# 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.

Full reference (API, MCP tools, integrity method, data sources by country) in one file: https://giveradar.com/llms-full.txt

## 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.
- [Python client and CLI](https://github.com/matt-timmermans/giveradar-python): `pip install giveradar`, then `giveradar search ...` or `from giveradar import Client`.
- [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.