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Cause IQ
Integrated fundraising and CRM platform
As of 30 August 2026, Cause IQ's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. Cause IQ is an integrated fundraising platform combining donor CRM, event management, online giving, and volunteer management in a single cloud-based system. Softwr lists it under Nonprofits. Cause IQ is made by Cause IQ Inc., launched in 2010, available on Web.
Overview
What Cause IQ does
Cause IQ is an integrated fundraising platform combining donor CRM, event management, online giving, and volunteer management in a single cloud-based system.
What people use it for
- Prospect research across nonprofit organisations
- Benchmarking a nonprofit client against peers
- Building target lists for firms serving the sector
- Enriching existing records with nonprofit financial data
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Where it falls short
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- Pricing is not published
- Sold to firms selling into the nonprofit sector rather than to nonprofits running their own operations
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Pricing
What Cause IQ costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Standard
$95 /mo
- Donor management
- Event management
Advanced
$200 /mo
- Prospect research
- Fundraising reports
- Advanced analytics
Capabilities
Features
Donor management
Event management
Online giving
Volunteer tracking
Stripe
Integration with Stripe
PayPal
Integration with PayPal
Salesforce
Integration with Salesforce
Google Analytics
Integration with Google Analytics
Web support
Available on Web
Mobile-responsive support
Available on Mobile-responsive
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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Does Cause IQ offer a free plan?
Yes. Cause IQ offers a free plan with basic nonprofit searches using 8 filters and limited profile access. Core and Pro plans are paid subscriptions.
SourceWhat is included in Cause IQ's pricing?
Core Plan costs $349/month (or $199/month for 501(c)(3) nonprofits) with access to 400+ filters. Pro Plan costs $5,988/year with three user licenses and unlimited exports. Annual discounts available.
SourceDoes Cause IQ integrate with Salesforce?
Yes. Cause IQ provides direct Salesforce integration to create, update, and enrich Leads, Contacts, and Accounts with nonprofit data. Bulk operations and field mapping are supported.
SourceDoes Cause IQ have an API?
Yes. Cause IQ provides a REST API that returns JSON responses. The API allows programmatic searches for nonprofits, EIN lookups, and access to over 400 organization fields.
SourceHow much nonprofit data does Cause IQ contain?
Cause IQ aggregates data from over a dozen sources covering 1.73 million organizations, 9.86 million people (board members and key personnel), and 52,143 vendor profiles.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Cause IQ
- Company
- Cause IQ Inc.
- Based in
- Boulder, USA
- Founders
- Josh Hurd
Timeline
Cause IQ over time
- Founded2013-03-20
Cause IQ founded by Josh Hurd as NonprofitMetrics to provide better nonprofit sector data
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