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Candid (GuideStar)

Candid (GuideStar) MCP Connector for Claude

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Access comprehensive non-profit data via Candid — search organizations, verify charity status, and retrieve detailed financials directly from any AI agent.

10 tools Official Updated Oct 1, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect your Candid (formerly GuideStar) account to any AI agent and orchestrate your non-profit research, due diligence, and philanthropic data workflows through natural conversation.

What you can do

  • Organization Oversight — Search for non-profits by name, location, or NTEE code and retrieve basic metadata using the Essentials API.
  • Deep-Dive Profiles — Access comprehensive data (Premier tier) including mission statements, leadership, and detailed financials.
  • Charity Compliance — Verify IRS tax-exempt status and eligibility to receive tax-deductible contributions using the Charity Check tool.
  • Financial Auditing — Retrieve detailed financial records and IRS Form 990 data straight from your workspace.
  • Demographics Analysis — Access diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) data for organizations to inform your philanthropic strategy.
  • Organization Discovery — Use the EIN (Employer Identification Number) as a primary key to fetch 760+ data fields for individual entities.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your Candid API Subscription Key
  3. Start exploring the non-profit sector from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Philanthropists & Foundations — quickly verify charity statuses or retrieve financial health data without manual dashboard work.
  • Researchers & Analysts — gather comprehensive non-profit metadata for reports straight from their workflow tools.
  • Developers — integrate reliable non-profit data into their applications using natural language.
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10 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_demographics

Get DEI data for a nonprofit

get_nonprofit_news

Get real-time social sector news related to a nonprofit

get_grant_details

Get specific details for a grant

search_grants

Search for grants awarded by foundations

search_nonprofits

Search for nonprofits using filters

verify_charity_status

Verify an organization's eligibility to receive tax-deductible contributions

get_charity_check_pdf

Generate a PDF report for compliance record-keeping

get_nonprofit_eligibility

Verify nonprofit eligibility for specific donation platforms

get_nonprofit_essentials

Get core details for a nonprofit by EIN

get_nonprofit_premier

Get comprehensive deep-dive data for a nonprofit by EIN

See how to talk to your AI agent using Candid (GuideStar).

Search for non-profits in 'Miami' with the name 'Red Cross'.

I've found the results for 'Red Cross' in Miami. The primary entity is 'American Red Cross Greater Miami' (EIN: 59-0624xxx). Would you like to see their full profile?

Get detailed financial info for EIN 13-162xxxx.

Retrieving financial data for EIN 13-162xxxx... For the latest fiscal year, they reported total revenue of $5.2M, total expenses of $4.8M, and assets of $12M.

Verify the charity status for EIN 52-153xxxx.

EIN 52-153xxxx is currently listed as a 501(c)(3) public charity in good standing with the IRS. They are eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

Yes! Use the `verify_charity_status` tool with the organization's EIN. Your agent will fetch the real-time compliance status from Candid's Charity Check API.

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