Each year, Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) spends several months rigorously evaluating animal advocacy organizations to identify those that can achieve the most significant impact for animals with additional donations in the next two years. Our objective is to help people help animals by providing donors with high-impact giving opportunities that reduce suffering to the greatest extent possible.
We are excited to share that this year, 14 charities have passed the charity selection phase and are currently under comprehensive evaluation. These include eight charities being re-evaluated because their two-year recommendation status is expiring1 and six that are being evaluated for the first time. On November 8, once evaluations are complete, a subset of them will be awarded an ACE recommendation for the next two years, joining the ranks of the five charities we recommended in 2022: Çiftlik Hayvanlarını Koruma Derneği, Dansk Vegetarisk Forening, Fish Welfare Initiative, Sinergia Animal, and The Good Food Institute.
Out of all the charities around the world that ACE is aware of, we believe that those that are selected for evaluation show particular promise of running effective programs and engaging in highly impactful work—even those that are not ultimately recommended are likely among the most effective charities in their respective domains. Below is a brief overview of the 14 charities under evaluation in 2023.
Charities We’ve Previously Evaluated
![Faunalytics Logo](/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/faunalytics-logo-charity-quiz-2020.png)
![Wild Animal Initiative Logo](https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/wild-animal-initiative-logo.png 1989w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/wild-animal-initiative-logo-409x154.png 409w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/wild-animal-initiative-logo-818x308.png 818w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/wild-animal-initiative-logo-1536x579.png 1536w)
![THL The Humane League logo](https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/THL_the-humane-league-logo_stacked_2color_@2x_2019.png 2401w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/THL_the-humane-league-logo_stacked_2color_@2x_2019-409x215.png 409w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/THL_the-humane-league-logo_stacked_2color_@2x_2019-818x429.png 818w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/THL_the-humane-league-logo_stacked_2color_@2x_2019-381x200.png 381w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/THL_the-humane-league-logo_stacked_2color_@2x_2019-1536x807.png 1536w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/THL_the-humane-league-logo_stacked_2color_@2x_2019-2048x1076.png 2048w)
![Dharma Voices for Animals logo](https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dv4a-dharma-voices-for-animals-logo-square@2x.png 1200w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dv4a-dharma-voices-for-animals-logo-square@2x-315x315.png 315w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dv4a-dharma-voices-for-animals-logo-square@2x-629x630.png 629w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dv4a-dharma-voices-for-animals-logo-square@2x-90x90.png 90w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dv4a-dharma-voices-for-animals-logo-square@2x-200x200.png 200w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dv4a-dharma-voices-for-animals-logo-square@2x-24x24.png 24w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dv4a-dharma-voices-for-animals-logo-square@2x-48x48.png 48w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dv4a-dharma-voices-for-animals-logo-square@2x-96x96.png 96w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dv4a-dharma-voices-for-animals-logo-square@2x-150x150.png 150w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dv4a-dharma-voices-for-animals-logo-square@2x-300x300.png 300w)
![Mercy for Animals logo](https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/mercy-for-animals-mfa-logo-featured@2x.png 2400w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/mercy-for-animals-mfa-logo-featured@2x-381x200.png 381w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/mercy-for-animals-mfa-logo-featured@2x-409x215.png 409w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/mercy-for-animals-mfa-logo-featured@2x-818x429.png 818w)
![New Harvest logo](https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/new-harvest-logo_horizontal_color_2016@2x.png 605w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/new-harvest-logo_horizontal_color_2016@2x-409x140.png 409w)
![xiaobuVEGAN Vegans of Shanghai logo](https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/xiaobuvegan-vos-logo-icon-square@2x.jpeg 1200w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/xiaobuvegan-vos-logo-icon-square@2x-315x315.jpeg 315w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/xiaobuvegan-vos-logo-icon-square@2x-629x630.jpeg 629w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/xiaobuvegan-vos-logo-icon-square@2x-90x90.jpeg 90w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/xiaobuvegan-vos-logo-icon-square@2x-200x200.jpeg 200w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/xiaobuvegan-vos-logo-icon-square@2x-24x24.jpeg 24w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/xiaobuvegan-vos-logo-icon-square@2x-48x48.jpeg 48w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/xiaobuvegan-vos-logo-icon-square@2x-96x96.jpeg 96w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/xiaobuvegan-vos-logo-icon-square@2x-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/xiaobuvegan-vos-logo-icon-square@2x-300x300.jpeg 300w)
Charities We’ve Never Evaluated
![Animal Rights Center Japan logo](https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ARCJ_animal-rights-center-japan-logo_2019.png 350w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ARCJ_animal-rights-center-japan-logo_2019-315x315.png 315w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ARCJ_animal-rights-center-japan-logo_2019-90x90.png 90w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ARCJ_animal-rights-center-japan-logo_2019-200x200.png 200w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ARCJ_animal-rights-center-japan-logo_2019-24x24.png 24w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ARCJ_animal-rights-center-japan-logo_2019-48x48.png 48w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ARCJ_animal-rights-center-japan-logo_2019-96x96.png 96w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ARCJ_animal-rights-center-japan-logo_2019-150x150.png 150w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ARCJ_animal-rights-center-japan-logo_2019-300x300.png 300w)
![Fórum Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Animal Logo](https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/FNPDA_forum-nacional-de-proteção-e-defesa-animal-logo_2019.jpg 640w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/FNPDA_forum-nacional-de-proteção-e-defesa-animal-logo_2019-409x247.jpg 409w)
![New Root Institute logo](https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/new-root-institute-logo.jpg 850w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/new-root-institute-logo-409x217.jpg 409w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/new-root-institute-logo-818x433.jpg 818w)
![Shrimp Welfare Project logo](https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/shrimp-welfare-project-logo.webp 606w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/shrimp-welfare-project-logo-409x88.webp 409w)
![](https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ACTAsia-for-animals-logo_2019.png 630w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ACTAsia-for-animals-logo_2019-409x258.png 409w)
![Legal Impact for Chickens logo](https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/legal-impact-for-chickens-logo.png 1160w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/legal-impact-for-chickens-logo-315x315.png 315w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/legal-impact-for-chickens-logo-630x630.png 630w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/legal-impact-for-chickens-logo-90x90.png 90w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/legal-impact-for-chickens-logo-200x200.png 200w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/legal-impact-for-chickens-logo-24x24.png 24w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/legal-impact-for-chickens-logo-48x48.png 48w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/legal-impact-for-chickens-logo-96x96.png 96w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/legal-impact-for-chickens-logo-150x150.png 150w, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/legal-impact-for-chickens-logo-300x300.png 300w)
Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) USA’s recommendation status also expires in 2023. While we would typically re-evaluate the organization this year, the ACE team is keen to evaluate CIWF International rather than just the U.S. branch. This decision aligns with ACE’s approach to evaluating other multinational organizations as single, global entities. Due to a genuine misunderstanding, the charity did not have enough time to gather all the documents we needed to evaluate CIWF International this year. Because CIWF USA still completed part of this year’s evaluation process, we will award them a 2023 participation grant and evaluate CIWF International in a future year.
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