The short version
DonorGraph prints the grid, opens the trial without a call, itemizes federal and state campaign-finance records in every profile, and links each field to the document behind it: a deed, a Form 990 line, an SEC filing, an FEC or state filing. Solo is $129 a month for 150 complete screenings; Enterprise is $1,799 a month for 10,000, and the cited AI brief is inside every one of them. DonorSearch is sold through a demo. There is no public price list, and user-reported direct contracts run between $4,000 and $12,000 a year. It brings a proprietary charitable-gift archive, 40-plus CRM connectors and batch operations, and it has been part of EverTrue since September 2025. The table below is fact for fact, and three donors you already know, run through both, settle it in an hour.
Side by side
| Question a buyer asks | DonorGraph | DonorSearch (by EverTrue) |
|---|---|---|
| Can I see the price before a demo? | Yes: $129 / $349 / $799 / $1,799 per month, published. donorgraph.com/pricing.html | No public price list. donorsearch.net/pricing returns 404 (checked 2026-09-06) |
| Cost per screening | $0.72 Solo, $0.49 Team, $0.27 Org, $0.15 Enterprise, on annual billing. | Not published; the contract sets the record count. |
| AI brief | Cited AI brief included in every screening on every plan. | Sold within the EverTrue platform; not separately priced in public materials. |
| Political giving, federal | FEC contributions itemized: date, committee, amount, employer as self-reported on the filing. | Includes FEC data. |
| Political giving, state level | All 50 state campaign-finance sources, itemized in every profile alongside FEC. | FEC; no state campaign-finance source is listed in DonorSearch's public documentation. |
| How usage is counted | Screenings included per plan — 150 / 600 / 2,500 / 10,000 per month — not billed per record. | Records are bundled into the contract; reported bundles include 1,000 records through CRM partners. |
| When the evidence is thin | The field says no evidence found, with the reason. DonorGraph does not emit a number the records do not support. | An estimate is returned with a match-quality score, Y/M tri-states and lower-bound ranges. |
| How a number is justified | Every field links to the primary record: deed, Form 990 line, SEC filing, FEC or state filing. | Match-quality score, Y/M tri-states and lower-bound ranges on largest gift; 'Assessed' flag on manually reviewed records. |
| Charitable gift history | IRS 990-PF grants, Form 990 Schedule I, the Million Dollar List and 990 officer and board data, each cited to the filing. | About 240M gift records collected over roughly two decades; 'Assessed' records have had a human review. |
| Published methodology | Method published in full: identity resolution, evidence tiers, held-out evaluation, negative controls. How we verify. | An accuracy figure is marketed; the denominator and method are not stated. |
| CRM integrations | CSV export in DonorPerfect, Raiser's Edge NXT, Bloomerang, LGL and Salesforce formats; native connectors in progress; API on Enterprise; optional built-in CRM (+$50/mo). | 40+ native connectors, with write-back inside the CRM. |
| Commitment | Month to month at the published price, cancel any time; annual billing saves two months. | Terms are set in the quote; not published. |
| Batch and re-screening | List screening included on every plan; re-screen any donor on demand. | DonorSearch360+ (GA June 2026): concurrent jobs, scheduled re-screens, delta tracking. |
| Ownership | Independent, Nevada LLC, screening-first. | Acquired by EverTrue, 2025-09-04; roadmap points toward engagement workflow. |
| Try it on your own donors before a call | Yes: three complete screenings, no card, no call. | Demo. |
Where DonorGraph is different
You can read the price
Reported DonorSearch contracts land between $4,000 and $12,000 a year direct, and the same data resold through CRM partners has been reported at $2,000 a year with 1,000 records bundled. DonorGraph prints the grid. Solo is $129 a month, Enterprise is $1,799, and the cost per screening is on the page next to it. There is nothing to negotiate and no quote to wait for.
You can test it before you talk to anyone
Three complete screenings on donors you already know, from donorgraph.com/try.html. The trial runs the same evidence sweep, identity resolution and AI brief as a paid plan. Feed any screening vendor three people whose story you already know and count the fields it can prove; that comparison takes an hour and outlasts any demo.
Political giving is in every profile
Federal FEC contributions and all 50 states' campaign-finance records appear as itemized lines: date, committee, amount, and employer as the donor reported it. Political giving is one of the strongest public signals of both capacity and affinity, it is public record, and it is often the most recent financial act a prospect has filed under their own name.
Every field cites a record
A capacity figure in DonorGraph is a set of linked documents. Property comes with the deed record, board seats with the Form 990 line, securities with the SEC filing. Each finding carries an evidence tier — confirmed, possible or none — so a researcher knows at a glance which findings are settled and where the public record runs out. The mechanics are on how we verify.
Screenings, not metered records
Every plan includes a monthly allowance of complete screenings: 150, 600, 2,500 or 10,000. A screening is a screening, whether the donor turns out to be a retired teacher or a foundation trustee, and re-screening a donor next quarter costs one more from the allowance. Nobody has to ration research.
Who switches
- Small and mid-size shops paying $4,000 to $12,000 a year for a tool they open a few hundred times a year.
- Anyone who has been told a price only after sitting through a demo.
- Teams that want the political signal, federal and state, as itemized evidence in the profile.
- Anyone who has had to defend a capacity number in a meeting and wanted the document behind it.
- Researchers who want the AI brief on every screening rather than as a second subscription.
Cost comparison at three sizes
| Program size | DonorGraph (published) | DonorSearch (user-reported, direct) |
|---|---|---|
| One gift officer — up to 150 screenings a month (1,800 a year) | Solo: $1,296/yr billed annually — $0.72 a screening | $4,000+ /yr reported floor; smaller bundled deals exist via CRM partners |
| Small team — up to 600 a month (7,200 a year) | Team: $3,492/yr — $0.49 a screening | $4,000–$12,000 /yr reported |
| Department — up to 2,500 a month (30,000 a year) | Org: $7,992/yr — $0.27 a screening | Quote only; $15,000–$22,000 reported for larger contracts |
All DonorSearch figures are reported by users, not published by the vendor; they vary by negotiation and channel. See the full market table on what wealth screening actually costs.
Frequently asked questions
Is DonorSearch still an independent company?
No. EverTrue announced its acquisition of DonorSearch on September 4, 2025. DonorSearch continues as a product line inside EverTrue's engagement platform alongside ThankView, Pledgemine and Signal.
Does DonorSearch publish its pricing?
No. As of September 2026 there is no public price list; donorsearch.net/pricing returns a 404 and all plans are quoted through a demo. Figures you see online are user-reported, typically $4,000–$12,000 per year for direct contracts, with much lower bundled rates through CRM partners.
Is there anything DonorSearch still does that DonorGraph doesn't?
Three things. DonorSearch holds a proprietary archive of about 240 million charitable gift records collected over roughly two decades, where DonorGraph cites IRS 990-PF grants, Form 990 Schedule I and the Million Dollar List directly and leaves your own CRM giving history in your hands. It ships 40-plus native CRM connectors that write back inside the CRM, where DonorGraph exports CSV in DonorPerfect, Raiser's Edge NXT, Bloomerang, LGL and Salesforce formats today, with native connectors in progress and an API on Enterprise. It flags records a researcher has assessed by hand, where DonorGraph links the underlying document on every field so the evidence is on the page.
What does DonorGraph do that DonorSearch does not?
Publishes its price and its cost per screening, opens a trial on three of your own donors before any call, itemizes federal and state political giving in every profile, includes the cited AI brief on every plan, links a primary record behind every field, and prints 'no evidence found' rather than inferring a number when the record is thin.
Can I keep my current CRM if I switch?
Yes. DonorGraph exports screened profiles and briefs as CSV in DonorPerfect, Raiser's Edge NXT, Bloomerang, LGL and Salesforce formats, Enterprise adds an API, and native connectors are in progress. Your CRM stays where it is and your giving history stays yours.
How do I evaluate both without a sales process?
Start with DonorGraph's free trial at donorgraph.com/try.html: three complete screenings on donors you already know, no card and no call. Run the same names through a DonorSearch demo and compare which fields each vendor can show a source for.
- EverTrue press release, 'EverTrue acquires DonorSearch', 2025-09-04.
- donorsearch.net/pricing/ returned HTTP 404 on 2026-09-06; DonorSearch's own comparison pages list no prices.
- DonorSearch 'DonorSearch vs. WealthEngine' page: 'integrates with over 40' platforms; 15,000+ clients claimed (fetched 2026-09-06).
- DonorSearch360+ general availability announced 2026-06-29 (scheduled re-screens, delta tracking).
- User-reported pricing ranges from public nonprofit-community discussions, 2018–2025; treated as reported, not verified.
- DonorGraph pricing: donorgraph.com/pricing.html (live plan grid) and /api/v8/pricing/plans.