GiveBetter x New York City

GiveBetter x New York City Research

Estimated $ / DALY in New York City. 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
Per ScholasTuition-free technology job training and placement for adults$90K$51.1M
Bottom LineOne-on-one college application and degree-completion advising for low-income students$183K$23.2M
Harlem Children's ZoneCradle-to-career services and Promise Academy charter schools in a 97-block Harlem zone$336K$124.7M
St. Nicks AllianceBrooklyn workforce training plus affordable housing, youth and elder services$527K$41.5M
Parker Family Health CenterFree medical and dental care$1.0M$1.9M
New Jersey Harm Reduction CoalitionNaloxone access, overdose response and harm reduction$2.0M$2.1M
St. Ann's Corner of Harm ReductionWhole recipient; conditional integrated harm reduction, clinical care and net household resources$2.2M$4.9M
Charles B. Wang Community Health CenterMultilingual community primary, dental and mental health care$2.4M$97.1M
Bergen Volunteer Medical InitiativeFree primary and specialty care for working uninsured Bergen County adults$2.9M$4.1M
OnPoint NYCIntegrated harm reduction, overdose prevention and low-barrier health support$2.9MNot estimated
Samaritans of New YorkWhole recipient; conditional crisis hotline health and signed net household resources$3.1MNot estimated
God's Love We DeliverMedically tailored meals, delivery and nutrition support$4.1MNot estimated
Mobilization for JusticeCivil legal aid, housing and mental-health rights$4.4MNot estimated
Health and Welfare Council of Long IslandBenefits enrollment and HEALI social-care network coordination$5.0MNot estimated
Newark Community Street TeamCommunity violence intervention, trauma recovery and overdose response$5.6MNot estimated
Center for Independence of the Disabled, New YorkDisability benefits navigation, community transitions, mental-health support and advocacy$5.9M$10.2M
Northern Manhattan Perinatal PartnershipWhole recipient; maternal, infant and early-childhood health scenario$6.6MNot estimated
Transportation AlternativesStreet-safety advocacy, research, organizing and crash-family support$7.1MNot estimated
New Jersey Environmental Justice AllianceWhole recipient; conditional cumulative air-pollution policy portfolio$7.2MNot estimated
New York City Environmental Justice AllianceWhole recipient; conditional heat-policy implementation component$8.0M$1.9M
VOCAL-NYHarm reduction and organizing$8.0MNot estimated
Kings Against Violence InitiativeHospital, school and community violence prevention$12.8MNot estimated
Citizens Housing and Planning CouncilHousing research, policy analysis and implementation advocacy$13.0MNot estimated
Common JusticeSerious-violence diversion, survivor recovery and justice-system change$14.1M$7.8M
The Center for Great ExpectationsWhole recipient; conditional START maternal-health component$14.8M$8.9M
Sanctuary for FamiliesCounseling, legal assistance, shelter and economic empowerment for survivors$20.7MNot estimated
WE ACT for Environmental JusticeWhole recipient; conditional local heat-policy implementation$36.1MNot estimated
New York Lawyers for the Public InterestDisability, environmental and health justice with pro bono legal support$40.9M$7.3M
New York Legal Assistance GroupWhole recipient; conditional LegalHealth coverage-access component$88.2M$95.9M
Research progress

100/100 candidates screened · 29/25 initial reports · 14/10 in-depth reviews.

Which places count?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. We use the Census/OMB July 2023 metropolitan statistical area, including these counties:

  • Middlesex County, New Jersey
  • Monmouth County, New Jersey
  • Ocean County, New Jersey
  • Somerset County, New Jersey
  • Nassau County, New York
  • Suffolk County, New York
  • Essex County, New Jersey
  • Hunterdon County, New Jersey
  • Morris County, New Jersey
  • Sussex County, New Jersey
  • Union County, New Jersey
  • Bergen County, New Jersey
  • Hudson County, New Jersey
  • Passaic County, New Jersey
  • Bronx County, New York
  • Kings County, New York
  • New York County, New York
  • Putnam County, New York
  • Queens County, New York
  • Richmond County, New York
  • Rockland County, New York
  • Westchester County, New York

Official geographic definitions