Free Volunteer Background Check
Screen a volunteer right now with a real national criminal and all-50-state sex-offender check — the same engine nonprofits trust. Your first check is on us.
- ✓650M+ court records + 50-state sex-offender registry
- ✓Identity-verified, FCRA-compliant screening
- ✓No monthly fees — $5 per check after your free one
Trusted by nonprofits, churches, schools, and youth programs to screen volunteers affordably.
Included with this free check
- National criminal search — county, state, federal, sex-offender, watchlists
- Real results from the same engine nonprofits pay $5 for
Free · No card required · 1 per visitor · Limited daily.
How the free volunteer background check works
Volunteer name
DOB
State
Enter the volunteer’s details
Name, date of birth, and state — plus your FCRA authorization. No SSN needed to start.
We run the search
Our engine scans national criminal records, all-50-state sex-offender registries, and watchlists.
Results ready
Sign up to view
Create a free account
View your results securely and keep screening volunteers for $5 — no monthly fees.
A real free background check for volunteers — not a teaser
Most “free background check” sites show you nothing but ads and upsells. This one runs a genuine national criminal and sex-offender search on a volunteer you’re authorized to screen, using the same FCRA-compliant engine that powers VolunteerBadge’s $5 checks. Create a free account to view the results, and your first check is on the house.
Need to screen more than one volunteer? VolunteerBadge runs unlimited checks at $5 each with no monthly fees, true identity verification, and manual review of every high-confidence record match. Explore school volunteer background checks, youth sports screening, and church & ministry checks, or build a free background check policy and consent form before you start.
Frequently asked questions
Is the volunteer background check really free?+
Yes. You can run one real volunteer background check for free — no credit card required. Create a free account to view your results and we apply your first check on the house. After that, additional checks are just $5 each with no monthly fees.
What does the free background check include?+
A national criminal search across 650M+ county, state, and federal court records, sex-offender registries in all 50 states, FBI Most Wanted, and OFAC/global watchlists — the same screening engine nonprofits use on VolunteerBadge.
Why do I have to create an account to see the results?+
Background-check results contain sensitive personal information, so we only release them inside a secure, FCRA-compliant account — and creating one lets you keep a record, run adverse-action notices, and screen more volunteers for $5.
Do I need the person’s consent to run a check?+
Yes. The FCRA requires a standalone written disclosure and the subject’s signed authorization before you obtain a background check. This tool is for screening volunteers you are authorized to screen — not for looking up private individuals. See our consent form and FCRA authorization guides.
Why is the number of free checks limited each day?+
Real background checks cost us money, so we release a limited number of free checks per day. If today’s are gone, come back tomorrow — or skip the wait and screen any volunteer for $5.