$5 per check · FCRA-compliant · No monthly fees

Screen every volunteer for $5.Built for nonprofits.

Rigorous, FCRA-compliant background checks at a price made for nonprofit budgets — with identity verification, a free address-history check, and free application templates included. No contracts. No surprises.

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$5
per background check
650M+
criminal records searched
50
state sex-offender registries
Minutes
to a cleared volunteer

Everything included in your $5 check

No add-ons, no per-feature upsells. One flat price for a complete, compliant volunteer screen.

National criminal check

650M+ court records, all 50 state sex-offender registries, FBI Most Wanted, and OFAC — on every check.

Identity verification

A live selfie matched to a government photo ID, triangulated against the SSN trace and address history.

Free address-history check

An address-history lookup is included free with every application — no extra fee.

Free application templates

Ready-to-use, sector-specific volunteer application templates, built in.

Built-in FCRA workflow

Digital consent, disclosures, and automated adverse-action notices with a full audit trail.

Results in minutes

Most checks return clear in minutes, so volunteers can start serving sooner.

Know exactly who's serving

We verify the human — not just the paperwork.

A name and SSN can be borrowed. VolunteerBadge ties a verified government photo ID and a live selfie to every volunteer application, then triangulates it against the background check — so the person you clear is the person who shows up for your kids, your clients, and your congregation.

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Matt Angerer, Co-Founder of VolunteerBadge

"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 razor thin — and we're at peace with that."

Matt Angerer · Co-Founder, VolunteerBadge

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Create a free account, invite a volunteer, and run a fully FCRA-compliant, identity-verified check. No contract, no monthly fee, no catch.

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