Core Screening

What Core Screening does

CoreScreening, Inc. is a privately held U.S. background screening and drug testing provider headquartered in Eagle, Idaho, operating for over 16 years. The company delivers a transaction-fee-priced suite of pre-employment screening services — identity verification, criminal background checks (county, state, federal, and a national database of 525 million+ records), motor vehicle records, drug screening across all 50 states, employment/education/professional verifications, and sanctions/exclusion searches — alongside specialized healthcare (COREMed) and higher-education (Medical Document Management with licensed RN review) offerings. Its customer base spans five primary verticals: faith-based organizations and ministries, higher education, healthcare organizations, general employers, and youth-serving nonprofits, with secondary reach into youth sports and individual users.

The product is delivered through a proprietary web-based platform accessible 24/7, anchored by a proprietary API/XML gateway that connects to more than 30 ATS, HRIS, child-protection, and laboratory partners, including Workday, ADP, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle Taleo, BambooHR, iCIMS, UKG, Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp, Virtus, and Compass. Platform features include CoreInvite (applicant self-service intake with branded questionnaires), CoreAutomation (workflow management with FCRA-compliant Adverse Action automation), and CoreCustomization (configurable package and threshold logic). Compliance posture covers FCRA, GLBA, FACTA, and the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework; the company is PBSA-member and holds Women-Owned and HUB certifications.

CoreScreening monetizes primarily through per-report transaction fees — CoreLimited at $26.50 and Core3 at $49.95 for low-volume (under 10 reports) self-serve users, with custom enterprise pricing for high-volume accounts — supplemented by recurring Medical Document Management subscriptions and a Partner Referral Program that pays 12-month residuals on referred-billed revenue. Go-to-market combines direct sales with dedicated account teams for enterprise, a self-serve online portal for SMB and individual buyers, and channel partnerships with trade associations and national organizations. The company reports a 99% client retention rate and customer satisfaction ratings of 4.7-4.9 out of 5, with no disclosed external funding, M&A activity, or executive changes.

Name

Core Screening

Legal name

CoreScreening, Inc.

Website

https://corescreening.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CoreScreening is a private U.S. background screening and drug testing provider serving businesses, healthcare organizations, higher education institutions, faith-based groups, and nonprofits through a proprietary platform with 30+ ATS integrations and transaction-based pricing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Background Screening Services

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Investigation and Security Services (5616)

akta.pro primary industry

Pre-Employment Background Checks & Screening (BPAKAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Criminal Background Checks (National/State/County) (BPACALAA), Healthcare Sanctions & Exclusions Screening (OIG/SAM/OFAC) (BPACALAH), Continuous Monitoring & Post-Hire Screening (BPACALAJ)

Keywords

• Background screening services
• Drug testing services
• Employment verification
• Identity verification
• Sanctions screening

Headquarters

HQ city

Eagle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Background Screening Services: CoreScreening generates revenue primarily through per-transaction fees for background screening services including criminal background checks, identity verification, sanctions searches, and verifications. Pricing varies by package complexity and volume, with low-volume users (Under 10 Reports) selecting from predefined packages (CoreLimited at $26.50, Core3 at $49.95) and high-volume accounts receiving customized quotes.
2. Drug Screening Services: Drug screening services generate revenue on a per-test basis across all 50 states, with multiple panel options (5-panel, 7-panel, 9-panel, 10-panel, hair, oral fluid). Collection site lookup is embedded within the order process.
3. Partner Referral Revenue Share: CoreScreening shares a percentage of billed revenue with referral partners for the first twelve months after a referred client places their first order. The referred account must bill a minimum of $200 to qualify. Checks are mailed monthly on the 5th. This serves as both a customer acquisition cost and a GTM channel.
4. Medical Document Management Services: Additional revenue stream for colleges and universities through medical document tracking with review services, where CoreScreening Registered Nurses review student health documentation for compliance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CoreScreening provides cloud-based pre-employment background screening and drug testing services, including criminal background checks, identity verification, MVR checks, employment/education verifications, sanctions screening, and healthcare exclusion monitoring. Orders are placed through a proprietary web-based platform that integrates with 30+ ATS, HRIS, and child-protection systems via an API/XML gateway. The company sells per-transaction screening packages to enterprise employers, colleges, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, healthcare providers, and individual consumers across all 50 U.S. states.

Product overview

Core Screening is a cloud-based background screening and drug testing platform providing a comprehensive suite of integrated services. The platform is organized around core screening products (Identity Verification, Criminal Background Checks, Driving Records/MVR, Drug Screening, Verifications, and Sanctions) complemented by specialized add-on modules including COREMed for healthcare monitoring and Medical Document Management for student health tracking. The platform includes proprietary tools such as CoreInvite for request distribution, CoreAutomation for workflow management, and CoreCustomization for tailored packages. Entry-level sub-products include CoreLimited and Core3 for low-volume users. The platform integrates with over 40 ATS/HRIS systems and laboratory services (Quest, LabCorp) via a proprietary API/XML gateway, serving industries including healthcare, higher education, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and business.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• COREMed: Healthcare exclusion and sanction monitoring service that examines state and federal sources for healthcare provider disciplinary actions
• CoreInvite
• CoreAutomation
• CoreCustomization
• CoreOptions

Products and services

• Identity Verification Verifies applicant identity through Social Security Name and Address Trace (accessing databases to verify address history and detect fraudulent SSNs) plus SSN Death Index database searches; used by employers, colleges, and other screening customers.
• Criminal Background Checks Criminal background checks including county, state, federal, and nationwide database searches against 525+ million records; intended for pre-employment, volunteer, and student screening.
• Driving Records (MVR) Motor vehicle records checks verifying driving history for positions that require driving as part of job duties.
• Drug Screening Drug testing services across all 50 states with multiple panel options (5, 7, 9, 10 panel) and urine, hair, and oral fluid testing methods; integrated with Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp collection sites.
• Verifications Employment, education, professional license/certification, reference, and DOT employment verification services for pre-employment screening.
• Sanctions Screening Exclusion and sanction screening including OFAC Terrorist Watch List, SAM, OIG LEIE, EPLS, and FACIS III searches for compliance with federal exclusion requirements.
• COREMed Healthcare Exclusion Monitoring Healthcare-specific exclusion and sanction monitoring service examining multiple state and federal sources (OIG, GSA/SAM, state Medicaid exclusion lists, FACIS III 1,700+ sources) with Levels 1-3 and optional ongoing monitoring; COREMed Alias detects alias name records in a single search returning up to 80% more relevant records.
• Medical Document Management Digital platform for colleges and universities to collect, track, and manage student health documentation (immunization records, physicals, health forms); documents reviewed by licensed Registered Nurses with automated compliance reminders for missing or expiring documents.
• CoreLimited Screening Package Entry-level background check package for low-volume users (under 10 reports) at $26.50 per report; includes National Criminal Database Search (525M+ records), Nationwide Sexual Offender Registry Search, OFAC Terrorist Watch List, SSN Death Index, Address History (SSN trace), and one county criminal search.
• Core3 Screening Package Mid-tier background check package for low-volume users at $49.95 per report; includes all CoreLimited components plus three county criminal searches for broader verification scope.
• CoreSolutions Business Screening Platform Customizable business background screening solution covering employees, contractors, and extended workforce within a single integrated platform with ATS integrations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% client retention rate
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration43 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• WorkdaycoreTechnology or IntegrationCoreScreening integrates with Workday's HR platform, allowing clients to streamline background screening workflows directly within their Workday environment. Workday is one of the most widely used enterprise HRIS platforms globally.
• BambooHRcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with BambooHR's HR software platform for SMB clients to manage background screening orders and results within their existing HR workflow.
• iCIMScoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with iCIMS talent acquisition platform enabling enterprise clients to embed background screening into their applicant tracking process.
• JazzHRsupportingTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with JazzHR recruiting platform for small and medium businesses to conduct background checks within the hiring workflow.
• JobvitesupportingTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Jobvite's end-to-end talent acquisition platform for enterprise recruiting and onboarding.
• Oracle TaleocoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Oracle Taleo Enterprise Edition for large enterprise clients to embed screening into their enterprise talent management workflows.
• SAP SuccessFactorscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with SAP SuccessFactors HCM suite, enabling enterprise clients to manage background screening within their HR and talent management systems.
• ADPcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with ADP payroll and HR platform for workforce management clients to incorporate background screening into their hiring and onboarding processes.
• UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with UKG Pro and UKG Ready workforce management platforms, enabling HR and background screening coordination for mid-to-large enterprises.
• BullhornsupportingTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Bullhorn CRM and recruiting platform for staffing and recruiting agencies to manage candidate background screening.
• VirtuscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Virtus online training system for the prevention of child sexual abuse. CoreScreening integrates with Virtus to provide background screening for faith-based organizations and youth-serving nonprofits that use Virtus for compliance training.
• Compass (Child Protection)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Compass Child Protection system, a certified online training facilitator for child abuse prevention. Used by faith-based organizations and nonprofits using Compass for compliance training.
• The Learning FactorysupportingTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with The Learning Factory's training and compliance platform, serving organizations requiring background screening in conjunction with online learning.
• AvaturesupportingTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Avature's talent acquisition and management platform for enterprise recruiting and HR automation.
• CornerstonesupportingTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Cornerstone HR and talent management platform for enterprise learning, talent, and performance management integration.
• PeopleAdminsupportingTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with PeopleAdmin's talent management platform used primarily in higher education for applicant tracking and position management.
• Quest Diagnostics / LabCorpcoreTechnology or IntegrationCoreScreening is fully integrated with Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp, allowing students and applicants to present electronic donor passports for drug testing at collection sites. Students show the electronic donor passport along with a valid driver's license to complete their drug test.
• PBSA (Professional Background Screening Association)supportingOthersCoreScreening is a member of PBSA, the industry association for background screening companies, demonstrating commitment to industry standards and compliance.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pinkerton (corporate investigations): Pinkerton is a broad incumbent in corporate investigations, security, and pre-employment intelligence. While it operates in adjacent screening-adjacent services, it competes for enterprise due-diligence and investigations mandates that overlap with CoreScreening's offerings.

Emerging players

• Certn: Certn is an emerging background screening platform using automation and developer APIs to serve employers and staffing agencies. It is a newer, smaller competitor pursuing a similar API-led, integration-heavy playbook as CoreScreening.
• Veremark: Veremark is an emerging digital background screening provider focused on international, API-driven checks for global employers. It overlaps with CoreScreening in identity, criminal, and employment verification but with a stronger international posture.

Direct peers

• Checkr: Checkr is a leading modern, API-first background screening platform serving employers, gig economy platforms, and staffing customers. It competes head-to-head with CoreScreening in pre-employment criminal checks, verifications, and drug screening, and is the most disruptive scaled peer in the category.
• Sterling: Sterling (formerly Sterling Backcheck) is one of the largest traditional background screening providers globally, serving enterprise HR with criminal, identity, and verification services. Sterling is a direct competitor for enterprise and mid-market accounts where CoreScreening also competes.
• Accurate Background: Accurate Background is a mid-to-large background screening provider focused on employers, with strong ATS integrations and a similar SMB-to-enterprise go-to-market. It is a close direct competitor to CoreScreening across U.S. employer accounts.
• First Advantage: First Advantage is a large, publicly listed background screening company providing criminal, identity, compliance, and healthcare-specific screening worldwide. It overlaps directly with CoreScreening's criminal, sanctions, and healthcare screening offerings.
• HireRight: HireRight is a global background screening provider offering criminal checks, verifications, drug testing, and integrated ATS workflows. It is a direct competitor for enterprise, multi-national, and transportation/logistics accounts where CoreScreening also plays.
• IntelliCorp (a Verista company): IntelliCorp is a traditional background screening provider offering criminal, verification, and compliance checks to employers. It is a directly comparable peer serving similar employer and education segments to CoreScreening.

Others

• AssureHire (now part of HireRight): AssureHire was a background screening provider focused on the gig economy and on-demand workforce, with overlapping positioning on speed and integrations. It is now part of HireRight but historically competed for similar digital, high-volume screening customers as CoreScreening.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/corescreening
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corescreening

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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