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            You are hereHome » Ways to Give » Check Report a Check Donation to Our Top Charities               Thanks for your interest in donating to GiveWell's top charities!

 Please use this form to report a check donation. Although it is not necessary for you to fill out the form in order to send a check, doing so will allow you to determine how we allocate the funds you send, help us communicate with you in the future, and allow us to better track our impact. Donations received without an accompanying donation form submission will be treated as an unrestricted donation, which we may choose to either use for operating expenses (most likely) or our Maximum Impact Fund.

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                      Recommended Allocation  We recommend that donors give to the Maximum Impact Fund, so that we can put the funds toward the highest priority needs of our top charities.

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