Health charities
Health is one of GiveRadar's 16 charity categories, covering organizations whose primary work is medical care, disease research, and public health. The directory below lists registered health and medical charities across 100+ countries, filterable by country, cause, and revenue. Categories are assigned from official registry classifications where published, otherwise from the charity's name, stated mission, and cause tags; charities cannot choose or buy their category.
Achieva Resource
United StatesEIN: 251505214 · Pittsburgh, PA · Health
$5,901,551
Income
$6,089,207 spent
100%
Programs
Adopt a Vet Dental Program Inc
United StatesEIN: 364946417 · Reg: 36-4946417 · Reno, NV · Health
$2,844,532
Income
$2,202,160 spent
80%
Programs
Adria Womens Health
United StatesEIN: 760386986 · Texas City, TX · Health
$219,640
Income
$415,833 spent
82%
Programs
Affiliated Sante Group
United StatesEIN: 521729566 · Silver Spring, MD · Health
$22,410,718
Income
$22,293,884 spent
79%
Programs
Alabama Head Injury Foundation Inc
United StatesEIN: 630893496 · Hoover, AL · Health
$1,605,024
Income
$1,495,226 spent
94%
Programs
Alamo Area Resource Center Inc
United StatesEIN: 742583211 · San Antonio, TX · Health
$26,720,306
Income
$24,369,000 spent
97%
Programs
Alaska Childrens Services Inc
United StatesEIN: 920038588 · Anchorage, AK · Health
$12,347,257
Income
$12,919,730 spent
91%
Programs
Alcoholic Rehabilitation Assn of S F Inc
United StatesEIN: 946031511 · San Francisco, CA · Health
$591,850
Income
$2,243,098 spent
96%
Programs
Alcoholic Resocialization Conditioning Help Inc
United StatesEIN: 470550903 · Omaha, NE · Health
$1,789,459
Income
$1,722,775 spent
85%
Programs
Alcoholism Council Butler County Ohio Inc
United StatesEIN: 310784671 · Hamilton, OH · Health
$2,396,158
Income
$2,278,865 spent
94%
Programs
All Care Health Center
United StatesEIN: 421466508 · Council Bluffs, IA · Health
$14,358,402
Income
$13,344,248 spent
79%
Programs
Alleghany County Group Homes Inc
United StatesEIN: 561405215 · Sparta, NC · Health
$1,155,651
Income
$1,168,540 spent
73%
Programs
All Souls Counseling Center
United StatesEIN: 562200862 · Asheville, NC · Health
$1,205,025
Income
$921,579 spent
70%
Programs
Alpha Omicron Pi Foundation
United StatesEIN: 581343315 · Brentwood, TN · Health
$3,423,635
Income
$2,648,242 spent
67%
Programs
Als Network
United StatesEIN: 954163338 · Reg: 95-4163338 · Woodland Hills, CA · Health
$13,483,377
Income
$11,968,729 spent
85%
Programs
Als United Connecticut Inc
United StatesEIN: 043417472 · Milford, CT · Health
$1,797,027
Income
$1,523,311 spent
83%
Programs
Alta Vista Center for Autism
United StatesEIN: 300199263 · Lakewood, CO · Health
$6,100,175
Income
$6,197,304 spent
78%
Programs
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation
United StatesEIN: 363542658 · Reg: 36-3542658 · Chicago, IL · Health
$1,922,938
Income
$3,215,216 spent
56%
Programs
American Cancer Society Inc
United StatesEIN: 131788491 · Atlanta, GA · Health
$136,826,348
Income
$166,645,616 spent
77%
Programs
American Foundation for Children with AIDS Inc
United StatesEIN: 300247823 · Reg: 30-0247823 · Harrisburg, PA · Health
$1,870,984
Income
$1,993,618 spent
95%
Programs
What are health charities?
Health charities are registered nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is medical care, disease prevention, or health research: from hospitals, clinics, and hospices to mental health services, patient support groups, and medical research foundations. On GiveRadar they form the health category, one of 16 shared categories applied across every country we cover. Charities meeting social needs such as food or housing belong to the separate human services category, even where that work improves health.
What do health organizations do?
Health organizations work across the whole span from individual patient care to population-level prevention. Typical work includes:
- Running hospitals, clinics, hospices, and palliative care services
- Funding medical research into cancer, Alzheimer's, and other diseases
- Mental health services, counseling, and addiction recovery programs
- Supporting patients and families living with a specific disease or disability
- Vaccination, maternal health, and other public health programs
- Clean water, sanitation, and nutrition programs where they shape health outcomes
How to check a health charity before you give
The same rules apply to health charities as to any other: confirm the organization is registered, read its integrity assessment (it measures disclosure, not impact), look at its filings, and check who runs it. Every organization listed here has a profile with exactly that. The five-step walkthrough is in our guide for donors, and the most-documented organizations in this category are on the health charities list.
Frequently asked questions
What are health charities?
Health charities are registered nonprofits whose primary work is medical care, disease prevention, or health research, from hospitals, clinics, and hospices to mental health services and medical research foundations. GiveRadar lists them as the health category, filterable by country, with registration details, financials where filed, and an integrity assessment for each.
How do health charities differ from human services charities?
Health charities deliver or fund medical work: clinics, hospices, disease research, mental health services, and public health programs. Human services charities meet practical needs around it (food banks, homeless shelters, employment programs), and counseling and family support sit in the social services category. GiveRadar assigns each organization to one category by its primary mission, so a charity that runs both a clinic and a food program appears under whichever is its main stated work.