What Ayuda Efectiva does

Fundación Ayuda Efectiva is a Spanish non-profit foundation (NIF G88444278) founded on 9 June 2020 and headquartered in Majadahonda, Spain. It operates as a donation-routing platform and program curator, connecting individual and corporate donors in Spain to a curated portfolio of highly cost-effective charitable programs identified by independent third-party evaluators — principally GiveWell (which dedicates over 70,000 hours per year to program evaluation) and Giving What We Can for cause areas beyond global health. The foundation does not run its own field programs; instead it channels 100% of designated donations to upstream implementing partners such as the Against Malaria Foundation, Malaria Consortium, Helen Keller Intl, New Incentives, Evidence Action, GiveDirectly, The Humane League, and Clean Air Task Force. Its core product offerings are the Global Health Fund (Fondo Salud Global), eight individually selectable charitable programs spanning malaria prevention, vitamin A supplementation, vaccination incentives, deworming, cash transfers, animal welfare, and climate advocacy, plus supporting tools (Impact Simulator, Income Comparator) and community features (Donation Teams, the 10% Commitment pledge, Legado Solidario legacy giving, and the Sello corporate seal certification).

The business model is a donations_philanthropic model anchored by Spanish Law 49/2002, which makes contributions tax-deductible for both IRPF (personal income tax) and corporate income tax. Revenue mechanics are bifurcated: program donations are passed through 100% to chosen interventions and are strictly segregated from operating funds, while donors may optionally allocate a portion (commonly recommended at 10%) to cover foundation operations. Operating revenue is supplemented by restricted grants from patrons (mecenas) and from effective altruism-aligned funders including Open Philanthropy, Coefficient Giving, and the Centre for Effective Altruism. The go-to-market is direct-to-donor via the ayudaefectiva.org website and a content-led community flywheel (blog, monthly newsletter, podcast, Substack, and the book "Altruismo Racional"). Donor pricing is unit-based — each program publishes a cost-per-outcome figure (e.g., €6 per mosquito net, €2 per child-year of vitamin A, €126 per fully vaccinated child). Across its lifetime the foundation reports routing €5.5M+ in donations, helping 1.6M+ people, saving an estimated 1,017+ lives, improving conditions for 2.74M animals in factory farms, and avoiding 87,000 tonnes CO2e.

Name

Ayuda Efectiva

Legal name

Fundación Ayuda Efectiva

Website

https://ayudaefectiva.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fundación Ayuda Efectiva is a Spanish non-profit foundation founded in 2020 that routes individual and corporate donor contributions in Spain to a curated portfolio of highly cost-effective charitable programs selected via independent evaluators such as GiveWell. It serves Spanish individual donors and corporations seeking evidence-based, tax-deductible philanthropy across global health, animal welfare, and climate causes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable donation platform

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Global Health Financing Mechanisms & Pooled Funds (HLAJAOAC)

Keywords

• Charitable donation platform
• Evidence-based giving
• Global health funding
• Effective altruism foundation
• Donor-advised giving

Headquarters

HQ city

Majadahonda

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations to charitable programs: Individual and corporate donors make one-time or recurring donations to specific charitable programs (malaria prevention, vitamin A supplementation, vaccination incentives, deworming, cash transfers, animal welfare, climate) or the Global Health Fund. Donations for programs are kept fully separate from operational costs and go 100% to the chosen program (donors may optionally allocate a percentage to support the foundation's operations). Revenue is entirely donation-based with no commercial product lines.
2. Support for foundation operations (Apoyo a la labor de la fundación): Donors who wish to support the foundation's ongoing operations can allocate a percentage of their donation to cover costs. The foundation is also supported by patrons (mecenas), organizations in the effective altruism space (Coefficient Giving, Centre for Effective Altruism), and Open Philanthropy. Tax-deductible under Spanish Law 49/2002 for both IRPF (personal income tax) and corporate tax.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Fundación Ayuda Efectiva is a Spanish non-profit foundation that operates a direct-to-donor donation platform curating and funding the most cost-effective charitable programs identified by independent evaluators such as GiveWell. Donors can contribute one-time or recurring gifts to specific programs (malaria nets, malaria medication, vitamin A supplementation, vaccination incentives, school deworming, cash transfers, animal welfare corporate campaigns, climate advocacy) or to the diversified Global Health Fund, with donations tax-deductible under Spanish Law 49/2002. The foundation maintains full operational and financial transparency, publishes personal impact reports, and receives operational support from patrons and grants from effective altruism organizations.

Product overview

Ayuda Efectiva is a Spanish charitable foundation that acts as a donation platform and program selector, enabling donors to maximize the impact of their charitable contributions. The core offering is a portfolio of rigorously evaluated charitable programs spanning global health and poverty (malaria prevention via nets and medication, vitamin A supplementation, vaccination incentives, school deworming, and direct cash transfers), animal welfare (corporate campaigns for factory farm conditions), and climate change (clean energy policy advocacy). The platform is anchored by the Fondo Salud Global (Global Health Fund), a pooled fund that dynamically allocates donations across the highest-performing global health programs. Individual programs are available for targeted giving. Supporting tools include an Impact Simulator, Income Comparator, Donation Teams for collaborative giving, a 10% Commitment pledge program, Legacy Giving, a Corporate Seal certification, and a published book on effective altruism. The foundation also handles Spanish tax deduction certification for donors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Vaccination incentives reduce child mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases by 50%
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• GiveWellcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGiveWell is the primary research partner of Ayuda Efectiva. It dedicates over 70,000 hours per year to identifying and rigorously evaluating the most cost-effective charitable programs in global health and poverty. GiveWell publishes all its analyses, data, and calculations publicly. Ayuda Efectiva selects which programs to fund based entirely on GiveWell's evaluations. GiveWell estimates its work has influenced over $2.6 billion in charitable donations. GiveWell also evaluates the organizations that implement the recommended programs, assessing evidence, cost-effectiveness, capacity to scale, and transparency.
• Against Malaria Foundation (AMF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgainst Malaria Foundation purchases and distributes long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets, coordinating and overseeing their distribution. It is one of GiveWell's top charities. One mosquito net costs €6 and protects 2 people for 2 years. Estimated: saving 1 life per 5,500 euros donated.
• Malaria ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMalaria Consortium distributes up to 4 monthly doses of preventive medication to children under 5 during peak malaria transmission season. Cost: €7 per year per child. Part of the Global Health Fund at 25% allocation.
• Helen Keller Intl (HKI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHelen Keller Intl administers vitamin A supplementation programs to children at risk of deficiency, which can cause blindness and weaken the immune system. Cost: €2 per year per child. Part of the Global Health Fund.
• New IncentivescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Incentives runs a conditional cash transfer program in northern Nigeria that incentivizes mothers to vaccinate their children. Each vaccination is rewarded with a small cash transfer. GiveWell estimates that every €4,000 donated saves one life. The program has enrolled over 6 million children.
• Evidence Action - Deworm the WorldsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvidence Action's Deworm the World initiative administers school-based deworming treatments. Cost: €1 per year per child. Although no longer a GiveWell top charity, the program maintains high cost-effectiveness and remains available for donors who wish to support it.
• GiveDirectlysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerGiveDirectly provides direct cash transfers to people living in extreme poverty, allowing recipients to decide how to improve their own lives. Cost: ~€273 per person helped. No life-saving metric; focused on poverty relief and autonomy.
• The Humane LeaguesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Humane League runs corporate campaigns to pressure large food companies to improve conditions in their supply chains (eliminating the cruelest practices in factory farming). Cost: €0.10 per animal helped. Supported after research by Giving What We Can and Rethink Priorities found corporate campaigns to be the most cost-effective animal welfare intervention.
• Clean Air Task Force (CATF)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean Air Task Force promotes policy changes and technological advances for a zero-carbon energy system across electricity, transport, and industry sectors. Cost: €2 per tonne of CO2e avoided. Impact estimates are based on Founders Pledge calculations and are marked as uncertain.
• Giving What We CancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGiving What We Can evaluates the methodology of multiple independent evaluators across cause areas (beyond global health), selects the most rigorous ones, and combines their results to identify programs with the highest impact. It is the recommended evaluator for animal welfare and climate causes. It is also a sister organization offering tax-deductible donations in the UK and US.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• One for the World: Effective altruism-aligned nonprofit that recruits students and professionals to pledge 1%+ of future income to top charities. Same pledge-based GTM motion as Ayuda Efectiva's Compromiso del 10%.
• Effective Altruism Foundation: Switzerland-based nonprofit operating in the EA giving space with similar grantmaking and donor-aggregation activities. Direct geographic peer with comparable programs and mission.
• Giving What We Can: UK-based effective giving organization that promotes the 10% pledge and evaluates charities. Directly comparable as a sister organization within the EA giving ecosystem; referenced as Ayuda Efectiva's recommended evaluator for animal welfare and climate.
• GiveWell: The independent charity evaluator on which Ayuda Efectiva's entire program selection rests. Operates adjacent in the value chain (research vs. fundraising) and is both a strategic partner and a functional peer.
• Animal Charity Evaluators: Effective altruism-aligned nonprofit that researches and recommends high-impact animal welfare charities. Comparable operating model in a different cause area, and aligned with Ayuda Efectiva's animal welfare cause diversification.
• The Life You Can Save: Peter Singer-founded nonprofit that curates high-impact charities and channels individual donations to them. Direct functional analog to Ayuda Efectiva, operating in the US/UK/global market with a similar evidence-based giving model.
• Founders Pledge: Global nonprofit encouraging entrepreneurs to pledge a portion of proceeds to high-impact causes. Comparable mechanism—channelling donor capital to vetted high-impact interventions—and referenced as the impact-calculator source for Clean Air Task Force.
• Centre for Effective Altruism: EA movement hub supporting giving infrastructure and EA Funds. Functions as a peer organization with overlapping donor bases; also a financial supporter of Ayuda Efectiva.

Broad incumbents

• Open Philanthropy: Large-scale EA grantmaker that has publicly endorsed supporting Ayuda Efectiva's operations. Functions as both funder and strategic peer given shared mission and overlap in funded programs (e.g., New Incentives, AMF).

Emerging players

• 80,000 Hours: EA-aligned career advice organization with adjacent giving-related content. Not a direct fundraising peer, but addresses the same high-impact career/donor community that funnels into Ayuda Efectiva.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ayuda_efectiva
• Facebookfacebook.com/FundacionAyudaEfectiva
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundacion-ayuda-efectiva

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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