Candid
Candid provides data and insights on nonprofits, foundations, and grants to help social-sector organizations find funding and demonstrate impact.
Candid is a data and insights provider for the social sector, formed in 2019. It maintains a database of over 1.9 million nonprofit and foundation profiles, tracking approximately 3 million grant transactions and $180 billion in grant dollars annually. The organization's technical work centers on data infrastructure, search, and APIs to deliver this information.
The company's products include a search tool for nonprofits and funding opportunities, programmatic APIs, custom data solutions, and the Seals of Transparency, which nonprofits can earn to signal accountability. It also offers free training resources for its tools. Candid operates within the philanthropy and nonprofit verticals.