# Pinecone for Good

## Knowledge infrastructure for mission-driven work

Pinecone for Good gives registered nonprofits discounted annual plans. Build search, RAG, and research applications on the same platform our enterprise customers use.

## Workloads

### AI applications for your mission

Route people to the right care, search scientific literature, and connect communities with local services. Pinecone is fully managed and serverless, so your team can focus on its programs.

### RAG and knowledge retrieval

Build AI assistants that retrieve relevant knowledge for research, healthcare, legal aid, and community services.

### Semantic search

Help people find relevant content by meaning across document libraries and databases.

### Research discovery

Find related papers, studies, and datasets across large research collections.

- **10k+**: Customers running AI applications on Pinecone
- **1M+**: Developers building with Pinecone worldwide
- **<50ms**: Retrieval latency, with no clusters to manage

## How it works

### Straightforward by design

Three steps and no lengthy application process. Verify your nonprofit status, sign an annual plan, and start building.

1. **Confirm eligibility**: Check that your organization is a registered nonprofit in a supported country and that you will use Pinecone for your nonprofit work.
2. **Reach out to our team**: Tell us about your organization and expected usage. Our team will explain how to verify your nonprofit status and discuss plan options.
3. **Sign an annual plan**: Your discount applies when you sign an annual plan. We re-verify eligibility at each renewal.

## Eligibility

### Who qualifies

Pinecone for Good is for registered nonprofits whose primary purpose is social, scientific, humanitarian, or community benefit.

- **Registered nonprofit status**: Your organization holds government-issued nonprofit documentation in a supported country.
- **Nonprofit use**: Pinecone is used for your nonprofit work, not for commercial activities or for-profit subsidiaries.
- **Annual plan**: Pricing applies to annual plans. Eligibility is re-verified at each renewal.
- **Discount restrictions**: Pinecone for Good pricing cannot be combined with other discounts or promotions.

### Supported countries

United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France, Israel, Japan, South Korea

## Get started

### Tell us about your organization

Share the workloads you are building. Our team will help you confirm eligibility and choose a plan.

### What to prepare

Have your government-issued proof of nonprofit status ready, such as your IRS determination letter (US), charity registration number (UK), ACNC registration number (Australia), or the equivalent for your country. Bring an estimate of your expected usage so we can recommend a plan.

[Contact our team](/lp/nonprofit/)