GiveBetter x SF

GiveBetter x SF Research

Estimated dollars per better life in the San Francisco Bay Area (10 QALYs).

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 from 100 reports

91 Bay Area reviews, ordered by estimated cost per 10 local QALYs. Only benefits quantified in each report are credited; unmodeled regional spillovers are excluded.
Organization$ per better lifeAvg. annual expenses
(3 years)
The ReCARES NetworkMedical equipment and supply reuse$75K$89K
HOPE PacificaCommunity naloxone access and support$555KNot available
Project Homeless ConnectWhole unrestricted project gift$774KNot available
Hearing and Speech Center of Northern CaliforniaConditional supported adult hearing access$1.3M$2.5M
Compass Family ServicesC-Rent homelessness prevention$1.3M$33.0M
Hamilton FamiliesHomelessness prevention$1.4M$21.6M
Friends of the Urban ForestStreet-tree planting and care$1.7M$5.2M
MELP/AbleClosetAdult and pediatric equipment lending$1.7MNot available
Code TenderloinEmployment and community support$1.8MNot available
San Francisco AIDS FoundationWhole unrestricted gift$1.9M$46.7M
San Francisco Free ClinicProposed shingles-vaccine access$2.0M$2.7M
San Francisco Community Health CenterProposed integrated hepatitis C access expansion$2.0M$19.0M
Berkeley NEEDCommunity harm reduction and outreach$2.1M$354K
SPURPolicy portfolio$2.2M$7.8M
Pacific Hearing ConnectionWhole accounting cost; hearing-health component$2.2M$132K
Self-Help for the ElderlyProposed therapeutic tai chi course$2.4M$32.4M
National Harm Reduction CoalitionDOPE tenant-responder site-year$2.4M$10.2M
Dentists on WheelsWhole dental-clinic cost; finite symptomatic relief$2.6M$82K
Operation AccessSpecialty-care portfolio$3.2M$2.5M
RotaCare Bay AreaBlood-pressure care quantified$3.4M$1.3M
Roots Community HealthHigh-risk blood-pressure care quantified$3.6M$27.1M
Face to Face — Sonoma County AIDS NetworkWhole HIV-support cost; finite overdose-survival component$3.6M$1.9M
Brightline DefenseConditional SRO air filtration$3.6M$1.6M
Huckleberry Youth ProgramsModeled adolescent anxiety counseling$3.7M$8.6M
Healthier Kids FoundationChild vision, dental and hearing access$3.8M$6.0M
RAMSModeled depression-counseling course$4.2M$28.0M
Lyon-MartinEarlier adult testosterone initiation$4.6M$5.9M
Walk San FranciscoStreet-safety portfolio$4.6M$922K
Homeless Youth AllianceSupported buprenorphine access$4.7MNot available
Micah’s HugsNaloxone access and recovery support$4.8MNot available
GLIDE FoundationPartial clinical and housing health$4.9M$30.2M
Five Keys Schools and ProgramsIndependence High School credential pathway$4.9M$119.8M
Rebuilding Together San FranciscoConditional fall-hazard modifications$5.0M$1.4M
Berkeley Free ClinicFree medical care and community health$5.3M$393K
OpenhouseSix-month Friendly Visitor match$5.3M$5.4M
Harm Reduction Therapy CenterModeled alcohol-focused mobile therapy$5.5M$2.7M
Greenlight ClinicYouth psychotherapy and clinician supervision$5.9M$317K
YMCA of Greater San FranciscoCommunity services$6.2M$111.5M
Pacific Vision FoundationFirst-eye health component$7.9M$2.5M
Clinic by the BayMedical, dental and mental-health care$8.0M$1.3M
St. Anthony FoundationConditional diabetes reconnection$10.7MNot available
Breathe CaliforniaPartial cessation, asthma and CPAP health$10.8MNot available
On-Site Dental Care FoundationWhole mobile dental cost; finite symptomatic relief$11.0M$1.3M
Youth ALIVE!Violence prevention and healing$14.3M$6.4M
Institute on AgingFriendship Line proactive calls$14.9M$87.8M
HEPPACConditional harm reduction$15.3M$3.5M
Via Heart ProjectAED placement and maintenance$15.8M$1.5M
San Francisco Public Health FoundationPublic-health intermediary portfolio$17.7M$14.5M
Alameda Health ConsortiumCoverage access, behavioral-care coordination and workforce support$21.9M$7.2M
Housing Action CoalitionHousing assistance and policy implementation$23.3M$1.2M
Bay Area Mountain Rescue UnitWilderness rescue readiness$24.6MNot available
San Francisco Community Clinic ConsortiumConditional sustained venous-ulcer care$24.7M$14.9M
JCYCMYEEP summer paid-work placements$24.8M$21.3M
HealthRIGHT 360Proposed additional nurse-led medication access$26.4M$172.4M
United PlayazProposed intensive mentorship year$26.7M$9.1M
Homeless Prenatal ProgramFamily and maternal-health portfolio$26.8M$20.6M
Marin Treatment CenterConditional opioid treatment access$26.9M$3.4M
Curry Senior CenterSenior Vitality$30.0M$8.3M
Felton InstituteMental-health and social-services portfolio$31.3M$65.3M
La Casa de las MadresAdult advocacy health quantified$32.0M$4.4M
Bay Area Legal AidCivil legal aid; partial health pathways$34.5M$28.1M
Season of Sharing FundHousing-health component; food health unquantified$35.8M$15.2M
Sonrisas Dental HealthSafety-net dental care$37.4M$5.8M
Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa CountyFinite psychotherapy access within a broad LGBTQ community organization$38.7M$1.7M
Mission Neighborhood CentersProposed targeted child dental prevention$39.3M$39.6M
Larkin Street Youth ServicesProposed TYI-dose cash-plus replication$40.4M$36.3M
Farming HopePaid culinary apprenticeship$41.6M$2.9M
Tenderloin Housing ClinicProposed supplemental turnover crew$46.8M$68.0M
San Francisco–Marin Food BankCommunity Markets$59.6M$170.8M
Legal LinkLegal navigation; partial training-to-health scope$73.5M$635K
SisterWeb Community Doula NetworkWhole-project prenatal and postpartum support$96.4MNot available
Berkeley Addiction Treatment ServicesOpioid-treatment access; mortality pathway$97.9M$1.1M
Bike East BayRoad safety and cycling activity; partial-health estimate$104.3M$1.7M
Eviction Defense CollaborativeFull-scope eviction defense$126.0M$23.4M
Project Open HandPost-discharge medically tailored meals$132.8M$18.7M
Eviction Defense Center — OaklandWhole legal-services cost; finite housing-health component$136.5M$1.8M
SF LGBT CenterEmployment Services$168.3M$6.7M
Bayview Hunters Point FoundationBehavioral health and community services$197.9M$18.5M
New Door VenturesEmployment, education and career support$228.6M$5.9M
Silicon Valley Bicycle CoalitionProspective safer-corridor design and timing within the whole cycling portfolio$240.0M$1.9M
Housing Industry FoundationWhole cost; prevention health only, other housing benefits unquantified$340.1M$3.4M
Acknowledge AllianceFinite counseling health within school resilience and educator support$340.1M$2.1M
Progress FoundationAvenues acute diversion episode$391.1M$31.2M
Marin County Bicycle CoalitionFinite road-injury prevention and youth physical activity within a broader cycling organization$457.8M$1.4M
Oakland LGBTQ Community CenterFinite HIV prevention, earlier ART care and short STI morbidity within a broad community center$487.4M$4.1M
Easy Does It Emergency ServicesEmergency attendant continuity and wheelchair repair within a broader disability-support organization$518.2M$2.0M
Safe & SoundChild and family support$1B$12.8M
Community Forward SFConditional medical respite access$1B$16.3M
Ceres Community ProjectMedically tailored meal support$4B$5.2M
Sogorea Te Land TrustEmergency-readiness only; most mission benefits unquantified$59B$2.3M
North East Medical ServicesFoundation support for clinical servicesNot estimated$448K

Expenses include programs, administration and fundraising. Fiscal years, sources and accounting scope are listed in each report.