Is New Incentives a good charity?

GiveWell Top Charity. Gives families in Northern Nigeria small cash incentives to complete their babies' routine vaccinations. We don't rate charities ourselves; we report what independent evaluators publish, with links so you can check.

How much does it cost New Incentives to save a life?

GiveWell estimates $4,500 per life saved (2022–2024 average). This is an average from the evaluator's model, not a price: it is modeled, not guaranteed.

Can I give to New Incentives through a donor-advised fund?

Usually, yes. Your sponsor will need the EIN, 45-2368993. Your sponsor's own rules apply.

Does Did it work? take a cut or get paid for listing this charity?

No. We don't take, hold or route donations, we don't charge charities, and no one can pay to change what we show.

We last reviewed this charity's record on October 1, 2026. Evaluators update their figures, so check the linked sources before a large gift.

GiveWell Top Charity · Vaccinations

New Incentives

Name: New Incentives: published evaluator figures
Creator: Did it work?

Gives families in Northern Nigeria small cash incentives to complete their babies' routine vaccinations.

GiveWell's estimate

$4,500 per life saved

$146 per extra infant vaccinated · 2022–2024 average

GiveWell, 2022–2024 average (opens in a new tab)

Modeled, not guaranteed. This is the evaluator's best estimate of the average, built from studies and assumptions. Your gift could do more or less. How to read these figures

Exceptionally strong

Strength of evidence, as rated by GiveWell

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The published figures

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What it measures	Figure	Source
Cost per life saved	$4,500 per life saved2022–2024 average	GiveWell (opens in a new tab)
Cost per additional infant vaccinated	$146 per extra infant vaccinated2022–2024 average	GiveWell (opens in a new tab)

Cost-effectiveness figures are modeled, not guaranteed.

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How strong is the evidence?

Exceptionally strong, according to GiveWell.

GiveWell rates evidence as exceptionally strong based on an randomized trial of New Incentives’ program plus ongoing monitoring.

What the evaluator is unsure about

Whether vaccine efficacy is lower in Nigeria than in other evidence settings.
Accounting for vaccination-rate increases that would have occurred anyway.
Fraud risk inherent to cash-handling programs; some federal-government opposition to the model.
Rising vaccine stockouts for some indirectly incentivized vaccines as program scaled.

Ways to give

Directly

On the charity's site

The simplest route: give by card or bank transfer on New Incentives's own donation page.

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Donor-advised fund

Through your DAF

Recommend a grant through your fund sponsor. They will need the legal name, New Incentives, and EIN 45-2368993.

Let the experts decide

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About the fund

It appears in the IRS's public list of tax-exempt charities (we checked on October 1, 2026). Whether your gift is deductible depends on your own situation, so please confirm with your tax advisor.

Did it work? Our follow-up

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$4,500 per life saved
Recorded October 21, 2026 · re-check after October 1, 2027
Waiting for the re-check See the record: cost per life saved

Status: waiting for the scheduled re-check. A record is a promise to look again, not a measured result. All follow-up records

Questions donors ask

Is New Incentives a good charity?: GiveWell Top Charity. Gives families in Northern Nigeria small cash incentives to complete their babies' routine vaccinations. We don't rate charities ourselves; we report what independent evaluators publish, with links so you can check.
How much does it cost New Incentives to save a life?: GiveWell estimates $4,500 per life saved (2022–2024 average). This is an average from the evaluator's model, not a price: it is modeled, not guaranteed.
Can I give to New Incentives through a donor-advised fund?: Usually, yes. Your sponsor will need the EIN, 45-2368993. Your sponsor's own rules apply.
Is a donation to New Incentives tax-deductible?: It appears in the IRS's public list of tax-exempt charities (we checked on October 1, 2026). Whether your gift is deductible depends on your own situation, so please confirm with your tax advisor. Nothing here is tax advice.
Does Did it work? take a cut or get paid for listing this charity?: No. We don't take, hold or route donations, we don't charge charities, and no one can pay to change what we show.
How current is this?: We last reviewed this charity's record on October 1, 2026. Evaluators update their figures, so check the linked sources before a large gift.

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