For a combined 88 years, Foundation Center and GuideStar each helped change the world by giving people the information they needed to do good.

But the world faces growing challenges: polarization, climate change, technological revolution, and poverty and inequality. That’s why we combined our talent, technology, data, and leadership to become a new organization, Candid. Now, it’s easier than ever to get the information you need to create change. 
 

What we do

Every year, millions of nonprofits spend trillions of dollars around the world. Candid finds out where that money comes from, where it goes, and why it matters. Through research, collaboration, and training, Candid connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to do it. Candid's data tools on nonprofits, foundations, and grants are the most comprehensive in the world. Foundation Center and GuideStar joined forces to become Candid, a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
 

Mission, vision, values

For a combined 88 years, Foundation Center and GuideStar each helped change the world by giving people the information they needed to do good.
 

Our mission

Candid gets you the information you need to do good.
 

Our vision

We envision a social sector capable of tackling the critical challenges and opportunities of our time. 
 

Our values

• We’re driven. We make an impact in everything we do.
• We’re direct. We communicate with integrity and clarity.
• We’re accessible. We ask, “How can we help?” and we mean it.
• We’re curious. We listen, collaborate, and innovate.
• We’re inclusive. We incorporate equity, inclusion, and respect for diverse perspectives in all our work.

 

Our diversity, equity, and inclusion commitment

Candid is committed to creating an environment where our employees and stakeholders feel safe and supported showing up as their whole selves. We incorporate equity, inclusion, and respect for diverse perspectives in all our work. We value and celebrate the diversity of our ideas, backgrounds, and experiences as they help us better understand one another and better serve our communities and constituents.

While we are steadfast in our commitment, we acknowledge that we may make mistakes. We recognize that race, equity, access, diversity, and inclusion efforts are emergent and evolving. They require us to learn, adapt, and iterate. We encourage and invite feedback from our staff and stakeholders so that we can be responsive to their needs. And we look to engage with and seek guidance from experts in the field to continue learning and improving. Together, we strive to deepen our understanding, strengthen our commitment, and align our policies, procedures, practices, programs, products, and services to ensure our employees and stakeholders thrive.
 

Work at Candid

We make a difference in a different way: by empowering the entire social sector to work smarter. Join now and make an impact your way.
 

Why work at Candid?

We cultivate talent and collaboration.
We work in collaborative teams and enjoy a work ethic and culture commonly found in the tech sector. We employ more than 200 people across the country and have offices in New York, NY; Williamsburg, VA; Cleveland, OH; and Atlanta, GA.

More than anything, today's Candid relies on talent. Our vision is an ambitious one. But we know that when we make investments in our talent, it translates to more access and better knowledge for those working for social good around the world.