`search_contributions`

Pack: open-fec · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_contributions for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search itemized individual contributions (“follow the money”) — who donated, how much, employer/occupation, city/state, and date. Filter by recipient committee, donor name, employer, state, minimum amount, and cycle. PREFER for “who donated to ”, “‘s political donations”, “donations from employees”. Requires at least one of committee_id or contributor_name.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`_apiKey`	string	yes	OpenFEC API key
`committee_id`	string	no	Recipient committee ID (from search_committees).
`contributor_name`	string	no	Donor name to search (e.g. “Musk”).
`contributor_employer`	string	no	Donor employer filter (e.g. “Google”).
`state`	string	no	Two-letter donor state (e.g. “CA”).
`min_amount`	number	no	Minimum contribution amount in USD.
`cycle`	number	no	Two-year transaction period / cycle (even year, e.g. 2024).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "_apiKey": "your-open-fec-api-key",
  "committee_id": "C00401224"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-fec/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_contributions","arguments":{"_apiKey":"your-open-fec-api-key","committee_id":"C00401224"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_contributions', {
  "_apiKey": "your-open-fec-api-key",
  "committee_id": "C00401224"
});

More examples

{
  "_apiKey": "your-open-fec-api-key",
  "contributor_name": "Musk",
  "min_amount": 10000,
  "cycle": 2024
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the open-fec pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "open-fec": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-fec/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_contributions