GiveWell
- HQ / base
- Oakland
- Founded
- 2007
- Money
- ~$397M directed in 2024; >$2B lifetime
- Status
- —
Charity evaluator founded by hedge-fund analysts Holden Karnofsky and Elie Hassenfeld; the empirical 'neartermist' wing of EA. Directs money (76% to four top charities) to malaria nets/chemoprevention, vitamin A, and cash incentives for vaccination. Open Philanthropy grew out of GiveWell Labs; Good Ventures still routes nine-figure sums on its recommendation.
Connections
- Coefficient Giving (Open Philanthropy)spun from GiveWell Labs (2014)
- Holden Karnofskyco-founded (2007)
- Elie Hassenfeldco-founded, CEO
- Against Malaria Foundation$96.3M (2024); top charity
- Malaria Consortium~$87M (2024)
- Helen Keller Intl$54–67M/yr grants
- New Incentivestop charity
- Evidence Action$14M+ Accelerator
- Good Ventures Foundationroutes ~$250–350M/yr on its recs (approx)
- Effective Giving ecosystem (national orgs)national regranting to top charities
- GiveDirectlyearly top charity; cash benchmark