Do-It-Yourself Charity Evaluation Questions | GiveWell
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/modules/system/system.base.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/modules/system/system.menus.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/modules/system/system.messages.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/modules/system/system.theme.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/modules/contrib/jquery_update/replace/ui/themes/base/minified/jquery.ui.core.min.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/modules/contrib/jquery_update/replace/ui/themes/base/minified/jquery.ui.theme.min.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/modules/contrib/jquery_update/replace/ui/themes/base/minified/jquery.ui.accordion.min.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/modules/aggregator/aggregator.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/modules/comment/comment.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/modules/contrib/date/date_api/date.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/modules/field/theme/field.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/modules/contrib/footnotes/footnotes.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/modules/node/node.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/modules/search/search.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/modules/user/user.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/modules/contrib/views/css/views.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/modules/contrib/ckeditor/css/ckeditor.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/modules/contrib/ctools/css/ctools.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/modules/contrib/taxonomy_access/taxonomy_access.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/modules/contrib/content_type_extras/css/content_type_extras.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/modules/contrib/print/print_ui/css/print_ui.theme.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/themes/gw_basic/styles/css/global/normalize.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/themes/gw_basic/styles/css/global/gw-fonts.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/themes/gw_basic/styles/css/global/html.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/themes/gw_basic/styles/css/global/global.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/themes/gw_basic/styles/css/global/meanmenu.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/themes/gw_basic/styles/css/global/page-layout.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/themes/gw_basic/styles/css/global/html-colors.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/themes/gw_basic/styles/css/pages/pages.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/themes/gw_basic/styles/css/pages/new-home.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/themes/gw_basic/styles/sitesearch.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/themes/gw_basic/styles/formstack.css?q30ec1");
@import url("https://web.archive.org./web/20191224091504cs_/https://www.givewell.org/sites/all/themes/gw_basic/styles/css/global/admin.css?q30ec1");
jQuery.extend(Drupal.settings, {"basePath":"\/","pathPrefix":"","ajaxPageState":{"theme":"gw_basic","theme_token":"HoR-slXbRf3Aqfv-uUDkCZNX4dTYkIX3Tkb6EaPd6YE","js":{"public:\/\/google_tag\/google_tag.script.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/jquery_update\/replace\/jquery\/1.10\/jquery.min.js":1,"misc\/jquery-extend-3.4.0.js":1,"misc\/jquery.once.js":1,"misc\/drupal.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/jquery_update\/replace\/ui\/ui\/minified\/jquery.ui.core.min.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/jquery_update\/replace\/ui\/ui\/minified\/jquery.ui.widget.min.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/jquery_update\/replace\/ui\/external\/jquery.cookie.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/jquery_update\/replace\/ui\/ui\/minified\/jquery.ui.accordion.min.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/resp_img\/resp_img.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/givewell_add_querystring\/js\/givewell_add_querystring.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/scripts\/lib\/modernizr.custom.74085.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/scripts\/lib\/mean-menu\/jquery.meanmenu.min.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/scripts\/lib\/jquery-migrate-1.0.0.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/scripts\/lib\/jquery-validation\/dist\/jquery.validate.min.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/scripts\/lib\/multiselect\/jquery.multiselect.min.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/scripts\/lib\/dropkick.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/scripts\/lib\/jquery.pep.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/scripts\/main.js":1},"css":{"modules\/system\/system.base.css":1,"modules\/system\/system.menus.css":1,"modules\/system\/system.messages.css":1,"modules\/system\/system.theme.css":1,"misc\/ui\/jquery.ui.core.css":1,"misc\/ui\/jquery.ui.theme.css":1,"misc\/ui\/jquery.ui.accordion.css":1,"modules\/aggregator\/aggregator.css":1,"modules\/comment\/comment.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/date\/date_api\/date.css":1,"modules\/field\/theme\/field.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/footnotes\/footnotes.css":1,"modules\/node\/node.css":1,"modules\/search\/search.css":1,"modules\/user\/user.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/views\/css\/views.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/ckeditor\/css\/ckeditor.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/ctools\/css\/ctools.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/taxonomy_access\/taxonomy_access.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/content_type_extras\/css\/content_type_extras.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/print\/print_ui\/css\/print_ui.theme.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/styles\/css\/global\/normalize.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/styles\/css\/global\/gw-fonts.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/styles\/css\/global\/html.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/styles\/css\/global\/global.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/styles\/css\/global\/meanmenu.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/styles\/css\/global\/page-layout.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/styles\/css\/global\/html-colors.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/styles\/css\/pages\/pages.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/styles\/css\/pages\/new-home.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/styles\/sitesearch.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/styles\/formstack.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/gw_basic\/styles\/css\/global\/admin.css":1}},"respImg":{"default_suffix":"","current_suffix":false,"forceRedirect":false,"forceResize":false,"reloadOnResize":false,"useDevicePixelRatio":false,"suffixes":{"":1}},"urlIsAjaxTrusted":{"\/charity-evaluation-questions":true}});
Jump to Navigation
GiveWell
Giving EffectivelyGiving 101
Your Donation Can Change Someone's Life
The Wrong Donation Can Accomplish Nothing
Your Dollar Goes Further Overseas
Your Dollar Goes Further When You Fund the Right Program
Quick Start Guide
How We WorkWho We Are
Process
Criteria
Transparency
Evaluations of GiveWell
Research FAQ
Core Competencies
Top CharitiesMalaria Consortium
Against Malaria Foundation
Helen Keller International
Deworm the World Initiative
Sightsavers
The END Fund
GiveDirectly
SCI Foundation
Standout Charities
ResearchCharity Site Visits
Notes from Research Conversations
Intervention Reports
Cost-Effectiveness Analyses
Other Charity Reviews
GiveWell Incubation Grants
Our Mistakes
AboutAbout GiveWell
Progress to Date
Our Story
Our People
Official Records
Reputation
Impact
Frequently Asked Questions
Donate
Contact Us
Jobs
UpdatesBlog
RSS Feeds
Stay Updated
Enter search terms here.
This search returns results from both GiveWell's main site and from the GiveWell Blog.
Search form
Search
DonateDonate
You are hereHome » Giving Effectively » Giving 101 » DIY Charity Evaluation Questions
Do-It-Yourself Charity Evaluation Questions
FacebookTwitter>Print>Email
A note on this page's publication date
The content on this page has not been recently updated. This content is likely to be no longer fully accurate, both with respect to the research it presents and with respect to what it implies about our views and positions.
No matter what programs a charity runs, you can analyze its effectiveness through critical thinking and discussions with staff. We've created these questions to guide your analysis of any charity. Use the links below to access our “do-it-yourself” charity evaluation questions.
Causes
United States Charity
Early childhood care
Education