If I had 25,000 dollars to donate to any Seattle none profit I would give it to the Bill and Melinda gates foundation. Now to some this might seem strange because these organizations already have billions of dollars but that is exactly why I think they are the best choice. Because they deal with vast amounts of money they know how to handle large sums of money. This is good because at scale, a lower percentage of the 25,000 dollars will go to waste. I also believe that the Bill and Melinda gates foundation gives to good causes and they have saved a lot of lives. It is great that the foundation works on giving vaccines and other healthcare to the poorest people in the world. This has saved millions of lives over the past few decades and they have a proven track record of being good at there goal. This type of work is dear to me because it is important to help out our fellow man and save as many lives as possible. And vaccines and anti mosquito measures tend to have the best return on investment on this front. There are not many other Seattle based none profits that operate at the scale that the Bill and Melinda gates foundation does. Certainly none that have the networks or connections they do. Because to make a real impact in saving human lives you need a lot of money. Not just a lot of money but a sustained large amount as development, testing and distribution are incredibly expensive. So me giving the Bill and Melinda gates foundation 25,000 dollars would overall give me the best bang for my buck. Even though some would say that donating to a smaller charity would be better because they are more strapped for cash I think that’s bad because a lot of that cash ends up getting wasted.
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