charityverify

Trust grades, donor verdicts, and analysis for 138,000+ Canadian charities. JSON output designed for AI tools, scripts, and pipelines.

npx charityverify search "Red Cross"
npx charityverify lookup 119219814RR0001
npx charityverify check 119219814RR0001

Commands

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | search <query> | Search by name. Flags: --province, --min-grade, --limit | | lookup <BN> | Full charity profile by business number | | verdict <BN> | Donor verdict — plain-language assessment | | check <BN> | Legitimacy check — grade, flags, registered status | | compare <BN> <BN> [...] | Side-by-side comparison (2-5 charities) | | financials <BN> | Financial history | | top | Top-rated charities. Flags: --province, --limit |

Examples

# Search for food banks in Ontario
npx charityverify search "food bank" --province ON

# Quick legitimacy check
npx charityverify check 119219814RR0001

# Compare two charities
npx charityverify compare 119219814RR0001 131709110RR0001

# Top 5 charities in BC
npx charityverify top --province BC --limit 5

API Key (optional)

Without a key you get grades, verdicts, and scores. With a key you get full Opus-generated analysis, flag details, and 20-dimension score narratives.

CHARITYVERIFY_API_KEY=cv_your_key npx charityverify lookup 119219814RR0001

Get a key at charityverify.ca/pricing.

MCP Server

For AI assistants with MCP support, see charityverify-mcp.

Data

All assessments based on Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) public filings — 138,000+ charities, 457,000+ directors, 15 years of financial history.

CharityVerify.ca | API Docs | Scoring Methodology