Non-Profit & Charitable Organizations

Protect Your Mission from Financial Crime Risk

Donors, grantees, program partners, and vendors all carry sanctions and diversion exposure that most nonprofits were never built to screen for. Sentinel™ gives mission-driven organizations the same screening infrastructure regulated institutions rely on, without the enterprise price tag.

Up to 75% Alert Reduction
Same-Day Go-Live
The Challenge

Charitable Status Is Not a Compliance Exemption

FATF identifies non-profit organizations as a sector uniquely vulnerable to abuse. Trusted relationships, cross-border funding, and operations in high-risk jurisdictions make nonprofits an attractive conduit for sanctioned actors.

A single undetected match can put grant funding, donor trust, and years of program work at risk.

Sentinel™ gives nonprofits and NGOs the screening layer that funders and regulators expect: donor and grantee screening against OFAC, UN, EU, and HMT sanctions lists, PEP checks for board members and program partners, adverse media monitoring, and the audit trail your funders will ask to see.

FATF-8
Recommendation 8 targets NPO abuse directly
75%
Alert workload reduction through automation
50+
Global sanctions lists screened daily
30 Yrs
AML/KYC expertise since 1996
Regulatory Landscape

Key AML/KYC Regulations Sentinel™ Helps You Meet

USA

OFAC Sanctions

Nonprofits receiving federal grants or foreign funding must screen donors, subgrantees, and vendors against OFAC's SDN and sectoral sanctions lists.

USA

FinCEN / FARA

Organizations with foreign funding sources or foreign-agent relationships may carry FARA disclosure obligations alongside standard donor and counterparty screening.

Global

FATF Recommendation 8

FATF's guidance specifically addresses NPO vulnerability to terrorist financing abuse, recommending risk-based screening of donors, beneficiaries, and program partners.

UN

UN Security Council Sanctions

Organizations operating across borders must screen against the UN consolidated sanctions list in every jurisdiction of operation, including through local implementing partners.

EU

EU Restrictive Measures / AMLA

EU-based and EU-funded nonprofits are subject to EU restrictive measures, with AMLA's 2025 launch extending supervisory expectations further into the sector.

UK

Charity Commission / OFSI

UK charities must follow the Charity Commission's counter-terrorism and AML guidance, screen against HMT's consolidated list, and report suspected breaches to OFSI.

Canada

FINTRAC Obligations

Canadian nonprofits receiving foreign funding or moving funds across borders must meet applicable PCMLTFA screening and reporting obligations.

Global

Funder Integrity Requirements

Multilateral and institutional funders increasingly require documented screening of subgrantees, vendors, and implementing partners as a condition of continued funding.

Where Sentinel™ Fits

Screening Across Every Nonprofit Counterparty

01
Donors
Donor Screening
Screen incoming donors and major gifts before funds are accepted, including one-off gala and campaign donations that often get less scrutiny than recurring funding.
02
Partners
Vendor & Subgrantee Screening
Vet implementing partners, contractors, and subgrantees, including pass-through funding to local organizations, before funds are disbursed.
03
Governance
Board & Leadership Screening
Periodically screen board members and major volunteer leadership for undisclosed PEP status or sanctions exposure, a low-cost, high-visibility governance safeguard.
04
Corporate
Corporate & CSR Partners
Screen corporate sponsors and cause-marketing partners at intake, before a reputational problem becomes a public one.
05
International
Cross-Border Payment Partners
Screen the financial institutions and payment intermediaries carrying your funds internationally, not just the end recipients.
06
Consultants
Consultants & Government Counterparts
Screen short-term consultants and trainers at engagement, and apply PEP screening to key government counterparts in policy or program partnerships.
Platform Capabilities

Everything Your AML/KYC Compliance Team Needs

01
Lowest False Positive Rate
Secondary matching criteria, date of birth, citizenship, address, eliminate erroneous alerts before they reach your team. Your staff focus on real risk, not noise.
02
Continuous Monitoring
Your full donor and vendor base is automatically re-screened when watchlists update. No manual batch jobs, no compliance gaps between periodic reviews.
03
Un-editable Audit Logs
Every decision, alert, and override is timestamped and logged in an immutable audit trail, exportable for funder or examiner review at any time.
04
Real-Time API & Batch Processing
Integrate at intake via real-time API, or run batch screening across your full donor and vendor list. Same-day go-live in under one business day.
05
Global Watchlist Coverage
OFAC SDN, UN, EU, HMT, and 50+ additional global sanctions lists, all updated daily. PEP screening and adverse media in 5 languages.
06
Nonprofit Pricing
Qualifying 501(c)(3) and registered charitable organizations receive preferential nonprofit rates, built for mission-driven budgets.

Your Mission Deserves the Same Scrutiny
as Your Funding.

Charitable intent has never stopped a bad actor from using a trusted relationship as cover. Donor screening, subgrantee screening, board screening, sanctions across 50+ lists. Sentinel™ protects the integrity of your mission.