Brand Basics
DonorSearch by EverTrue is a leading provider of prospect research and AI fundraising solutions for nonprofits of all sizes and missions. The goal of these tools is to equip fundraising teams with the information they need to pinpoint the most likely high-impact donors for their needs, build meaningful relationships with those prospects, and ultimately secure the major and planned gifts that nonprofits need to make a difference for their causes.
DonorSearch’s solutions fall into three general categories: donor screening, fundraising AI, and data management.
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Donor Screening
DonorSearch’s wealth and philanthropic screening platform gathers comprehensive information on prospective donors’ giving capacity, nonprofit engagement history, and personal and professional backgrounds from the largest philanthropic database in the world. The over one billion data points DonorSearch works with not only help identify brand-new donors but also allow nonprofits to find major giving candidates within their existing supporter bases.
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Fundraising AI
DonorSearch understands that the best nonprofit AI strategies involve predictive and generative tools working together in intentional ways. To that end, offerings in this category include DonorSearch Ai, a highly customizable predictive modeling solution that analyzes prospect research data and makes recommendations to prioritize donor outreach; Enhanced CORE, a beginner-friendly version of DonorSearch Ai that uses six standard predictive models for its analysis, including DonorSearch’s unique MLR scores; and ProspectView Online 2, a generative AI-powered prospect research assistant tool that curates individual reports to summarize key data points on each potential donor.
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Data Management
Alongside surfacing information about prospects from its proprietary database, DonorSearch offers data appending services to help nonprofits incorporate helpful donor cultivation information into their internal CRMs. And with DonorSearch’s marketing lists, fundraisers can access hundreds of wealth, giving, and demographic attributes to build campaign-specific outreach strategies and grow donor pipelines.
Company History
DonorSearch was launched in 2007 as a prospect research platform designed by fundraisers, for fundraisers. Founder and former CEO Bill Tedesco had seen firsthand the need for nonprofits to make informed decisions when identifying, cultivating, and soliciting major donors and used that need as inspiration to build the DonorSearch platform. What was once a small family-run business has grown into a major player in the prospecting space that serves more than 15,000 nonprofits.
In 2023, DonorSearch expanded into the fundraising intelligence space by creating DonorSearch Ai, the most advanced machine learning solution for the nonprofit sector, which was the first of several predictive and generative AI solutions DonorSearch would develop. EverTrue, a comprehensive donor management and fundraising software company, acquired DonorSearch in 2025 so that the combined power of these solutions could empower fundraisers to save more time and resources while driving even better results.
Mission
DonorSearch by EverTrue equips nonprofits with the donor intelligence and tools they need to build meaningful relationships and grow generosity. Through advanced prospect research and AI-powered insights, every fundraiser can turn data into action, and every donor interaction can help secure lasting support for missions that matter.
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News & Updates
2026 G2 Recognition
In February 2026, DonorSearch was named to G2’s list of the 40 Best Nonprofit Software Products for the year. It’s ranked sixth on the list, the highest of any featured prospect research platform. DonorSearch was later recognized multiple times in the Spring 2026 G2 Awards, receiving badges like Momentum Leader, Relationship Leader, Results Leader, and Usability Leader in the category of donor prospect research software.
Philanthropy Masterminds Season Kickoff
February 18 marked the official start of the 2026 season of the Philanthropy Masterminds series, an educational content program focused on all things nonprofit fundraising presented in partnership with DonorSearch by EverTrue. The season kickoff was marked by the return of The PM Podcast, hosted by Jay Frost and featuring guest speakers from various philanthropic organizations and roles. Philanthropy Masterminds also includes the Frontlines of Social Good and How to Raise webinar series, with the latter being CFRE-accredited.
Frequently Asked Questions
Traditional wealth screening focuses on analyzing potential donors’ financial giving capacity, but DonorSearch takes prospect research a step further by also pulling data on prospective donors’ charitable giving histories and indicators of a desire to support your mission (interests, values, non-donation engagement, etc.). Combining these philanthropic and affinity markers with wealth data provides a more complete picture of prospects’ ability and willingness to make major gifts to your nonprofit.
DonorSearch Ai is intended to enhance prospect research, not replace your nonprofit’s screening tools. After you gather data on potential donors by combining the contents of your internal CRM and DonorSearch’s philanthropic database, DonorSearch Ai synthesizes all of that information and makes recommendations regarding how to prioritize outreach to top prospects. This way, you can be confident that you’re cultivating the right donors while saving time and resources.
The information in DonorSearch’s database is pulled from over 40 trusted, publicly available sources that range from SEC and FEC records to published nonprofit annual reports. New data points are added to the database weekly so that your organization can always access the most accurate and current information on its prospects.
Yes—in fact, DonorSearch is the most widely integrated prospect research solution on the market today. Your nonprofit can connect DonorSearch to more than 40 popular CRMs and fundraising platforms. Some notable integration partners include:
- EverTrue (DonorSearch’s parent company)
- Salesforce
- Virtuous
- Bloomerang
- Blackbaud (including BBCRM and Raiser’s Edge NXT)
- Microsoft Dynamics
- DonorPerfect
- Double the Donation