A legacy brand, now a product line inside someone else’s conglomerate.
IntelliCorp has been screening for a long time and has since been folded into a larger corporate screening group. The result is conventional checks, conventional pricing, and the same missing piece every legacy provider shares: no real identity verification.
IntelliCorp earned a place in the screening industry over many years. We’re not here to pretend it can’t run a competent background check.
But it’s now part of a larger conglomerate, which means its priorities are set well above the volunteer coordinator trying to screen 40 people before a season starts. The checks are conventional, the pricing is conventional, and identity verification isn’t part of the picture.
VolunteerBadge is independent by design and built for nonprofits specifically — $5, identity-verified, human-reviewed, refundable.
We verify the human, not just the paperwork.
Being part of a big screening group doesn’t mean IntelliCorp verifies who’s applying — it confirms records against identifiers, nothing more. VolunteerBadge verifies the living applicant on every check: a liveness selfie matched to a government ID, triangulated against the SSN trace and address history. It’s the protection a conventional, conglomerate-owned check leaves out.
Live biometric selfie
A real liveness capture — not a photo upload — proving a live person is present.
Government photo ID match
The selfie is matched face-to-face against their official ID document.
SSN-trace triangulation
Identity is cross-checked against the SSN trace and address history behind the check.
Why it matters: a name-, DOB- and SSN-only search can be passed with a borrowed clean identity. Tying a verified, living identity to the application is how you stop someone from screening as somebody else.
Everything you need — no add-ons, no surprises.
Free address-history check
An address-history lookup is included free with every application — no add-on fee.
Free volunteer application templates
Ready-to-use, sector-specific application templates at no extra cost.
Built-in FCRA workflow
Digital consent, disclosures, and automated pre-adverse & adverse-action notices with a full audit trail.
Money-back guarantee
If we can't confirm a record belongs to your applicant, we refund the check.
Side by side
| Capability | VolunteerBadge | IntelliCorp |
|---|---|---|
| Price per criminal check | $5 | Custom quote |
| Independent (not conglomerate-owned) | ||
| Biometric identity verification | ID + live selfie + SSN-trace triangulation | |
| Built specifically for volunteers | ||
| Portable volunteer badge profile | ||
| Published, self-serve pricing | ||
| FCRA adverse-action workflow | ||
| Sex-offender registry search | ||
| Verifies reportable records (all FCRA CRAs) | ||
| Free address history check | Free, always | |
| Free volunteer application templates |
What IntelliCorp does well
- Long track record in background screening
- "Charity First" program with discounted nonprofit rates
- Broad catalog of screening products
- Established compliance processes
Where VolunteerBadge pulls ahead
Owned by a conglomerate
Like other acquired legacy brands, its roadmap and pricing answer to a corporate parent, not to the nonprofits doing the screening.
No identity verification
Conventional checks confirm records against identifiers and stop there — the applicant’s real identity is never confirmed.
Not volunteer-built
No portable badge, no volunteer recruiting or roster tooling, and pricing aimed at corporate buyers.
“It never sat right with me to watch nonprofits get charged enterprise prices to screen the very volunteers who keep their missions alive. Our margins are honestly razor thin — and we’re completely at peace with that.”
Matt Angerer · Co-Founder, VolunteerBadge
Read why we priced it this way — the full storyQuestions nonprofits ask us
Is VolunteerBadge independent?
Yes — it’s operated by ScreenForge Labs, LLC, a focused independent company, not a line item inside a screening conglomerate.
Will I lose thoroughness by switching?
No — national criminal, sex-offender registry, and address-history verification, plus identity verification IntelliCorp doesn’t offer, all FCRA-compliant.
How fast can I start?
Immediately. VolunteerBadge is self-serve at a published $5 per check — no quote, no account-management onboarding.
An online volunteer background check for every kind of organization
Wherever you serve, VolunteerBadge is the affordable volunteer background check service that switches organizations off IntelliCorp — a $5 volunteer background check with verified identity and built-in FCRA compliance for nonprofits.
Church volunteer background checks
Children’s ministry, youth groups, and missions teams — run a church volunteer background check that verifies identity before anyone serves.
Youth sports volunteer background checks
Coaches, team parents, and league officials. A youth sports volunteer background check at $5 keeps every season covered without blowing the budget.
School volunteer background checks
Classroom helpers, chaperones, and PTA volunteers. Meet school volunteer background check requirements with FCRA-compliant reports.
Background checks for nonprofits
From food banks to disaster relief, VolunteerBadge is the affordable volunteer background check service built for nonprofits of every size.
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Make the switch from IntelliCorp — for $5 / check
Create a free account, invite a volunteer, and run a fully FCRA-compliant, identity-verified check for $5. No contract. No monthly fee. No catch.