Charity Navigator

Operator: Charity Navigator, Inc. (non-profit organisation), United States

Database and ratings of US charities, with information on finances, impact and potential alerts.

Companies & Business

Open website (external website)

Product

Charity Navigator: Free web research and a separately available Data API

Availability and source date

Active

As of: 15 October 2026.

No functionality test has been performed.

Use in OSINT research

Helps assess US charities using their profiles, financial information and ratings. Alerts and rating dates provide leads for further checks.

Queries

Input	Result	Result type
Company / organisation name + Keyword / free text	Matching charities and their profiles, with ratings where available.	Retrieved
Company registration number	Through the API: organisation profile for a US EIN tax identifier, with rating and publication date.	Retrieved

Features

Searches charities by name or topic.
Displays organisation profiles and ratings.
Assesses organisations using financial data and other information.
Provides alerts about legal, financial or ethical issues.
Offers a GraphQL API for searches and profile queries.

Coverage

Geographical coverage

USA

Dataset

US nonprofit organisations. Ratings cover 501(c)(3) organisations with IRS Form 990 and other information, based on IRS, partner and organisation data.

Access

Requirements

Public web content without an account. Saving organisations requires an account. API access requires an account, plan and API key.

Export

Structured profile and rating data through the GraphQL API. A general website export is not described on the pages reviewed.

Provider

Charity Navigator, Inc. (non-profit organisation)

Country of establishment

United States

Interfaces

API

Available. GraphQL API with a separate account, plan and API key. Data coverage and allowance depend on the plan.

Product or documentation

MCP

Not documented. Not specified in the provider information reviewed.

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