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StrongMinds

Org ID: org_strongminds
Entity type: organization
Recommendation tier: top_charity
Recommendation source: Happier Lives Institute
Last reviewed: 2026-10-01

Website: https://strongminds.org/
Donate: https://strongminds.org/
EIN: 46-2090059

Summary

HLI Top Charity: lay group psychotherapy for depression in LMICs.

Key claims

Happier Lives Institute — `eval_hli_sm`

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

HLI Top Charity; deep analysis.

Label	Value	Unit	Period	Verified
WELLBYs per $1,000	`40.37`	`WELLBY_per_1000_USD`	HLI table	yes
Cost per WELLBY	`24.77`	`USD_per_WELLBY`	HLI table	yes
Cost per person treated	`44.56`	`USD_per_person`	HLI table	yes
Effect per person	`1.8`	`WELLBY_per_person`	HLI table	yes
Multiple of GiveDirectly	`5.3`	`x_givedirectly`	HLI comparison	yes

Citations: https://www.happierlivesinstitute.org/strongminds-comprehensive-summary/, https://www.happierlivesinstitute.org/report/the-wellbeing-cost-effectiveness-of-strongminds-and-friendship-bench-combining-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-with-charity-related-data-nov-2024-update/

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=STRONGMINDS INC; 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_group_ipt — Lay group interpersonal psychotherapy

Causes

cause_mental_health_lmic
cause_global_health_wellbeing

Machine-readable

JSON-LD: org_strongminds.jsonld
Source org record: data/orgs/org_strongminds.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.