Pay It Forward Foundation

We Help People Better The World Through High-Impact Programs

Save Lives, Fight Poverty, Save Souls, or Go Rogue

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Welcome to the PIF Foundation

A place where you can Pay It Forward for non-profit programs that are at least 100x more effective than the U.S. healthcare intervention threshold for quality-adjusted life-years.

Explore Causes

Learn about Effective Altruism and discover some of the world's most effective non-profit programs for Saving Lives, Fighting Poverty, and Saving Souls.

Measure Impact

Use our calculator to evaluate the impact of your favorite charity to make sure that it falls below our recommended benchmark of $500 per quality-adjusted life year gained.

Take Action

Select from one or more of our programs that are designed to help you leverage your time, talent, treasure, and influence to raise money and awareness for your favorite charity.

Explore our causes

Higher Impact, Measurable Results

Save Lives

Join the fight against malaria, one of the leading killers of pregnant women and children under five. Impact: $31.39/QALY

Fight Poverty

Help fight poverty by providing medicines that combat parasitic worms and enable kids to stay in school. Impact: $129.87/QALY

Save Souls

Help give answers to the millions of people seeking to learn more about Jesus. Impact: $0.41/Soul Saved

Go Rogue

Go Rogue and lead a campaign for the charity that you are most passionate about!

Measure Your Impact

Is Your Donation Making a Difference?

Calculate the Impact of your Favorite Charity

Donors have traditionally struggled to find a standard method for comparing charities. Our calculator makes it easy for you to determine the potential impact of your favorite charity and compare those results to other high-impact programs.

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Take Action

Time, Talent, Treasure, or Influence

Pay It Forward Birthday Challenge

Dedicate your birthday to raise money and awareness for your favorite cause. Sign up for free and let our team design a custom webpage that you can be proud promote to your friends and family.

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1% Company Workplace Giving Program

Use your influence to inspire a workplace giving program and raise money for your favorite cause. This program is designed to save your company money while you make a lasting impact!

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Monthly Donation Program

Automate your giving by joining our monthly donation program. Select the cause that you are most passionate about, or split your donation between multiple causes.

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