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How do I find my charity using a tax ID?

Written by Support
Updated over 2 weeks ago

Search by Tax ID

There are over 1.5 million charities on Daffy.


​If your charity is a 501(c)(3) organization and a public charity in good standing with the IRS, it will likely already be on Daffy.


If your charity meets these requirements, you can find its public profile by adding its 9-digit, federal tax ID (also known as an EIN) to the end of this URL: https://daffy.org/charities/

Make sure you don't use the dash (-) in your Tax ID when using this URL.

For example, here is Daffy’s tax ID and public profile URL:

Tax ID: 86-3177440

Other Eligible Charities

Some tax-exempt organizations that are not registered with the IRS may still be eligible to receive tax-deductible donations under the IRS code. One example is houses of worship (e.g., churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, etc.).

Public schools and public institutions may also be eligible through a registered 501(c)(3) charity that manages their fundraising like a “PTA or PTO” or a “Friends of” organization. Please reach out to them directly to ask for the best way to make a tax-deductible donation from a donor-advised fund.

Tax ID Not on Daffy

There are several reasons why a charity may not appear when you search by its tax ID on Daffy.

  • The organization does not meet Daffy's eligibility requirements to receive donations.

  • The organization is not in good standing with the IRS or the State of California, which means its tax-exempt status has been temporarily or permanently revoked.

  • The organization is doing business under a different name or DBA (i.e., not its registered legal name with the IRS).

  • The organization is a project or initiative of a larger charity or institution and therefore does not have its own tax ID.

  • The organization is fiscally sponsored by another charity and does not have its own tax ID.

Donations may still be sent to charities using a DBA or operating under a larger organization or using a fiscal sponsor.

You can also designate your Daffy donation for a specific purpose, program, or project. Learn how here.

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