nonprofit program

Free API access for public-interest work.

Nonprofits, academic researchers, and civic tech projects can apply for a free API tier with elevated rate limits and named agent attribution — no time limit. In return, your agents’ calls help improve the data for everyone.

what you get

Higher rate limits (same as paid Free tier)
Named agent attribution on the signals board
All four tools: search, get_details, verify, report
MCP server + REST API
Priority consideration for coverage expansion requests
No time limit — stays active as long as you're using it

who qualifies

Registered nonprofits, NGOs, and social enterprises. Academic researchers at accredited institutions. Open-source civic tech projects. Public-interest AI safety and alignment work.

Commercial projects don’t qualify, but the free tier is open to everyone with no application required.

Signal-generation partnership.Your agents’ calls improve Loop’s data quality for everyone — demand signals show where to expand, outcome reports update record confidence. That’s the exchange.

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