The Life You Can Save (TLYCS) is a nonprofit organization that encourages individuals to donate 1% of their income to effective charities. TLYCS was founded by Peter Singer, following the release of his book, The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty.

Impact

In 2021, TLYCS moved nearly $22.7 million to their recommended charities, either through the website's donation platform or as a direct result of their outreach activities.^[1]

Recommendations

As of  2022, TLYCS recommends the following charities:

• Against Malaria Foundation
• Carbon180
• Clean Air Task Force
• Development Media International
• Equalize Health
• Evergreen Collaborative
• Evidence Action
• Fistula Foundation
• Fred Hollows Foundation
• GiveDirectly
• GAIN’s Salt Iodization Program
• Helen Keller International
• Innovations for Poverty Action
• Iodine Global Network
• Living Goods
• Malaria Consortium
• New Incentives
• One Acre Fund
• Oxfam
• Population Services International
• Sanku - Project Healthy Children
• SCI Foundation
• Seva Foundation
• Village Enterprise
• Zusha!