A note on this page's publication date
The content on this page has not been recently updated. This content is likely to be no longer fully accurate, both with respect to the research it presents and with respect to what it implies about our views and positions.
These organizations applied for a grant GiveWell offered in 2007 under the category Cause 5: Employment Assistance, but did not advance past our Round 1 screen, which aimed at finding charities with strong self-documentation (based on our principle of focusing on already-proven programs). Note that unlike other evaluators, we put a lot of investigation into the organizations we find most promising, and de-prioritize others based on limited information. The following write-up should be viewed in this context: it explains why we determined that we wouldn't be prioritizing the organizations in question as potential grant recipients. This write-up should not be taken as a "negative rating" of these charities. Rather, it is our attempt to be as transparent as possible about the process by which we came to our top recommendations. For more on our process see our How We Identify Top Charities page.
Specifics of why organizations did not advance
We used the following criteria in conducting our Round 1 screen of organizations offering employment assistance:
- We received data not just on how many people have been placed in jobs, but how many have remained in those jobs 3-24 months later.
- Or, we were given such a thorough description of the jobs (and job markets) these organizations' prepare clients for that we felt we had a strong sense of likely outcomes for their clients.
The organizations listed here did not provide us the above information. It's possible that they have the information we want, and didn't send it due to misinterpretations of our application, time constraints, or other reasons. But due to time constraints of our own, we opted to focus on the applicants that seemed most promising.
Organizations that applied for funding under Cause 5: Employment Assistance
1199 Seiu-league Grant Corporation
Materials submitted in 2007
- 1199 Seiu-league Grant Corporation. Budget: CNA~PCT Training Program (2007) (XLS).
- 1199 Seiu-league Grant Corporation. Clear Fund Round 1 (2007) (DOC).
- 1199 Seiu-league Grant Corporation. Robin Hood Foundation Progress Report (2007) (PDF).
Accion New York Inc
Materials submitted in 2007
- Accion New York Inc. Accion Round 1 Application (2007) (DOC).
Business Outreach Center Network Inc
Materials submitted in 2007
- Business Outreach Center Network Inc. Clear Fund Application (2007) (DOC).
Council Of Jewish Organization Of Flatbush Inc
Materials submitted in 2007
- Council Of Jewish Organization Of Flatbush Inc. COJO Brochure (2007) (PDF).
- Council Of Jewish Organization Of Flatbush Inc. Cause 5 Round 1 (2007) (DOC).
- Note - other materials were sent but are available in hard copy only
Henry Street Settlement
Materials submitted in 2007
- Henry Street Settlement. Cause 5 Budget (2007) (XLS).
- Henry Street Settlement. Cause 5 Application (2007) (DOC).
Jericho Project
Materials submitted in 2007
- Jericho Project. Clear Fund Application (2007) (DOC).
- Jericho Project. Clear Fund Attachment (2007) (DOC).
New York City Rescue Mission
Materials submitted in 2007
- New York City Rescue Mission. Clear Fund Application (2007) (DOC).
- Note - other materials were sent but are available in hard copy only
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corp
Materials submitted in 2007
- Northern Manhattan Improvement Corp. Application (2007) (DOC).
Praxis Housing Initiatives Inc
Materials submitted in 2007
- Praxis Housing Initiatives Inc. Clear Fund Application (2007) (DOC).
- Note - other materials were sent but are available in hard copy only
Settlement Housing Fund Inc
Materials submitted in 2007
- Settlement Housing Fund Inc. Cause 5 Application (2007) (DOC).
- Settlement Housing Fund Inc. Attachment A (2007) (XLS).
- Settlement Housing Fund Inc. Attachment B (2007) (DOC).
- Settlement Housing Fund Inc. Attachment D (2007) (DOC).
- Settlement Housing Fund Inc. Settlement Housing Fund's Application to the Clear Fund (2007) (EML).
- Note - one attachment removed due to confidentiality request.
The Door - A Center Of Alternatives Inc
Materials submitted in 2007
- The Door - A Center Of Alternatives Inc. Application (2007) (DOC).
- Note - an outcomes report was attached but labeled confidential
Womens Venture Fund Inc
Materials submitted in 2007
- Note - all materials withheld due to confidentiality request
More information
- For a complete list of charities we evaluated see our Charities page.
- For an overview of our findings in the area of improving equality of opportunity in the United States see our United States Equality of Opportunity charity page.
- To see our highest rated charities visit our Top Charities page.