Recommended Charities
Animal Welfare Observatory
Çiftlik Hayvanlarını Koruma Derneği
Greener by Default
Shrimp Welfare Project
Sinergia Animal
Sociedade Vegetariana Brasileira
The Humane League
Wild Animal Initiative
Meet our Recommended Charities
These charities work in ways that are most likely to produce the greatest gains for animals, actively evaluate and improve their programs, and have a demonstrated need for more funding.
Animal Welfare Observatory (AWO) works to improve the lives of farmed chickens and aquatic animals in Spain and Europe, and in international supply chains.
The Issue
Chickens, fishes, and other farmed animals experience severe cruelty within industrial production systems that confine billions of individuals annually.
Approach
AWO combines corporate engagement, investigations, public pressure campaigns, and policy advocacy to improve the welfare of farmed chickens, fishes, and shrimps.
Impact
High cost effectiveness for corporate accountability work. Additional funding in 2027-28 will support the implementation of existing welfare commitments, the expansion of shrimp and salmon welfare initiatives, and legislative advocacy.
History with ACE
First-time ACE Recommended Charity (2025). Recipient of multiple past Movement Grants totalling $70,000.
Çiftlik Hayvanlarını Koruma Derneği (ÇHKD) works to improve the welfare of fishes and chickens through corporate reform and research in Türkiye.
The issue
More than 109 million egg-laying hens and 680 million farmed fishes suffer at any given time in food production systems in Türkiye, a relatively neglected yet promising country for animal advocacy.
Approach
ÇHKD works to ensure high-priority research into fish welfare is conducted and implemented.
Impact
High cost effectiveness through corporate commitments. With additional funding in 2027-2028 ÇHKD will be able to expand the fish welfare regranting program beyond its first pilot round and encourage the development of a Turkish farmed fish welfare certification scheme.
History with ACE
ACE Recommended Charity since 2022. Recipient of a past Movement Grant of $25,000.
Greener by Default (GBD) works in the North America and Europe to reduce the number of animals raised and killed for food by changing how institutions serve meals.
The issue
Institutional kitchens serve billions of meals a year, and the choices made in those kitchens shape what millions of people eat.
Approach
GBD works with hospitals, universities, corporate dining programs, and city governments to make plant-based options the default on menus, with meat available on request.
Impact
High impact through working directly with institutions to influence meal choices. With additional funding in 2027-2028 GBD will expand their regional U.S. coverage and open up the senior living sector, an area no organization currently works in.
History with ACE
First time ACE Recommended Charity.
Shrimp Welfare Project (SWP) works to improve the welfare of farmed shrimps in Central and South America, Southeast Asia, and India.
The Issue
Trillions of shrimps are farmed at over five times the combined number of all land animals, and are raised in conditions with welfare concerns, such as low water quality, high stocking density, and stressful handling.
Approach
SWP engages directly with farmers to implement humane stunning, better water quality, and lower stocking density for farmed shrimps.
Impact
Exceptionally cost-effective in their impact through direct engagement with the shrimp industry. With additional funding in 2027–2028, SWP will expand their stunner deployment program to accelerate industry-wide adoption.
History with ACE
ACE Recommended Charity since 2023. Recipient of a past Movement Grant of $40,000.
Sinergia Animal works to improve the welfare of farmed animals in Latin America, Ecuador, Indonesia, Peru, and Thailand.
The issue
At any one time, more than 800 million egg-laying hens are subjected to intensive farming systems in the countries where Sinergia operates.
Approach
Sinergia focuses on corporate outreach and institutional meat reduction to improve welfare standards for farmed chickens and pigs and to reduce animal product consumption.
Impact
High cost effectiveness through corporate outreach and institutional meat reduction. Additional funding in 2027-2028 will enable Sinergia to hire five new accountability campaigners, support their national teams, and run more pressure campaigns.
History with ACE
ACE Recommended Charity since 2018.
Sociedade Vegetariana Brasileira (SVB) works in Brazil to promote vegan eating as ethical, healthy, sustainable, and accessible.
The Issue
Like many other regions, Brazil faces significant challenges due to high per capita consumption of animal products, while plant-based options remain limited and policies rarely promote dietary change.
Approach
SVB focuses on institutional meat reduction efforts, policy work, and movement building to reduce animal product consumption.
Impact
High leverage through institutional meat reduction and policy work. With additional funding in 2027-28, SVB will strengthen its work in government relations and public policy advocacy, expand its campaigns and capacity-building efforts, and broaden its nutrition education initiatives.
History with ACE
ACE Recommended Charity 2018–2022 and recommended again in 2025. Recipient of a past Movement Grant of $28,000.
The Humane League (THL) works to improve welfare standards for farmed chickens and other animals worldwide.
The Issue
Each year, billions of chickens raised for eggs and meat experience severe welfare problems in industrial farming systems designed to maximize output at the expense of welfare.
Approach
THL focuses on outreach to corporations and movement building to eliminate the worst confinement practices and improve welfare for farmed animals, especially chickens.
Impact
High cost effectiveness through corporate commitments. Additional funding in 2027–2028 will enable THL to provide training and funding for Open Wing Alliance members around the world, drive forward progress in Asia, and support policy alignment to convert corporate norms into durable legislation
History with ACE
ACE Recommended Charity since 2014.
Wild Animal Initiative works to advance the field of wild animal welfare science globally.
The Issue
The vast majority of animals—multiple trillions—live in the wild, where many experience short lives and painful deaths from causes such as disease, hunger, and predation. Very little is known about the quality of life of these animals, or how to improve it.
Approach
Wild Animal Initiative accelerates the field of wild animal welfare science through grantmaking, research, and academic outreach.
Impact
Potential to positively affect a large number of wild animals through accelerating the development of tractable interventions. With additional funding in 2027–2028, Wild Animal Initiative will ensure their programs remain high-impact, while also pursuing new milestones for the field, such as an interdisciplinary conference and the launch of wild animal welfare science programs at major universities.
History with ACE
ACE Recommended Charity since 2020. Recipient of two past Movement Grants totalling $90,000.
