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· 5 days ago

If you are an individual donor wanting vetted global-poverty charities, this free platform is a solid pick. If you came shopping for software, keep looking — it is a nonprofit donation platform, not a tool.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~15 public sources; mostly official pages and news releases, with sparse independent reviews.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo donor-support evidence found
  • Security postureSecurity page exists; no findings either way

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Individual donors to global poverty
  • Effective-altruism newcomers wanting a starting point
  • US and Australian donors wanting receipted giving
  • Donors preferring pooled cause funds

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software or tools
  • Teams wanting a CRM or donor database
  • Donors focused on local or domestic causes
  • Companies running vendor procurement

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

October 2025 'transition' announcements may change how donations are processed

low

Impact figures are 'best estimates', not audited outcomes

low

US entity (Novato, CA) and Australian arm differ — check tax receipts

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Moved $100M+ to evidence-backed charities since founding
  • Free Peter Singer ebook and impact calculator
  • In-house charity evaluation since 2021
  • Cause funds simplify pooled giving
  • Crypto donations accepted via The Giving Block

Cons

  • Not software — nothing to buy, integrate, or deploy
  • Focuses on global poverty, not local causes
  • Few independent reviews; feedback mostly from EA forums
  • Overlaps heavily with GiveWell recommendations

Sources & method

- 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x6review x2news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free to use; donations reach charities
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Impact calculator and app simplify giving
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Cause funds and evals, but narrow scope
  • Support quality. No donor-support evidence found
  • Security posture. Security page exists; no findings either way
  • $100M+ Donations moved to recommended nonprofits, as of March 2024
  • $13M+ Raised in 2025 amid foreign aid cuts
  • $0 Cost to use free ebook, impact calculator, resources

Pricing

Free tier: Yes

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

discussion comes mostly from effective-altruism communities comparing it with GiveWell, not product-style reviews.

Full analysis

Based on ~15 public sources; mostly official pages and news releases, with sparse independent reviews.

Not software — Peter Singer's free donor platform moving $100M+ to vetted charities. Great for givers, useless as a tool buy.

Methodology

Based on ~15 public sources; mostly official pages and news releases, with sparse independent reviews.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Impact Calculatorthelifeyoucansave.org
    official
  2. Best Charities 2026thelifeyoucansave.org
    official
  3. Cause Fundsthelifeyoucansave.org
    official
  4. Moving to in-house charity evaluationthelifeyoucansave.org
    official
  5. $100M donations milestoneitbusinessnet.com
    news
  6. $13M raised in 2025, transition announcementprnewswire.com
    news
  7. Charity Navigator rating pagecharitynavigator.org
    review
  8. Reddit: TLYCS vs GiveWellreddit.com
    review
  9. CauseIQ registry entrycauseiq.com
    official
  10. Crypto giving via The Giving Blockthegivingblock.com
    official

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