Organisation data

Where our organisation data comes from

The search on our sign-up page uses organisation details from official open registers. Here is every source, its licence, and what we leave out.

Not finding your organisation does not mean it isn't real.Our index covers only some registers and countries so far. You can always sign up with the form.
Sources used by the Vision Network organisation index.
CountrySourceLicence and creditStatus
NorwayCentral Coordinating Register for Legal Entities (Enhetsregisteret), Brønnøysundregistrene: associations, foundations and organisations in the Register of Non-Profit Organisations.Contains data under the Norwegian licence for Open Government data (NLOD 2.0) distributed by Brønnøysundregistrene. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to organisation fields only.Imported nightlyOrganisations registered in Norway
LatviaRegister of Associations and Foundations, Register of Enterprises of Latvia (Uzņēmumu reģistrs), open data on data.gov.lv: registered associations and foundations.Public domain (CC0 1.0); source: Latvian Register of Enterprises, data.gov.lv. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to organisation fields only, address reduced to the municipality.Imported nightlyOnce switched on by our team
Estoniae-Business Register open data ("basic data"), Centre of Registers and Information Systems (RIK): non-profit associations (MTÜ), including religious associations, and foundations (SA). Apartment and housing associations, trade unions and political parties are not included.Contains data under CC BY 4.0; source: Registrite ja Infosüsteemide Keskus (RIK), e-Business Register open data. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to associations and foundations and to organisation fields only, address reduced to the municipality and county. We never keep street addresses or postcodes.Imported weeklyOnce switched on by our team
FinlandYTJ open data, Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH): non-profit associations and foundations entered in the Trade Register. Most Finnish associations are only in the Register of Associations, which we cannot import — they can still sign up with the form, and we check them by hand.Contains data under CC BY 4.0; source: Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH), YTJ open data. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to organisation fields only, address reduced to the post town. Not a PRH service.Imported weeklyOnce switched on by our team
DenmarkCentral Business Register (Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister, CVR), Danish Business Authority, via Datafordeleren: associations, voluntary associations and foundations. Associations that never registered in CVR are not included — they can still sign up with the form. A voluntary association whose CVR registration has lapsed is shown as Registration lapsed, not as dissolved.Contains data under CC BY 4.0; source: Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister (CVR), Erhvervsstyrelsen, via Datafordeleren. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to associations and foundations and to organisation fields only, address reduced to the municipality.Imported weeklyOnce switched on by our team
United KingdomRegister of Charities, Charity Commission for England and Wales: registered charities, including linked charities. Scottish and Northern Irish charities are not included yet — they can still sign up with the form.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; source: Charity Commission for England and Wales. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to registered charities and to organisation fields only, address reduced to the post town. We never download trustee data.Imported weeklyOnce switched on by our team
NetherlandsANBI open data, Belastingdienst (Netherlands Tax and Customs Administration): institutions with current public-benefit (ANBI) status. Foundations and associations without ANBI status are not included — they can still sign up with the form.Public domain (CC0 1.0); source: Belastingdienst, ANBI open data. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to institutions with current ANBI status and to organisation fields only.Imported weeklyOnce switched on by our team
PolandList of public-benefit organisations (OPP) entitled to 1.5% of income tax, Narodowy Instytut Wolności, on dane.gov.pl, completed from each organisation's extract in the National Court Register (KRS). Associations and foundations without public-benefit status are not included yet — they can still sign up with the form.List: public domain (CC0 1.0); source: Narodowy Instytut Wolności, dane.gov.pl. Register data: Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy, Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości (KRS Open API). Changed by Vision Network: organisation fields only, never board or founder data; address reduced to the town.Updated nightlyOnce switched on by our team
IrelandCompany records open data, Companies Registration Office (CRO): companies limited by guarantee. Many of these are not non-profits, so only companies that Revenue lists as tax-exempt charities are shown in the sign-up search; our team uses the rest only as a reference. The Register of Charities is not included yet.Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence; source: Companies Registration Office. Information about charities provided courtesy of the Revenue Commissioners (bodies with charitable tax exemption, CC BY 4.0). Changed by Vision Network: filtered to companies limited by guarantee and to organisation fields only, address reduced to the county; a company is shown publicly only when its name matches a Revenue-listed charity. We never keep Revenue's address column.Imported weeklyOnce switched on by our team
FranceSirene register, Insee (national statistics institute), through the API Sirene: active associations, congregations and foundations that have a SIREN number. Most French associations are only in the national register of associations (RNA), which we cannot import — they can still sign up with the form. Political parties and campaign-finance associations are not included.Source: Insee, base Sirene des entreprises et de leurs établissements, Licence Ouverte 2.0, with the date each entry was retrieved. Changed by Vision Network: associations, congregations and foundations only, organisation fields only, address reduced to the commune of the head office. We never keep the names of people or street addresses, and we leave out units whose details Insee does not publish in full.Refreshed monthlyOnce switched on by our team
BelgiumKBO/BCE Open Data, Crossroads Bank for Enterprises, FPS Economy: non-profit associations (VZW/ASBL), international non-profit associations (IVZW/AISBL) and foundations. Our team uses it only as a reference: it is not shown in the sign-up search.Source: FPS Economy, S.M.E.s, Self-employed and Energy — Crossroads Bank for Enterprises, KBO/BCE Open Data, under the KBO/BCE Open Data licence, with the date of the extract. Changed by Vision Network: associations and foundations only, organisation fields only, address reduced to the municipality of the registered office. We never keep natural-person enterprises, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers or street addresses, and we never use the data for direct marketing.Updated monthlyUploaded by our team; staff reference only
CzechiaPublic registers kept by the regional courts, published as open data by the Ministry of Justice: associations, branch associations, foundations, endowment funds, institutes and public-benefit companies. An association the court has marked as inactive is shown as Marked inactive in the register.Open-data terms of the Ministry of Justice (ISVR Open Data – Podmínky užití); source: Ministerstvo spravedlnosti České republiky, public registers (dataor.justice.cz). Changed by Vision Network: filtered to non-profit legal forms and to organisation fields only, address reduced to the town. We never read the parts of the register about people.Imported weeklyOnce switched on by our team
CroatiaRegister of Associations and Register of Foundations, Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation, on data.gov.hr: registered associations, unions of associations and foundations. An association that has ceased its activity is shown as Being wound up.Otvorena dozvola (open licence of the Republic of Croatia); source: Ministarstvo pravosuđa, uprave i digitalne transformacije, data.gov.hr. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to registered organisations and to organisation fields only, address reduced to the town. We never download the files about people.Imported weeklyOnce switched on by our team
RomaniaNational Register of Non-profit Legal Persons, Ministry of Justice, on data.gov.ro: associations, foundations, federations and unions. Organisations that have been struck off or dissolved are not included.Contains data under CC BY 4.0; source: Ministerul Justiției, Registrul național al persoanelor juridice fără scop patrimonial, data.gov.ro. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to registered organisations and to organisation fields only, address reduced to the locality.Imported weeklyOnce switched on by our team
SlovakiaRegister of Legal Entities (RPO), Ministry of Interior: civic associations, foundations, non-investment funds, non-profit organisations and international organisations. Political parties are never included.Contains data under CC BY 4.0; source: Register právnických osôb, podnikateľov a orgánov verejnej moci, Ministerstvo vnútra SR. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to non-profit legal forms and to organisation fields only, address reduced to the municipality. We never read the parts of the register about people.Updated nightlyOnce switched on by our team
SerbiaOpen data of the Serbian Business Registers Agency (APR): associations, endowments, foundations and representative offices of foreign associations and foundations. The open data do not say whether an organisation is active, in bankruptcy or in liquidation, so we show Status unknown.Serbian Open Data Licence (Отворена лиценца за податке Републике Србије); source: Агенција за привредне регистре, openapi.apr.gov.rs. Changed by Vision Network: organisation fields only, without the descriptions of goals; names also shown in Latin script.Imported weeklyOnce switched on by our team
MoldovaState Register of Legal Units, Public Services Agency (ASP): public associations, foundations, private institutions and other non-commercial organisations. Political parties, trade unions, public institutions and religious associations are not included.Open data published with the source named (dataset.gov.md); source: Agenția Servicii Publice, Registrul de stat al unităților de drept. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to these legal forms and to organisation fields only, liquidated organisations left out. We never read the head of the organisation or the address.Imported weeklyOnce switched on by our team
United StatesExempt Organizations Business Master File, U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS): charities recognised under section 501(c)(3). Private foundations, trusts and other tax-exempt organisations are not included.Public domain (works of the U.S. Government); source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to these charities and to organisation fields only, address reduced to the city and state. We never read the "in care of" name or the street address.Imported monthlyOnce switched on by our team
CanadaList of charities (T3010 open data), Canada Revenue Agency: public foundations and charitable organisations that filed an annual return for 2024. Private foundations and non-profits that are not charities are not included. The open data do not show whether a charity is still registered, so we show Status unknown.Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada; source: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to these charities and to organisation fields only, address reduced to the city and province. We never read the mailing address, the postal code or the directors.Imported monthlyOnce switched on by our team
New ZealandCharities Register, Charities Services (Department of Internal Affairs): registered charities. Deregistered charities are not included.Source: Charities Register, Charities Services (Department of Internal Affairs), licensed under CC BY 3.0 NZ. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to registered charities and to organisation fields only, address reduced to the town. We never request officers, e-mail addresses, phone numbers or address lines.Imported weeklyOnce switched on by our team
AustraliaACNC Registered Charities, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), on data.gov.au: registered charities. Records the ACNC withholds are not included.Source: Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), ACNC Registered Charities, data.gov.au, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Changed by Vision Network: organisation fields only, address reduced to the town and state. We never keep address lines, postcodes, responsible persons or the groups a charity serves.Updated monthlyUploaded by our team from the official list
SingaporeEntities registered with UEN issuance agencies other than ACRA, on data.gov.sg: registered societies, charities, co-operative societies, mutual benefit organisations and trade unions. Political parties and other entity types are not included.Contains information from Entities Registered with Other UEN Issuance Agencies accessed from data.gov.sg, made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0. Changed by Vision Network: selected entity types and organisation fields only. We never keep the street or postal code.Checked weeklyOnce switched on by our team
JapanCorporate Number data, National Tax Agency (国税庁): NPO corporations, public-interest and general incorporated associations and foundations. Companies, religious corporations, labour unions and political parties are not included.出典:国税庁法人番号公表サイト(国税庁)を加工して作成 (source: National Tax Agency Corporate Number Publication Site, edited by Vision Network), Public Data License v1.0. Changed by Vision Network: these legal forms and organisation fields only, address reduced to the prefecture and city. We never keep the street, block or postcode.Monthly, with daily changesOnce switched on by our team
Republic of KoreaRegistered non-profit NGOs (비영리민간단체), Ministry of the Interior and Safety (행정안전부), on data.go.kr: organisations registered with a central ministry or a province under the Non-profit NGO Support Act. Non-profit corporations that are not registered as NGOs are not included — they can still sign up with the form.Source: Ministry of the Interior and Safety (행정안전부), 비영리민간단체 등록 현황, data.go.kr, published with no restriction on use. Changed by Vision Network: organisation fields only, address reduced to the province and city or district; political parties, labour unions and religious bodies left out. We never keep the representative, contact details, street address or activity description.Updated twice a yearUploaded by our team from the official list
TaiwanNational civil associations (全國性社會團體名冊), Ministry of the Interior, on the government open-data platform. Local civil associations and political associations are not included — they can still sign up with the form.Source: Ministry of the Interior (內政部), 全國性社會團體名冊 (data.gov.tw dataset 13603), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changed by Vision Network: organisation name and founding date only. We never keep the chairperson, address or term. Our Taiwanese index subset is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.Checked monthlyOnce switched on by our team
IsraelDatabase of public benefit associations and companies, Registrar of Amutot (Israel Corporations Authority, Ministry of Justice), on data.gov.il: registered associations (amutot) and public benefit companies. Associations deleted from the register, organisations under UK, EU or Canadian sanctions and political parties are not included.Source: Ministry of Justice, Israel Corporations Authority — Registrar of Amutot, data.gov.il, published as open data, with the date of the file. Changed by Vision Network: current registrations and organisation fields only, address reduced to the town. We never keep street addresses, postcodes, goals, financial figures or numbers of staff, volunteers and members, and we never use the information on foreign donations.Updated monthlyUploaded by our team from the official list
BrazilMap of Civil Society Organisations (Mapa das OSCs), IPEA: active associations, religious organisations, foundations and social organisations. Branches and inactive organisations are not included.Fonte: IPEA, Mapa das Organizações da Sociedade Civil; used for non-commercial purposes with the source cited, as IPEA's terms allow. Changed by Vision Network: organisation fields only, address reduced to the municipality and state. We never keep the address or map coordinates.Checked weeklyOnce switched on by our team
EcuadorTaxpayer register (Catastro RUC), Internal Revenue Service (SRI): active organisations whose activity is a membership organisation (business, professional, religious and other associations). An approximate selection; trade unions and political organisations are not included.Fuente: Servicio de Rentas Internas (SRI), Catastro RUC, CC BY. Changed by Vision Network: selected organisations and organisation fields only, address reduced to the canton and province. We never keep natural persons.Imported monthlyOnce switched on by our team
GhanaStatus of active non-profit organisations, Non-Profit Organisations Secretariat. Our team uses it only as a reference: it is not shown in the sign-up search.Source: Non-Profit Organisations Secretariat, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Ghana. Changed by Vision Network: organisation fields only, region and district only.Checked weeklyStaff reference only
SloveniaRegister of non-governmental organisations in the public interest (ENO), AJPES: organisations with a current public-interest status, uploaded by our team once a month. The NGO Act allows free reuse of this list without restriction.Contains data under CC BY 4.0; source: AJPES, Evidenca nevladnih organizacij v javnem interesu. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to organisations with a current public-interest status and to organisation fields only, address reduced to the municipality.Updated monthlyUploaded by our team from the official list
PortugalList of entities eligible for the IRS income-tax allocation (consignação), Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (AT). Associations and foundations not on this list are not included — they can still sign up with the form.Reused for non-commercial purposes with the source cited, as the AT's terms allow; source: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to organisations and to organisation fields only, address reduced to the locality.Checked weeklyOnce switched on by our team
ItalySingle National Register of the Third Sector (RUNTS), Ministry of Labour and Social Policies: registered third-sector bodies — associations, volunteer organisations, philanthropic bodies, social enterprises and mutual-aid societies.Public register data; no licence is stated, and Italian law makes public data open by default except personal data. Source: Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali, RUNTS. Changed by Vision Network: organisation fields only — we never keep the legal representative — address reduced to the municipality and province.Updated monthlyUploaded by our team from the official list
AustriaList of bodies eligible for tax-deductible donations (§4a EStG), Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF). Our team uses it only as a reference: it is not shown in the sign-up search.Source: Bundesministerium für Finanzen, Liste begünstigter Einrichtungen; used for non-commercial purposes with the source cited, as the BMF's terms allow. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to bodies whose eligibility is current.Checked weeklyStaff reference only
BangladeshList of registered NGOs, NGO Affairs Bureau, Prime Minister's Office. Our team uses it only as a reference: it is not shown in the sign-up search.Source: NGO Affairs Bureau, Prime Minister's Office, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Changed by Vision Network: organisation fields only, address reduced to the district. We never keep the address or telephone numbers.Checked weeklyStaff reference only
Pakistan (Sindh)Register of charities, Sindh Charity Commission, Government of Sindh. Our team uses it only as a reference: it is not shown in the sign-up search.Source: Sindh Charity Commission, Government of Sindh. Changed by Vision Network: organisation fields only; every name is checked against Pakistan's list of proscribed organisations (NACTA) and the UN Security Council sanctions list, and matches are never kept. We never keep people, addresses or contact details.Uploaded monthlyStaff reference only
ArgentinaRegistro Nacional de Sociedades, Ministerio de Justicia de la Nación: civil associations, simple associations and foundations. Companies and commercial cooperatives are not included.Source: Ministerio de Justicia de la Nación, Registro Nacional de Sociedades (datos.jus.gob.ar), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to associations and foundations and to organisation fields only, address reduced to the locality and province. We never keep the street, number, floor or postcode.Imported monthlyOnce switched on by our team
ColombiaRegistro Único Empresarial y Social (RUES), Confecámaras, on datos.gov.co: active non-profit entities (associations, corporations, foundations, community and farmers' organisations). Companies, cooperatives and people are not included.Source: Confecámaras, Bogotá D.C., RUES (datos.gov.co), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changed by Vision Network: filtered to active non-profit entities and to organisation fields only; the place shown is the area of the registering chamber of commerce. We never request legal representatives or any other person. Our Colombian index data is shared under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0.Imported monthlyOnce switched on by our team
LithuaniaRegister of Legal Entities (Juridinių asmenų registras), Registrų centras: associations, charity and support funds, non-profit organisations and religious communities, plus public institutions with the official NGO mark. Deregistered entities, political parties and trade unions are not included.Šaltinis: VĮ Registrų centras, Juridinių asmenų registras, CC BY 4.0. Changed by Vision Network: selected legal forms only, organisation fields only. We never keep managing bodies or addresses.Imported monthlyOnce switched on by our team
SwitzerlandCommercial register (Zefix) of the Federal Commercial Registry Office, as published by Open Data Basel-Stadt: associations and foundations entered in the commercial register. Associations that are not in the commercial register are not included.Source: Federal Commercial Registry Office (EHRA), Zefix, via Open Data Basel-Stadt (opendata.swiss); free use with the source provided. Changed by Vision Network: associations and foundations only, municipality and canton only. We never keep the street, c/o line or postcode.Checked weeklyOnce switched on by our team
Spain (Basque Country)Register of Associations of the Basque Country, Basque Government: associations and federations. Catalonia is listed separately; other Spanish regions are not included yet.Fuente: Gobierno Vasco, Registro de Asociaciones de Euskadi (opendata.euskadi.eus), CC BY 4.0, with the date of the last update. Changed by Vision Network: organisation fields only, municipality and territory only. We never keep the address, phone, e-mail or map coordinates.Checked weeklyOnce switched on by our team
Spain (Catalonia)Register of entities of Catalonia (Registre d'entitats), Department of Justice and Democratic Quality, Generalitat de Catalunya: associations, federations, foundations, religious entities and delegations of foreign associations and foundations. Professional colleges, academies, inactive entries and entities linked to a political party are not included.Font: Departament de Justícia i Qualitat Democràtica, Generalitat de Catalunya — Registre d'entitats de Catalunya (analisi.transparenciacatalunya.cat), Llicència oberta d'ús d'informació – Catalunya, with the date of the last update. Changed by Vision Network: organisation fields only, town only. We never keep founders, telephone, fax, e-mail, street addresses, postcodes or statements of purpose.Checked weeklyOnce switched on by our team
MexicoAuthorised donees (donatarias autorizadas), Tax Administration Service (SAT): organisations authorised to receive tax-deductible donations, from the latest yearly transparency report. Other civil society organisations are not included.Fuente: Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT), informes de transparencia de las donatarias autorizadas, datos abiertos, Creative Commons Attribution. Changed by Vision Network: organisation fields only, state only. We never keep financial figures or officers' pay.Imported monthlyOnce switched on by our team
MontenegroList of active non-governmental associations (data.gov.me): registered associations. Foundations and foreign NGO offices are not included.Izvor: Ministarstvo regionalno-investicionog razvoja i saradnje sa NVO – data.gov.me, Spisak aktivnih nevladinih udruženja, CC BY-NC 2.0; used only for free, non-commercial sign-up matching. Changed by Vision Network: organisation fields only, municipality only. We never keep the authorised person's name or the address.Checked monthlyOnce switched on by our team
UkraineUnified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Organizations, Ministry of Justice of Ukraine: public organisations and unions, charitable organisations, youth and creative unions, trade unions and credit unions. Our team uses it only as a reference: it is not shown in the sign-up search while martial law lasts.Джерело: Єдиний державний реєстр юридичних осіб, фізичних осіб – підприємців та громадських формувань, Міністерство юстиції України, open data on data.gov.ua, Creative Commons Attribution. Changed by Vision Network: selected non-profit forms and organisation fields only. We never keep founders, heads, signers, beneficiaries, members or any location.Updated monthlyUploaded by our team; staff reference only
KazakhstanList of NGOs that reported to the NGO Database, Ministry of Information and Social Development, on data.egov.kz. Our team uses it only as a reference: it is not shown in the sign-up search.Source: Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, list of NGOs that provided information to the NGO Database, data.egov.kz (open data). Changed by Vision Network: BIN, name, region and field of activity only; political parties left out. We never use any information on foreign funding.Checked monthlyStaff reference only
HondurasPublic Register of Civil Associations (DIRRSAC), Secretariat of Governance, Justice and Decentralisation (SGJD): associations, foundations, development NGOs, religious and community associations and water boards. Our team uses it only as a reference: it is not shown in the sign-up search.Fuente: Secretaría de Gobernación, Justicia y Descentralización (SGJD) — DIRRSAC, Registro Público de las Asociaciones Civiles. Changed by Vision Network: organisation fields only, municipality and department only; chambers of commerce, professional colleges and public-sector bodies left out.Updated every three monthsUploaded by our team; staff reference only
BelizeLists of registered NGOs and non-profit organisations, Belize Companies and Corporate Affairs Registry (BCCAR). Our team uses them only as a reference: they are not shown in the sign-up search.Source: Belize Companies and Corporate Affairs Registry (BCCAR), List of Non-Governmental Organizations and List of Non-Profit Organizations, with the listing date. Changed by Vision Network: organisation names only.When a new list is publishedUploaded by our team; staff reference only
EthiopiaList of registered civil society organisations, Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO). Our team uses it only as a reference: it is not shown in the sign-up search.Source: Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO), Registered CSOs in Ethiopia. Changed by Vision Network: organisation fields only, region only. We never keep the woreda, kebele or house number.When a new list is publishedUploaded by our team; staff reference only
FinlandLähellä.fi, the national directory of civil-society activities run by the Lähellä network: associations, communities and religious communities that give a business ID (Y-tunnus). It is not an official register; the organisations enter their own details. Our team uses it only as a reference: it is not shown in the sign-up search.Source: Lähellä.fi (Lähellä network), used with the network's permission for non-commercial purposes. Changed by Vision Network: organisation fields only (name, type, municipality, website domain, activity categories and business ID). We never keep e-mail addresses, phone numbers, street addresses, social-media links, descriptions or photos.WeeklyStaff reference only

What we keep, and what we never keep

For each organisation we keep the name and former names, registration number, legal form, registration date and status, municipality, website domain and activity code. We never keep contact details, street addresses, bank accounts or information about board members or other people, and we never import sole traders or political parties.

A match helps you fill in the sign-up form. It never makes anyone the representative of an organisation: our usual checks still apply.

If your organisation appears in the index and you want it hidden, or something is wrong, email info@unitedvision.fi. Corrections to the data itself are made by the register that publishes it.