Candid

aid: candid
name: Candid
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/candid/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/candid.png
type: Index
tags:
- Charities
- Donations
- Non-Profits
- Philanthropy
- Foundations
- Grants
- 990s
- Demographics
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2025-03-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
position: Provider
specificationVersion: '0.19'
description: Candid (formed from the 2019 merger of Foundation Center and GuideStar) helps social sector organizations advance
  their missions by sharing information, breaking down barriers, and improving giving. Candid maintains the most comprehensive
  set of data on U.S. nonprofits, foundations, grants, and philanthropy, and exposes that data through a family of developer
  APIs — Essentials, Premier, Charity Check, Demographics, Grants, News, Taxonomy, Eligibility, and PDF/Bulk variants — available
  through the Candid Developer Portal.
apis:
- aid: candid:premier-api
  name: Candid Premier API
  description: Deep nonprofit profile data. Returns comprehensive records for a given organization including financials, programs,
    leadership, board, grants received and awarded, operating details, affiliations, and FTA (Financial Trend Analysis). Supports
    a Profile PDF generation endpoint for building ready-to-share nonprofit briefs.
  humanURL: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  baseURL: https://api.candid.org/premier
  tags:
  - Nonprofits
  - Financials
  - Profiles
  - PDF
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developer.candid.org/
- aid: candid:charity-check-api
  name: Candid Charity Check API
  description: Real-time nonprofit verification and compliance screening used for due diligence, donation compliance, and
    tax-deductibility checks. Returns IRS 501(c)(3) status, revocation history, public-charity / private- foundation classification,
    OFAC watchlist screening, and more. Offers national and state-level endpoints.
  humanURL: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  baseURL: https://api.candid.org/charitycheck
  tags:
  - Compliance
  - Verification
  - IRS
  - Due Diligence
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developer.candid.org/
- aid: candid:demographics-api
  name: Candid Demographics API
  description: Structured demographic data voluntarily provided by nonprofits about their staff, board, and populations served.
    Enables funders and platforms to analyze equity, diversity, and inclusion across the social sector.
  humanURL: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  baseURL: https://api.candid.org/demographics
  tags:
  - Demographics
  - DEI
  - Nonprofits
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developer.candid.org/
- aid: candid:grants-api
  name: Candid Grants API
  description: Access to Candid's global grants dataset — summary statistics, funders, recipients, and individual transaction
    records. Useful for philanthropic benchmarking, funder research, and grant-market intelligence.
  humanURL: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  baseURL: https://api.candid.org/grants
  tags:
  - Grants
  - Funders
  - Recipients
  - Transactions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developer.candid.org/
- aid: candid:news-api
  name: Candid News API
  description: Search and retrieve philanthropic news content from Candid's curated news database covering funders, grantees,
    sector trends, and policy. Supports customizable parameters for date range, topic, geography, and organization.
  humanURL: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  baseURL: https://api.candid.org/news
  tags:
  - News
  - Philanthropy
  - Content
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developer.candid.org/
- aid: candid:taxonomy-api
  name: Candid Taxonomy API
  description: Returns Candid's philanthropic classification system (subject, population, support-strategy, and geographic
    area taxonomies) so integrators can consistently tag and query nonprofit, grant, and funder records.
  humanURL: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  baseURL: https://api.candid.org/taxonomy
  tags:
  - Taxonomy
  - Classification
  - Metadata
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developer.candid.org/
- aid: candid:nonprofit-eligibility-api
  name: Candid Nonprofit Eligibility API
  description: Evaluates whether a given nonprofit is eligible to receive a grant or donation based on configurable rules
    — IRS status, country, OFAC, custom program criteria — to automate grantmaking and giving workflows.
  humanURL: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  baseURL: https://api.candid.org/eligibility
  tags:
  - Eligibility
  - Grantmaking
  - Compliance
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developer.candid.org/
- aid: candid:candid-lookup-api
  name: Candid Lookup API
  description: Operations for retrieving lookup values and filter metadata.
  humanURL: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  baseURL: https://api.candid.org/essentials
  tags:
  - Lookup
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/candid-lookup-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developer.candid.org/
- aid: candid:candid-search-api
  name: Candid Search API
  description: Operations for searching the Candid nonprofit database.
  humanURL: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  baseURL: https://api.candid.org/essentials
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/candid-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.candid.org/reference/welcome
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developer.candid.org/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/candid-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/candid-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/candid-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/CandidOrg
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/candiddotorg
- type: Website
  url: https://candid.org
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.candid.org/
- type: DataPortal
  url: https://data.candid.org/reference/welcome-to-candids-data-portal
- type: APIsOverview
  url: https://candid.org/use-our-data
- type: PricingAndAccess
  url: https://candid.org/use-our-data
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://candid.org/privacy-policy
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://candid.org/terms-of-use
- type: Support
  url: https://help.candid.org/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://candid.org/partners/
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://developer.candid.org/llms.txt
integrations:
- name: Candid
- name: footer
- name: Candid's 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com