Cause-Based Giving

Charity Navigator is thrilled to announce Causeway, - a unique platform designed to simplify donor giving while making a real difference. Causeway funds are curated collections of top-rated, highly-effective charities.

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.
End Homelessness Fund

Our End Homelessness Fund supports charities that address the root causes of homelessness and implement proven solutions to increase the availability of affordable housing for those in need.
End Hunger Fund

Hunger and food insecurity are major challenges in the U.S., affecting millions. Our End Hunger Fund supports organizations effectively addressing food insecurity via food distribution and policy change in the areas with the greatest need.
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.

About Causeway

Similar to a mutual fund investment, Causeway 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 Causeway fund, you’ll receive quarterly reports on the fund's performance and its impact on your chosen cause (expected delivery in early 2025)

The fee is waived for the near term, but we will introduce a $2.99 fee per transaction to cover the cost of list management and reporting. We will notify you before this fee is added, allowing you to opt out if you prefer. Remember, Charity Navigator is a nonprofit too, so this fee is truly just to cover our costs.

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

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