Essentials BY IMPALA
Public data that’s actually public
Useful social impact data should be open to all. Essentials by impala is a high-quality product suite to enhance your fundraising or grantmaking, for FREE. Search 2.9M nonprofit and 220K funder profiles, claim your own, and build lists to turn insights into action.
How it works
1. Curate your search:
Find a person, funder, or nonprofit, or use filters to discover new possibilities.
2. Access insights and leads:
Analyze grants given and received, people, financials, impact, IRS status and more.
3. Take action:
Save leads to lists for engagement and use LinkedIn details to make connections.
What’s included
Unlimited Access
Search over 2.9 million nonprofit and funder profiles without ever hitting paywalls that hide the public data you really need
Data Ownership
You’re in control - claim and manage your organization’s profile and add others to lists for further analysis and engagement
Lists
to keep track of potential prospects, partners, and grantees
Learn MoreLists
Accelerating your research for good.
Create an intelligent prospect list of potential funders
Build a shortlist of new potential grantees to support
Generate a list of new client leads for your consultancy or company
How Essentials compares
Get a standout product to transform your fundraising or grantmaking, but without the stiff price tag.
Pricing
Subscription Type
Price
Cost for additional user(s)
Features
Combined database of every U.S. nonprofit / foundation
Complete tables of every grant given / received
Nonprofits / funders can update their profiles
Advanced search filters
Advanced funder / nonprofit insights
People per organization and LinkedIn details
Listmaking
Downloadable 990s
501(c)(3) IRS status validation
One log-in to manage multiple accounts
Integrations / APIs
Data exports
Support
Live support
Free training / webinars
Knowledge base / FAQs
Essentials
Free
$0
$0
Unlimited users can join your organization's account!Funders: Grantee reliance and longevity, median grant amounts over time, grantees over time, overlapping funders and more.
Learn more here
Coming Soon
Contact us to let us know about any favorite CRM's you'd like us to integrate with.Coming Soon
Please contact us with details of your download request and our team will be happy to assist. Please note, for large downloads a service fee may apply.Professional
Paid
$2,640 /yr
$2,112 /yr
Pro Plus
Paid
$2,799 /yr
$2,239 /yr
Professional
Paid
"Grant readiness" requirement to access product (i.e. operating budget threshold), which could be a barrier for small nonprofits, especially those getting started.$5,988 /yr
n/a
Includes 5-user license. Above this amount, a custom plan needs to be created with the company.Pro
Paid
$4,788 /yr
$4,788 /yr
Profiles, reimagined
We designed the profile your organization deserves to have and everyone else deserves to see. You won’t find these funder and nonprofit insights available anywhere else, let alone for free.
Get started:
Claim your free profile, which we’ve pre-filled with your most crucial data.
Coming soon: Profiles for DAFs and fiscally sponsored organizations
Discover and analyze organizations like never before - see grants given and received, leadership, financials and more. All in one platform, and all for free!
See who funds your peers to quickly generate a high-quality prospect list
- Access a funder summary, including their giving metrics
- Explore all grants received - including the who, what, when, how much, and why
- Reveal funder change in a peer’s portfolio of support - which funders are starting or withdrawing their support year to year
Right-size your ask based on a funder’s recent giving data
- See median grant values for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-time grantees
- Use average grantee reliance to understand what percentage of your budget they are likely to support
Focus on funders who offer multi-year support, not one-and-done grants
- See what percentage of a funder’s grantees have a multi-year funding relationship
- Visualize grantee longevity in a funder’s portfolio of over time
Determine if you're a good fit based on a funder's past grants
- Get visibility into every grant given and a summary of all past grantees
- Save time by filtering to see comparable grants in the exact value range you need
- Focus further by filtering out Donor Advised Fund grants that are anonymous
Generate new prospects based on your existing funder relationships
- See where your funders overlap with their funding peers
- Ask them for a warm introduction in which you only stand to gain
Turn your prospect list into an engagement list
- See key people (staff, executives, board members) to figure out who to engage
- Access their LinkedIn details for free to make the connection
Use Cases
- Grantseekers
- Consultants
- Grantmakers
- Service Providers & Vendors
Prospect Research
Discover and evaluate new funders by analyzing key insights about their giving in their profiles
Prospect Lists
Build prioritized prospect lists based on a funder’s alignment with your mission and capacity to give
Smart Pitches
Right-size your ask and your pitch based on a funder’s recent giving data
Stakeholder Engagement
Identify potential board members and give current members or supporters a single, interactive tool to track your impact
Business Development
Evaluate potential clients and offer to enhance their profiles as an additional service
Fundraising Research
Build prioritized prospect lists for clients based on a funder’s alignment with their mission and capacity to give.
Data-driven Grantwriting
Right-size the client’s ask and pitch based on a funder’s recent giving data
Strategic Planning
Leverage clients’ profiles to shape their fundraising strategy and track progress.
Due Diligence
Understand potential grantees’ finances, current funders and impact - all without asking a single question.
Peer Research
See how you compare to other grantmakers - who they give to and how.
Portfolio Evaluation
Gain insight into your own portfolio metrics and how they are seen by the public.
Business Development
Build prioritized prospect lists of new potential members or clients
Prospect Cultivation
Engage potential new members or clients based on their profile details
Member Benefits
Enable members to take advantage of this free resource to enhance fundraising or grantmaking
Grantseekers
Prospect Research
Discover and evaluate new funders by analyzing key insights about their giving in their profiles
Prospect Lists
Build prioritized prospect lists based on a funder’s alignment with your mission and capacity to give
Smart Pitches
Right-size your ask and your pitch based on a funder’s recent giving data
Stakeholder Engagement
Identify potential board members and give current members or supporters a single, interactive tool to track your impact
Consultants
Business Development
Evaluate potential clients and offer to enhance their profiles as an additional service
Fundraising Research
Build prioritized prospect lists for clients based on a funder’s alignment with their mission and capacity to give.
Data-driven Grantwriting
Right-size the client’s ask and pitch based on a funder’s recent giving data
Strategic Planning
Leverage clients’ profiles to shape their fundraising strategy and track progress.
Grantmakers
Due Diligence
Understand potential grantees’ finances, current funders and impact - all without asking a single question.
Peer Research
See how you compare to other grantmakers - who they give to and how.
Portfolio Evaluation
Gain insight into your own portfolio metrics and how they are seen by the public.
Service Providers & Vendors
Business Development
Build prioritized prospect lists of new potential members or clients
Prospect Cultivation
Engage potential new members or clients based on their profile details
Member Benefits
Enable members to take advantage of this free resource to enhance fundraising or grantmaking