[The Census](https://readinessindex.io/census)

[Q4 2026](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4)

[Published figures](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims)

nonprofits-rch1-fail

Crawler access

1.1%

# 1.1% of the 802 scored sites in Nonprofits fail the test of whether robots.txt lets AI search crawlers in (RCH-1). A further 102 refused the scanner and are not counted.

Sites9 of 802 scored sites

Group[Nonprofits](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/nonprofits/nonprofits)

Test[RCH-1](https://openstandard.readinessindex.io/tests/#rch-1): Can the AI tools that search the web read your site?

EditionCensus Q4 2026, Index 12.1, computed 2026-11-06

CaveatA public roster, not a random sample of the web; says nothing about sites outside Nonprofits.

## How to check

- The group and its sites: [Nonprofits](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/nonprofits/nonprofits).
- How the census is run: [methodology](https://readinessindex.io/census/methodology).
- The figures: [summary.json](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/data/summary.json) or [claims.json](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims.json).
- Every published figure: [all claims for the United States](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims).

Link to this claim: [https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/nonprofits-rch1-fail](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/nonprofits-rch1-fail)

Cite as **TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4**

Source reply: Source: TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4 (Index 12.1). Nonprofits, United States, n = 802. Public rosters, not a random sample of the web. Figures are CC BY 4.0. Data: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/nonprofits-rch1-fail