Candid Grants

The Candid_grants dataset contains information on funding transactions, such as:

Funders
Grant recipients
Grant purpose

Access this data to analyze funding trends and gain a deeper insight into funding activities. The information found in this dataset can be evaluated in many ways, such as funding by geography or topic area. Talk to a data consultant to get access to this dataset.

Candid_grants Plus

The Candid_grants Plus dataset expands on the basic grants dataset by adding taxonomy codes, including Candid's Philanthropy Classification System (PCS).

The taxonomy codes classify the following:

Focus of a grant
Recipient organization's cause area and population served
Type of grantmaker
Geography

Field Name	Source	Description	Candid_grants	Candid_grants Plus
transaction_id	Candid	Unique identifier assigned to each transaction	✔️	✔️
grantmaker_id	Candid	Unique identifier assigned to each organization awarding a transaction	✔️	✔️
grantmaker_canonical_id	Candid	Unique identifier indicating the source of the grantmaker record	✔️	✔️
legacy_gm_key	Candid	Old unique identifier for grantmakers used in Candid's previous database	✔️	✔️
gm_ein	990, PF, Candid	Grantmaker IRS Employer Identification Number (EIN)	✔️	✔️
gm_associated_ein_flag	Candid	EIN associated with the grantmaker (where it is not directly assigned its own EIN)	✔️	✔️
gm_name	990, PF, Candid	Grantmaker name		✔️
gm_city	990, PF, Candid	Grantmaker city	✔️	✔️
gm_state	990, PF, Candid	Grantmaker state	✔️	✔️
gm_county	990, PF, Candid	Grantmaker county	✔️	✔️
gm_postal_code	990, PF, Candid	Grantmaker postal/zip code		✔️
gm_country_code	990, PF, Candid	Grantmaker country ISO2 code	✔️	✔️
gm_country	990, PF, Candid	Grantmaker country definition		✔️
gm_cbsa_code	U.S. Government	Grantmaker core-based statistical area code		✔️
gm_cbsa_name	U.S. Government	Grantmaker core-based statistical area definition		✔️
gm_cong_dist	U.S. Government	Grantmaker congressional district by state		✔️
gm_organization_code	Candid	Grantmaker type code		✔️
gm_organization_tran		Grantmaker type definition		✔️
gm_family_fdn_flag	Candid	Indicates whether the independent foundation awarding the grant meets Candid's criteria for a family foundation		✔️
recipient_id	Candid	Unique identifier assigned to each organization receiving a transaction	✔️	✔️
recipient_canonical_id	Candid	Unique identifier indicating the source of the recipient record	✔️	✔️
recip_ein	990, PF, Candid	Recipient IRS Employer Identification Number	✔️	✔️
recip_associated_ein_flag	Candid	EIN associated with the recipient (where it is not directly assigned its own EIN)	✔️	✔️
recip_name	990, PF, Candid	Grant recipient name	✔️	✔️
recip_city	990, PF, Candid	Recipient city	✔️	✔️
recip_state	990, PF, Candid	Recipient state	✔️	✔️
recip_county	990, PF, Candid	Recipient county	✔️	✔️
recip_postal_code	990, PF, Candid	Recipient postal/zip code	✔️	✔️
recip_country_code	990, PF, Candid	Recipient country ISO2 code	✔️	✔️
recip_country	990, PF, Candid	Recipient country definition		✔️
recip_cbsa_code	U.S. Government	Recipient core-based statistical area code		✔️
recip_cbsa_name	U.S. Government	Recipient core-based statistical area definition		✔️
recip_cong_dist	U.S. Government	Recipient congressional district by state		✔️
recip_organization_code	Candid	Recipient organization code. Identifies the legal status and/or primary function of the organization.		✔️
recip_organization_tran	Candid	Recipient organization code definition		✔️
recip_subject_code	Candid	Recipient subject code. Candid assigns subject codes using the Philanthropy Classification System to represent the core activities and services of the organization.		✔️
recip_subject_tran	Candid	Recipient subject code description		✔️
recip_population_code	Candid	Recipient population code. Candid assigns subject codes using the Philanthropy Classification System to represent the populations served by the organization.		✔️
recip_population_tran	Candid	Recipient population code definition		✔️
recip_support_code	Candid	Recipient support strategy code. Candid assigns support strategy codes to represent how the goals of an organization are being implemented or supported.		✔️
recip_support_tran	Candid	Recipient strategy code definition		✔️
recipient_organization_status	Candid	Indicates whether the listed recipient has been researched and verified by Candid staff1		✔️
internal_transaction	Candid	Flag indicating if the recipient is also a grantmaker included in this dataset		✔️
amount_usd	990, PF, Candid	Dollar value (USD) of grant awarded or authorized	✔️	✔️
fiscal_year	990, PF, Candid	Year that grant was awarded or authorized (based on awarding organization's fiscal year end)	✔️	✔️
payment_status	990, PF, Candid	Indicates whether the grant amount reflects the amount paid on the grant in that year or the full authorized value of the grant (applicable in the case of multi-year grants)	✔️	✔️
duration	Candid	Duration of grant period (in months)	✔️	✔️
program_area	990, PF, Candid	Name of the program or initiative under which the grantmaker awarded the transaction (if known)		✔️
grant_title	990, PF, Candid	Title given to the transaction/grant (if known), typically by the funder		✔️
description	990, PF, Candid	Grant description	✔️	✔️
grant_subject_code	Candid	Grant subject code. Candid assigns subject codes using the Philanthropy Classification System to represent the core activities and services supported by the grant.		✔️
grant_subject_tran	Candid	Grant subject code description		✔️
grant_population_code	Candid	Grant population code. Candid assigns subject codes using the Philanthropy Classification System to reflect the populations intended to be served by the grant.		✔️
grant_population_tran	Candid	Grant population code definition		✔️
grant_support_code	Candid	Grant support strategy code. Candid assigns subject codes using the Philanthropy Classification System to reflect the strategy or implementation approach being supported by the grant.		✔️
grant_support_tran	Candid	Grant support strategy code definition		✔️
grant_transaction_code	Candid	Grant transaction code. Candid assigns grant transaction codes using the Philanthropy Classification System to represent the type of award received.		✔️
grant_transaction_tran	Candid	Grant transaction code definition		✔️
source_metadata_id	Candid	Unique identifier indicating the exact source where the transaction came from		✔️
source	Candid	Identifies the type of source that the transaction data comes from		✔️
domestic_foreign_flag	Candid	Summarizes whether a transaction is domestic or international based on location or purpose		✔️
intl_regions	Candid	Identifies the world region that the transaction is intended to serve/benefit. Only used where applicable and where country-level or state-level information has not been shared.		✔️
intl_countries	Candid	International country of benefit code. Used to identify the transaction's country of focus.		✔️
intl_countries_tran	Candid	International country of benefit code definition		✔️
dom_states	Candid	Domestic state of benefit code. Used to identify the U.S. state(s) that are the focus of the transaction.		✔️
dom_states_tran	Candid	Domestic state of benefit code definition		✔️