Impact Genome Registry

What it is

Spec sheet

What it does

The Registry stores standardized impact data so nonprofits, funders and governments can report, verify and compare social-program outcomes.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Purpose

The Registry standardizes and verifies social program outcomes so nonprofits can report impact and funders can evaluate programs.Read 7 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Intended users

The Registry serves nonprofits and social enterprises reporting impact, as well as funders seeking portfolio data and insights.Read 7 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Integrations

Users may opt to share limited program fields with Outcomes X, Benevity and Charity Navigator.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Support

Nonprofits can use in-platform help resources, contact a verifier and email [email protected].Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

License

Terms reserve intellectual-property rights to Impact Genome or licensors and prohibit copying, reverse engineering and derivative databases, indicating proprietary software.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Headquarters

LinkedIn lists Chicago, Illinois as headquarters.Read 14 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

API access

Philanthropy Data Solutions lists API access as custom-priced rather than universally free.Read 14 Oct 2026 · philanthropydatasolutions.org

API availability

Read/write APIs are reported as available only for select partners.Read 14 Oct 2026 · philanthropydatasolutions.org

Benchmark limitation

Benchmarks usually are not published when fewer than five verified reports exist for an outcome.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Benchmarking limit

The maker says it typically does not publish an outcome benchmark when fewer than five verified reports are available.Read 7 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Charity matching

Funder subscriptions can search more than 2.2 million nonprofits by outcomes, SDGs, beneficiary traits and location.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Collaboration

Organizations can add unlimited users, pause and resume submissions, and clone prior reports for later years.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Company legal name

Crunchbase identifies Mission Metrics, LLC as the legal name behind Impact Genome Corp.Read 14 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Company size

LinkedIn lists 11–50 employees.Read 14 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company status

Crunchbase lists the company as private and active.Read 14 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Data collection

Program data is self-reported, and the maker says its verification process works with data programs already collect without requiring new data collection.Read 7 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Data limitation

Household-income data is not currently captured, and the company says it does not customize functionality for each funder.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Data portability

Nonprofits can download reports and data at no charge and generate shareable reports and PDFs.Read 14 Oct 2026 · philanthropydatasolutions.org

Developer documentation

The directory says SDKs, sandboxes and developer guides were created with partners, rather than documenting a broadly public toolkit.Read 14 Oct 2026 · philanthropydatasolutions.org

Founded history

The company says its work began in 1994 with the Center for What Works and later produced the Impact Genome Project and Registry.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Funder tools

The funder subscription page describes charity search, impact forecasting, and portfolio analysis tools.Read 7 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Funding support

Impact Genome says its work is backed by the Gates Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Geographic benchmark limitation

Published cost-per-outcome benchmarks combine programs across regions and interventions; granular regional benchmarks are still being developed.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Guided workflow

The verification intake uses existing program data, guided questions and evidence attachments without requiring new data collection.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Impact forecasting

Users can save portfolio scenarios to plan grants, giving or volunteering allocations.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Impact verification

Programs self-report annual claims that trained Social Impact Associates validate, evaluate and certify.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Integrations and partners

The maker lists Benevity, OutcomesX, Catchafire, and Davis Pier as partners, and says producers may opt to share limited program data on partner platforms including Outcomes X, Benevity, and Charity Navigator.Read 7 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Limit: completion time

A Reddit nonprofit user reported spending eight hours on a report that was expected to take one to two hours.Read 14 Oct 2026 · reddit.com

Nonprofit membership benefits

Membership includes a one-to-one consultation, an annually shareable Verified Impact Report, benchmarking, research tools, webinars, and ongoing support.Read 7 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Outcome standards

Its standards associate programs with one or more of 132 standardized outcomes, covering areas including education, public health, human needs, and arts and culture.Read 7 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Outcome taxonomy

It catalogs outcomes, strategies, beneficiaries, context, costs and evidence quality using a common taxonomy.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Partner integrations

Philanthropy Data Solutions lists Benevity and Catchafire as platform partners.Read 14 Oct 2026 · philanthropydatasolutions.org

Portfolio analysis

Subscription reporting covers outcomes, beneficiaries, context, location and evidence types across investments.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Praise: support

Trustburn reviewers repeatedly praise the team as responsive, knowledgeable and helpful.Read 14 Oct 2026 · trustburn.com

Praise: usability

Trustburn reviewers repeatedly describe the website as user-friendly, informative and easy to navigate.Read 14 Oct 2026 · trustburn.com

Rating on Trustburn

4.0 out of 5 from 9 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · trustburn.com

Raw-data limitation

The directory reports that raw datasets are not offered.Read 14 Oct 2026 · philanthropydatasolutions.org

Registered programs

The service says its repository covers more than 2.2 million nonprofits and social programs.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Registry scale

The Registry describes itself as covering more than 2.2 million global nonprofits and social programs.Read 7 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Reporting cadence

Impact producers generally report once per annual program cycle.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Reports and credits

Verified programs can receive a Verified Impact Report and Verified Impact Units representing positive social outcomes.Read 7 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Security statement

The privacy notice says organizational and technical safeguards are used but does not guarantee that transmissions or storage can never be compromised.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Verification

Trained verifiers assess annual impact claims and supporting evidence through standardized protocols.Read 7 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Verified Impact Credits

Certified results are issued as Verified Impact Unit credits representing positive social outcomes.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Verified Impact Report

The Verified Impact Report presents benchmarked outcomes, cost-effectiveness and evidence quality for funders and institutions.Read 14 Oct 2026 · impactgenome.com

Plans and prices

Every Impact Genome Registry plan and price →

Strong points and limits

Who it suits

Verdict

Where Specifiction places it

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