Every public price anchor we could find
This table separates three kinds of numbers. Published means the vendor prints it. Public record means it comes from a government procurement listing or a nonprofit's Form 990. Reported means customers have said it publicly; treat those as a range, not a quote. Nothing here comes from AI-generated aggregator sites. Corrections are welcome at [email protected].
| Vendor | Entry / typical price | What you get | Kind of number |
|---|---|---|---|
| DonorGraph | $129/mo ($1,296/yr) to $1,799/mo ($17,988/yr) | 150 to 10,000 complete screenings a month (1,800 to 120,000 a year), AI brief included, political giving included, self-serve trial | Published |
| iWave (Kindsight) | Starter from $4,500/yr; Professional from $5,800/yr; Premium quote | 1 / 3 / 5 users; 1,500 / 5,000 / 20,000 screens plus separate live-profile caps; AI (Engage) from $545/yr extra | Published ('starting at') |
| DonorSearch (EverTrue) | $4,000–$12,000/yr direct; $15,000–$22,000 larger contracts; $2,000/yr with 1,000 records via CRM bundles | Screening, gift history, 40+ integrations; no price page | Reported by users |
| Blackbaud (WealthPoint / RE NXT) | RE NXT £6,849/instance/yr (UK G-Cloud); $212,034 / 36 mo at a Texas university; median contract about $20,400/yr | CRM plus WealthPoint add-on; implementation extra; no political data | Public record / procurement aggregate |
| WealthEngine (Altrata) | About $5,000–$5,500/yr entry; $64,800 for 'Premier, 4 users, 200 credits, 8 months' at one university | Pre-scored profiles; credits metered | Reported / public record |
| Windfall | About $30,000–$36,000/yr flat at one SUNY campus (Form 990, FY23–25) | Household net-worth estimates, weekly rebuild; no giving data | Public record (990) |
| DonorAtlas | $5,000/yr floor; annual contract; quote only; no trial | Cited-source research profiles; SOC 2 Type 2 | Vendor-stated |
| Dataro | $15,000/yr + $0.10 per donor (Essentials) | Predictive scoring on your CRM data | Published |
| NPO Authority | $1,695–$3,499/yr | Up to 10,000 records; unlimited seats | Published |
| Hatch | $0 (50 profiles) / $200–$500 per month | Bulk enrichment; deep profiles rationed and sold as add-ons | Published |
| Gratefully | $400/mo, 4-week free trial | Self-serve screening | Published |
| LexisNexis (Nexis for Development Professionals) | Quote only | Three tiers; no public figure exists | Not published |
Cost-per-screen calculator
Enter how many donors you expect to screen in a year and how many people need a login. The calculator uses only published prices; quote-only vendors are shown as ranges from the table above.
| Option | Annual cost | Per screen | Notes |
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DonorGraph overage applies when you exceed a plan's included screenings; the calculator picks the cheapest published plan for your volume including any overage. iWave figures use Kindsight's published 'starting at' prices and subscription-screen caps and exclude live-profile limits and the Engage AI subscription.
How to read a wealth-screening quote
1. Find the real unit
Vendors meter different things: records matched in bulk, full profiles built, credits, seats, or all four. iWave caps subscription screens and live profiles separately. Hatch prices bulk enrichment cheaply and rations deep profiles. Ask which unit runs out first for a researcher doing real work, and price that.
2. Add the AI line
In 2026 most vendors sell AI summaries as a separate subscription. Kindsight's Engage starts at $545 per year per seat tier. If the AI is the part your gift officers will actually read, it belongs in the comparison.
3. Ask for year two
Public procurement records for CRM-attached screening show first-year discounts and multi-percent annual escalators. A quote that looks like $8,000 can be $10,000 by year three.
4. Price the export loop
Screening that lives inside your CRM saves staff time; screening outside it costs an export and an import per cycle. Neither is free. Decide what an hour of your researcher's time is worth and include it.
5. Test before you sign
Only a handful of vendors let you screen your own donors before a contract. DonorGraph's trial is three complete screenings, no card. Take five people you know well, run them, and count how many fields each vendor can back with a document.
DonorGraph's grid
| DonorGraph plan | Monthly | Annual (billed yearly) | Screenings / month | Screenings / year | Cost per screen (annual) | Seats | Overage per screen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | $129/mo | $1,296/yr | 150 | 1,800 | $0.72 | 1 | $1.10 |
| Team | $349/mo | $3,492/yr | 600 | 7,200 | $0.49 | 3 | $0.85 |
| Org | $799/mo | $7,992/yr | 2,500 | 30,000 | $0.27 | 10 | $0.65 |
| Enterprise | $1,799/mo | $17,988/yr | 10,000 | 120,000 | $0.15 | Unlimited + API | $0.45 |
Every plan runs the same complete screening (evidence sweep, identity resolution, cited AI brief). An optional built-in CRM is +$50/mo on Solo and Team. Free trial: 3 real screenings on your own donors, no card, no demo call. Full detail on the pricing page.
Why we publish it: the category has trained buyers to expect a demo before a number. We would rather you compare us on price and evidence at the same time. If the numbers above do not fit your program, tell us.
Frequently asked questions
How much does wealth screening cost in 2026?
Published entry prices run from about $1,700 per year (NPO Authority) to $4,500 per year (iWave Starter) to $15,000 per year (Dataro Essentials), and most incumbents quote individually. User-reported DonorSearch contracts cluster at $4,000–$12,000 per year. DonorGraph publishes $1,296 to $17,988 per year depending on volume.
Which wealth screening vendors publish their prices?
As of September 2026: Kindsight (iWave 'starting at' prices), NPO Authority, Hatch, Gratefully, Dataro and DonorGraph. DonorSearch, Blackbaud WealthPoint, WealthEngine, Windfall, DonorAtlas and LexisNexis do not publish a price.
What is a fair cost per screen?
Divide the annual price by the screens actually included. iWave Starter is $4,500 for 1,500 subscription screens, or $3.00 each before live profiles. DonorGraph allowances are monthly: Team is $3,492 a year for 600 complete screenings a month — 7,200 a year, or $0.49 each — and Org is $7,992 for 2,500 a month (30,000 a year, $0.27 each), with a full AI brief in every one. Use the calculator on this page for your volume.
Why do vendors hide pricing?
Because contracts are negotiated per customer and resold through CRM partners at very different rates. The same DonorSearch data has been reported at $2,000 per year bundled through a CRM and $12,000 or more direct. Publishing one price would expose that spread.
Are there hidden costs?
Commonly: separate AI subscriptions (Kindsight Engage from $545/yr), implementation fees on CRM-attached screening, annual escalators of several percent, per-record append fees, and a second usage meter for full profiles. Ask for the all-in first-year and renewal figures.
Is wealth screening worth it for a small nonprofit?
It is when the price is in proportion to the gifts you are trying to find. A $1,300 tool that helps a single officer set five asks correctly pays for itself; a $12,000 contract for the same work usually does not. That is why DonorGraph starts at $129 a month with a free trial rather than a demo.
- Kindsight pricing page, fetched 2026-09-06 (iWave Starter from $4,500; Professional from $5,800; Engage from $545/$1,095/$3,295).
- DonorSearch: no pricing page (donorsearch.net/pricing 404, 2026-09-06); ranges are user-reported in public nonprofit forums 2018–2025 and vary by channel.
- Blackbaud: UK G-Cloud listing for Raiser's Edge NXT (£6,849/instance/yr); Texas public procurement record (Tarleton State, $212,034/36 mo); procurement-platform median estimate about $20,417/yr.
- WealthEngine: University of Houston public procurement record ($64,800, 'Premier, 4 users, 200 credits, 8 months'); entry range reported by two sources.
- Windfall: SUNY Potsdam Form 990 vendor disclosures FY23–FY25.
- DonorAtlas pricing floor and no-trial policy as stated by the vendor, July 2026. Dataro, NPO Authority, Hatch and Gratefully prices from their public pricing pages.
- DonorGraph: donorgraph.com/pricing.html and /api/v8/pricing/plans.