Donor & grantee screening
Screen donors, grantees, implementing partners, and beneficiaries against sanctions, PEP, and watchlist data to reduce the risk of funds reaching designated parties.
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AML Compliance for Non-Profits & Charities
Screen donors, grantees, partners, and beneficiaries against sanctions and watchlists while applying a proportionate, risk-based approach that keeps legitimate programmes running.
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What MemberCheck covers
- Donor & funder screening
- Grantee & partner screening
- Sanctions, PEP & watchlist checks
- Adverse-media & jurisdiction risk
- Proportionate risk-based approach
The challenge
Why AML matters in Non-Profits & Charities.
NGOs, foundations, and grant-makers move funds across borders to reach the people who need them, and that reach is exactly what makes the sector a target for abuse. FATF Recommendation 8 recognises that some non-profits are vulnerable to terrorist-financing misuse and expects a risk-based response rather than blanket restriction.
The obligation is to know who you fund and who you work with. That means screening donors, grantees, partners, and beneficiaries against sanctions, PEP, watchlist, and adverse-media data, and weighing the jurisdiction risk of the programmes you run — without de-risking the legitimate charities that make up most of the sector.
MemberCheck brings screening, adverse-media checks, and jurisdiction risk into one proportionate, auditable workflow, with the API integration to run it inside the grant-management and CRM systems you already use.
How MemberCheck helps
All solutions →Built into how your team already works.
Adverse-media checks
Surface negative news and reputational risk on the organisations and individuals you fund or partner with before commitments are made.
Jurisdiction risk
Assess the country and regional risk attached to cross-border programmes so higher-risk locations receive proportionate scrutiny.
Proportionate, risk-based workflows
Configure screening to your risk appetite so genuine charitable relationships are not de-risked while real exposure is caught.
API-first integration
Embed screening into your grant-management and CRM systems through the MemberCheck API.
What you need to cover
The obligations MemberCheck supports.
- Risk-based approach under FATF Recommendation 8
- Sanctions, PEP, and watchlist screening of donors, grantees, and partners
- Adverse-media checks on funded parties
- Jurisdiction and country risk assessment for cross-border programmes
- Ongoing monitoring of funding relationships
- Record keeping and audit readiness
1,000+
Global watchlists screened
<1s
Average screening response
24h
Watchlist refresh cycle
195
Countries covered
FAQ
Common questions.
Why do non-profits need sanctions screening?
Under FATF Recommendation 8, non-profits are recognised as potentially vulnerable to terrorist-financing abuse, so screening donors, grantees, and partners helps ensure funds do not reach designated or sanctioned parties.
Can MemberCheck screen grantees and beneficiaries, not just donors?
Yes. MemberCheck lets you screen donors, grantees, implementing partners, and beneficiaries against sanctions, PEP, watchlist, and adverse-media data.
How does MemberCheck help avoid de-risking legitimate charities?
Configurable, risk-based matching lets you apply proportionate scrutiny, so genuine charitable relationships continue while real exposure is identified and reviewed.
Does MemberCheck assess jurisdiction risk for cross-border programmes?
Yes. MemberCheck helps you assess the country and regional risk attached to cross-border funding so higher-risk locations receive proportionate due diligence.
See MemberCheck for Non-Profits & Charities.
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