Executive summary: Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) has announced its 2025 Recommended Charities—ten organizations judged most effective at reducing animal suffering worldwide—highlighting both returning and newly added groups whose evidence-based advocacy and policy work target the welfare of farmed, aquatic, and wild animals; the post invites donors to support them directly or through ACE’s Recommended Charity Fund.
Key points:
2025 recommendations: ACE newly recommends Animal Welfare Observatory (Spain) and reinstates Sociedade Vegetariana Brasileira (Brazil), alongside continuing recognition of The Humane League, Shrimp Welfare Project, and Wild Animal Initiative; five charities retain their 2024 status—Aquatic Life Institute, Çiftlik Hayvanlarını Koruma Derneği, Dansk Vegetarisk Forening, Good Food Fund, and Sinergia Animal.
Evaluation process: ACE conducts annual, multi-month assessments to identify charities that can do the most good per dollar for farmed and wild animals, focusing on organizational effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and room for more funding.
Highlighted achievements: Featured successes include Lidl’s welfare commitments (Animal Welfare Observatory), billions of shrimps covered by humane stunning (Shrimp Welfare Project), millions of plant-based meals served in Brazilian schools (SVB), and significant corporate and legislative wins for cage-free hens (The Humane League).
Global reach: The recommended organizations operate across more than a dozen countries, addressing both systemic reforms (corporate campaigns, legislation) and cultural change (diet shifts, research on wild animal welfare).
Donor opportunities: ACE promotes its Recommended Charity Fund, which allocates pooled donations biannually based on each charity’s current funding needs, and announces an upcoming matching challenge to amplify donor impact.
Underlying message: Even small contributions, when directed toward highly effective animal charities, can significantly reduce global animal suffering—offering donors a strategic, evidence-guided way to help animals.
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Executive summary: Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) has announced its 2025 Recommended Charities—ten organizations judged most effective at reducing animal suffering worldwide—highlighting both returning and newly added groups whose evidence-based advocacy and policy work target the welfare of farmed, aquatic, and wild animals; the post invites donors to support them directly or through ACE’s Recommended Charity Fund.
Key points:
2025 recommendations: ACE newly recommends Animal Welfare Observatory (Spain) and reinstates Sociedade Vegetariana Brasileira (Brazil), alongside continuing recognition of The Humane League, Shrimp Welfare Project, and Wild Animal Initiative; five charities retain their 2024 status—Aquatic Life Institute, Çiftlik Hayvanlarını Koruma Derneği, Dansk Vegetarisk Forening, Good Food Fund, and Sinergia Animal.
Evaluation process: ACE conducts annual, multi-month assessments to identify charities that can do the most good per dollar for farmed and wild animals, focusing on organizational effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and room for more funding.
Highlighted achievements: Featured successes include Lidl’s welfare commitments (Animal Welfare Observatory), billions of shrimps covered by humane stunning (Shrimp Welfare Project), millions of plant-based meals served in Brazilian schools (SVB), and significant corporate and legislative wins for cage-free hens (The Humane League).
Global reach: The recommended organizations operate across more than a dozen countries, addressing both systemic reforms (corporate campaigns, legislation) and cultural change (diet shifts, research on wild animal welfare).
Donor opportunities: ACE promotes its Recommended Charity Fund, which allocates pooled donations biannually based on each charity’s current funding needs, and announces an upcoming matching challenge to amplify donor impact.
Underlying message: Even small contributions, when directed toward highly effective animal charities, can significantly reduce global animal suffering—offering donors a strategic, evidence-guided way to help animals.
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