Recommended Charities
Animal Welfare Observatory
Aquatic Life Institute
Çiftlik Hayvanlarını Koruma Derneği
Dansk Vegetarisk Forening
Good Food Fund
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 fishes in Spain and Europe.
The Issue
Chickens, fishes, and other farmed animals experience severe cruelty within industrial production systems that confine billions of individuals annually.
Approach
AWO focuses on outreach to corporations to eliminate the worst confinement practices and improve the welfare of farmed chickens and fishes.
Impact
High cost effectiveness for corporate commitment work. Funding in 2026–2027 will prioritize strengthening corporate accountability work and launching a shrimp welfare campaign.
History with ACE
First-time ACE Recommended Charity (2025). Recipient of multiple past Movement Grants totalling $70,000.
Aquatic Life Institute (ALI) works globally to improve the welfare of farmed and wild caught aquatic animals.
The Issue
Significant suffering is endured by trillions of farmed and wild-caught aquatic animals, and despite their staggeringly high numbers, they remain neglected in animal advocacy.
Approach
ALI focuses on outreach to stakeholders, policy reform, and coalition building to improve the welfare of farmed and wild-caught aquatic animals.
Impact
High impact through stakeholder engagement and coalition building. Funding in 2026 will prioritize coordination of the Aquatic Animal Alliance and policy work.
History with ACE
ACE Recommended Charity since 2024. Recipient of multiple past Movement Grants totalling $110,000.
Çiftlik Hayvanlarını Koruma Derneği (ÇHKD) is the only organization working to improve the lives of egg-laying hens and farmed fishes 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 eliminate the worst confinement practices and improve welfare standards for farmed chickens and fishes.
Impact
High cost effectiveness through corporate commitments. Funding in 2026 will prioritize digital ads to support the success of their cage-free egg campaigns.
History with ACE
ACE Recommended Charity since 2022. Recipient of a past Movement Grant of $25,000.
Dansk Vegetarisk Forening (DVF) works to reform the food system and reduce animal product consumption in Denmark and Europe.
The Issue
Immense suffering is endured by the 47 million farmed animals (including 11 million farmed fishes) and 32 billion wild-caught fishes who are exploited for food production each year in Denmark.
Approach
DVF influences funding and engages in policy work to promote alternatives to animal product consumption.
Impact
High impact through influencing funding and policy work. Funding in 2026 will prioritize directing plant-based funding to the Global South and an international training program on plant-based policy work.
History with ACE
ACE Recommended Charity since 2022. Recipient of two past Movement Grants totalling $44,000.
Good Food Fund (GFF) works to promote diet change and innovate the food production system in China.
The Issue
China has the world’s largest population of farmed animals, highlighting an immense animal welfare challenge. At any given time, about 56 billion farmed animals live in China, including 49 billion farmed fishes. Additionally, an estimated 190 billion fishes are also caught in the wild.
Approach
GFF focuses on education and capacity building for food system innovation and reducing animal product consumption.
Impact
High impact through education and capacity building for plant-based transition. Funding in 2026 will prioritize institutional meat reduction and building the narrative for a Chinese plant-based diet.
History with ACE
ACE Recommended Charity from 2020–2022 and recommended again since 2024.
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 2026–2027, 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 2026 will be invested in their country-specific teams to work on the most effective strategies in each region.
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 2026–2027, SVB will expand government engagement and influence in this period of high tractability and grow their campaigns.
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 2026–2027 will enable THL to secure major cage-free commitments from top food producers in Asia and expand the resources of the Open Wing Alliance.
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 2026–2027, Wild Animal Initiative will strengthen their fundraising capacity and develop a partnership with Conservation X Labs to accelerate research for rodent contraception.
History with ACE
ACE Recommended Charity since 2020. Recipient of two past Movement Grants totalling $90,000.
