Best free charity research websites
Using free charity research websites can connect you to a goldmine of information.
- They’ll help you track down individual charities and view their operations and finances.
- You can then check charity missions, programs, spending, assets, liabilities, staff and board, and much more.
Here’s my list in alphabetical order, updated in May 2026.
- All IRS-listed nonprofits
- Check identity and tax status
- Find EINs; Reverse Lookup
- No registration required
- Reports 225,000+ charities rated
- Star ratings and reviews
- All IRS-listed nonprofits
- Optional registration gets you deeper access
CharityNine.org NEW
- All IRS-listed nonprofits
- Detailed 9-part research report
- Reports in 3 minutes or less
- 18 free reports, then pay-what-you-want system
- 670+ letter ratings and reviews
- Investigative reports
- Donate $75 (annual) and get deeper access
GuideStar.org (part of Candid)
- All IRS-listed nonprofits
- Data and copies of Form 990 and Form 990-PF filings
- “Transparency Seals”
- Optional registration gets you deeper access
- All IRS-listed nonprofits
- Check identity and tax status
- Data and copies of Form 990 and Form 990-PF filings
- No registration required
- All IRS-listed nonprofits
- Data and copies of Form 990 and Form 990-PF filings
- No registration required
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