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Our recommended donation amounts are designed to have a barely noticeable impact on your standard of living — and a life-saving impact on those in extreme poverty.

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We recommend giving 4,582 USD (4.6%). That’s only 382 USD each month.

For incomes under 40,000 USD, we recommend giving whatever you feel you can afford without undue hardship.

This coming year, I pledge to give of my income to organizations effectively helping people in extreme poverty.

Thank you for doing your part to end world poverty.