Charity vetting & evaluation
Give with trust. On our Workplace Giving Platform, you can find an abundance of nonprofits that have undergone a thorough evaluation process. We do charity vetting for you, so you and your employees can donate and volunteer with confidence.
Request demoWhat is charity vetting?
We want all our customers to support charities with trust and confidence, so we evaluate charities based on a variety of vetting criteria. To thoroughly assess a nonprofit, we examine evidence-based ratings, transparency, engagement in minority communities, diversity, equity and inclusion, and more.
How will your company benefit from our charity evaluation?
Your challenges:
- Finding reputable nonprofit partners that align with your company and best serve your communities is very time-consuming.
- Huge time commitment to vet the effectiveness of a nonprofit's work and verify their mission aligns with your company's mission.
- You’re not sure who to speak to at charities nor what questions to ask them when vetting on your own.
- Employees care about a highly diverse array of causes and you have no way to ensure everyone’s voice is heard.
Our solutions:
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Our social impact experts spend their days vetting new charities so that you can spend your days focused on your main job.
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We match your company with top-rated nonprofit partners that align with your values, culture, and existing commitments.
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We do all the heavy lifting for you, saving you time and energy.
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Our searchable database of more than 1.5 million verified charities empowers employees with choice.
Our charity evaluation process
Percent Pledge evaluates all nonprofit partners across a wide range of carefully considered vetting criteria, such as the following:
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Top-tier ratings from evidence-based charity evaluations, such as GuideStar, GiveWell, and Charity Navigator.
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Diverse leadership that is representative of the communities served.
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Transparent financials when reviewed by our partner, The Giving Back Fund, whose team carries 200+ years of expertise.
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A unique and innovative approach to solve long-standing issues, often through technology, model, systems, and or partnerships.
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Clear and consistent impact transparency of positive, intended outcomes.
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Bonus: customer-specific criteria, such as alignment with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion commitments.
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What is a Cause Portfolio?
Cause Portfolios allow your employees to give to multiple charities at once, simplifying the giving experience and diversifying impact. Employees and companies can support pre-vetted Cause Portfolios on our platform, and/or compose their own.
Donations are evenly distributed to each vetted charity in the Portfolio, maximizing the impact of your employees and company in an easy and accessible way. Donating this way also unlocks personal impact reports, including impact stories from the supported charities!
How will this help your company make an impact?
- Saves you and your employees time.
- Maximizes your collective impact.
- Delivers continuous transparency.
- Employees support vetted charities in the areas they care about most.
Vetted Cause Portfolios
We’ve composed several curated, complementary Cause Portfolios. Each consists of charities that are carefully vetted by Percent Pledge and support a specific cause or community in a unique and innovative way.
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Reproductive Rights See portfolio details
Our Reproductive Rights Cause Portfolio contains highly strategic nonprofits fighting for reproductive health, rights and justice for all women and girls, queer, trans, nonbinary, indigenous people, people of color and of low-income.
Nonprofits in this Cause Portfolio
AAPI See portfolio details
Our Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Cause Portfolio contains highly strategic nonprofits responding to increased anti-Asian hate and supporting the needs of the AAPI communities and families.
Nonprofits in this Cause Portfolio
Stop AAPI Hate
A national coalition addressing anti-Asian racism across the U.S.
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC
Fighting for civil rights and empowering Asian Americans to create a more just America for all.
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OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates
Advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).
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Apex for Youth
Connecting volunteers with underserved Asian & immigrant youth in NYC.
See charity detailschevron_rightSupport Ukraine See portfolio details
Our Support Ukraine Cause Portfolio contains highly strategic nonprofits immediately helping the millions of civilians affected by the conflict.
Nonprofits in this Cause Portfolio
International Rescue Committee
Helping people to survive, recover and reclaim control of their future.
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Mental Health See portfolio details
Our Mental Health Cause Portfolio contains highly strategic nonprofits that are actively committed to reducing mental health stigma, providing mental healthcare, and preventing suicides.
Nonprofits in this Cause Portfolio
Child Mind Institute
Transforming the lives of children struggling with mental health and learning disorders.
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Environment See portfolio details
Our Environment Cause Portfolio contains highly strategic nonprofits supporting environmental sustainability and combating climate change.
Nonprofits in this Cause Portfolio
Clean Air Task Force
Catalyzing resilient solutions, scaled to meet the climate challenge.
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re:wild
Conserving the diversity of life on Earth by safeguarding wildlands, protecting wildlife, and supporting guardians.
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Captain Planet Foundation
Engaging and empowering young people to be problem solvers for the planet.
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LGBTQ+ See portfolio details
Our LGBTQ+ Cause Portfolio contains highly strategic nonprofits fighting discrimination and empowering and improving LGBTQ+ youth, adult, and elder lives by providing resources, mental health and legal aid.
Nonprofits in this Cause Portfolio
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National Black Justice Coalition
A civil rights organization dedicated to empowering Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
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Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund
Fighting discrimination and achieving equality for transgender people.
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PFLAG
PFLAG is the first and largest organization for LGBTQ+ people, their parents and families, and allies.
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Racial Equity See portfolio details
Our Racial Equity Cause Portfolio contains highly strategic nonprofits supporting communities of color by mentoring children, reducing gun violence, and combatting mass incarceration.
Nonprofits in this Cause Portfolio
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National CARES Mentoring
Transforming the lives of Black children with mentoring.
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Equal Justice Initiative
Ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in America.
See charity detailschevron_rightCOVID-19 Relief See portfolio details
Our COVID-19 Relief Cause Portfolio contains highly strategic nonprofits supporting communities particularly impacted by the pandemic, including those without food, work, or access to healthcare, and scientists working on vaccinations and new treatments.
Nonprofits in this Cause Portfolio
Blessings in a Backpack
Who will feed the kids when schools are closed?
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National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
Building a healthy America, one patient at a time.
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The Workers Fund
Emergency cash for workers most harmed by COVID-19.
See charity detailschevron_rightDisaster Relief See portfolio details
Our Disaster Relief Cause Portfolio contains highly strategic nonprofits rapidly responding to disasters globally.
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Youth & Education See portfolio details
Our Youth & Education Cause Portfolio contains highly strategic nonprofits using innovative tutoring and mentorship programs to support youth of all learning abilities and providing tech education to build the next generation of tech innovators.
Nonprofits in this Cause Portfolio
Eye to Eye
Unlocking greatness in the 1 in 5 who learn differently.
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Healthcare See portfolio details
Our Healthcare Cause Portfolio contains highly strategic nonprofits working to find a cure for some of our most challenging diseases and empowering students to make healthy decisions.
Nonprofits in this Cause Portfolio
Peer Health Exchange
Empowering young people to make healthy decisions.
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Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF)
Give every child a cancer-free future.
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Leukemia Research Foundation
Dedicated to conquering all blood cancers.
See charity detailschevron_rightAnimals See portfolio details
Our Animals Cause Portfolio contains highly strategic nonprofits creating mutually beneficial relationships between people and animals, in homes, for children and veterans with disabilities and in our food supply.
Nonprofits in this Cause Portfolio
4 Paws for Ability
Providing canine miracles to children and veterans with disabilities worldwide.
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Good Food Institute
Creating a healthy, humane, and sustainable food supply.
See charity detailschevron_rightWomen's Empowerment See portfolio details
Our Women’s Empowerment Cause Portfolio contains highly strategic nonprofits empowering women and girls by elevating the stories of global women leaders and combatting sexual assault, creating equal opportunities for financial independence, education, and personal development.
Nonprofits in this Cause Portfolio
Veterans See portfolio details
Our Veterans Cause Portfolio contains highly strategic nonprofits supporting veterans by providing resources for civilian life and jobs training for life after service.
Nonprofits in this Cause Portfolio
Operation First Response
Serving wounded heroes and their families.
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Pat Tillman Foundation
Developing the next generation of American leaders.
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Bunker Labs
Inspire, equip, and connect veterans through their journey of entrepreneurship.
See charity detailschevron_rightWhat our customers say
Percent Pledge researches nonprofit partners thoroughly to ensure our program aligns with our values and their solution is flexible so we can involve Via's different offices at different levels, which is really helpful and unique.
Percent Pledge found charities that met our philanthropic and DEI goals. We had a big goal of involving more employees in our DEI initiatives - we did just that and increased community engagement too.
I feel confident because the causes are pre-vetted, so I know our donations are put to good use. And the giving's automated, so we sit back and watch our impact grow - incredible feeling!
