Can't decide? Support our Maximum Impact Fund.
Rather than supporting a specific charity, donors can choose to contribute to our Maximum Impact Fund. We distribute this fund to one of our partner charities on a quarterly basis, according to the advice of independent charity evaluator GiveWell.
In making their recommendation, GiveWell takes into account charities’ impact and funding needs, along with the donations they have already received from other sources. Using these criteria, they identify the highest-value funding opportunity amongst the global health and development charities we partner with— some of which are GiveWell top charities.
To date, our Maximum Impact Fund has been allocated to:
| Grant Date | Amount (NZD) | Charity Supported | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | $50,627.83 | Against Malaria Foundation | ~11,250 antimalarial bednets |
| July 2021 | $47,622.39 | Against Malaria Foundation | ~10,500 antimalarial bednets |
| October 2021 | $54,987.27 | Against Malaria Foundation | ~7,855 antimalarial bednets |
| March 2022 | $49,359.75 | Against Malaria Foundation | ~7,051 antimalarialbednets |
| May 2022 | $129,194.72 | Against Malaria Foundation | ~18,876 antimalarial bednets |
| August 2022 | $61,004.36 | Against Malaria Foundation | ~8,714 antimalarial bednets |
| October 2022 | $103,290.58 | Deworm the World | ~ 206,581 deworming treatments |
| January 2023 | $66,744.07 | Malaria Consortium | ~ 9,534 SMC treatments |
| May 2023 | $95,438.08 | New Incentives | ~ 672 babies fully vaccinated |
| July 2023 | $67,822.88 | Unlimit Health | ~42,000 deworming treatments |
| October 2023 | $64,382.65 | Malaria Consortium | ~5,347 SMC treatments |
| February 2024 | $83,230.91 | Malaria Consortium | ~7,200 SMC treatments |
If you made a donation to the Maximum Impact Fund, and would like to know which charity it was granted to, please get in touch. We’d be happy to help you identify it.
Please note that our Maximum Impact Fund is not related to any of GiveWell’s giving funds. For more information about GiveWell and its giving funds, see the FAQs below.
FAQs
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GiveWell is an independent charity evaluator that aims to help people do as much good as possible with their donations. They recommend a short list of top charities that they update annually. All of their research is free and available to the public.
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No. GiveWell’s Top Charities Fund only goes to the organisations on their list of top charities. Their All Grants Fund could go to any funding opportunity that meets their cost effectiveness bar.
Our Maximum Impact Fund is somewhere in the middle. It could go to any of the organisation we partner with, some (but not all) of which are GiveWell top charities.
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Tax-deductibility is the main benefit. Donations made via our Maximum Impact Fund are eligible for a 33% tax credit, while donations made via GiveWell are not tax deductible in New Zealand.
(See our step-by-step guide for details of how to claim your donation tax credit.)