GiveBetter x California

GiveBetter x California Research

Estimated $ / DALY in California. 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
Operation AccessCoordinating donated outpatient surgery and specialty care$332K$2.5M
Vision To LearnSchool-based vision screening, eye examinations and eyeglasses$428K$23.1M
Harm Reduction ServicesHarm reduction, HIV care navigation and community health$685K$1.9M
Homeless Health Care Los AngelesStreet health, overdose response, behavioral care and housing support$958K$20.4M
Coalition for Clean AirCalifornia clean-air policy, community monitoring and education$1.0M$2.0M
End OverdoseOverdose response training, naloxone access and community outreach$1.5M$810K
National Health Law ProgramHealth-access litigation, policy advocacy and legal-aid support$2.8M$11.9M
Disability Rights CaliforniaDisability rights advocacy, representation and systemic enforcement$2.9MNot estimated
Western Center on Law & PovertyCalifornia legal advocacy, enforcement and safety-net implementation$5.4M$7.1M
WorkSafeCalifornia worker-safety legal support, enforcement and policy advocacy$7.3M$1.4M
California Dental Association FoundationDental access, community clinical education, professional wellness and prevention$7.5M$2.0M
Nourish CaliforniaNutrition-access policy, implementation advocacy and research$10.2M$1.9M
California School-Based Health AllianceSchool-health technical assistance, training, regional coalitions and policy$11.2M$2.1M
Center for Independent LivingIndependent living services, assistive technology and accessibility$14.6M$3.7M
California Pan-Ethnic Health NetworkHealth-equity policy, community organizing, research and implementation advocacy$15.4M$4.1M
The Children's PartnershipChild-health policy, community engagement and youth mental-health implementation$16.0M$4.8M
Breathe Southern CaliforniaAsthma support, lung-health education and clean-air advocacy$22.4M$2.4M
Didi Hirsch Mental Health ServicesMental health treatment, crisis lines, post-discharge follow-up and substance-use care$23.8M$82.8M
Champions for HealthSpecialty-care access, immunization and physician support$30.7M$3.7M
California YIMBY Education FundHousing-policy research, education, coalition support and Metropolitan Abundance Project$36.9MNot estimated
Comité Cívico del ValleImperial Valley environmental health, asthma and community services$38.2M$4.7M
Youth ALIVE!Violence prevention, hospital intervention and trauma healing$47.6M$7.2M
Essential Access HealthSexual and reproductive health funding, clinical support, research and advocacy$80.3M$43.9M
Walk San FranciscoStreet safety implementation advocacy, school access and crash-survivor support$87.8M$948K
Community Water CenterSafe-water infrastructure, household treatment, community organizing and policy$258.2M$4.8M
Research progress

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

Which places count?

Benefits to people throughout the state of California.