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GiveWell's top-rated charities

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Top-rated charities

Out of approximately 400 that we have considered, these are our top-rated charities: (What do our ratings mean?)

Basics/activities Strengths/weaknesses Bottom line
Charity name Region Focus Evidence of effectiveness Cost-effectiveness Funding gap Transparency Monitoring and evaluation GiveWell rating Overall rank Donate
VillageReach International Immunizations Strong Excellent Significant Excellent Excellent
1 Donate
Stop TB Partnership International Tuberculosis Strong Excellent Significant Strong Excellent
2 Donate
Nurse-Family Partnership U.S. Childcare Strong Limited Probable Above average Excellent
3 Donate
KIPP U.S. Education Above average Limited Probable Above average Strong
4 Donate
Against Malaria Foundation International Malaria Moderate Excellent Significant Excellent Strong
5 Donate
Population Services International International HIV/AIDS; malaria Moderate Excellent Probable Excellent Strong
6 Donate
Partners in Health International Health clinics Moderate Moderate Probable Above average Above average
7 Donate
Small Enterprise Foundation International Microfinance Limited Moderate Moderate Excellent Strong
8 Donate
Village Enterprise Fund International Small business support Limited Moderate Moderate Excellent Strong
9 Donate
Chamroeun International Microfinance Limited Moderate Moderate Excellent Strong
10 Donate
The Global Fund International HIV/AIDS; malaria; TB Limited Moderate Probable Excellent Strong
11 Donate
Teach for America U.S. Education Above average Limited Unknown Above average Strong
12 Donate
Pratham India Education Above average Limited Unknown Moderate Strong
13 Donate

Interpreting our ratings

    - Strong on all of our criteria, and you can feel confident that your donation will cost-effectively change lives.

    - Stands above the vast majority of charities on our criteria, though there is substantial room for concern on at least one of the criteria.

    - Does not necessarily rate well on all our criteria, but there is at least one prominent and unusual factor in its favor compared to other charities: unusual transparency, unusual commitment to self-evaluation, superiority (on our criteria) to others with similar programs, and/or at least one substantial and impressive success in its past.

    - Does not show signs of meeting any of our criteria.


What do you get for your dollar? An overview

Cause Top-rated charities Cost Impact
International aid VillageReach, Stop Tuberculosis Partnership $200-$1,000 per life saved Improve health, save lives
Poverty (international) None - Unclear, if any
U.S. Poverty Nurse-Family Partnership $10,000 per child served Increase academic performance and reduce criminal behavior
U.S. Education Knowledge is Power Program $20,000 per student (including state education funds) Improve academic performance
Job Training (U.S.) None $10,000 per client served Unclear, if any







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