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Nonprofit290 searches / mo

Donation receipt tracking

Receipts found at tax time.

Opportunity score

1,974 / 10k

Thin for now. Watch it before you build it.

Rank

#185

Gap

B

  • Demand

    0

    290 contestable searches a month across 9 related keywords.

  • Momentum

    0

    Last three months ran down 77.8% against the three before, seasonality smoothed out.

  • Competition gap

    37

    21 real products rank on page one for this, ad competition 0.30.

  • Crowd

    41

    6 head-to-head rankings from builders, counted at partial weight until 20.

  • Willingness to pay

    62

    Advertisers pay $3.47 a click for this search — some money moves here.

What this score is based on

evidence checked 9/29/2026

  • Search demand verified against Google Ads data
  • 12 months of search history
  • 9 related keywords clustered
  • 8 firsthand pain signals from forum threads
  • 21 competitors analyzed from page-one results
  • 6 crowd rankings from builders

Search demand comes from Google Ads data via DataForSEO and refreshes daily. Competitors come from a live scan of page-one results. Crowd input comes from builders ranking ideas 1-2-3 on the market.

Keyword cluster

9 keywords · 290 searches a month combined

Demand counts the whole cluster: 290 searches a month across every relevant way people look for this problem. The intent label on each keyword tells you how close that searcher is to wanting software.

KeywordIntentSearchesCPCAd comp.
charity donation trackerwants a tool110$2.080.16
charitable donations trackerwants a tool110$2.080.16
software to track charitable donationswants a tool10-0.18
best app to track charitable donationswants a tool10-0.66
charity donation tracking softwarewants a tool10-0.18
app to track charitable donationswants a tool10$3.220.64
keep track of charitable donationsunclear10$7.140.14
charitable contribution trackerwants a tool10-0.14
charity money trackerwants a tool10$3.330.45

CPC is what an advertiser pays Google for one click on that phrase — a rough price tag on how valuable the visitor is. Ad comp. runs 0 to 1 and is how full the ad auction is: near 1 means advertisers are fighting over it (money is there, but ranking is hard), near 0 means almost nobody bids.

Who has the problem

Taxpayers struggle to keep a consolidated, accurate record of all charitable donations throughout the year, resorting to manual spreadsheets or general budgeting tools. The absence of a dedicated tool makes compiling necessary information at tax time a time-consuming and error-prone task.

"I've used ItsDeductable for years, they end of life'd it this year."from a thread we pulled below
Who experiences it
A taxpayer who itemizes deductions or tracks contributions for tax purposes.
When it happens
Preparing annual tax documents and needing to consolidate all charitable contribution records.
How often
Annually, when tax season arrives, often exacerbated by monthly donations throughout the year.
What they do today
An Excel spreadsheet noting date, charity, amount, and payment method, or tracking within a general budgeting app like YNAB, or a defunct specialized app like ItsDeductable.

Read off 9 search phrases and 8 forum threads listed below, 9/24/2026.

Why now

Demand is cooling; build only if you have an angle the incumbents lack.

  • Searches are down 82% year over year

    182 a month twelve months ago → 32 now for "charity donation tracker".

  • Cooling 78% over the last quarter

    Last three months of searches against the three before them.

  • Peaks in October

    Demand swings 767% across the year, so ship roughly two months before October.

  • Advertisers pay $3.47 a click here

    Buying this intent instead of ranking for it would run roughly $302 a month — money is already chasing these searches.

  • 12 real products on page one

    Alongside 11 articles and reference pages, which is room a focused tool can take.

Search data

verified · dataforseo:us · refreshed 9/29/2026

Lead keyword
charity donation tracker
Cluster volume
290 / mo
across 9 related keywords; lead phrase is 110 / mo
CPC
$3.47
what an advertiser pays for one click here
Ad competition
0.30
0-1 scale: barely any advertisers bidding

Opportunity score 1,974 = 40% contestable search demand (290 a month across 9 keywords) + 25% how open the competition still is (21 products on page one) + 15% momentum (last three months vs the three before, capped so one bucketed month can't swing it) + 10% willingness to pay ($3.47 a click) + 10% crowd rankings (Elo 1468, 6 head-to-heads, weighted by how many votes exist). Anything we can't measure is dropped and the rest re-weighted, so a blank signal never counts as an average one. Search data refreshes daily from Google Ads via DataForSEO.

Monthly searches for "charity donation tracker"

6 votes · demand from dataforseo:us, updated 9/29/2026

182
Sep 25
150
Oct 25
150
Nov 25
97
Dec 25
150
Jan 26
182
Feb 26
182
Mar 26
97
Apr 26
54
May 26
21
Jun 26
21
Jul 26
32
Aug 26

Peak 182 · latest 32 · low 21 searches a month

Google reports monthly volume in fixed buckets (…27,100 · 33,100 · 40,500 · 49,500), so steady months land on the exact same number. Weekly data isn't published.

This chart tracks the single lead phrase. The demand score uses the whole cluster of 9 related phrases (290 searches a month), listed below.

Revenue potential

estimate, not a promise

Priced and converted as a prosumer subscription — the funnel below changes with that model, because a freemium consumer app and a B2B tool convert nothing alike.

MRR by month 12

$5 – $28

0–3 paying users · +0–0 new a month at 5% churn

Year-one run rate

$54 – $335

the month-12 number annualised — you earn less than this during the ramp

Price

$10/mo

same price as the business model below

24-month projection

log scale

Month 24 · hover to scrub

Slow build $5Good execution $36Breakout $559

The two solid lines are the range above: a slow build and good execution on a slice of this demand. The dashed line is the breakout — you become the default answer for this problem, take roughly a quarter of the intent, convert far better because people arrive already sold, and churn halves. That's the outcome worth chasing, and it's about $559 a month by month 24 (139 paying users). Most ideas land on the bottom line; the point of the chart is that the ceiling isn't the estimate.

How we got there

  • 290 cluster searches a month, 1.6x for app stores and word of mouth.
  • You reach 0.9-5.5% of that, scaled by ad competition 0.30.
  • 10% of visitors sign up, 12% of those pay. Trial-led: people arrive already shopping, so trial-to-paid runs high.
  • That wins 0-0 new subscribers a month. Stack 12 months of that against 5% monthly churn and you're holding 0-3 paying users by month 12.
  • Price $10/mo, taken from the business model below.

Who already builds this

12 real products · 11 articles, explainers and store pages · 12 read in depth · scanned daily on Google for "charity donation tracker"

12 real products own this search. Everything else on page one is a roundup, review post or explainer, listed separately below.

  • #1Taxact

    Ranks #1 on Google for "charitable donations tracker".

    Pricing Free

    Strengths The app simplifies organizing, valuing, and tracking non-cash and cash donations, providing fair market values for over 1,300 items and the unique ability to track recurring gifts. It integrates with TaxACT Deluxe for easy data transfer to tax returns.

    Weaknesses The app is specifically designed to transfer data to TaxACT Deluxe 2014, implying potential version dependency or limited utility with other tax preparation software. The information provided is from 2014, so current features or applicability may differ.

    ~3,440,650 organic visits a month (estimate)

    taxact.com · from live Google results · verified Aug 18

    source page
  • #1Getgrist

    Ranks #1 on Google for "charity donation tracker".

    Pricing Free; Pro $10 / user / mo; Business $30 / user / mo; Enterprise Contact us; Grist Community edition $0; Grist $30 / user / mo (self-hosted with advanced features without support)

    Strengths The template is free, designed for ease of use, and offers features like categorization, dashboards, documentation management, and customizability to track charitable giving and tax-deductible expenses.

    Weaknesses The page does not mention integration with bank accounts or tax software for automatic data import or export, requiring manual input of donation details.

    ~16,655 organic visits a month (estimate)

    getgrist.com · from live Google results · verified Aug 18

    source page
  • #3Donortracker

    Ranks #3 on Google for "charity donation tracker".

    Strengths Provides comprehensive analyses of large OECD DAC donors with reliable and up-to-date quantitative data and qualitative insights. Offers detailed profiles of donors and issues, policy updates, and expert publications.

    Weaknesses The page does not explicitly state whether the service is free or paid, nor does it list any pricing plans.

    ~536 organic visits a month (estimate)

    donortracker.org · from live Google results · verified Aug 18

    source page
  • #6Sdocpa

    Ranks #6 on Google for "charity donation tracker".

    Pricing Free

    Strengths Free and easy to use with no account or subscription required; tracks cash, non-cash, and mileage donations; built on actual IRS rules and includes a cheat sheet.

    Weaknesses It is a manual spreadsheet template, requiring users to log each gift manually; does not offer advanced features like integration with banking or charity platforms, or automated data entry.

    ~64,918 organic visits a month (estimate)

    sdocpa.com · from live Google results · verified Aug 18

    source page
  • #7Charityrecord

    Ranks #7 on Google for "charitable donations tracker".

    Pricing Free up to $500 in donations tracked; Unlimited tracking $29.99/year

    Strengths Tracks seven types of donations including digital assets and art, offers various export formats for tax software integration (CSV, PDF, HTML, TXF), and allows import of historical data from ItsDeductible.

    Weaknesses The free tier has a limit of $500 in tracked donations and only allows CSV exports; TXF exports may require additional data entry in tax software for certain donation types.

    ~929 organic visits a month (estimate)

    charityrecord.com · from live Google results · verified Aug 18

    source page
  • #9Thatsawriteoff

    Ranks #9 on Google for "charity donation tracker".

    Pricing Free

    Strengths Provides a free, printable, and simple template for tracking donations in PDF and editable Word formats, requiring no signup. It supports various donation types and helps organize records for tax season.

    Weaknesses Paper tracking is limited for high donation activity; it lacks backup, remote access, and advanced organization features offered by digital tools.

    ~757 organic visits a month (estimate)

    thatsawriteoff.com · from live Google results · verified Aug 18

    source page
  • #10Notion

    Ranks #10 on Google for "charity donation tracker".

    Pricing Free

    Strengths The template itself is free, making it accessible to individuals looking to track charity donations without cost.

    Weaknesses The homepage does not provide detailed product features for this specific template, making it difficult to assess its capabilities.

    ~1,143,954 organic visits a month (estimate)

    notion.com · from live Google results · verified Aug 18

    source page
  • #11Softr

    Ranks #11 on Google for "charity donation tracker".

    ~268,923 organic visits a month (estimate)

    softr.io · from live Google results · verified Aug 18

  • #12Charitytracker

    Ranks #12 on Google for "charity donation tracker".

    ~1,818 organic visits a month (estimate)

    charitytracker.com · from live Google results · verified Aug 18

  • #14Goodwillnj

    Ranks #14 on Google for "charitable donations tracker".

    ~435,868 organic visits a month (estimate)

    goodwillnj.org · from live Google results · verified Aug 18

  • #17Givebutter

    Ranks #17 on Google for "charity donation tracker".

    ~198,931 organic visits a month (estimate)

    givebutter.com · from live Google results · verified Aug 18

  • #18Dribbble

    Ranks #18 on Google for "charity donation tracker".

    ~2,836,468 organic visits a month (estimate)

    dribbble.com · from live Google results · verified Aug 18

Also ranking, but not products (11)

Roundups, review posts, explainers and store pages. They compete for the search, not for the job — they don't count against the competition gap.

Likely business model

willingness to pay 44/100

Prosumer subscription

People are actively shopping for a tool here, so charge from day one.

How rivals make money 11 competitors read: 7 on subscriptions, 0 one-time, 2 free. Plans seen: Free · Free; Pro $10 / user / mo; Business $30 / user / mo; Enterprise Contact us; Grist Community edition $0; Grist $30 / user / mo (self-hosted with advanced features without support) · Free

Price to test · from real competitor pricing

$7–$14/mo

Median of 1 competitor pricing page we could read ($10/mo), widened either side.

What to charge for

Trial then subscribe. This crowd is already comparing paid tools, so ask for the card early rather than running a wide free tier.

What this data can't tell you

  • · Only 1 published price backs this band, so expect to move it after launch.

Willingness-to-pay evidence

  • 11 competitors read: 7 on subscriptions, 0 one-time, 2 free. Plans seen: Free · Free; Pro $10 / user / mo; Business $30 / user / mo; Enterprise Contact us; Grist Community edition $0; Grist $30 / user / mo (self-hosted with advanced features without support) · Free
  • Advertisers pay $3.47 a click for this intent — real money already chases it.
  • Competitors charge a median of $10/mo, from 1 pricing pages read.
  • 44% of the 9-keyword cluster is commercial-intent wording (best, app, pricing, alternative).
  • Ad competition 0.30 — few advertisers fighting for it.

Firsthand pain signals

8 discussions · source links, check them yourself

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