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Top Charities
These charities are amongst the most cost-effective at improving wellbeing, thoroughly investigated, and backed by strong evidence.
Your donation doesn’t just help — it helps more. By giving to our top charities, you’re treating many more people for depression with the same gift.
Promising Charities
These charities are likely extremely cost-effective based on research so far, however we need stronger evidence for them to qualify as a ‘Top Recommended Charity’. They’re higher risk, higher reward, in terms of cost-effectiveness compared to top charities.
Your generous donation is contributing to improving the lives of desperate young people, and will go directly towards the specific projects outlined on our charity overviews.
Donate to our research
Happier Lives Institute is the only organisation applying the science of wellbeing (Happiness Science) to create the most impact on global happiness – your kind donations will fund more research, enabling bigger impact for those most in need.
Donate to the Happier Lives Fund
The Happier Lives Fund is the ideal option for donors who want to easily and effectively support all our recommended charities. Our experts will allocate 90% of your donation among them, while 10% will fund the Happier Lives Institute’s high-impact happiness research.
If you want to make a large donation to the fund, HLI or our recommended charities, we invite you to get in touch at hello@happierlivesinstitute.org. You can make a secure bank transfer and save on fees, ensuring your donation is as efficient and impactful as possible.
You can also donate through your DAF or corporate matching platform by giving to Players Philanthropy Fund (EIN 27-6601178) and noting the Happier Lives Institute as the recipient. If you want your gift to go to a recommended charity or the Happier Lives Fund, please state this in the note. If no reference is included, we may need to contact you or treat the donation as unrestricted.
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