# Charity Navigator, pay as you go, Academic Use, first 10,000 calls a month, POST /graphql, publicSearchFaceted: Company discovery API

> Return an array of nonprofits summary and rating data based on search and/or filter criteria.

Charity Navigator's "Academic Use, first 10,000 calls a month" plan lets you call the company discovery API. Charity Navigator's docs list 2 of the 13 fields on our checklist: Headquarters, Revenue and budgets.
We haven't run Charity Navigator through [our company discovery API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-discovery-api.txt) yet.
We rank 966 plans for company discovery APIs by price. Half the plans cost $1.00 per 1,000 companies or less.
[StackScan's $189 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/stackscan/189-monthly-enterprise-post-v1-tech-lookup-lists/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 companies. StackScan's $189 monthly plan charges nothing per call. You get as many companies as StackScan's rate limit allows.
[PeopleSearch.im's $5 pack](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/peoplesearch-im/5-pack/llms.txt) covers any number of companies. PeopleSearch.im's $5 pack costs less up front than StackScan's $189 monthly plan.
[GetProspect](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/getprospect/49-monthly/llms.txt), [Hunter](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/hunter/49-monthly-starter-post-discover/llms.txt) and [PeopleSearch.im](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/peoplesearch-im/5-pack/llms.txt) are the best company discovery API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/charity-navigator/pay-as-you-go-academic-use-first-10000-calls-a-month-post-graphql-publicsearchfaceted
- [Company discovery API: the best of 80+ providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-discovery-api.txt)
- Get it: https://developer.charitynavigator.org/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- Request: `POST https://api.charitynavigator.org/graphql`, publicSearchFaceted
- API key: with the plan, on https://developer.charitynavigator.org/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://developer.charitynavigator.org/graphql/query/publicSearchFaceted?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- Sold by: Charity Navigator (https://www.charitynavigator.org?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-07

## In the answer

- Completeness: 15%
- Headquarters: ✓
- Revenue and budgets: ✓

## Price

- Per: page, size not stated
- Billing: pay as you go

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Most per search: no limit
- Also pays for: from the same budget: bulkNonprofits · nonprofitsPublic

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Return an array of nonprofits summary and rating data based on search and/or filter criteria.

## Data

- Freshness: 2 months (highest alert level: 7 days)
- Countries: United States
- Keep data: 1 month
- Use data: A limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right and license during the Term to: (a) access the GraphQL API and the Data Fields, (b) implement the API on the Licensee Site, (c) display charity information from the Charity Navigator Database on the Licensee Site for End Users to access such data without charge for their own personal, non-commercial use, (d) cache ratings data received through the API solely to improve the speed and functionality of the Licensee Site and/or for another purpose approved by Charity Navigator [...] You will not, and will not authorize or permit any third party, including without limitation, Your End Users, to: (i) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discern the source code or interface protocols of the API, (ii) modify, adapt, or create derivative works with respect to the API, or combine or merge any part of the API with or into any software or service, (iii) make any copies of the API, (iv) resell, distribute, or sublicense the API, (v) make all or any portion of the Charity Navigator Database available on a “service bureau” basis, (vi) remove or modify any proprietary markings or restrictive legends placed on the API, (vii) use the API in violation of any applicable law or regulation or for any purpose not specifically permitted in these Terms, (viii) introduce into the API any software, virus, worm, “back door,” Trojan Horse, or similar harmful code, (ix) interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the API or any activities conducted on the Charity Navigator Database, (x) use the API, directly or indirectly, to create, implement, or enhance a product or service that is competitive with the Charity Navigator Database, or (xi) use the API in any manner that violates the rights of any person, including but not limited to intellectual property rights [...] You agree to share with Charity Navigator any data relating to Your use of the API as Charity Navigator may reasonably request from time to time [...] You shall accord Charity Navigator the following technical credit on the Licensee Site [...]: “Powered by Charity Navigator.”

## Plan

- Pay: monthly
- You get: from the 1st page a month
- Enough for: 10,000 pages a month
- Expires: at the start of each billing period

## Rate limit

- Per second: 16.67
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: nothing required. Optional: term, ein, states, sizes, causes, ratings, is_rated, c3, result_size, from, advisories, order_by
- Method: POST
- Path: /graphql

## About the plan

- Plan: Academic Use, first 10,000 calls a month
- Who can get it: This plan is for academics and requires an email from an academic institution

## The 19 fields the plan's answer can hold

EIN, name, mission, revenue size class, website, Charity Navigator URL, Encompass score, Encompass star rating, Encompass publication date, street, street 2, city, state, ZIP code, country, highest alert level, acronym, causes, total results

## Charity Navigator's plans (6)

- [Charity Navigator, pay as you go, Academic Use, first 10,000 calls a month, POST /graphql, publicSearchFaceted](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/charity-navigator/pay-as-you-go-academic-use-first-10000-calls-a-month-post-graphql-publicsearchfaceted/llms.txt): 15% complete, 2 months (highest alert level: 7 days)
- [Charity Navigator, pay as you go, Academic Use, from the 10,001st call a month, POST /graphql, publicSearchFaceted](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/charity-navigator/pay-as-you-go-academic-use-from-the-10001st-call-a-month-post-graphql-publicsearchfaceted/llms.txt): 15% complete, 2 months (highest alert level: 7 days)
- [Charity Navigator, $25 monthly, Startups, POST /graphql, publicSearchFaceted](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/charity-navigator/25-monthly-startups-post-graphql-publicsearchfaceted/llms.txt): 15% complete, 2 months (highest alert level: 7 days)
- [Charity Navigator, $50 monthly, Small, POST /graphql, publicSearchFaceted](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/charity-navigator/50-monthly-small-post-graphql-publicsearchfaceted/llms.txt): 15% complete, 2 months (highest alert level: 7 days)
- [Charity Navigator, $250 monthly, Midsize, POST /graphql, publicSearchFaceted](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/charity-navigator/250-monthly-midsize-post-graphql-publicsearchfaceted/llms.txt): 15% complete, 2 months (highest alert level: 7 days)
- [Charity Navigator, contact us, Enterprise, POST /graphql, publicSearchFaceted](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/charity-navigator/contact-us-enterprise-post-graphql-publicsearchfaceted/llms.txt): 15% complete, 2 months (highest alert level: 7 days)

## Charity Navigator's calls for this API (2)

- `POST /graphql`, bulkNonprofits: [Charity Navigator, pay as you go, Academic Use, first 10,000 calls a month, POST /graphql, bulkNonprofits](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/charity-navigator/pay-as-you-go-academic-use-first-10000-calls-a-month-post-graphql-bulknonprofits/llms.txt)
- `POST /graphql`, publicSearchFaceted: [Charity Navigator, pay as you go, Academic Use, first 10,000 calls a month, POST /graphql, publicSearchFaceted](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/charity-navigator/pay-as-you-go-academic-use-first-10000-calls-a-month-post-graphql-publicsearchfaceted/llms.txt)

## Charity Navigator's APIs (2)

- [Charity Navigator: company enrichment API pricing, 6 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/charity-navigator/pay-as-you-go-academic-use-first-10000-calls-a-month/llms.txt)
- [Charity Navigator: company discovery API pricing, 6 plans, POST /graphql, publicSearchFaceted](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/charity-navigator/pay-as-you-go-academic-use-first-10000-calls-a-month-post-graphql-publicsearchfaceted/llms.txt)

## Charity Navigator: company discovery API alternatives

- [Nimble, pay as you go, POST /v2/extract/templates/async](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/nimble/pay-as-you-go-post-v2-extract-templates-async/llms.txt): 0% complete, live
- [Olostep, pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/olostep/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt): 31% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-07.

- https://developer.charitynavigator.org?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://developer.charitynavigator.org/alerts?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://developer.charitynavigator.org/graphql/object/PublicFacetedResponse?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://developer.charitynavigator.org/graphql/object/PublicFacetedSearchResult?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://developer.charitynavigator.org/graphql/query/publicSearchFaceted?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://developer.charitynavigator.org/overview?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://developer.charitynavigator.org/plans?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://developer.charitynavigator.org/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://developer.charitynavigator.org/ratings?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://developer.charitynavigator.org/support?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://developer.charitynavigator.org/termsofuse?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://www.charitynavigator.org/products-and-services/graphql-api/api-terms-of-use?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing