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Animal Charity Evaluators

Grantmaking foundation in San Diego, California · EIN 36-4684978

Total giving
$4.6MTax year 2025
Total assets
$5.5MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO FIND AND PROMOTE THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO HELP ANIMALS. TO DO THIS, WE CONDUCT ANNUAL CHARITY EVALUATIONS AND RECOMMEND THE MOST EFFECTIVE ANIMAL CHARITIES. WE ALSO PROVIDE GRANTS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN ANIMAL ADVOCACY MOVEMENT.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$3.5M2020
$4.5M2021
$2.4M2022
$4.3M2023
$4.4M2024
$4.6M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
The Humane League$320K2024
Wild Animal Initiative Inc$310K2024
Faunalytics$250K2024
New Roots Institute$210K2024
Aquatic Life Institute Inc$200K2024

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.justiceforanimals.net

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.