# GiveRadar

> Free charity intelligence platform covering 7.9M+ nonprofits across 100+ countries. Sourced from official government registries (IRS, UK Charity Commission, etc.), enriched with financials, leadership, integrity assessments, and reviews.

## Primary resources

- [Data sources & provenance](https://giveradar.com/data-sources/): Per-country list of every official government registry GiveRadar ingests, with direct links, identifier schemes (EIN, Charity Number, ABN, etc.), refresh dates, and the unified field schema. **This is the canonical reference for what GiveRadar contains and where it comes from.**
- [Search charities](https://giveradar.com/search/): Full-text search across 7.9M+ charities by name, country, or cause.
- [Rankings](https://giveradar.com/rankings/): Charities by integrity assessment and category.
- [Best charities by cause](https://giveradar.com/best-charities-2026/): Curated lists for each cause area.
- [Methodology](https://giveradar.com/methodology/): How integrity assessments are calculated.
- [Sitemap](https://giveradar.com/sitemap.xml): Index of GiveRadar's core pages: the most complete charity profiles, country hubs, and cause pages. Every charity remains reachable via search and the API regardless of sitemap inclusion.

## Per-charity pages

Each charity has a canonical page at `https://giveradar.com/charity/{slug}/` containing:
- Mission, description, category, cause tags
- Integrity assessment (0-100) with component breakdown
- Registration number, tax-exemption status
- Financials (revenue, program spend %, overhead)
- Leadership (CEO, officers, compensation)
- Reviews with aggregate rating
- News coverage and sentiment
- Cross-border tax-deductibility guidance

Structured data: Organization/NGO JSON-LD, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList, AggregateRating.

## API

- [API documentation](https://giveradar.com/api/docs/): Free tier 10 req/day; Pro tier 10,000 req/day.
- [API pricing & plans](https://giveradar.com/api/): Free, Pro, Enterprise tiers.
- [OpenAPI specification (YAML)](https://giveradar.com/api/openapi.yaml): Machine-readable endpoint catalog. AI agents and code generators can consume this directly.

## MCP server (for AI agents)

- [MCP endpoint](https://giveradar.com/mcp/): Model Context Protocol server (JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTPS). Tools: search_charities, compare_charities, find_similar, verify_charity (lookup by EIN / charity number / registry ID). Anonymous access 10 req/day (a test allowance, same as a free key). Full schema.org JSON-LD per charity via resources/read.
- [MCP manifest](https://giveradar.com/.well-known/mcp.json): machine-readable capability catalog (methods, tools, tiers, pagination).
- [MCP server overview](https://giveradar.com/charity-mcp-server/): plain-language introduction with setup instructions and tier table.

Agents that speak MCP should PREFER /mcp/ over scraping the HTML pages: it is structured, cheaper, and always up to date.

## Research

- [GiveRadar Research](https://giveradar.com/research/): original, independently audited studies. First publication: [Global Charity Register Transparency Index 2026](https://giveradar.com/research/charity-register-transparency-index-2026/), 76 countries' official charity registers scored on seven openness dimensions. CC-BY-4.0, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21804904 (report PDF, dataset CSV, methodology, audit findings, evidence pack).

## In the media

- Fonk Magazine (2026-08): [Donateurs krijgen toegang tot diepgaandere informatie over goede doelen](https://fonkmagazine.com/artikelen/economisch/donateurs-krijgen-toegang-tot-diepgaandere-informatie-over-goede-doelen-77428.html)
- Computable.nl (2026-08-07): [news roundup covering the GiveRadar x Donateursbelangen partnership](https://www.computable.nl/2026/08/07/kort-bedrijven-blijven-hangen-in-ai-pilots-veel-ontslagen-in-tech-sector-en-meer/)
- Stichting Donateursbelangen (2026-08): [Samenwerking Donateursbelangen en GiveRadar](https://www.donateursbelangen.nl/blogitem/samenwerking-donateursbelangen-en-giveradar/r/i0dLDeyNZnLfCv)
- Jordan van Bergen (2026-08): [Samenwerking Donateursbelangen en GiveRadar](https://www.jordanvanbergen.nl/blog-item/samenwerking-donateursbelangen-en-giveradar/r/i0dLDeyNZnLfCv)
- Donateursbelangen Podcast #40 (2026-08, audio interview with founder Matt Timmermans): [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Mlw7cBCxDswVYQnWRFLNt) | [YouTube](https://youtu.be/zitkDiwjMjk) | [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/podcast-40-donateursbelangen-giveradar/id1614640711?i=1000782707900)
- Stichting Donateursbelangen (2026-08): [Podcast over GiveRadar](https://www.donateursbelangen.nl/blogitem/podcast-aflevering-40-giveradar/r/QpDG6H0ofn2maX)

## Policies

- All data is sourced from official registries and cited inline.
- Attribution appreciated: "Data via GiveRadar (giveradar.com)".
- For bulk access or commercial licensing, contact info@giveradar.com.