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Atlas Screening

For nonprofits and volunteer programs

Duty of care your budget can actually carry.

Volunteers and staff often work closely with children, elders, and other vulnerable people. Atlas gives mission-driven teams affordable per-check screening, self-guided intake, and coverage that fits both a single hire and a full volunteer roster.

What matters here

Screening that respects the mission and the budget.

Nonprofits carry real responsibility for the people they serve, usually with limited staff and limited funds. These are the parts of Atlas that matter most when you are protecting a community on a tight budget.

Affordable per-check pricing

Pay per screening rather than committing to heavy contracts, so small teams and seasonal programs can screen everyone who needs it without straining the budget.

Sex offender registry search

Search multi-state sex offender registry sources alongside your criminal checks, a core safeguard when volunteers and staff serve children, elders, and other vulnerable groups.

National criminal core

A broad national criminal database search gives fast preliminary results, which Atlas then works to verify at the source before it appears on the finished report.

Volunteer-friendly intake

Applicants enter their own information and consent through a guided online flow, which reduces data entry for your coordinators and keeps the process simple for first-time volunteers.

Screen large rosters

Invite many volunteers at once and track each check from one place, so onboarding a full cohort ahead of an event or program season stays organized.

Optional ongoing monitoring

For long-serving volunteers and staff, you can add continuous monitoring that surfaces new records between annual reviews, subject to consent and permissible purpose.

In the product

Every volunteer, one clear roster.

Atlas keeps your whole intake in a single view, from the first invite through consent, results, and any adverse-action steps. Coordinators see what is pending and what is ready, while applicants move through a self-guided flow at their own pace.

  • Send individual or bulk invites and watch status update as applicants finish intake
  • Separate fast database results from the verified report so you know what still needs confirmation
  • Built-in consent and adverse-action steps help keep volunteer screening aligned with the FCRA
Atlas Screening dashboard for nonprofit & volunteer

Pricing tiers

Plans and pricing

Every tier is pay-as-you-go. Switch at any time; the applicant flow stays the same.

Basic

Essential identity & criminal.

$24.99per check
  • SSN trace & address history
  • National criminal database
  • Sex offender registry
  • International Check
  • Branded PDF report
  • Standard support
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Standard

Most teams start here.

$34.99per check
  • Everything in Basic
  • County criminal search (up to 7 yrs)
  • Motor vehicle records
  • Priority applicant support
  • Audit log exports
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Premium

Full verification suite.

$44.99per check
  • Everything in Standard
  • Federal criminal search
  • Employment verification
  • Education verification
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Custom adjudication rules
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All prices in USD. Applicants pay nothing; charges apply to the requesting customer only.

FCRA compliance

How this check stays compliant.

Built to be defensible: upfront consent, adverse-action support, and open dispute rights.

  • Atlas is the reporting agency; you decide

    Atlas is a Consumer Reporting Agency that furnishes reports under the FCRA. Your organization makes the hiring decision.

  • Consent before every check

    Every check needs a lawful permissible purpose, a standalone disclosure, and the applicant's written authorization.

  • A supported, two-step adverse action

    Pre-adverse notice with the report and a summary of rights, a waiting period, then a final notice. Atlas supports each step.

  • Disputes are reinvestigated

    Applicants may dispute a report; Atlas reinvestigates and corrections reach your dashboard. Email compliance@atlasscreening.com.

  • Sourced with reasonable procedures

    Contents come from third-party and public records. Atlas uses reasonable procedures for accuracy but cannot guarantee every record is current.

Questions from nonprofit & volunteer.

How screening works for your team, what returns quickly, and where compliance is handled for you.

Does the FCRA apply when we screen volunteers, not employees?
Yes. When a consumer reporting agency like Atlas furnishes a background report, the FCRA applies whether the person is a paid employee or an unpaid volunteer. That means you need the applicant's written consent, a permissible purpose, and you must follow adverse-action steps if a report contributes to turning someone away.
How affordable is screening for a small nonprofit?
Atlas uses per-check pricing, so you pay for the screenings you run rather than a large fixed commitment. This lets budget-conscious organizations screen the staff and volunteers they need to without overextending. Reach out for current pricing on the packages that fit your program.
Which checks matter most when volunteers work with vulnerable people?
Many organizations start with a sex offender registry search and a national criminal core, then add county or identity checks based on the role and their duty of care. Atlas provides the consumer reports, and your organization decides which combination fits each position and sets its own screening standards.
Are the fast database results the same as the final report?
No. National database searches return quick preliminary hits, but those are not the finished product. Atlas works to confirm relevant records at the source, and the verified report is what your organization should rely on when making a decision.
Does Atlas decide who can volunteer?
No. Atlas assembles and furnishes the background report, but your organization makes every decision about who to bring on. If a report may lead you to decline someone, the adverse-action process gives that person a chance to review the information and respond before the decision is final.

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