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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. Donations sent to our PayPal account without using one of the buttons below will be treated as unrestricted and will most likely be used to support GiveWell's operating costs.

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 (a.k.a. The Clear Fund) is also a registered charity in the Netherlands with tax-deductible status (a Public Benefit Organization). Dutch donors are able to take tax deductions for donations to GiveWell to the extent permitted by Dutch tax laws. As above, 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).

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  • 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.
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