GiveBetter x Atlanta

GiveBetter x Atlanta Research

Estimated $ / DALY in Atlanta. DALY is our one-year comparison unit. QALY-based health gains and income-welfare equivalents retain their original assumptions; they are not measured clinical DALYs.

Sorted by modeled cost, not recommendation strength. These are uncertain research estimates, not verified donation offers. Cost boundaries differ; see each report before comparing.

Our giving shortlist · What we learned across all reports

Organization$ per DALYAnnual budget
Georgia Lions Lighthouse FoundationVision care, with an Atlanta school-eyeglasses pathway modeled$10.6M$3.5M
Georgia Harm Reduction CoalitionHarm reduction and clinical care, with a conditional naloxone-rescue pathway$11.0MNot estimated
Research progress

100/100 candidates screened · 2/25 initial reports · 0/10 in-depth reviews.

Which places count?

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. We use the Census/OMB July 2023 metropolitan statistical area, including these counties:

  • Barrow County, Georgia
  • Butts County, Georgia
  • Carroll County, Georgia
  • Clayton County, Georgia
  • Coweta County, Georgia
  • Dawson County, Georgia
  • DeKalb County, Georgia
  • Douglas County, Georgia
  • Fayette County, Georgia
  • Forsyth County, Georgia
  • Fulton County, Georgia
  • Gwinnett County, Georgia
  • Heard County, Georgia
  • Henry County, Georgia
  • Jasper County, Georgia
  • Lumpkin County, Georgia
  • Meriwether County, Georgia
  • Morgan County, Georgia
  • Newton County, Georgia
  • Pickens County, Georgia
  • Pike County, Georgia
  • Rockdale County, Georgia
  • Spalding County, Georgia
  • Walton County, Georgia
  • Bartow County, Georgia
  • Cherokee County, Georgia
  • Cobb County, Georgia
  • Haralson County, Georgia
  • Paulding County, Georgia

Official geographic definitions