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Employer Identification Number

Summary

Nine-digit tax identifier the IRS assigns to U.S. organizations. Widely used to match organizations across federal award data.

Code
org:us:ein
Applies to
Organization
Kind
government
Status
Base identifier
Issuer
US Internal Revenue Service
org-id.guide
US-EIN

Code structure

The registry code is a three-part <schema>:<scope>:<prop>string that doubles as the map key in an identifier collection.

Schema
org
Scope
us
Property
ein

Identifier format

Pattern^\d{9}$
Example123456789
Presentation & validation
  • Strip the hyphen before storing (12-3456789 becomes 123456789).

Lookup & source

Lookup templatehttps://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/detailsPage?ein={id}

Source: https://org-id.guide/list/US-EIN