Cause-Based Giving with Cause Funds

Cause Funds offer a simple way to give with impact. Explore curated collections of top-rated, highly effective charities working toward meaningful change.

Animal Welfare Fund

Our Animal Welfare Fund supports charities making a lasting impact on improving and protecting the lives of animals, especially farmed and wild animals.
Beneficiary Voices Fund

This fund is dedicated to charities that are rated highly by their beneficiaries, showcasing a strong commitment to engaging and learning from those they serve.
Climate Change Fund

In partnership with Giving Green, highly rated charities advancing systemic solutions to climate change.
End Homelessness Fund

Our End Homelessness Fund supports charities that address the causes of homelessness and implement solutions to increase the availability of affordable housing.
End Hunger Fund

Our End Hunger Fund supports organizations effectively addressing food insecurity via food distribution and policy change in the areas with the greatest need.
Environmental Action Fund

Developed in partnership with 1% for the Planet®, the Environmental Action Fund addresses the urgent and interconnected challenges facing our planet. This fund supports organizations committed to conserving biodiversity, restoring ecosystems, fostering resilient communities, and promoting equitable resource management. By championing evidence-based strategies, the fund strives to protect the environment while ensuring sustainable opportunities for people and nature to thrive together.
Global Health Fund

Our Global Health Fund supports charities effectively implementing scalable evidence-based solutions to reduce preventable death and disease, particularly among children in Africa and Asia.
Global Poverty Fund

Every day, millions of people face extreme poverty without access to basic needs such as healthcare. Our Global Poverty Fund supports highly effective charities that fight extreme poverty through proven interventions such as cash transfers, entrepreneurship, and life skills.
Improve Education Fund

Our Improve Education Fund supports highly effective charities addressing literacy gaps and unequal access to quality education using proven, effective methods, especially in underserved areas.
Veterans & Military Assistance Fund

The Veterans and Military Assistance Fund helps nonprofits provide U.S. veterans with mental health care, career readiness, and substance abuse treatment.

About Cause Funds

Similar to a mutual fund investment, Cause Funds are managed by Charity Navigator analysts to include only the most efficient and effective charities. These funds employ a comprehensive and balanced strategy to address the core issues of the specific cause. The selected organizations represent a range of effective approaches proven to be impactful at addressing the issue at hand. This includes an intentional mix of charities that implemented evidence-based strategies, ranging from direct services to regional coalitions to national policy reform, with the resources allocated to maximize impact. Our analysts manage and assess these funds on a quarterly basis to ensure that the most highly rated and efficient charities receive your support.

Our analysts develop a list of highly impactful charities by cause area.

Rest easy knowing your contributions support highly rated charities with proven outcomes, allowing you to see the meaningful difference you are making. Coming soon, as an investor in a Cause Fund, you’ll receive quarterly reports on the fund's performance and its impact on your chosen cause.

Trust that your contributions are going to make organizations effective and efficient. Through Cause Funds, Charity Navigator simplifies the process of supporting top-rated charities. Join us in making a difference.

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