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Taimaka

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

Website: https://taimaka.org/
Donate: https://taimaka.org/
EIN: 84-3964208

Summary

Child malnutrition treatment in NE Nigeria; HLI Promising; GiveWell grantee.

Key claims

Happier Lives Institute — `eval_hli_taimaka`

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

HLI Promising Charity.

Label	Value	Unit	Period	Verified
WELLBYs per $1,000	`66.0`	`WELLBY_per_1000_USD`	HLI table	yes
Cost per WELLBY	`15.15`	`USD_per_WELLBY`	HLI table	yes
Cost per child treated	`87.21`	`USD_per_child`	HLI table	yes
Effect per person	`5.72`	`WELLBY_per_person`	HLI table	yes
Multiple of GiveDirectly	`8.7`	`x_givedirectly`	HLI comparison	yes

Citations: https://www.happierlivesinstitute.org/taimaka-summary/, https://www.happierlivesinstitute.org/charities/

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=TAIMAKA PROJECT; 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_cmat — Community management of acute malnutrition

Causes

cause_nutrition
cause_global_health_wellbeing

Machine-readable

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