# What's the best donor prospect research software for wealth screening before an ask?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Hey G2 community, I've been digging into <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/donor-prospect-research">donor prospect research</a> tools and most reviews talk about finding names, but what I actually need is confidence on the ask amount itself before a major gift conversation happens. What's actually holding up for that?</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/donorsearch/reviews"><strong>DonorSearch</strong></a>: reviewers point to capacity ratings and suggested ask amounts based on giving history and wealth, with one fundraiser crediting the segmentation for an extra $1M in annual giving.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/iwave/reviews"><strong>iWave</strong></a>: reviewers rely on Smart Match to jumpstart a wealth screen and real estate lookups to round out the picture, though the estimated giving capacity value only shows up after export, not in the screening list itself.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/windfall/reviews"><strong>Windfall</strong></a>: reviewers describe screening an entire database on demand and catching "hidden gems," donors with real capacity but no giving history yet, though a couple mention not fully trusting the net worth number when it doesn't match what a donor says they can give.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Has anyone found a tool where the suggested ask amount actually held up once you made the call, or does it always need a gut check on top?</p>

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&lt;p&gt;For gift officers using Windfall specifically, when the net worth estimate doesn&#39;t match what a donor says they can give, which number tends to be closer to reality once the gift conversation actually happens?&lt;/p&gt;

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