Best Charities

Our expert analysts have compiled lists of the top charities working on a variety of different causes to help guide your giving.

Charity Navigator has expertly curated these lists of charities to help you make a difference in the causes you care about. Each list contains highly rated organizations that our team has identified as some of the best charities in their areas.

We plan to continue refining and expanding these lists regularly so that you can find the best charities addressing some of our time's most pressing and intractable issues.

To get started, simply visit a cause area below and find a number of highly effective charities to support.

Address Global Poverty

Help make the world a better place for impoverished communities.
End Hunger

Help provide food to those in need.
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month

Charities funding research, providing support for treatment and care, and general support services for those living with multiple sclerosis.
Kidney Disease Awareness

Charities funding research, providing support for dialysis, transplant, and palliative care, and general support services.
Colorectal Cancer Awareness

Highly rated charities committed to the advancement of research and care for colorectal cancer patients.
Support Animal Welfare

Help provide care to animals in need.
Protect the Environment

Help protect the environment.
Charities Working in High-Impact Causes

Highly rated charities working in unusually high-impact causes, identified by the effective altruism community and our analysts.
Improve Education

Help make learning possible for students of all ages.
Reduce Homelessness

Help provide housing and care for the homeless.
Black-Founded Nonprofits

Nonprofits uplifting the Black community and working across a spectrum of category causes.
Donations as Gifts

Highly rated charities that offer you the opportunity to make a donation that signifies a tangible item.
Immigration and Refugees

These highly rated charities are leading the conversations on immigration, refugees, and global migration.
Hispanic and Latinx Communities

Nonprofits supporting and uplifting the Hispanic and Latinx communities.
Nonprofits Serving Asian Communities

Highly rated nonprofits dedicated to stopping Asian hate & ensuring civil rights are maintained for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Human Trafficking Prevention & Survivor Protection

Support highly rated charities committed to fighting human trafficking.
Suicide Prevention and Depression Awareness

Highly rated charities leading the conversation on mental health support, depression, and suicide prevention.