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 For more information on these charities, please view our  images/Top-10-International.pdf” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer Top 10 International Impact Charities Summary.
 
All of these Top Impact Charities are a breed apart from the over 750 Canadian charities we report on and rate. Charity Intelligence’s star ratings are based on an assessment of 4 objective aspects: 1. donor reporting, 2. financial transparency, 3. funding need, and 4. cents to the cause. The best charities are listed using this approach in the 2019 100 Highest Rated report.
The demonstrated impact rating is different and looks at only one aspect: for every dollar you donate, what’s the measurable return?
Rather than just heart-warming stories, impact donors feel good about proven results, data quality, and strong counterfactuals. Recently a charity asked, “wouldn’t you agree that making a child smile is priceless?” Our answer is “no”. Impact donors always consider opportunity costs. Impact donors are pragmatic. Money is a scarce resource. If comparing two charities where one charity saves lives for $100,000 each and a second charity saves lives for $20,000 each, impact donors will support the second charity that creates 5 times the impact per dollar. Five lives saved compared with one life saved for the same donation. Impact donors give for the highest returns – the biggest bang for the buck.
Some call Charity Intelligence a “charity watchdog”. We see ourselves as research analysts who help Canadian donors give better. Yes, we hold charities to account for the generous support they receive from Canadian donors and expect them to be financially transparent, and yes, we call out exorbitant overhead costs or charities that don’t need more funding. Similarly, each giving season we also call out the best impact charities we’ve found. Charity Intelligence’s reports are independent – charities do not pay for ratings or accreditation.
Charity Intelligence’s reports and ratings help Canadians give confidently. With greater confidence, people say they gave 32% more money. Last year, the Top 10 Impact Charities reported receiving $32.7 million in new funding, partially attributable to being recognized by Charity Intelligence.
Charity Intelligence’s impact analysis began in 2006 and is an ongoing research project that is generously funded by donors, particularly the DMPE Foundation. Our goal is to expand impact analysis to 400 Canadian charities by 2021.
For more information on our impact assessment please view our social-impact-ratings Social Impact Ratings Methodology or contact Greg Thomson at  mailto:gthomson@charityintelligence.ca gthomson@charityintelligence.ca or 416-363-1555.
 
 Being entirely funded by donors like you maintains our independence and objectivity to help Canadians be informed in their giving. Canadians donate over $17 billion each year. This giving could achieve tremendous results. We hope Charity Intelligence’s research helps Canadians give better.
 
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