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211 A national referral network connecting people to local help for food, housing, utilities, mental health, disaster recovery, and other needs. 211 scores well because it is an accessible front door to assistance, though local availability, call-center quality, and fragmented service supply limit the ceiling. health and human-services referral hotline and website network
AGOOD57 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
American Red Cross A congressionally chartered humanitarian nonprofit with major disaster-relief, blood, training, and international services, but also high-profile failures and opacity concerns in major relief efforts. American Red Cross remains weak because of documented human harm, person-dependent governance, and material opacity, even where the product or service has practical value. humanitarian and disaster-relief nonprofit
DEXTRACTIVE31 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
BenefitsCheckUp / NCOA A National Council on Aging tool that helps older adults and people with disabilities find benefits programs for food, medicine, health care, housing, utilities, and income support. BenefitsCheckUp scores strongly because it turns obscure public benefits into practical access without charging users. nonprofit benefits-screening tool for older adults
AGOOD55 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
Direct Relief A humanitarian medical-aid nonprofit that supplies medicines and emergency health resources through health facilities and disaster-response networks. Direct Relief scores well because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and ownership is comparatively aligned, though person-dependent governance and ecological harm still limits the evaluation. humanitarian medical-aid nonprofit
BQUALIFIED47 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
Dollar For A nonprofit that helps patients apply for hospital charity care and challenge medical bills. Dollar For scores strongly because it converts legally available hospital financial assistance into usable relief for people who otherwise face medical debt. nonprofit hospital charity-care assistance organization
AGOOD58 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
DonorsChoose A nonprofit classroom-funding platform where public-school teachers request materials and donors fund specific projects with published financials. DonorsChoose scores well because ownership is comparatively aligned and the model leaves more value with stakeholders, though person-dependent governance still limits the evaluation. education fundraising nonprofit
AGOOD60 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
Every.org A nonprofit giving platform that lets donors give to U.S. nonprofits and emphasizes no platform fees, transparent payment costs, and broad nonprofit access. Every.org scores well because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and ownership is comparatively aligned, though person-dependent governance still limits the evaluation. nonprofit fundraising platform
AGOOD58 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
Findhelp A public-benefit-corporation platform that lets people search for food, housing, transit, health, legal, and financial assistance by ZIP code. Findhelp scores well because it lowers the friction of finding help, but private platform control, referral-data sensitivity, and enterprise partnerships keep it below nonprofit or public infrastructure. social-care referral and benefits-navigation platform
CPERFORMATIVE38 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
FoodFinder A nonprofit food pantry locator that helps people find free food assistance nearby through a website and mobile app. FoodFinder scores high because it turns emergency food discovery into a simple public tool rather than a donor-facing charity brand, though it depends on external pantry data and does not itself provide food everywhere. national food pantry locator nonprofit
AGOOD65 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
Givebutter A fundraising software company for campaigns, events, and donor management that advertises free use funded by optional donor tips and payment processing. Givebutter remains weak because of person-dependent governance, even where the product or service has practical value. fundraising software platform
DEXTRACTIVE23 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
GiveDirectly A nonprofit that sends cash directly to people living in poverty and publishes extensive evidence, research, and financial information about cash-transfer programs. GiveDirectly scores well because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and ownership is comparatively aligned, though person-dependent governance still limits the evaluation. humanitarian cash-transfer nonprofit
AGOOD61 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
GlobalGiving A nonprofit crowdfunding marketplace for vetted nonprofits and projects worldwide, with public project pages, partner vetting, and published fee information. GlobalGiving scores well because ownership is comparatively aligned and the model leaves more value with stakeholders, though person-dependent governance still limits the evaluation. nonprofit crowdfunding platform
BQUALIFIED44 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
GoFundMe A dominant for-profit personal and nonprofit fundraising platform with broad utility, payment fees, optional tipping, centralized trust-and-safety power, and limited democratic accountability. GoFundMe remains weak because of person-dependent governance, even where the product or service has practical value. for-profit fundraising platform
DEXTRACTIVE21 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
HealthWell Foundation A nonprofit foundation helping underinsured patients pay prescription copays, premiums, deductibles, travel, pediatric, and behavioral-health costs. HealthWell scores well because it directly reduces medical cost barriers, though disease-fund rules and dependence on the existing insurance/pharma system limit the ceiling. nonprofit healthcare copay and premium assistance foundation
AGOOD54 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
Modest Needs A nonprofit that gives short-term emergency grants to workers and families who are just above conventional assistance cutoffs. Modest Needs scores strongly because it absorbs small crises before they become eviction, shutoff, medical, or employment disasters, though donor-platform mediation limits the ceiling. nonprofit short-term emergency-grant organization
AGOOD57 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders An international medical humanitarian movement with a charter emphasizing independence, impartiality, neutrality, and care for people affected by conflict, disaster, exclusion, or epidemics. Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders scores well because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and the institution is less hostile to people with weak bargaining power, though person-dependent governance and ecological harm still limits the evaluation. medical humanitarian organization
AGOOD59 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
National Diaper Bank Network A nonprofit network supporting diaper banks and period-supply programs across the United States. National Diaper Bank Network scores strongly because it addresses a concrete overlooked household need that affects infant health, caregiver stress, childcare access, and dignity. nonprofit diaper-bank network
AGOOD56 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
National Domestic Violence Hotline A national nonprofit hotline providing 24/7 phone, chat, text, safety-planning, and local-provider referrals for people affected by domestic violence. The Hotline scores very high because it gives free, confidential, immediate help in a coercion-heavy domain where private market options are weak and delay can be dangerous. 24/7 domestic violence support hotline and resource directory
AGOOD62 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
National Runaway Safeline A national 24/7 support line for youth in crisis, runaway and homeless youth, and families looking for help. National Runaway Safeline scores very high because it offers free, confidential, nonjudgmental support and local resource referrals before a young person's situation becomes more dangerous. 24/7 youth crisis and runaway support line
AGOOD65 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
NeedyMeds A nonprofit information resource listing prescription assistance, copay help, free and low-cost clinics, discount cards, and healthcare-cost programs. NeedyMeds scores well because it lowers search costs for people who cannot afford medicine, though it remains a navigation layer over fragmented assistance rather than universal access. nonprofit prescription and healthcare-cost assistance resource
AGOOD56 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
Open Collective A fundraising and fiscal-hosting platform designed around public budgets, visible expenses, contributor records, and open collective finance. Open Collective scores well because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and ownership is comparatively aligned, though person-dependent governance still limits the evaluation. transparent fiscal-hosting and fundraising platform
AGOOD55 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
RAINN A national anti-sexual-violence nonprofit operating the National Sexual Assault Hotline by phone, chat, and text. RAINN scores very high because it provides free, confidential survivor support at national scale while routing people toward specialized local resources rather than selling access. national sexual assault hotline and survivor-support nonprofit
AGOOD65 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
StrongHearts Native Helpline A culturally specific domestic, dating, and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives. StrongHearts scores very high because it combines confidential crisis support with culturally grounded advocacy in a field where generic institutions often fail Native survivors. Native domestic and sexual violence helpline
AGOOD64 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
Undue Medical Debt A nonprofit that buys and abolishes qualifying medical debt, formerly known as RIP Medical Debt. Undue Medical Debt scores very well because it converts the debt-buying mechanism away from collection and toward relief for people harmed by medical billing. nonprofit medical-debt relief organization
AGOOD59 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
World Central Kitchen A disaster-response food nonprofit that rapidly provides meals through local partners and emergency logistics, with unusually visible practical relief but founder- and crisis-response dependence. World Central Kitchen scores well because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and it bears more of the costs created by its work, though person-dependent governance and ecological harm still limits the evaluation. disaster food-relief nonprofit
BQUALIFIED44 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0