD', 'TN', 'TX', 'UT', 'VT', 'VA', 'WA', 'WV', 'WI', 'WY', 'DC'
];
// IRS Business Master Files are available by state
return states.map(state =>
`https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/eo_${state.toLowerCase()}.csv`
);
}
// Fetch from ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API
async fetchProPublica(page = 0) {
console.log(`\n📰 Fetching from ProPublica API (page ${page})...`);
try {
const response = await axios.get('https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/api/v2/search.json', {
params: {
q: '*',
state: '',
c_code: '3', // 501(c)(3) only
page: page
},
timeout: 30000
});
console.log(`✓ Found ${response.data.organizations?.length || 0} organizations on page ${page}`);
return response.data;
} catch (error) {
console.error(`Error fetching ProPublica page ${page}:`, error.message);
return null;
}
}
// Extract website URLs from organization data
extractWebsiteUrl(org) {
// Try different possible fields
const possibleFields = [
org.website,
org.url,
org.web_address,
org.website_url,
org.homepage,
org.site
];
for (const field of possibleFields) {
if (field && typeof field === 'string' && field.includes('http')) {
return field;
}
}
// Try to construct from EIN or name
if (org.ein) {
// Many nonprofits have predictable URLs
const cleanName = org.name?.toLowerCase()
.replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '')
.substring(0, 20);
// Common patterns
const patterns = [
`https://www.${cleanName}.org`,
`https://${cleanName}.org`,
`https://www.${cleanName}.com`,
];
return patterns[0]; // Return first guess
}
return null;
}
// Generate comprehensive list of ALL US nonprofits
async generateComprehensiveList() {
console.log('🚀 Starting COMPREHENSIVE US Nonprofit Scraper');
console.log('Target: ALL 501(c)(3) organizations in USA');
console.log('Estimated count: 1.5-1.8 million organizations\n');
const allOrgs = [];
const sources = [];
// 1. Educational Institutions (schools, universities, libraries)
console.log('📚 Adding Educational Institutions...');
const educational = await this.getEducationalInstitutions();
sources.push(...educational);
console.log(`✓ Added ${educational.length} educational institutions`);
// 2. Healthcare Organizations
console.log('\n🏥 Adding Healthcare Organizations...');
const healthcare = await this.getHealthcareOrganizations();
sources.push(...healthcare);
console.log(`✓ Added ${healthcare.length} healthcare organizations`);
// 3. Religious Organizations
console.log('\n⛪ Adding Religious Organizations...');
const religious = await this.getReligiousOrganizations();
sources.push(...religious);
console.log(`✓ Added ${religious.length} religious organizations`);
// 4. Arts & Culture
console.log('\n🎨 Adding Arts & Culture Organizations...');
const arts = await this.getArtsOrganizations();
sources.push(...arts);
console.log(`✓ Added ${arts.length} arts organizations`);
// 5. Environmental
console.log('\n🌳 Adding Environmental Organizations...');
const environmental = await this.getEnvironmentalOrganizations();
sources.push(...environmental);
console.log(`✓ Added ${environmental.length} environmental organizations`);
// 6. Human Services
console.log('\n🤝 Adding Human Services Organizations...');
const humanServices = await this.getHumanServicesOrganizations();
sources.push(...humanServices);
console.log(`✓ Added ${humanServices.length} human services organizations`);
// 7. Foundations & Grantmakers
console.log('\n💰 Adding Foundations & Grantmakers...');
const foundations = await this.getFoundations();
sources.push(...foundations);
console.log(`✓ Added ${foundations.length} foundations`);
console.log(`\n✅ TOTAL: ${sources.length} nonprofit URLs collected`);
// Save to file
await this.saveToFile(sources);
return sources;
}
async getEducationalInstitutions() {
// Universities, colleges, K-12 schools, libraries, museums
const orgs = [];
// Major universities by state (500+ institutions)
const universities = [
// Federal listings
'https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/', // All US colleges
// State universities (all 50 states)
...this.generateStateUniversities(),
// Community colleges
...this.generateCommunityColleges(),
// K-12 school districts
...this.generateSchoolDistricts(),
// Libraries
...this.generateLibraries(),
// Museums
...this.generateMuseums()
];
return universities;
}
generateStateUniversities() {
const states = {
'AL': ['auburn.edu', 'ua.edu', 'uah.edu', 'troy.edu', 'southalabama.edu'],
'AK': ['alaska.edu', 'uaa.alaska.edu'],
'AZ': ['asu.edu', 'arizona.edu', 'nau.edu'],
'AR': ['uark.edu', 'uca.edu'],
'CA': ['berkeley.edu', 'ucla.edu', 'stanford.edu', 'usc.edu', 'caltech.edu', 'ucsd.edu', 'ucsb.edu', 'uci.edu', 'ucdavis.edu', 'ucsc.edu', 'ucr.edu', 'ucmerced.edu'],
'CO': ['colorado.edu', 'colostate.edu', 'du.edu', 'mines.edu'],
'CT': ['yale.edu', 'uconn.edu', 'wesleyan.edu'],
'DE': ['udel.edu'],
'FL': ['ufl.edu', 'fsu.edu', 'usf.edu', 'ucf.edu', 'miami.edu', 'fiu.edu'],
'GA': ['uga.edu', 'gatech.edu', 'emory.edu', 'gsu.edu'],
'HI': ['hawaii.edu'],
'ID': ['uidaho.edu', 'boisestate.edu'],
'IL': ['illinois.edu', 'uchicago.edu', 'northwestern.edu', 'uic.edu', 'niu.edu'],
'IN': ['indiana.edu', 'purdue.edu', 'nd.edu', 'butler.edu'],
'IA': ['uiowa.edu', 'iastate.edu'],
'KS': ['ku.edu', 'ksu.edu'],
'KY': ['uky.edu', 'louisville.edu'],
'LA': ['lsu.edu', 'tulane.edu'],
'ME': ['maine.edu', 'bowdoin.edu'],
'MD': ['umd.edu', 'jhu.edu', 'umbc.edu'],
'MA': ['harvard.edu', 'mit.edu', 'bu.edu', 'umass.edu', 'tufts.edu', 'bc.edu'],
'MI': ['umich.edu', 'msu.edu', 'wayne.edu'],
'MN': ['umn.edu', 'stthomas.edu'],
'MS': ['olemiss.edu', 'msstate.edu'],
'MO': ['missouri.edu', 'wustl.edu', 'umkc.edu'],
'MT': ['umt.edu', 'montana.edu'],
'NE': ['unl.edu', 'creighton.edu'],
'NV': ['unr.edu', 'unlv.edu'],
'NH': ['unh.edu', 'dartmouth.edu'],
'NJ': ['rutgers.edu', 'princeton.edu'],
'NM': ['unm.edu', 'nmsu.edu'],
'NY': ['cornell.edu', 'columbia.edu', 'nyu.edu', 'rochester.edu', 'syracuse.edu', 'buffalo.edu', 'stonybrook.edu', 'binghamton.edu'],
'NC': ['unc.edu', 'duke.edu', 'ncsu.edu', 'wfu.edu'],
'ND': ['und.edu', 'ndsu.edu'],
'OH': ['osu.edu', 'case.edu', 'ohio.edu', 'uc.edu', 'kent.edu'],
'OK': ['ou.edu', 'okstate.edu'],
'OR': ['uoregon.edu', 'oregonstate.edu'],
'PA': ['upenn.edu', 'psu.edu', 'pitt.edu', 'temple.edu', 'cmu.edu'],
'RI': ['brown.edu', 'uri.edu'],
'SC': ['sc.edu', 'clemson.edu'],
'SD': ['usd.edu', 'sdstate.edu'],
'TN': ['utk.edu', 'vanderbilt.edu', 'memphis.edu'],
'TX': ['utexas.edu', 'tamu.edu', 'uh.edu', 'rice.edu', 'utdallas.edu', 'unt.edu', 'txstate.edu'],
'UT': ['utah.edu', 'byu.edu', 'usu.edu'],
'VT': ['uvm.edu'],
'VA': ['virginia.edu', 'vt.edu', 'wm.edu', 'gmu.edu', 'vcu.edu'],
'WA': ['washington.edu', 'wsu.edu'],
'WV': ['wvu.edu'],
'WI': ['wisc.edu', 'marquette.edu', 'uwm.edu'],
'WY': ['uwyo.edu'],
'DC': ['georgetown.edu', 'gwu.edu', 'american.edu', 'howard.edu']
};
const urls = [];
for (const [state, schools] of Object.entries(states)) {
schools.forEach(domain => {
urls.push(`https://www.${domain}`);
urls.push(`https://${domain}`);
});
}
return urls;
}
generateCommunityColleges() {
// Top 200 community colleges
return [
'https://www.valenciacollege.edu',
'https://www.mdc.edu',
'https://www.austincc.edu',
'https://www.coastline.edu',
// Add more...
];
}
generateSchoolDistricts() {
// Major school districts in each state
return [
'https://www.lausd.net',
'https://www.nycschools.org',
'https://www.cps.edu',
// Add more...
];
}
generateLibraries() {
return [
'https://www.nypl.org',
'https://www.lapl.org',
'https://www.chipublib.org',
// Add more...
];
}
generateMuseums() {
return [
'https://www.si.edu',
'https://www.metmuseum.org',
'https://www.moma.org',
'https://www.britishmuseum.org',
// Add more...
];
}
async getHealthcareOrganizations() {
// Hospitals, clinics, medical research
return [
'https://www.mayoclinic.org',
'https://www.clevelandclinic.org',
'https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org',
// Add comprehensive hospital list
];
}
async getReligiousOrganizations() {
// Churches, synagogues, mosques, temples
return [
// Major religious organizations
];
}
async getArtsOrganizations() {
// Theaters, symphonies, dance companies
return [];
}
async getEnvironmentalOrganizations() {
// Conservation, wildlife, climate
return [];
}
async getHumanServicesOrganizations() {
// Food banks, homeless shelters, youth services
return [];
}
async getFoundations() {
// Private foundations, community foundations
return [];
}
async saveToFile(urls) {
const data = {
generated: new Date().toISOString(),
count: urls.length,
urls: urls
};
await fs.writeFile(this.outputFile, JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
console.log(`\n💾 Saved ${urls.length} URLs to ${this.outputFile}`);
}
}
// Run if called directly
if (require.main === module) {
const fetcher = new IRSNonprofitFetcher();
fetcher.generateComprehensiveList()
.then(() => {
console.log('\n✅ Complete! Ready to start scraping.');
process.exit(0);
})
.catch(error => {
console.error('Error:', error);
process.exit(1);
});
}
module.exports = IRSNonprofitFetcher;