
I'm turning 25, and instead of collecting gifts I do not need, I'm collecting something better: actual impact. Join me in making my quarter-century count by donating to effective charities! Because the best present is a better world. No wrapping paper required.

I'm almost 25, and as this milestone approaches, I find myself feeling something I don't take lightly: lucky. Lucky for the life I have, the people around me, and the opportunities I've been given.
That feeling is exactly why, instead of gifts this year, I'm asking for something more meaningful. I want to take a little of that luck and pass it forward. Effective altruism is about making sure our care for the world actually reaches the people and places that need it most and that feels like the perfect way to celebrate.
I believe that we're part of something bigger than ourselves. So let's celebrate together, not just with me, but for something beyond all of us.

Top Charities Fund
The Top Charities Fund seeks to improve global health and well-being by supporting the highest-priority funding needs among GiveWell's Top Charities, which are evidence-backed, high-impact, and highly cost-effective opportunities to save and improve the lives of people living in low- and lower-middle-income countries. See how GiveWell is responding to the US funding freeze.

Animal Welfare Fund
The Animal Welfare Fund aims to improve the wellbeing of nonhuman animals by making grants that focus on one or more best-in-class opportunities.