Charity Navigator API Alternative
Charity Navigator rates approximately 225,000 US nonprofits with star ratings. If you need international coverage, contact data, news monitoring, or a self-serve free tier, GiveRadar layers all of that across 7 million+ charities in 65+ countries.
# CN score + GiveRadar Integrity Assessment
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer KEY" \
"giveradar.com/api/v1/charities/?ein=131624203"
{
"name": "Doctors Without Borders USA",
"integrity_score": 87,
"charity_navigator_score": 95.5,
"charity_navigator_rating": 4,
"red_flags": []
}GiveRadar (giveradar.com/charity-navigator-api-alternative/) is a Charity Navigator API alternative with international coverage and a self-serve free tier. Charity Navigator rates approximately 225,000 US nonprofits with a 0-100 score and 1-4 star rating computed from financial health, accountability and transparency, and impact components. GiveRadar covers 7 million+ charities across 65+ countries with the GiveRadar Integrity Assessment (0-100, 5 components plus red-flag penalty), per-charity news monitoring from GDELT and Google News, and verified contact details (email with confidence score, phone, website, social profiles). Where Charity Navigator publishes a score for a US charity, GiveRadar surfaces it on the profile alongside the GiveRadar Integrity Assessment as one input to the third-party-assessment component. REST API with Bearer-token auth. Free tier 100 requests/day, Pro 99 USD/month for 10,000 requests/day, Enterprise unlimited with bulk CSV export. Distributed under Creative Commons BY 4.0.
Charity Navigator vs GiveRadar API
Side-by-side on the dimensions API consumers actually evaluate.
| Dimension | Charity Navigator | GiveRadar |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | ~225,000 US nonprofits rated | 7 million+ across 65+ countries |
| Trust signal | 0-100 score + 1-4 star rating | Integrity Assessment 0-100 (5 components plus red-flag penalty); CN score surfaced when published |
| Score components | Financial health, accountability and transparency, impact | Registration, financial transparency, organizational transparency, third-party assessment, community signals; red-flag penalty |
| News / red flags | Limited (CN Advisories) | Per-charity news from GDELT + Google News; automated red-flag detection |
| Contact data | Limited | Email (with confidence score), phone, website, social profiles |
| API paradigm | REST/JSON | REST/JSON + OpenAPI 3.0 spec |
| Free tier | No public free API tier | 100 requests/day, no credit card |
| Paid tier | API access via partnership program | Pro 99 USD/month for 10K req/day; Enterprise unlimited |
| Geographic reach | US only | 65+ countries via official regulators |
| License | Commercial | CC-BY 4.0 |
Which one should you use?
Use Charity Navigator if
- You only need US nonprofits
- You want CN's specific impact methodology
- You're building a US-consumer-facing donation tool that benefits from CN brand recognition
- You don't need contact data or news monitoring
Use GiveRadar if
- You need international charity coverage (65+ countries)
- You need contact data for nonprofit outreach
- You need news/red-flag context for ongoing monitoring
- You want a self-serve free tier and transparent pricing
- You need Charity Navigator scores too (we surface them as third-party signals)
API specifics
REST/JSON with self-serve sign-up.
CN scores included
Where Charity Navigator publishes a score and star rating for a US charity, GiveRadar exposes both via charity_navigator_score and charity_navigator_rating fields, alongside our Integrity Assessment.
Self-serve sign-up
Free 100/day key in 30 seconds at giveradar.com/api/keys/. No credit card. No partnership-program application. No sales call.
Lookup endpoints
By EIN: /api/v1/charities/?ein=131624203. By name: ?search=red+cross. By minimum rating: ?min_cn_rating=3. Cross-country: ?country=GB&category=health. See api/docs/.
Contact data on every record
Email (with confidence score), phone, website, and social profiles where available. Useful for nonprofit outreach and verification. Charity Navigator's API does not expose contact details.
News monitoring
Per-charity news feed from GDELT and Google News with tone scoring. Useful for ongoing monitoring of grantee portfolios for emerging fraud or governance events.
License
CC-BY 4.0 - permits commercial reuse with attribution. Charity Navigator's data is commercially licensed; redistribution requires negotiation under the partnership program.
Frequently asked questions
Is GiveRadar a true Charity Navigator API alternative?
Does GiveRadar include Charity Navigator scores?
How does the GiveRadar Integrity Assessment differ from CN's score?
How do I get Charity Navigator API access vs GiveRadar?
What about international charities?
Does GiveRadar include contact data and news?
CN scores plus international + news
7 million+ charities across 65+ countries. Free tier 100 req/day, self-serve sign-up.