specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Benevity
providerId: benevity
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Workplace Giving
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Benevity spend. Benevity's API is not billed like a typical
  metered developer platform - there is no public per-call or per-token price.
  Costs instead flow from a negotiated client/partner agreement that typically
  bundles platform/subscription fees (for Spark Employee Engagement, Giving,
  or Community Investment products), implementation/integration services, and,
  for the Giving API, transaction-related costs on donations processed
  (postpaid donation report settlement or prepaid card-processing fees, e.g.
  the BlueSnap-backed payment flow). Enterprise agreements are the only
  documented commercial vehicle; there is no self-serve usage-based invoice to
  reconcile against API call volume.
notes: >-
  Because pricing is negotiated per client/partner and not published, FOCUS
  columns below are structural placeholders rather than reconciled billing
  data. Obtain actual contract/invoice terms directly from Benevity.
sources:
- https://benevity.com/products/api
- https://developer.benevity.org/guides/obtaining-access/obtaining-access.html
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Benevity
serviceCategory: Corporate Social Responsibility / Workplace Giving Software
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Negotiated / Enterprise
  billingFrequency: Contract-defined (commonly monthly donation-report settlement plus subscription/services fees)
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Benevity Giving / Spark / Causes / Location Services API
  ServiceCategory: Corporate Social Responsibility / Workplace Giving Software
  ProviderName: Benevity
  PublisherName: Benevity
  InvoiceIssuerName: Benevity
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Negotiated