| Logo | Charity basics | Bio | What they’ll do with Marginal Funding |
 | EA Animal Welfare Fund | - Their mission is to alleviate the suffering of non-human animals globally through effective grantmaking.
| - Fund more high-impact grant applications ($1.5M) and scale up successful past grantees ($1M), particularly in areas like cage-free campaigns and welfare research
- Fill funding gaps created by Good Ventures/Open Philanthropy's exit from key areas ($1.75M), especially in shrimp welfare, farmed insects, and wild animal welfare
- Expand active grantmaking ($2M) to support strategic initiatives like coordinated fish welfare work and corporate cage-free accountability campaigns in neglected regions
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 | Fish Welfare Initiative | A nonprofit organization that conducts research on ways to improve fish welfare—especially the welfare of farmed fish—and implements interventions based on this research. | - Expand remote monitoring capabilities through 1-2 studies on satellite/drone-based water quality monitoring
- Scale up the Alliance for Responsible Aquaculture farm program to improve 1M fishes' lives and evaluate water quality improvement methods
- Launch China operations by hiring first full-time local staff member to develop species-specific standards and continue field-building work
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 | The Humane League UK | - A registered charity in England and Wales working to end the abuse of animals raised for food.
| - Continue fighting against Frankenchickens (fast-growing chicken breeds), particularly through corporate campaigns and legal action
- Address their £236k funding gap to maintain current activities without drawing from reserves
- Support follow-up actions based on their court verdict, including either increased corporate pressure campaigns or enforcement of court obligations
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 | The Humane League | - A nonprofit that works to improve animal welfare standards through corporate outreach, media outreach, and grassroots campaigns.
| - Expand the Open Wing Alliance (OWA) with $8 million to build regional teams, hire more campaigners, and provide $2-2.4 million in annual grants to member organizations working on cage-free campaigns globally
- Grow the Animal Policy Alliance (APA) with $1.5 million to expand from 23 to 30 members and provide up to $750k in grants to support US-based animal advocacy groups
- Scale up core support teams (Operations, Communications, Development) to meet the expanded needs of both OWA and APA programs
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 | Connect For Animals | - A nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for animal rights and promoting a better world for animals, primarily by working towards ending factory farming.
| - Allocate $20,000 for marketing contractors, social media ads, and video content to grow the platform to 10,000+ users within 12 months.
- Dedicate $10,000–$20,000 to hire a fundraising contractor to develop a sustainable funding model and secure diverse revenue streams.
- Invest in expert contractors to address critical gaps in marketing and fundraising, enabling long-term growth and impact.
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 | Hive | - A global community for farmed animal advocates whose mission is to connect advocates across regions to amplify their impact, working towards a vision of ending animal suffering.
| - Maintain current capacity by funding 2 additional FTE positions ($100,000) to match 2024's staffing levels of 4.5 FTE
- Expand operations with 3 part-time regional ambassadors ($40,000) to bridge language and cultural gaps in neglected regions like Africa, Asia, and Latin America
- Increase program capacity by upgrading part-time roles to full-time ($35,000) for communications, events, and individual fundraising initiatives
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 | Faunalytics | - A nonprofit that provides animal advocates with access to relevant research.
| - Create global databases ($65,000) tracking farmed animal advocacy interventions, polling data, and investigation history
- Conduct secondary data analyses ($35,000) of existing datasets on food consumption, CAFO impacts, and institutional spending
- Expand staff capacity ($300,000) by hiring development support and additional research scientists/analysts
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 | Legal Impact for Chickens | - A charity that sues companies that break animal welfare commitments.
| - Fill ~$90,000 gap in their 2025 budget to maintain capacity for litigating four simultaneous lawsuits
- Hire top-quality contract attorneys and expert witnesses for specialized legal expertise
- Fund private investigators to gather accurate case information when needed
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 | Sentient | - A reader-supported news outlet whose primary mission is to increase public awareness of the welfare of sentient beings, the health of the planet, and human longevity.
| - Hire a rural reporter ($65,000-$75,000 salary) to expand local news coverage and connect with farming communities
- Sustain current operations including fact-checked journalism and disinformation debunking
- Support ongoing Public News Service partnership to convert articles into audio content reaching rural audiences
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 | AVA International | - A nonprofit focused on animal and vegan advocacy, aiming to create a world where animals are removed from the food system and other human uses.
| - Fund Travel Awards to bring 60-100 additional advocates to the Brazil Summit, prioritizing farm animal advocates from underrepresented regions who earn under $30k/year
- Improve conference quality through professional public speaking workshops for speakers and enhanced recording quality for YouTube content
- Expand the Travel Award Program to increase accessibility for diverse advocates, particularly those from organizations with budgets under $250k
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 | Veganuary | - A non-profit that encourages people worldwide to try vegan for January and beyond.
| - Address a $67,570 funding gap for 2024 and $154,000 for 2025 to sustain operations and expand capacity-building services.
- Conduct critical research on policy effectiveness, consumer behavior, and advocacy in underrepresented regions like the Global South and Middle East.
- Equip advocates with actionable insights and tools to enhance evidence-based animal advocacy strategies.
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 | Scarlet Spark | - A nonprofit that provides free leadership development and organizational support to animal protection organizations.
| - Fill the remaining 9% ($39,000) funding gap in the 2025 operating budget of $424,000
- Hire new consultants to meet the excess demand for one-on-one support services
- Expand service offerings to help more animal protection organizations
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 | Arthropoda Foundation | - Supports research that can inform advocacy on the most pressing problems facing arthropods.
| - Fund humane slaughter research ($67,000) to develop electrical stunning protocols for black soldier fly larvae
- Support stocking density and substrate studies ($20,000-$100,000) to improve insect living conditions
- Implement automated welfare assessment ($53,000) to develop acoustic monitoring for early detection of insect distress
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 | Shrimp Welfare Project | An organization focused on reducing the suffering of billions of farmed shrimps globally. | - Purchase more electrical stunners at $55k each to help 120M+ shrimp annually per device (achieving ~2,000 shrimp helped per dollar per year)
- Deploy stunners to early-adopting producers to build industry momentum toward widespread adoption
- Scale up the Humane Slaughter Initiative (HSI) program, as all other operational costs are covered by grants through 2026
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