Research path

Public Records & Registries

A focused view of OSINT4ALL tool profiles mapped to this investigation path.

15 mapped profiles No pay-to-rank ordering

How to use this path

  • Start broad here, then narrow in the directory filters.
  • Open profiles for limits, pricing, and verification notes.
  • Use collections when you need a workflow stack, not one tool.
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer official-page screenshot

Official-page screenshot

ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Source checked 2026-09-19

Search US nonprofit tax filings and financial disclosures

Verification: Pending Verification Workflow: Discovery, Verification Pricing: Free

Best for: Checking a US nonprofit's reported finances, officers and filing history using public tax records.

Editorial

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ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Search US nonprofit tax filings and financial disclosures

WorkflowDiscovery, Verification AccessFree
Editorial
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MuckRock official-page screenshot

Official-page screenshot

MuckRock

Source checked 2026-09-19

Manage public-records requests and inspect published request histories

Verification: Pending Verification Workflow: Discovery, Verification Pricing: Paid

Best for: Following existing records requests or organizing a lawful request when the information is not already available.

Editorial

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MuckRock

Manage public-records requests and inspect published request histories

WorkflowDiscovery, Verification AccessPaid
Editorial
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Currawong China USCI Checker

Local format and check-digit validation for China USCI codes

WorkflowTriage, Verification AccessFree
Submitted
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USAspending.gov official-page screenshot

Official-page screenshot

U.S. Treasury / USAspending.gov

Source checked 2026-06-21

Official U.S. federal award spending search

Verification: Pending Verification Workflow: Discovery, Verification Pricing: Free

Best for: U.S. federal contracts, grants, loans, recipient checks, agency spending, award IDs, location filters, and public spending trend review.

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USAspending.gov

Official U.S. federal award spending search

WorkflowDiscovery, Verification AccessFree
Editorial
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SAM.gov official-page screenshot

Official-page screenshot

U.S. General Services Administration

Source checked 2026-06-21

U.S. federal entity registration and award-management search

Verification: Pending Verification Workflow: Verification Pricing: Free

Best for: U.S. contractor and grant-recipient entity checks, Unique Entity ID context, federal award participation, opportunity leads, and registration-status review.

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SAM.gov

U.S. federal entity registration and award-management search

WorkflowVerification AccessFree
Editorial
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TED – Tenders Electronic Daily

EU public procurement notices and awarded-contract search

WorkflowDiscovery, Verification AccessFree
Editorial
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GLEIF LEI Search

Legal Entity Identifier search for company identity checks

WorkflowVerification AccessFree
Editorial
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ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database

Investigative offshore entity and intermediary database

WorkflowDiscovery, Verification AccessFree
Editorial
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CourtListener official-page screenshot

Official-page screenshot

Free Law Project

Source checked 2026-05-27

Public U.S. legal opinions and docket context

Verification: Verification status not listed Workflow: Discovery Pricing: Free

Best for: U.S. legal, litigation, party, docket, court-opinion, and public-record context during due diligence or journalism.

Editorial

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CourtListener

Public U.S. legal opinions and docket context

WorkflowDiscovery AccessFree
Editorial
Open profile
Google Dataset Search official-page screenshot

Official-page screenshot

Google

Source checked 2026-05-07

Dataset discovery search engine

Verification: Verification status not listed Workflow: Discovery Pricing: Free

Best for: Use it when a question needs source datasets rather than articles, pages, or tool-generated summaries.

Editorial

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Google Dataset Search

Dataset discovery search engine

WorkflowDiscovery AccessFree
Editorial
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Wikidata

Structured open knowledge graph

WorkflowEnrichment AccessFree
Editorial
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OpenSecrets

U.S. campaign finance and lobbying research database

WorkflowDiscovery, Mapping AccessFree
Editorial
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LittleSis official-page screenshot

Official-page screenshot

LittleSis

Source checked 2026-05-27

Public influence and relationship mapping

Verification: Pending Verification Workflow: Discovery, Mapping Pricing: Free

Best for: Mapping public relationships among people, companies, nonprofits, donors, officials, and organizations during influence research.

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LittleSis

Public influence and relationship mapping

WorkflowDiscovery, Mapping AccessFree
Editorial
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OpenSanctions official-page screenshot

Official-page screenshot

OpenSanctions

Source checked 2026-05-27

Sanctions, PEP, and watchlist context with source links

Verification: Verification status not listed Workflow: Verification Pricing: Freemium

Best for: Sanctions, PEP, watchlist, vessel, company, and public-interest screening where structured entity data and source lists matter.

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OpenSanctions

Sanctions, PEP, and watchlist context with source links

WorkflowVerification AccessFreemium
Editorial
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Aleph

Document-led investigative research across public datasets

WorkflowDiscovery AccessFree
Editorial
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