Executive summary: The Animal Welfare Fund distributed $2.44M across 37 grants in 2024 (April-October), focusing on farmed animal welfare improvements through legal reforms, corporate accountability, and policy advocacy, with particular emphasis on projects in developing nations and neglected species like fish and laying hens.
Key points:
The fund maintained a selective 31.1% acceptance rate (excluding desk rejections) and is increasing transparency through more frequent reporting, with $6.3M remaining available for additional grants as of November 2024.
High-priority grants focused on legal reforms in Uganda ($26.5K), corporate accountability in Brazil ($100K), and cage-free advocacy in Indonesia ($10K), targeting regions with large animal populations but historically limited funding.
The most frequently funded strategic areas were welfare campaigns, policy advocacy, and research, with egg-laying hens being the primary species focus, followed by multiple farmed animals, wild animals, and shrimp.
Geographic diversity was emphasized, with significant funding directed to Global South countries where animal welfare improvements could affect millions of animals at relatively low cost per animal.
Key uncertainties include outcome data (as grants are recent) and the success rate of policy/legal reform efforts in various jurisdictions, though the fund aims to mitigate risks through careful grantee selection and support.
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Executive summary: The Animal Welfare Fund distributed $2.44M across 37 grants in 2024 (April-October), focusing on farmed animal welfare improvements through legal reforms, corporate accountability, and policy advocacy, with particular emphasis on projects in developing nations and neglected species like fish and laying hens.
Key points:
The fund maintained a selective 31.1% acceptance rate (excluding desk rejections) and is increasing transparency through more frequent reporting, with $6.3M remaining available for additional grants as of November 2024.
High-priority grants focused on legal reforms in Uganda ($26.5K), corporate accountability in Brazil ($100K), and cage-free advocacy in Indonesia ($10K), targeting regions with large animal populations but historically limited funding.
The most frequently funded strategic areas were welfare campaigns, policy advocacy, and research, with egg-laying hens being the primary species focus, followed by multiple farmed animals, wild animals, and shrimp.
Geographic diversity was emphasized, with significant funding directed to Global South countries where animal welfare improvements could affect millions of animals at relatively low cost per animal.
Key uncertainties include outcome data (as grants are recent) and the success rate of policy/legal reform efforts in various jurisdictions, though the fund aims to mitigate risks through careful grantee selection and support.
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