OUR CAUSES

Our funds let you direct your giving to the field that matters to you most. Each portfolio is built from rigorously evaluated organisations vetted by: GiveWellThe Life You Can Save, and Founders Pledge.

Can't decide? Give to the Maximum Good Portfolio and let the research do the work.

HIA Causes
Maximum Good Portfolio
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Maximum Good Portfolio
Can't decide where to give? You don't have to. The Maximum Good Portfolio splits your donation evenly across all five of our vetted cause areas — global health & poverty, animal welfare, climate, gender-based violence, and mental health. One donation, five fields of impact, zero decisions required.
Maximum Good Portfolio
5
Cause areas covered
100%
Goes to your causes
Includes: Global Health & Poverty · Animal Welfare · Climate · Gender Based Violence · Mental Health
Global Health and Poverty
Cause area
Global Health & Poverty
700 million people still live in extreme poverty. A single well-targeted donation can save a life for around $3,000 — roughly 100x more effective than giving locally. We fund the organisations doing the most good per dollar in the world's poorest communities, rigorously verified by GiveWell and The Life You Can Save.
Global Health and Poverty
$3,000
Est. cost per life saved
700M
People in extreme poverty
Includes: Against Malaria Foundation, GiveDirectly, Helen Keller International, New Incentives & more.
Animal Welfare
Cause area
Animal Welfare
Over 80 billion land animals are raised in factory farms every year under conditions that cause immense suffering. This is one of the most neglected and tractable cause areas in effective giving — targeted interventions can improve conditions for enormous numbers of animals at very low cost per animal helped.
Animal Welfare
80B+
Factory farmed annually
Highly neglected
Cause area globally
Includes: The Humane League, The Good Food Institute.
Climate — Sport One Carbon Zero
Cause area
Climate Change
Sport produces around 1% of global carbon emissions. Athletes have a platform no policy maker can match. Sport One Carbon Zero (SOCZ) unites the world's best athletes behind proven climate solutions — cutting carbon at the source across aviation, energy, and the materials that build sport itself.
Climate
~1%
Of global emissions from sport
Proven
Solutions funded
Includes: Opportunity Green, Clean Air Task Force, Future Clean Tech Architects, Project Innerspace.
Gender Based Violence — 1in3
Cause area
Women's Empowerment
HIA has partnered with expert researchers to create The 1in3 Fund, which supports the most impactful organizations worldwide working to prevent gender based violence. 1in3 is a global athlete movement that uses the power of sport to change that, funding community-led prevention programmes proven to work at scale.
Gender Based Violence
1 in 3
Women affected globally
Global
Athlete-led movement
Partner: 1in3.org
Mental Health
Cause area
Mental Health
Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, yet 75% of people in low-income countries receive no treatment at all. We fund community-led mental health programmes proven to reach those who need help most — at a fraction of the cost of traditional clinical approaches — making real change possible at scale.
Mental Health
75%
Untreated in low-income countries
No. 1
Cause of disability worldwide
Includes: StrongMinds.
Individual Charities
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Individual Organisations
Prefer to give directly to a specific organisation? Every charity we recommend has been independently evaluated and proven to deliver extraordinary impact per dollar. Browse our full list and give directly to the cause and organisation that resonates most with you.
Individual Charities
100%
Goes to the charity
Vetted
By world-leading evaluators
Includes: Against Malaria Foundation, GiveDirectly, The Humane League, Good Food Institute, StrongMinds, Opportunity Green & more.

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