| Area | Charity | Rough Quantitative Estimate of Effectiveness (impact per dollar) | Rough effectiveness relative to GiveDirectly | Website | Research Sources | Date of Source Research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poverty | GiveDirectly | Doubling consumption for 1 person per $300 | 1 | Sep 2021 | ||
Global Health | Against Malaria Foundation & Malaria Consortium | 1 life saved per $4,000-9,000
(6-17x GiveDirectly) | 6-17x | Sep 2021 | ||
Global Health | Helen Keller International | 1 life saved per $1,000 - $10,000
(7-70x GiveDirectly) | 7-70x | Sep 2021 | ||
Mental Health | Strong Minds | 12 point improvement in mental health per $1,000 | 9x | Oct 2021 | ||
Climate | Advocacy initiatives like those funded by the Climate Change Fund | >1 tonne CO2 averted per $ | 17x | Founders Pledge; TPP analysis | 2022 | |
Climate | High-certainty, scalable CO2 removal initiatives like those funded by Stripe Climate | 1 tonne CO2 averted per $100-1000 (the indirect impact of being an early customer of removal technologies is likely to be much higher) | 0.2x (not counting indirect benefits) | TPP analysis | 2022 | |
Animal Welfare | The Humane League | 10 hen-years in improved conditions per $ | 2018-2021 | |||
Safeguarding the future | Patient Philanthropy Fund | 10-200x GiveDirectly | 10-200x | TPP rough indication based on world view of the fund | 2022 |