--- title: Is Giving Compass a for-profit organization? description: Giving Compass Insights started as X4Impact, a private company born out of Giving Tech Labs, a social impact innovation lab based in Seattle, WA. X4Impact was acquired by the nonprofit Giving Compass. --- [Skip to content](https://support.givingcompass.org/knowledge/is-giving-compass-for-profit#main-content) ![img-logo-gc-full-color](https://support.givingcompass.org/hs-fs/hubfs/img-logo-gc-full-color.png?width=158&height=40&name=img-logo-gc-full-color.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Support](https://solutions.givingcompass.org/support) [Support](https://solutions.givingcompass.org/support?hsLang=en) Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://support.givingcompass.org/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [General FAQ](https://support.givingcompass.org/knowledge/general-faq?hsLang=en) # Is Giving Compass a for-profit organization? Giving Compass is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. Giving Compass acquired X4Impact, a private company born out of Giving Tech Labs, a social impact innovation lab based in Seattle, WA. Initially, the data services initiative was called Giving Compass Insights, and that served as the foundation for the dataset available in Giving Compass free and Pro accounts.  - [General FAQ](https://support.givingcompass.org/knowledge/general-faq?hsLang=en) - [Features](https://support.givingcompass.org/knowledge/features?hsLang=en) - [NTEE Code Finder](https://support.givingcompass.org/knowledge/ntee-code-finder?hsLang=en) - [Data and Research Services](https://support.givingcompass.org/knowledge/data-and-research-services?hsLang=en) - [Compensation](https://support.givingcompass.org/knowledge/compensation?hsLang=en) Giving Compass Help Center Copyright © 2026, Giving Compass Network