Candor
For nonprofit development professionals

Know before you partner

Before you accept a gift, name a building, or share a stage, Candor gives your team a sourced intelligence brief on any corporate donor, foundation, or individual — compiled from public records and verified reporting, delivered in minutes.

How it works

A brief in three steps

01

Enter an entity name

A corporation, foundation, family office, or individual. Add a city or affiliation to disambiguate common names.

02

Candor researches across public sources

Regulatory filings, court records, nonprofit registries, and vetted reporting — filtered for genuine connection to the subject.

03

Receive a sourced brief

Seven sections. Every finding is numbered, linked to a source, and grounded in what the record actually says.

Inside a Candor brief

Seven sections, one shared source list

Every finding is numbered [n]; every number resolves to a URL your team can open.

News & Media Presence

Recent coverage, tone, and recurring storylines from vetted outlets.

Legal & Regulatory History

Litigation, enforcement actions, settlements, and consent decrees.

Financial Transparency

SEC filings, disclosures, ownership structure, and audit signals.

Labor & Supply Chain Signals

Union activity, worker safety, and supply-chain controversies.

Philanthropic Track Record

Verified giving history via Form 990-PF and authoritative registries.

Network & Entity Connections

Parent/subsidiary structure, boards, and material affiliations.

Summary of Signals

AI-synthesized read of what matters — grounded in the cited sources.

Access

Free for nonprofits during our pilot

Candor is in closed testing with a small group of development teams. Briefs are free for participating organizations — the research costs are covered by donations so your team can keep its budget on program work.

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