Cause
Cash transfers
Giving money directly to people in poverty and letting them decide what they need most.
Highest-rated charities
Listed by evaluator designation, with each one's headline figure exactly as published.
What works, and how we know
Questions donors ask
- What is the most effective charity for cash transfers?
We don't pick a winner ourselves. The highest-rated charities here are GiveDirectly, based on what GiveWell and the Happier Lives Institute publish. Each charity page shows the figures, the source and how strong the evidence is.
- Should I give to one charity or a fund?
Both are reasonable. A fund run by an evaluator lets them direct your gift to where they judge the need is greatest; giving to one charity lets you choose the program yourself.
- Are these figures guaranteed?
No. They are evaluators' modeled estimates of the average. Real results can be higher or lower, and evaluators update them as they learn.