About this list
This list represents charities that we evaluated as part of our recommendation process. We have categorized each charity based on their type of work and status.
It is important to note that the small number of highly recommended organizations below is the result of a deliberate decision to provide clear and actionable recommendations to donors who are seeking to find the highest impact uses for their donations. We believe that many more of the animal organizations we considered also do excellent work on behalf of animals.
For a more comprehensive list of charities we’ve considered over the years or more detail on our evaluation methodology, see our Evaluation Process Archive. For a summary of key information about 15 recommended charities, see our Comparison Chart.
Learn more about our sort categories:
- Review Status (Top Charity, Standout Charity)
- Type of Work (Industrial Agriculture, General Animal Welfare, etc.)
Faunalytics
Type of work:
Top Charity
The Good Food Institute
Type of work:
Top Charity
The Humane League
Type of work:
Top Charity
Wild Animal Initiative
Type of work:
Top Charity
Çiftlik Hayvanlarını Koruma Derneği
Type of work:
Standout Charity
Compassion In World Farming USA
Type of work:
Standout Charity
Dansk Vegetarisk Forening
Type of work:
Standout Charity
Dharma Voices for Animals
Type of work:
Standout Charity
Fish Welfare Initiative
Type of work:
Standout Charity
Material Innovation Initiative
Type of work:
Standout Charity
Mercy For Animals
Type of work:
Standout Charity
New Harvest
Type of work:
Standout Charity
Sinergia Animal
Type of work:
Standout Charity
The Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO)
Type of work:
Standout Charity
xiaobuVEGAN (Vegans of Shanghai)
Type of work:
Standout Charity
Anima International
Type of work:
Comprehensive
Animal Advocacy Careers
Type of work:
Comprehensive
Animals Now
Type of work:
Comprehensive
Aquatic Life Institute
Type of work:
Comprehensive
Cellular Agriculture Society
Type of work:
Comprehensive
Coalition of African Animal Welfare Organisations
Type of work:
Comprehensive
Compassion In World Farming International (Compassion International)
Type of work:
Comprehensive
Environment & Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST)
Type of work:
Comprehensive
Essere Animali
Type of work:
Comprehensive
HSUS Farm Animal Protection Campaign
Type of work:
Comprehensive
Humánny pokrok
Type of work:
Comprehensive
Modern Agriculture Foundation
Type of work:
Comprehensive
Sociedade Vegetariana Brasileira
Type of work:
Comprehensive
The Albert Schweitzer Foundation
Type of work:
Comprehensive
The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP)
Type of work:
Comprehensive
Vegan Outreach
Type of work:
Comprehensive
Vegetarianos Hoy
Type of work:
Comprehensive
