Donate to scientifically backed causes.
All of the charities and causes listed here are evidence-based, and will help you make the biggest impact for your dollar. They were identified by independent research.
100% of your donation goes to the cause that you choose. Charity Science operations are privately funded so all donations are regranted to our proven charities with Charity Science taking no administrative fee whatsoever.
As a registered foundation in Canada, we offer tax benefits to donors who provide a valid Canadian physical address. If you do not live in Canada, you can still donate through us, but if tax benefits are important to you send us an email and we can give you the best options for tax deductibility.
Clicking any of the donation buttons below will take you to a page where you can choose your preferred cause from a dropdown menu. This page contains information about each of the choices.
100% of your donation goes to the cause that you choose. Charity Science operations are privately funded so all donations are regranted to our proven charities with Charity Science taking no administrative fee whatsoever.
As a registered foundation in Canada, we offer tax benefits to donors who provide a valid Canadian physical address. If you do not live in Canada, you can still donate through us, but if tax benefits are important to you send us an email and we can give you the best options for tax deductibility.
Clicking any of the donation buttons below will take you to a page where you can choose your preferred cause from a dropdown menu. This page contains information about each of the choices.
I want to give to the evidence-based charities that need it most.
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By donating to charity evaluator GiveWell's top charities (unrestricted), you're allowing them to distribute your donation in the best possible way based on evidence, cost-effectiveness, and need.
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*After clicking a donation button, you will be able to choose your preferred cause from a dropdown menu on the next page.
I want to give to a specific effective cause.
Empower people with Direct Cash Transfers
Directly transferring money to poor individuals empowers them to purchase whatever they believe will help them most. Strong evidence indicates that recipients know their own situation best and generally invest in things that make them happier in the long term. There are eleven randomized controlled trials supporting cash transfers’ impact. (1) Read a detailed Givewell review or our accessible summary to learn more.
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Stop malaria before it starts with Bednets
Malaria is a terrible disease and one of the world's biggest killers of children under 5. Thankfully, a $6 bednet can stop a malaria-carrying mosquito from infecting children while they sleep. There are many randomized controlled trials suggesting that this is one the most cost effective and proven ways to save a life. Read a detailed Givewell review or our accessible summary to learn more.
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Send kids to school with Deworming
Deworming is the most cost-effective way to increase school attendance because the effects of parasitic worms (such as anemia) can make it difficult for an infected child to go to school. These worms can be treated for around a dollar per year. There are 14 randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials supporting deworming's impact and cost effectiveness. (2) Read a detailed Givewell review or our accessible summary to learn more.
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Increase the world's IQ with Salt Fortification
Fortifying salt with iodine can increase the IQ of millions of people. There is strong evidence that this fortified salt boosts health and cognitive development in those who are iodine-deficient. Iodine deficiency causes pervasive mental impairment, as well as stillbirth and congenital abnormalities such as severe retardation. Salt fortification can be done very cheaply on a mass scale, so it is highly cost-effective.
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Broadcast Health Education over the radio waves
Sometimes all that is needed to save lives is education. Radio and television broadcasts in developing countries can be highly effective for teaching people about improved health practices. This can save lives, especially those of young children. A randomized controlled trial has found promising indications of a large decrease in children's deaths resulting from radio and television-based interventions.
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Living Goods brings badly needed health supplies to the poor
Many communities in the developing world do not have access to basic goods and heath supplies. Donations can help make these goods more accessible by creating a network of people selling needed health and household goods door-to-door. A randomized controlled trial suggested that this intervention caused a 25% reduction in under-5 mortality.
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*After clicking a donation button, you will be able to choose your preferred cause from a dropdown menu on the next page.
I want to support more outreach and research operations for great causes like these.
Charity Science advocates for the most evidence-based and cost effective interventions through outreach projects and fundraising experiments so more people can learn how to give effectively. We have run educational presentations, events and a wide range of public awareness activities.
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GiveWell is dedicated to finding outstanding giving opportunities and publishing the full details of their analyses to help donors decide where to give. They consistently provide the highest quality research in the fields of philanthropy and charity effectiveness.
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Charity EntrepreneurshipCharity Entrepreneurship seeks to find the highest-impact charity ideas that haven't yet been implemented (or implemented well). Through their dedication to cost-effectiveness research, they initiated Charity Science Health, a project that has the potential to be one of GiveWell's top-rated charities.
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*After clicking a donation button, you will be able to choose your preferred cause from a dropdown menu on the next page.
If you are interested in donating to the operations of Charity Science Health, please send Joey an email.
.impact and Students for High-Impact Charity (SHIC) are now independent entities. Learn more or contribute through their websites. Feel free to send us an email for more information.
If you are interested in donating to the operations of Charity Science Health, please send Joey an email.
.impact and Students for High-Impact Charity (SHIC) are now independent entities. Learn more or contribute through their websites. Feel free to send us an email for more information.
