GiveWell

About GiveWell

GiveWell is a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding and recommending the most effective charities in the world. They conduct rigorous research to identify organizations that save or improve lives the most per dollar donated, primarily focusing on global health and poverty alleviation. Their main service is providing evidence-based charity recommendations to individual donors, foundations, and effective altruism communities who want to maximize the impact of their giving. While historically office-based in San Francisco, GiveWell has increasingly embraced remote work, with many team members working distributedly across the United States.

Company Culture

GiveWell fosters a highly analytical and evidence-driven work environment where decisions are based on rigorous research and data. The culture emphasizes intellectual honesty, transparency, and a collaborative approach to solving complex problems in global philanthropy. Team members typically work in a structured yet flexible manner, with strong emphasis on written communication and careful deliberation.

Our Values

Maximizing impact through evidence-based giving, rigorous research and transparency, cost-effectiveness as a core metric, intellectual honesty and humility, focus on global health and poverty alleviation, continuous improvement of charity evaluation methodology.

Benefits & Perks

As a remote-friendly organization, GiveWell typically offers comprehensive health insurance, retirement benefits, and generous paid time off. They often provide professional development opportunities and may offer flexible work arrangements to support distributed team members. While compensation may differ from for-profit tech companies, they aim to provide competitive packages within the nonprofit sector.

Roles & Teams We Hire For

Skills & Tools You'll Use

Open Positions (1)