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Rank childhood-opportunity programs by cost per real outcome — graduations, jobs, health gains — so giving compounds in young lives.

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Portfolio at a glance

Programs
5
Total / year
$12,700,000
Children reached
19,100
Blended $ / outcome
$1,024

Best value per outcome

Lower dollars per achieved outcome means a gift compounds further in a child's life.

Best value: School-meal + health at $317 per outcome. 5 programs shown.

Programs ranked by cost per achieved outcome
ProgramOutcomes$ / outcomeOutcomeActions
★ BestSchool-meal + health$2,000,000 · 9,000 reached · 70% rate6,300
$317
attendance + health
After-school tutoring$1,200,000 · 4,000 reached · 55% rate2,200
$545
grade-level reading
Summer jobs + mentoring$1,500,000 · 3,000 reached · 60% rate1,800
$833
first paid job
Early-childhood ed$3,000,000 · 2,500 reached · 65% rate1,625
$1,846
school readiness
Scholarship-to-college$5,000,000 · 600 reached · 80% rate480
$10,417
college completion

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Cost, children reached, and outcome rate — Lift does the rest.

Audit log

lift.audit
$ lift rank --programs 5
assumptions: achieved outcomes = children reached × outcome rate
ranking: ascending by cost per achieved outcome (lower is better)
best: School-meal + health → $317/outcome (6,300 kids)
portfolio blended: $1,024/outcome across 12,405 kids
fingerprint(fnv1a-64): 7cf064dae244e9eb
state: matches saved data

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