Get started with Charity Check

Overview

Use Candid to validate organizations to ensure donations are 100% compliant with the IRS.

• Ensure charities are compliant within key databases including IRS Publication 78, IRS Business Master File, Internal Revenue Bulletin, Automatic Revocation of Exemption, and OFAC Specially Designated Nationals List.
• Gather additional details to support decision making, such as organization type, deductibility limitations, religious organization status, revocations, and more.
• Download a timestamped Charity Check PDF document to archive for due diligence.
• Verify multiple organizations simultaneously to serve solutions at scale.
• Confirm organizations' nonprofit status with California state authorities, including the Attorney General’s Registry of Charitable Trusts and Franchise Tax Board.

Endpoints

Each Charity Check API is a distinct endpoint that requires a unique API key. Please contact your Candid Account Manager if you need an API key.

• Charity Check API
  Validate organizations to ensure donations are 100% compliant with the IRS.

• Charity Check PDF API
  Generate a PDF report to validate nonprofit status and eligibility with a 100% IRS compliant charity check.

• Charity Check Bulk API
  Validate nonprofit status and eligibility of up to 25 organizations at a time with a 100% IRS compliant charity check.

• State-level Charity Check - California
  Check whether charitable organizations may or may not operate in California with Attorney General Registry and Franchise Tax Board data.

Use Cases

• Grantmaking: Charity status confirmation and audit trail
  • Utilize the Charity Check API to check the status and compliance of a single nonprofit organization at a time with detailed data. Utilize the Charity Check PDF API to download and save a PDF copy of the charity check report, which includes a timestamp, to build an audit trail for grantmaking.
• PDF Charity Check Report
  • Utilize the Charity Check PDF API to download and save a stand-alone Charity Check report on a single organization at a time.
• Batch and automate Charity Check jobs
  • Utilize the Charity Check Bulk API to batch and automate large charity check jobs of up to 25 organizations at a time.

Charity check overview user guides

• Interpret Charity Check Data
  Explore a detailed explanation of the Charity Check fields and potential outputs.

• Charity Check Example Responses
  See example responses to interpret organization statuses.

• FAQs - Charity Check
  Read some of our frequently asked questions regarding Charity Check.

Charity Check endpoint-specific user guides

• Charity Check API
  Use Candid to validate organizations to ensure donations are 100% compliant with the IRS.

• Charity Check PDF API
  Download a formatted Charity Check PDF and save it for your records.

• Charity Check Bulk API
  Validate up to 25 organizations at a time with bulk capacity.

• State-level Charity Check - California
  Confirm organizations' nonprofit status in California.