Quick answers
Straight answers to common giving questions.
Each answer names the charities that independent evaluators rate highest for that cause, with their published figures and sources. We don’t pick winners, and no one can pay to be listed.
What's the most effective charity for saving lives?
Against Malaria Foundation, Helen Keller Intl, Malaria Consortium and New Incentives are GiveWell Top Charities.
Which charities do the most for people's wellbeing?
Friendship Bench and StrongMinds are Happier Lives Institute Top Charities. Pure Earth and Taimaka are Happier Lives Institute Promising Charities.
What's the best charity for malaria?
Against Malaria Foundation and Malaria Consortium are GiveWell Top Charities.
What's the best charity for child nutrition?
Helen Keller Intl is a GiveWell Top Charity. Taimaka is a Happier Lives Institute Promising Charity.
What's the best charity for childhood vaccinations?
New Incentives is a GiveWell Top Charity.
What's the best charity for mental health?
Friendship Bench and StrongMinds are Happier Lives Institute Top Charities.
What's the best charity for lead poisoning?
Pure Earth is a Happier Lives Institute Promising Charity.
Figures on each answer are the evaluators’ estimates: modeled, not guaranteed. Lives saved and wellbeing are different kinds of good, so we never fold them into one score. Our standards