The GiveWell Maximum Impact Fund supports evidence-backed giving opportunities that save or improve lives most per dollar donated.

[GiveWell](https://www.givewell.org/) - We find and recommend outstanding giving opportunities and publish our research to help donors give more effectively and with greater confidence.

All donations here support our Maximum Impact Fund. Learn more and view past grants at [givewell.org/maximum-impact-fund](https://www.givewell.org/maximum-impact-fund).

GiveWell

Koko is a tech-based nonprofit that brings mental health and well-being to millions of people.

Koko is a tech-based nonprofit created by a team out of Airbnb and MIT. Our mission is to bring mental health and well-being to as many people as possible. We believe the best way to do this, the best way to help millions of people, is to reach people where they are — online. 

We work with social networks and large online communities, arming them with the tools to make a measurable impact on the health and well-being of millions of people, especially young adults. Our services have reached 2 million people so far, mostly adolescents.




Koko

The National Network of Abortion Funds is a network of orgs that are funding abortion and building power to fight for cultural & political change.

The National Network of Abortion Funds builds power with members to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access by centering people who have abortions and organizing at the intersections of racial, economic, and reproductive justice.

National Network of Abortion Funds

Support 12 nonprofits who ensure access to abortion care and reproductive healthcare resources.

Local Abortion Access

The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies supports psychedelic and cannabis research, education and policy reform.

Founded in 1986, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is a visionary 501(c)(3) non-profit organization ushering the safe and ethical use of psychedelics as tools for healing and growth on individual, familial, societal, and planetary levels.

MAPS’ top priority is ethically introducing global access to MDMA-assisted therapy as a treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through regulatory approvals and training certification for therapy providers, as well as public education, policy reform, and building community support networks.

How Your Donation Will Help

While the MDMA drug development program is the main priority of MAPS, the organization's programs include research into other psychedelic compounds and provide critical resources for researchers around the world interested in studying psychedelics. These resources include assistance with protocol development and regulatory guidance, in addition to providing study drug and training for investigators. As part of its commitment to open science and open praxis, MAPS publishes its research protocols, treatment manual for MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD, published articles, and investigator's brochure on its website for free download, and actively collaborates with third-party researchers and institutions. Researchers and institutions around the world are building on the body of research that MAPS has produced.

MAPS operates a global network of intersectional education and research programs focused on the careful study of the risks and benefits of psychedelics. The education programs include: harm reduction and peer support through the Zendo Project; policy and advocacy efforts focused on community organizing and reducing barriers to research; a conflict resolution initiative for peace-building; and an active fiscal sponsorship program for fledgling mission-aligned organizations. MAPS also produces myriad educational materials, training workshops, and conferences, both physical and virtual. MAPS builds its global community of support through: outreach at events worldwide; a robust social media presence; and interviews and publications in various global media outlets. All of this work is supported by MAPS’ general operating fund. 

MAPS aims to transcend geopolitical and social boundaries and intentionally cultivates interactions with thought leaders in a broad range of interest areas and outlets that demonstrate the broad applications of the healing potential of psychedelics, and to proactively build trust and common ground with those most likely to have resistance to psychedelics.  

A Tipping Point for Psychedelic Medicine

MDMA-assisted therapy is poised to be a true breakthrough for psychedelic medicine and is the first psychedelic therapy to enter a Phase 3 clinical trial. This trial recently cleared a critical interim evaluation, with analysis confirming a 90% or greater likelihood that the final results will show significant effectiveness in treating PTSD. Achieving FDA approval for this treatment could be the tipping point to shifting psychedelics into the medical mainstream. This shift has the potential to unlock previously unavailable resources for the investigation of psychedelic-assisted treatments applied to our most critical mental health challenges: trauma, depression, addiction, anxiety, and more.

When administered in a clinical setting with trained therapy providers, MDMA has proven to be a powerful adjunct to therapy, which assists individuals in processing traumatic experiences in a deep and profound manner, leading to the alleviation of suffering. Clinical research indicates that MDMA may catalyze therapeutic processing by allowing participants to stay emotionally engaged when revisiting traumatic experiences, without feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or other painful emotions.

FDA approval of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD could help millions of people who are suffering from trauma. A long-term follow-up study published in June 2020 demonstrated that 67% of the study volunteers (N=91) who had PTSD for an average duration of 17.8 years were still in remission and no longer qualified for a PTSD diagnosis at least 12-months following the completion of their treatment. 

While MAPS is the engine that powers this research, passionate supporters are the fuel that feeds our fire. We are inspired to press on towards the finish line of this 35-year marathon.

If you have any questions, please email us at giving@maps.org.

MAPS

The Prison Mathematics Project supports incarcerated individuals pursue self-studies in the field of mathematics.

Prison Mathematics Project

Movement of Americans working together to end gun violence and build safer communities.

Everytown is a movement of Americans working together to end gun violence and build safer communities.

Everytown for Gun Safety

Lil BUB is a one of a kind space cat. Since landing on Earth, she's raised over $1,000,000 for homeless pets nationwide.

Lil BUB’s Big Fund exists to advocate for special needs companion animals and build a community that celebrates and fosters the human animal bond. With a focus on animals who are the most difficult to adopt, the most expensive to care for, and who are at a high risk of euthanasia. Lil BUB’s Big Fund provides grants to shelters nationwide and partners with shelters to create special needs foster program initiatives. We visit schools to promote kindness and inclusion. Through our work, we share BUB’s message of overcoming adversity and the knowledge that the things that make us different are worthy of being seen and appreciated.

Lil BUB's Big Fund

An organization focused on arts, culture, or humanities. It received its nonprofit status in 2020.

George Floyd Global Memorial

YTB: Youth-Adult partnership of giving & receiving to support positive youth & community development. https://ytb.tiny.us/news

Youth TimeBanking Global is a community service practice for supporting youth to increase awareness of community organizations and expand their social connections.  YTB is experiential learning in the interests of building community.  YTB introduces youth to principles of co-production and servant leadership.  When youth are involved with community, they strengthen their connections to their community and learn about Civic Engagement.  As youth continue with YTB they experience co-production -- a model in which each person contributes to the design and delivery of projects or services. https://ytb.tiny.us/news

YTB's Vision is that all youth transition to adulthood with the experience of contributing service to their community.  YTB is a system of service exchange that leverages the talents, capabilities, and energies of youth so that they are viewed as partners and co-producers to achieve shared goals and work towards shared visions in our communities.

Youth Earning Time Credits For Community Service Activities - Youth TimeBanking is a nonprofit that provides youth with service opportunities through its network of community organizations. YTB is timebanking customized for youth, a program of giving and receiving where youth earn YTB time credits for their service contributions. Youth take care of Little Free Libraries and community gardens, design logos, participate in virtual events, work on anti-bullying projects, and more. YTB time credits can be exchanged for resources or services, such as cell phone minutes, refurbished technology, sports gear, school supplies, arts-crafts supplies, books, coaching sessions, digital inclusion, lessons, a gift card to support the local economy, etc. YTB is a youth-adult partnership in which youth develop strengths, make community connections, and experience something bigger than themselves.  YTB helps youth as they help others!

YTB Global

Co-founder & COO of Every.org. We're all connected in this world and nonprofits help with healing. Focusing on education and equity. 

Compassion is a state of constant giving of the self for others. 少額でも良いので寄付を始めてみんなで社会に貢献しよう。世界は繋がっています。

I believe in gratitude+action and that together we can build a better, more just world. Cofounder & CEO at Every.org

Engineering @ Every.org. I believe we can all do good together.

Forced birth especially in this country with 1. No universal healthcare 2. No universal childcare and 3. No paid family leave is inhumane. In Texas, young children aged 9, 10, 11 who don't yet understand what sex and abuse is are forced pregnancy and childbirth after being raped. Women sitting in ER in the midst of miscarriages are being denied treatment for sepsis because their fetuses's heart's haven't stopped. People who were not equipped to raise a child will have to suffer for the rest of their lives.

I’m upset, scared, and sad. As a woman I feel like my rights have been taken from me and this is the best I can do to channel my frustrations towards something good 

I give because I believe that we all owe the teams at MAPS an enormous debt of gratitude for their tireless work in bringing the healing of psychedelic and plant medicines to those who need it the most. MAPS was arguably the primary catalyst for what we call the psychedelic renaissance. The impact that this organization is having and will have for future generations and our collective well-being gives me so much hope.

I do not want to be heartbroken and afraid any more. I do not want continue hearing politicians call for prayers and do nothing to stop the senseless murdering of people shopping for groceries or attending elementary school. We need an organized movement to make this happen, and Everytown for Gun Safety is doing it.  

I gave because I believe in Bub's message and Mr Marbles is carrying it on! 

Over 2,500 offerings of art and gifts by people from around the world transformed the spot where George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis Police Officers in a sacred site.  Be one of one million people to donate to preserve these offerings and making space for BIPOC communities to tell their own stories.  