Build with America's most trusted charity data
Power your giving platform with accurate, up to date charity information, without building and maintaining a database from scratch — all through one fast, flexible GraphQL API.
query {
publicSearchFaceted(
term: "food bank"
states: ["IL"]
ratings: ["3", "4"]
result_size: 3
) {
result_count
results {
ein
name
encompass_score
encompass_star_rating
}
}
}Who it's for
Charity Navigator data powers the platforms that connect donors, advisors, and companies to charities they can trust.
Donor-advised fund platforms
Equip advisors with the insights they need for confident grant recommendations.
Fundraising and giving apps
Build trust and drive donations with recognizable ratings in your giving flow.
CSR platforms
Offer a vetted list of charities for workplace campaigns and matching gifts.
Academic and research use
Access structured charity data for research, teaching, and analysis of the charitable sector.
Everything behind the rating, in one API
The same research and reference data that powers charitynavigator.org — profile information, ratings, and alerts — available to your application.
Ratings
Charity Navigator's Rating System provides a comprehensive evaluation of a charity's overall performance and health across four dimensions.
Alerts
Charity Navigator Alerts flag organizations with active issues related to legal, financial and other ethical concerns across four severity levels.
Profile Information
Data for more than 1.8m charities pulled from a charities' 990 or IRS Business Master File with name, address, EIN, causes, mission data, etc.
Why partner with Charity Navigator
Use Charity Navigator's data to solve problems for your customers.
Trust
A rigorous methodology across more than 225,000 rated charities.
Personalization
Match donors to causes with comprehensive org insights.
Reliability
A scalable GraphQL API built for high performance.
From sign-up to first query in minutes
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Explore the plans
Review the plans and choose the one that fits your use case. All paid plans start with a 30-day free trial
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Once you have checked out, you will have instant access to an API key through your My Subscriptions page.
Explore the playground and get started
Authenticate in the playground using your API key and start pulling data from Charity Navigator's GraphQL API.
Plans for every stage
Every plan connects to the same GraphQL endpoint and includes full access to charity search and profile lookups. Larger plans add bulk data access for high-volume use cases and deeper data sets. Start with a free 30-day trial on any tier — no charge until your trial ends, and you're free to cancel anytime before then.
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