You are here

Donate Via PayPal

You can give to GiveWell for the support of our recommended charities through the PayPal buttons below. You do not need to have a PayPal account to use PayPal. PayPal allows you to use a credit or debit card to make a donation without a PayPal account. After clicking the button below, there will be a link to continue without a PayPal account.

GiveWell (a.k.a. The Clear Fund) is a federally-recognized tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. US donors are able to take tax deductions for donations to GiveWell to the extent permitted by US tax laws. In addition, GiveWell is able to make grants to our recommended charities. Please note that donations to GiveWell are irrevocable and donor requests to grant donations to our recommended charities are subject to our approval (more details on GiveWell's approval process here).

GiveWell's top charities

Donate to GiveWell for regranting to recommended charities, at our discretion:



Donate to GiveWell for the support of Malaria Consortium's seasonal malaria chemoprevention program:




Donate to GiveWell for the support of Evidence Action's Deworm the World Initiative:



Donate to GiveWell for the support of Helen Keller International's vitamin A supplementation program:




Donate to GiveWell for the support of Against Malaria Foundation (AMF):




Donate to GiveWell for the support of SCI Foundation (formerly known as Schistosomiasis Control Initiative):




Donate to GiveWell for the support of Sightsavers' deworming program:




Donate to GiveWell for the support of END Fund's deworming program:




Donate to GiveWell for the support of GiveDirectly:




Standout charities

Donate to GiveWell for the support of Development Media International (DMI):




Donate to GiveWell for the support of Evidence Action's Dispensers for Safe Water:




Donate to GiveWell for the support of Food Fortification Initiative (FFI):




Donate to GiveWell for the support of the Iodine Global Network (IGN):




Donate to GiveWell for the support of GAIN's universal salt iodization program:




Donate to GiveWell for the support of Living Goods:




Donate to GiveWell for the support of Project Healthy Children (PHC):




Donate to GiveWell for the support of Zusha! Road Safety Campaign:




GiveWell's operations

Donate to support GiveWell's operations:



Please note:

  • GiveWell itself does not charge any fees when taking donations for the support of our recommended charities, but PayPal charges standard credit card processing fees.
  • Both GiveWell and the charity (or charities) you support will receive confirmation of your gift as well as your contact information and email address. The charities will use your contact information to contact you once to thank you for your gift. GiveWell shares information with its recommended charities periodically and they may not be able to acknowledge your gift for some time. Your information will not be shared with any third parties.
  • GiveWell will not automatically add you to any mailing lists.