Maximum Good Portfolio
The Maximum Good Portfolio splits your donation evenly across our five vetted cause areas. One donation, five fields of impact, zero decisions required.
The cause
Every fund on this site is backed by independent evidence, but choosing between them is hard. The Maximum Good Portfolio makes that choice for you, splitting your donation evenly across Global Health, Animal Welfare, Climate Solutions, Women's Empowerment and Mental Health.
Each fund backs charities vetted by independent evaluators, so your gift goes where the evidence says it does the most good.
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.
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Your support provides:
$1,000 given to the portfolio is split equally, $200 to each of the five funds. Based on current estimates, that provides approximately:
- 30 lives improved through Global Health
- 9 lives improved through Mental Health
- 16 women empowered through Women's Empowerment
- 1,050 animals helped through Animal Welfare
- 120 tonnes of CO₂e mitigated through Climate Solutions
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.
Best guess estimates from HIA's impact data. Last reviewed October 2026.