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.
Candid_grants Plus Dataset
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 | ✔️ |