Global Health
Surviving on less than $3 a day, while malnutrition, unsafe water and disease still harm billions each year.
The cause
Children are hit hardest: millions under five die from preventable disease, while chronic malnutrition stunts growth and limits opportunity. Yet proven, cost-effective treatments exist. Vetted charities in this fund solve these critical health challenges at scale.
The Global Health Fund supports the highest-performing interventions in the hardest-hit regions.
Global Health Fundraising Resources
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:
1 / 3Why the Global Health FundJack Lewars, Race for Impact’s Global Health expert
2 / 3What raising $1,000 doesJack Lewars, Race for Impact’s Global Health expert
3 / 3A fair start for every childJack Lewars, Race for Impact’s Global Health expert
Your support provides:
$1,000 raised for the fund is estimated to improve approximately 151 lives based on current evidence when split across the fund's charities. This fund supports a dynamic range of interventions, including but not limited to the following:
- Deliver water through Evidence Action's Dispensers for Safe Water.
- Treat and prevent malnutrition with Taimaka's community-based care.
- Protect families from disease with Against Malaria Foundation's insecticide-treated bednets.
- Provide essential nutrients with Helen Keller International, preventing blindness and boosting immunity.
- Increase childhood vaccination rates through New Incentives' cash transfer programmes.
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 Global Health
151 lives improved
1 dot = 1 life improved
Best guess estimates from HIA's impact data. Last reviewed October 2026.