| | Top-rated. These charities are strong on all of our criteria, and you can feel confident that your donation will cost-effectively change lives. |
| | Recommended. These charities stand above the vast majority of charities on our criteria, though there is substantial room for concern on at least one of the criteria. |
| | Notable. These charities do 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. |
| | Charity does not show signs of meeting our criteria. |
| Pending | We are currently in the process of researching and reviewing this charity. |
