GiveBetter x Los Angeles

GiveBetter x Los Angeles Research

Estimated $ / DALY in Los Angeles. 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
Lestonnac Free ClinicFree medical, dental, vision and surgical care$802K$7.1M
Coalition for Clean AirClean-air policy and local exposure reduction$1.0M$2.0M
Hunger Action Los AngelesNutrition incentives, food delivery, benefit access, organizing and education$1.0M$2.2M
Vital Access Care Foundation (Vietnamese American Cancer Foundation)Community health access, cancer navigation and hepatitis screening$2.1M$1.5M
Inner City Law CenterHousing, public-benefits legal aid and systemic advocacy$2.1M$18.7M
Climate ResolveHeat resilience, local cooling and climate policy$2.3M$3.6M
Garment Worker CenterWorker organizing, wage enforcement, industry policy and member support$2.3M$2.2M
Maternal Mental Health NOWPerinatal mental-health training, access and peer support$4.9MNot estimated
Urban Peace InstituteCommunity violence prevention, intervention and policy$6.1M$5.8M
Streets Are For EveryoneRoad-safety advocacy, collision-survivor support, education and community programs$6.5M$333K
Human OptionsSurvivor housing, counseling, legal advocacy and violence prevention$7.5M$7.6M
Communities for a Better EnvironmentStatewide environmental justice organizing, science and legal advocacy$7.5M$6.2M
Public Law CenterOrange County civil legal aid, medical-legal partnerships and impact litigation$7.6MNot estimated
Housing Rights CenterFair-housing counseling, discrimination investigation, accommodation advocacy and rental-program administration$9.5M$5.9M
Bienestar Human ServicesHIV care and prevention, behavioral health, harm reduction and community support$9.9M$9.5M
SycamoresCommunity mental health, family support, residential care, housing and mobile crisis response$14.1M$66.5M
Downtown Women's CenterSupportive housing, health and wellness, employment, social enterprise and advocacy$15.3M$28.9M
Radiant Health CentersIntegrated HIV and primary care, prevention, counseling and social support$17.6M$12.8M
East Yard Communities for Environmental JusticeCommunity organizing, pollution accountability, tenant support and food-system work$18.4M$1.2M
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles CountyCivil legal aid, housing stability and health-care access$19.3M$37.1M
Dayle McIntosh CenterIndependent living, home access, community transition and disability support$21.0M$3.8M
Didi Hirsch Mental Health ServicesMental health treatment, crisis lines, post-discharge follow-up and substance-use care$23.1M$82.8M
John Tracy CenterPediatric audiology, communication support, family education and professional training$32.9M$5.9M
Breathe Southern CaliforniaAsthma support, lung-health education and clean-air advocacy$42.8M$2.4M
Illumination Health + HomeIntegrated housing, recuperative care and supportive health services$49.4MNot estimated
Research progress

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

Which places count?

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. We use the Census/OMB July 2023 metropolitan statistical area, including these counties:

  • Orange County, California
  • Los Angeles County, California

Official geographic definitions