Good Ventures awarded a grant of $13,500,000 to the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) for general operating support in January 2017, in recognition of its earning a "top charity" ranking from GiveWell in 2016.
GiveWell recommends charities that (1) focus on programs with a strong track record and excellent cost-effectiveness, (2) can use additional funding to expand their core programs and (3) are exceptionally transparent. Our grants to GiveWell-recommended charities are intended to help these outstanding organizations scale their programs and to signal the importance of qualities like cost-effectiveness and transparency to other charities and donors. Read GiveWell’s review of SCI to learn more about the charity's activities and follow its progress.
Read more:
- GiveWell Review of SCI
- Good Ventures Grant to SCI — January 2016
- Good Ventures Grant to SCI — December 2014
- Good Ventures Grant to SCI — December 2013
- Good Ventures Grant to SCI — December 2012
- Good Ventures Grant to SCI — December 2011
- GiveWell's Updated Top Charities for Giving Season 2016
- SCI Website