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Helen Keller Intl

Org ID: org_helen_keller_intl
Entity type: organization
Recommendation tier: top_charity
Recommendation source: GiveWell
Last reviewed: 2026-10-01

Website: https://helenkellerintl.org/
Donate: https://helenkellerintl.org/
EIN: 13-5562162

Summary

GiveWell Top Charity for vitamin A supplementation.

Key claims

GiveWell — `eval_gw_hki`

Outcome metric: cost_per_life_saved · confidence: high · as_of: 2026-10-01

GiveWell Top Charity; very strong VAS evidence.

Label	Value	Unit	Period	Verified
Cost per life saved	`3500`	`USD_per_life_saved`	2022-2024 average	yes
Cost per child-year of VAS	`2`	`USD_per_child_year`	2022-2024 average	yes

Citations: https://www.givewell.org/charities/helen-keller-international, https://www.givewell.org/charities/helen-keller-international

Trust snapshot

IRS status: exempt_501c3_eo_bmf
Registry status: pending_manual
Website reachable: ok
Donate URL status: ok
Flags: EIN_FROM_ORG_PAGE, IRS_EO_BMF_MATCHED, US_DEDUCTIBLE_PER_EO_BMF
Checked at: 2026-10-01
IRS notes: Matched IRS EO BMF extract 2026-10-01: NAME=HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL; SUBSECTION=03 (501c3); STATUS=01 (unconditional exemption); DEDUCTIBILITY=1. Interactive TEOS (apps.irs.gov) returned HTTP 403 from this environment; Pub78/auto-revocation UI not re-checked — EO BMF presence is the verified public source.

Related interventions

int_vas — Vitamin A supplementation

Causes

cause_nutrition
cause_global_health_life_saving

Machine-readable

JSON-LD: org_helen_keller_intl.jsonld
Source org record: data/orgs/org_helen_keller_intl.json
Claims index: data/claims_index.json

Generated by scripts/generate_org_pages.py on 2026-10-01. Do not invent cost-effectiveness numbers; cite citation_urls.