Candid Nonprofit Discount & Pricing

Candid is the authoritative source of nonprofit and philanthropic data, formed in 2019 through the merger of Foundation Center and GuideStar. The platform provides comprehensive information on over 1.8 million IRS-recognized tax-exempt organizations, 325,000+ grantmakers, and 29 million+ grants totaling $2+ trillion in funding. Candid serves as the essential research infrastructure for the social sector, helping nonprofits find funders, grantmakers identify potential grantees, donors make informed giving decisions, and researchers analyze philanthropic trends. The platform's GuideStar profiles allow nonprofits to claim and manage their organizational transparency, while the Foundation Directory and grant database enable sophisticated funder research and prospect identification.

Candid's core offerings include searchable nonprofit profiles with detailed financials (more current than IRS records), mission statements, program descriptions, and transparency seals; foundation and corporate grantmaker profiles with giving histories, funding priorities, geographic focus areas, and contact information; grants database with detailed records of actual grants awarded, enabling analysis of funding patterns and trends; peer benchmarking tools to compare organizational metrics against similar nonprofits; AI-powered search and recommendations to identify relevant funders and grant opportunities; compliance tracking with access to federal and state nonprofit compliance data from 6+ sources; and downloadable reports and data exports for deeper analysis. Premium tiers unlock unlimited search results, full grantmaker profiles, staff contacts with LinkedIn integration, advanced filters, and AI-powered fundraising tools.

For nonprofits, Candid provides critical infrastructure for grant research, funder prospecting, and organizational transparency. The platform's data powers strategic fundraising by revealing which foundations fund similar organizations, tracking giving trends in specific issue areas, identifying new funding opportunities, and benchmarking fundraising performance against peers. Candid also offers the "Go for Gold" program specifically for small nonprofits—organizations with under $1 million in annual revenue or expenses can earn free access to Candid Premium (normally $1,199/year) by achieving a Gold Seal of Transparency or higher on their GuideStar profile. This program democratizes access to professional-grade fundraising research tools for resource-constrained organizations, providing 2 Premium seats for one year at no cost. All nonprofits can claim their GuideStar profile and earn transparency seals for free, establishing credibility with donors and funders.