Recommended Charity Fund

Donate to our Recommended Charities

Support the organizations working to help the most animals. Your single donation to our Recommended Charity Fund will be distributed to ACE’s current Recommended Charities based on the most effective use of the available funding. Give today to support a collective of impactful organizations using complementary strategies to reduce animal suffering worldwide.

Why the Recommended Charity Fund?

Recommendations you can trust

We have more than a decade of experience in assessing charities’ effectiveness and our researchers specialize in animal welfare issues and evidence-based solutions.

Support neglected animals

At ACE, we work to help the highly-neglected animals who suffer to the greatest extent and at scale, to give them a chance at leading the lives they deserve. When you give through ACE’s Recommended Charity Fund, you support a carefully selected group of charities that can do the most good for animals with additional donations.

Room for More Funding

Our recommended charities have room to absorb at least $12M more than we raised for their work to help animals in 2026. Every gift still brings us closer to a world where animals are free of suffering.This giving season, choose animals.

Our Impact

Since launching the Recommended Charity Fund in 2017, we have distributed over $12 million to effective animal advocacy charities working globally to reduce the suffering of farmed and wild animals.

$12M+

Funding distributed

10

Charities currently recommended

10M+

Animals helped

Our Recommended Charities

Animal Welfare Observatory

Animal Welfare Observatory works to improve the welfare of farmed chickens and fishes in Spain.

Aquatic Life Institute

Aquatic Life Institute works to reduce the suffering endured by farmed and wild-caught aquatic animals globally.

Çiftlik Hayvanlarını Koruma Derneği

Çiftlik Hayvanlarını Koruma Derneği works to improve farmed animal welfare standards in Türkiye.

Dansk Vegetarisk Forening

Dansk Vegetarisk Forening promotes a plant-based future in Denmark.

Good Food Fund

The Good Food Fund works to promote diet change and transform the food production system in China.

Shrimp Welfare Project

Shrimp Welfare Project works to improve the welfare of farmed shrimps in India and Central and Southeast Asia.

Sinergia Animal

Sinergia Animal works to reduce farmed animal suffering and promote compassionate food choices in the Global South.

Sociedade Vegetariana Brasileira

Sociedade Vegetariana Brasileira works to reduce the consumption of animal products in Brazil.

The Humane League

The Humane League works to improve the welfare of farmed chickens globally.

Wild Animal Initiative

Wild Animal Initiative works to improve the welfare of wild animals globally.

What People are Saying

Many people wanting to help animals ask me for advice about the organizations to which they should donate. My standard answer is to refer them to Animal Charity Evaluators. If we want to bring about the biggest reduction in animal suffering for each dollar we donate, the research ACE does is our best guide.

Peter Singer

Philosopher

I couldn’t ignore the pain animals endure every day — it felt urgent, and I wanted to help. But I also felt lost, unsure how someone like me could make a real difference. Then I discovered Animal Charity Evaluators. Their deep expertise in animal advocacy gave me hope and a clear path forward. I realized I don’t have to do everything — I can focus on what I do best: I became a financial markets trader. I am now earning more and directing resources to where they'll make the biggest difference.

Benjamin Metral-Boffod

Donor

Animal Charity Evaluators' Recommended Charity Fund is my favorite place to give. I love being able to trust that my donation will be expertly allocated to where it can make the greatest impact for animals most in need. I even have the Fund in my will, and can rest easy knowing my giving will continue having an outsized impact for animals far into the future.

Ben Romney

Recommended Charity Fund donor

It’s hard not to feel despair when faced with so much human-caused animal suffering. Fortunately, I’m in a position to donate a portion of my income to help reduce the worst forms of it. ACE gives me confidence that every dollar I give is used effectively in the fight for animal wellbeing, and that makes me feel a little better about my impact on this planet.

Jan-Willem van Bochove

Donor

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Past distributions

The Recommended Charity Fund is disbursed twice per year (in February and August) according to the distribution that our Programs team determines to be the most impactful at that time. Take a look at our previous distributions.

Past distributions

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Progress reports

Every six months, our Recommended Charities provide updates on their achievements for animals supported by the Recommended Charity Fund. See how they are making a difference for animals around the world.

Latest progress report