Vet A Charity For Free In Under 5 Minutes — Stop Guessing
Use our fast, new AI-assisted engine to create a detailed structured report on a charity in five minutes or less.
Your first twenty reports are free.
You Want to Change the World. Do They Just Want Your Credit Card?
When you donate your hard-earned money, it should change lives.
It’s frustrating to feel like a “wallet” rather than a partner in making the world better. You donate with high hopes, but deep down, you worry: Is this a scam? Are they making the CEO or contractors rich? Is my money actually helping?
Blind trust isn’t philanthropy. It’s a gamble. You deserve better than “hoping” you money does good.
Give With Confidence
Use The Charity Nine framework to vet any nonprofit in minutes. Discover red flags, understand the group’s focus, and ensure your generosity goes where you intended.
Imagine the peace of mind that comes with knowing your favorite charity is a “Green Flag” organization.
- Zero Regret: Never wonder if you’ve been scammed or misled again.
- Strong Impact: Direct your funds to solid charities, doing the work you care about most.
- Joyful Giving: Restore the excitement of helping others, knowing the results are real.
Introducing: The Charity Nine
I’ve distilled years of nonprofit management and evaluation into a 9-point proprietary framework (The Charity Nine) and report — and trained an AI to help run it for you.
The Charity Nine AI Report is launching soon
Our AI-assisted engine is in its pre-launch testing phase to ensure clarity and accuracy, and a successful lift off.
Nine Critical Answers For You
- Identity Check: Are the who they say they are?
- Charity Status: Is it a 501(c)(3) public charity?
- The Paperwork: Does it file its IRS Form 990 promptly?
- Program Spending: How much goes to spending on programs vs. overhead and fundraising?
- Mission Focus: What’s their actual top priority program?
- Top Executive Pay: Are salaries reasonable or ridiculous?
- Contractor Pay: What outsiders are earning money, and for what?
- Reserves: Are they appropriately funded or cash poor or bloated?
- Publicity Check – Red Flags: Are there negative news stories or alerts?
The Best Charities for YOU
The Charity Nine and AI Report go side-by-side with The Best Charities for YOU — A Practical Guide to Becoming the Only Expert Needed in Your Charitable Giving.
With the guide you discover how to assess like an insider, develop your own personal metrics for charitable success, move beyond “expert” lists and ratings, and master your giving. Learn more . . .
The Charity Nine AI Report
Our fast, new AI-assisted engine creates a detailed structured report covering The Charity Nine for a charity in five minutes or less.
Your first twenty reports are free.
A report can gather information for you on more than 1.8 million charities and nonprofits. That’s every organization listed by the IRS in its master list of nonprofits.
More than 600,000 of them file an IRS Form 990 each year and provide a wealth of information about their finances and programs. The Charity Nine report finds and digs into those Form 990s for you.
What takes an experienced human researcher an hour, our AI-assisted report can do you for you in five minutes.
Get The Charity’s Details In Three Simple Steps
- Enter the charity’s Magic Number (EIN) and two words from its name (we show where to find that info for free).
- Confirm the match: Make sure the engine has found the organization you want.
- Get the Report: Click “Run” and check your inbox for your detailed structured report.
Start with the Magic Number
The first thing you need to know — so you can check The Charity Nine — is the charity’s EIN (or what I call its Magic Number).
When you get and use Magic Numbers you avoid charity identity confusion (many charities have similar names). You’ll also be better armed to avoid charity fakers.
As background, every nonprofit has a unique identifier assigned by the IRS. Known as its EIN (employer identification number), it’s typically a nine-digit number shown like 12-3456789. Magic Numbers for nonprofits are public information.
Don’t have the charity’s Magic Number yet? Get it for free at CharityCheck101.org or get it from the organization.
How We Provide this Service
We’ll use your email address to deliver your reports to you. Keeping the reports we send you lets you build your own private Charity Nine database. We hate spam as much as you do — your info stays with us.
Your first twenty reports are 100% FREE. After that? Pay what you want ($1 minimum). Really. Chip in $5 or $15 or more, to help keep our servers running.
One quick note: This is a payment for a service, not a charitable donation. You’re investing to make your future giving more effective.
About Value
If paying a few dollars for a Charity Nine Report saves you from sending $50, $100, $1,000, or even more (perhaps repeatedly) to a charity that wastes money and lacks focus — the report has paid for itself many times over. It’s cheap insurance. An accountant or private investigator could charge you hundreds for this type of report.
The Charity Nine AI Report is launching soon
Our AI-assisted engine is in its pre-launch testing phase to ensure clarity and accuracy.
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We’ll send you the Charity Nine Framework Work Summary PDF to give you a better idea of the great things that are coming.
FAQs
Q: Are the first 20 really free?
A: Yes! I want you to experience the clarity of the Charity Nine framework firsthand without any friction. No hidden fees, no credit card needed.
Q: I’m not a “numbers person” — is this hard to use?
A: Not at all. If you can type a number and a couple of word, and click a button, you can use this.
Q: Do I need to be wealthy to use this?
A: No! Whether you give $50 or $50,000, you deserve clarity and confidence about every dollar you give.
Q: Are my searches private?
A: Yes. Your search history stays with us.
P.S.
If you want to move beyond vetting individual charities and take complete control of your philanthropy, check out my guide, The Best Charities for YOU. This practical toolkit teaches you how to define your own personal metrics for success and assess any organization like a seasoned insider, so you never have to rely on “expert” lists or ratings again. [Click here to become the only expert you’ll ever need in your giving.]
Terms and Conditions
The report is generated with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI). While AI is a powerful tool, it can produce information that contains errors, omissions, or inaccuracies. Sometimes it even hallucinates. You are responsible to independently review and verify all information presented in your report before relying on it.
Many churches and government units do not file with the IRS (not being required to do so) — so they’re not included in the IRS master list of nonprofits. Also, there are often delays in the IRS updating information in the list and the IRS list may contain errors, omissions, or inaccuracies.
The report and this site provide general information, not specific advice on individual matters. Persons wanting specific advice on the matters discussed should contact an advisor experienced in those matters.
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