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Search endpoint

The charities-explorer endpoint powers all search and browse functionality in Nonprofit Intelligence.

POST https://kmddqnrztjoubzzynmbe.supabase.co/functions/v1/charities-explorer

Natural language and structured search across ACNC (AU) and Charities Services NZ (NZ) registers. Returns matched organisations with registration, financial and geographic context.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`country`	string	Yes	`"AU"` or `"NZ"`
`q`	string	No	Natural language search — name, purpose, suburb, ABN or any keyword
`limit`	integer	No	Results per page (default 20, max 100)
`offset`	integer	No	Pagination offset (default 0)
`cause`	string	No	AU only. Cause group ID from Causes. E.g. `"disability"`, `"mental_health"`
`sector`	string	No	NZ only. Sector category string, e.g. `"Health"`, `"Education and Training"`

Authenticate with your API key in the apikey header:

curl -X POST \ "https://kmddqnrztjoubzzynmbe.supabase.co/functions/v1/charities-explorer" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "apikey: YOUR_API_KEY" \ -d '{ "country": "AU", "q": "disability services western sydney", "cause": "disability", "limit": 20, "offset": 0 }'

{ "total": 847, "results": [ { "abn": "12345678901", "charity_name": "Western Sydney Disability Support Inc", "charity_size": "Medium", "main_activity": "Disability Support Services", "state": "NSW", "charity_description": "Provides support coordination and community access...", "registration_date": "2008-03-14", "latest_financial_year": 2023, "total_revenue": 4200000, "seifa_irsd_decile": 3 } ... ] }

Data catalogue

Datasets underlying the Nonprofit Intelligence platform. Availability varies by country.

ACNC Charity Register

Source: ACNC · Updated: Weekly · Countries: AU

Registration, governance, endorsements, responsible persons, reporting obligations. 65,000+ charities.

Live

ACNC Annual Information Statements (AIS)

Source: ACNC · Updated: Annual · Countries: AU · Years: 2013–2024

Financial statements, workforce, revenue mix, service types. Used for financial benchmarks and peer group analysis.

Live

NZ Charities Register

Source: Charities Services NZ · Updated: Weekly · Countries: NZ

Registration, sector classification, deregistration history. 27,000+ charities.

Live

NZ Annual Returns (financial data)

Source: Charities Services NZ · Updated: Annual · Countries: NZ · Years: latest filed year only

Financial statements, revenue and workforce for NZ charities. Single-year snapshot — no multi-year trend yet (unlike AU's AIS history).

Live

ABS Census 2021 — SA2 community demographics

Source: ABS · Updated: 5-yearly · Countries: AU

Population by age, cultural background, Indigenous share, by SA2. Used for need denominators and context.

Live

NDIS Participant data by SA2

Source: NDIA · Updated: Quarterly · Countries: AU

Active NDIS participant counts and support categories by SA2. Disability need denominator.

Live

SEIFA 2021 — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage

Source: ABS · Updated: 5-yearly · Countries: AU

Decile rankings for all SA2s. Used for disadvantage context in place profiles.

Live

ABS National Health Survey 2022 (DO003)

Source: ABS · Updated: Periodic · Countries: AU

National age-specific mental health condition prevalence rates. Used for indirect standardisation at SA2 level.

Live

NZ Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) by SA2

Source: University of Otago / Ministry of Health · Countries: NZ

NZ's equivalent of SEIFA disadvantage deciles. Loaded, but not yet surfaced in any page.

Loaded, not yet in product

Authentication & credits

Include your API key in the apikey header on all requests. Each successful search call costs 1 credit. AI-enriched results cost 2 credits.

HTTP status	Meaning
`200`	Success
`401`	Missing or invalid API key
`402`	Insufficient credits — top up at dashboard
`429`	Rate limit exceeded (60 requests/minute)
`500`	Server error — contact support+dataproducts@datacolada.com

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