All Abilities
Glasses, prosthetic limbs and braces are out of reach for millions, and in some low-income countries as few as 3% of people have the assistive products they need.
The cause
Losing your sight or the use of a limb should never mean losing your place in school, at work or in sport. Yet millions of people go without the glasses, surgery, braces and prosthetics that would change their lives, even though the fix is often simple and low cost. Vetted charities in this fund restore sight and mobility at scale, in the places where care is hardest to reach.
The All Abilities Fund supports the organisations opening up that access, so more people can see, move and take part.
Examples are illustrative, not exhaustive. High Impact Athletes retains discretion to allocate funds within each cause-area portfolio, guided by impact, independent advisors and current evidence.
Impact metrics are based on cost-effectiveness data from external researchers.
Please note that HIA does not evaluate individual charities. Our causes and portfolios are based on the research of third-party, impact-focused evaluators and advisors our team has found to be particularly well-suited to help donors do the most good per dollar, according to their recent investigations.
Hear from the experts:
Expert videos for this fund are coming soon.
Your support provides:
$1,000 raised for the fund improves approximately 25 lives when split across the fund's charities. This fund supports a dynamic range of interventions, including but not limited to the following:
- Restore sight through eye care and cataract surgery with The Fred Hollows Foundation.
- Put affordable glasses within reach of people who cannot otherwise get them with VisionSpring.
- Correct clubfoot in children with low-cost treatment through MiracleFeet.
- Provide prosthetic limbs and rehabilitation for people living with disability with Exceed Worldwide.
Not all charities are created equal
Most giving, however well-intentioned, delivers a fraction of the impact it could. We back only the most effective organisations on earth, vetted by the world's most stringent evaluators.
- 01Pick a causeOr let our Maximum Good Portfolio decide for you.
- 02Choose how you giveDonate, fundraise, run an athlete campaign, or take the % pledge.
- 03We route your giftCharities vetted by the world's leading researchers.
- 04Every dollar is tracked.See what your giving did, and who it helped.
$1,000 to All Abilities
25 lives improved
1 dot = 1 life improved
Best guess estimates from HIA's impact data. Last reviewed October 2026.