GiveWell listing

Charity research organisation; recommendation is editorial and highly selective.

Nonprofit directory · givewell.org

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Cost to list: Editorial only; Editors choose; you can't buy in
Approval: Editorial review
Link type: Dofollow link; Checked on a live listing
Shows up in searches for: 1 business type; Best #5, nonprofits
Popularity: Tranco #113,979; #747 of 1,712 directory sites
Countries: Worldwide

Checked Oct 20, 2026 · 3 sources

Is GiveWell worth it?

Our reading of the measured data, not a score.

For its audience

Worth a post if its members are your customers.

GiveWell made Google's top 10 in 1 of the 4 buyer searches we ran for the 1 business type it accepts. You can't buy or submit a listing; editors choose. Profile links are reported dofollow.

What works

Showed up in Google for nonprofits, as high as #5
Editors choose what gets listed
Dofollow profile link (we checked a live listing)

Watch out for

No cautions recorded in our census.

Measured fit, by business type

How often GiveWell made Google's top 10 in our US buyer searches for the types it accepts.

Nonprofits 1/4

Some · best #5

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Where GiveWell shows up when people search

We ran 399 real buyer searches (Google US, desktop) for 100 business types on Oct 20, 2026 and recorded which directories made the organic top 10. Local packs and ads are not counted.

GiveWell accepts 1 business type we measure. Here is every one, with what Google showed instead, so you can see where a listing would and wouldn't be found.

Nonprofits

1/4

GiveWell ranked as high as #5 in 1 of these searches. Directories of any kind held 25% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

CharityWatch 3/4, GreatNonprofits 2/4, Facebook Pages 1/4

Other sites

best-charities.org, forbes.com, give.org

Searches: “best charities to donate to”, “animal charities”, “top rated charities”, “charity ratings” result

Bars show the searches where it made the organic top 10. "Directories" lists the tracked directories that did rank for the same searches, with their hit count. How we measure

What GiveWell costs and who can list

As stated on GiveWell's own pages or reported by a named source. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Who can list: Nonprofits

Census audience: evidence-based charities · Worldwide
Pricing: Editorial

No paid listing; GiveWell recommendations come from its own research.
Approval: Editorial review. Editorial/research-driven: GiveWell reviews programs via a funnel (shallow reviews of many programs, intensive reviews of promising ones) and invites eligible charities to participate in its intensive evaluation; top-charity eligibility requires focus on a GiveWell priority program. Charities may be recommended to GiveWell, but there is no self-serve listing.
Link attribute: Dofollow link. We checked a live listing on Oct 20, 2026: givewell.org/charities/malaria-consortium.
Requirements: Charity must implement a GiveWell priority program and be willing to share in-depth information (budget, monitoring data) for evaluation.
Sources: givewell.org/process
givewell.org/charities/malaria-consortium
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Prices and rules change; the linked pages are the authority.

How to get listed on GiveWell

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Prepare your details

GiveWell asks for: Charity must implement a GiveWell priority program and be willing to share in-depth information (budget, monitoring data) for evaluation.
- The community's own rules, read before posting
- An account with some genuine history
- A post that is useful on its own, not just a link
- Product URL, short description and images
Our standard checklist for this kind of site (community and consumer site), not a list published by GiveWell.
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Find the sign-up path

We haven't found a public submit page. Start from givewell.org.
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Approval: editorial review

Editorial/research-driven: GiveWell reviews programs via a funnel (shallow reviews of many programs, intensive reviews of promising ones) and invites eligible charities to participate in its intensive evaluation; top-charity eligibility requires focus on a GiveWell priority program. Charities may be recommended to GiveWell, but there is no self-serve listing.

GiveWell alternatives

Ranked by the same evidence: Google top-10 appearances for the business types GiveWell serves, then audience fit, then Tranco popularity.

Questions about GiveWell

Is GiveWell worth it for getting listed?

Worth a post if its members are your customers. GiveWell made Google's top 10 in 1 of the 4 buyer searches we ran for the 1 business type it accepts. You can't buy or submit a listing; editors choose. Profile links are reported dofollow. This is our reading of the measured data.

How much does a GiveWell listing cost?

Editorial. What we found: No paid listing; GiveWell recommendations come from its own research.. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Is a link from GiveWell dofollow?

Dofollow link, as reported in our census.

How do I get listed on GiveWell?

We haven't found a public submit page; start from givewell.org. Approval: editorial review (Editorial/research-driven: GiveWell reviews programs via a funnel (shallow reviews of many programs, intensive reviews of promising ones) and invites eligible charities to participate in its intensive evaluation; top-charity eligibility requires focus on a GiveWell priority program. Charities may be recommended to GiveWell, but there is no self-serve listing.). Have your details ready first (see "How to list" above).

What are the best GiveWell alternatives?

Ranked by the same evidence: GreatNonprofits, Charity Navigator, and PayPal Giving Fund. The full list of 4 is above, with the searches each one appeared in.

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