I found myself on the #IRS website searching for non-profit charities today, and this has to be the worst possible experience for two easily fixable reasons:
1. There's apparently no keyword search? You have to search by location and then just go through the list trying to find the organization you're looking for. It's at least alphabetical, but if it's in a large city like New York you're gonna be pretty screwed.
2. Once you find what you're looking for, there's no deep link! You're still on the base search route. AFAICT, there is no way to share a link to a particular organization! Even a refresh puts you back on the main search.
These aren't even nuanced #a11y issues, it's just basic functionality. I don't know how you screw up *this* badly!
https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/
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