Prospect research & wealth screening
Kindsight (iWave)
Kindsight, still called iWave by most fundraisers, is wealth-screening software that scores donors on capacity and philanthropic history, one prospect at a time or a whole file at once. Pricing is quoted per organization; reported entry tiers start around $4,150 a year. It pays off when a major-gifts officer works the results into portfolios and visits.
Who it fits
Established shops with a real major-gifts function: a campaign to segment, portfolios to build, limited cultivation hours to allocate. Reviewers consistently rank Kindsight at the top of the category, and users credit the transparency of its scoring. You can see why a prospect scored high, which matters when you’re deciding whose portfolio they join.
Pricing
| Tier (reported) | Approx. annual | Included |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | ~$4,150 | 1 user, ~1,500 screens |
| Professional | ~$5,350 | 3 users, ~5,000 screens |
| Premium | Custom | Custom |
Exact pricing is quoted; the demo call is where you’ll get your number.
How it compares
DonorSearch weights demonstrated giving history most heavily; Kindsight balances wealth indicators with philanthropy data and scores each transparently. WealthEngine leans hardest on wealth modeling for large-list triage. All three demo well; the useful test is asking each to score a sample of donors you already know.
Bottom line
If you have major-gift work waiting on better prioritization, book the demo and bring your own donor sample. Watching it score people whose capacity you can verify tells you more than any feature list.
Strengths
- Deep wealth and philanthropic data with transparent, sourced scores
- Screens whole lists at once, the pre-campaign workhorse
- Top satisfaction ratings in its category on major review sites
Limitations
- Pricing is quoted per organization; entry reportedly starts around $4,150/yr
- Capacity data tells you who can give, not who will
- Below roughly $1M raised, most shops can't put the results to work