Our top charities are evidence-backed, thoroughly vetted, underfunded organizations. We recommend charities according to how much good additional donations can do. For more information, see this post on the GiveWell blog.

Our recommendation to donors: We recommend that donors give to GiveWell's Maximum Impact Fund. We grant these funds towards the highest priority needs of our top charities. For donors who prefer giving directly to our top charities, we believe that all of our top charities are outstanding and will use additional funding effectively.