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Animal Charity Evaluators

Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) is a non-profit organization based in Walnut, California.

History

ACE was founded in 2012, under the name of Effective Animal Activism, as a branch of 80,000 Hours. It adopted its current name and became an independent organization in 2013.1)

Organization

Funding

In 2021, ACE received three grants totalling $227,200 from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF).2)

As of June 2022, ACE has received over $1.8 million in funding from Open Philanthropy,3) and over $550,000 from Effective Altruism Funds.4)

Additional funding has come from:5)

1)
Perez, D. (2015, July). 2015 Internal Evaluation. Animal Charity Evaluators. https://web.archive.org/web/20221125061113/https://animalcharityevaluators.org/transparency/internal-evaluations/2015-internal-evaluation/
2)
Grants Catalog. Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Retrieved February 21, 2023, from https://archive.ph/i0ZMe
3)
Grants. (2021, June 30). Open Philanthropy. https://web.archive.org/web/20220702090514/https://www.openphilanthropy.org/grants/?organization-name=animal-charity-evaluators
4)
March 2020: Animal Welfare Fund Grants. Effective Altruism Funds. Retrieved November 25, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221125061507/https://funds.effectivealtruism.org/funds/payouts/march-2020-animal-welfare-fund-grants
5)
Top Donors. Animal Charity Evaluators. Retrieved October 24, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221024213819/https://animalcharityevaluators.org/about/contributors/top-donors/