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Animal Welfare Trust Inc at a glance

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Animal Welfare Trust Inc

Its FY2022 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$658
Granted FY2022
1
Grants FY2022
1
States reached
$658
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2022.

Education$1.2MAnimals$995kEnvironment$416kFood & Nutrition$266k
02FY2022 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$658
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS$658
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY19–22) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 72% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%HARVARD LAW SCHOOL: $100k → 8%NEW ENGLAND ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY: $50k → 16%ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND: $50k → 9%7TH GENERATION ADVISORS: $15k → 14%HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS: $55k → 9%FARM SANCTUARY: $10k → 12%WOODSTOCK FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $10k → 16%CDP NORTH AMERICA: $100k → 17%BRIGHTER GREEN INC: $25k → 20%GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE: $75k → 14%WELL-FED WORLD: $15k → 13%CENTER FOR ANIMAL LAW STUDIES: $100k → 12%ANIMAL GRANTMAKERS INC: $5k → 7%AFRICA NETWORK FOR ANIMAL WELFARE: $50k → 12%VERMONT LAW SCHOOL: $50k → 9%HARVARD LAW SCHOOL: $100k → 8%REDUCETARIAN FOUNDATION: $13k → 14%HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS: $55k → 9%CATSKILL ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $10k → 16%CDP NORTH AMERICA: $100k → 17%BRIGHTER GREEN INC: $25k → 20%GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE: $50k → 14%LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL: $100k → 12%KARUNA FOUNDATION: $75k → 12%HARVARD LAW SCHOOL: $50k → 8%HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS: $30k → 9%NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: $333k → 17%ANIMAL OUTLOOK: $50k → 14%CENTER FOR ANIMAL LAW STUDIES: $20k → 12%NY COALITION FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL LUNCHES: $28k → 9%CDP NORTH AMERICA INC: $25k → 17%ANIMAL OUTLOOK: $25k → 14%NY COALITION FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL LUNCHES: $15k → 9%NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: $333k → 17%NY COALITION FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL LUNCHES: $10k → 9%NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: $358k → 17%HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS: $658 → 9%CATSKILL ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $10k → 17%THE ANIMAL DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP INC: $20k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
NY
MA
OR
CT
CA
CO
DC
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.3M · 11 repeat orgs$538k to everyone else

11 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2022, 10 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
14

Total granted

$2.3M
$538k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+94%

Still filing today

82%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22
AnimalsEducationEnvironmentFood & NutritionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • NY
    New York University
    3× · 2019–2021 · $1.0M · revenue +51%
  • CN
    CDP NORTH AMERICA INC
    3× · 2019–2021 · $225k · revenue +426%
  • TG
    THE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE INC
    2× · 2019–2021 · $125k · revenue +30%

Funded once

  • LC
    LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL
    one grant, 2019 · $100k
  • KF
    Karuna Foundationgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $75k · revenue +94%
  • UR
    UC REGENTS
    one grant, 2019 · $75k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
2
Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy Inc
Philanthropy
3
Animal Wellness Action

To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.

Human Services
4
The Humane League

We exist to end the abuse of animals raised for food. this mission is executed by persuading companies and institutions to adopt animal welfare policies through negotiation and pressure campaigns, and then holding them accountable to their…

Animals
5
Animal Agriculture Alliance

The animal agriculture alliance is a nonprofit organization that helps bridge the communication gap between farm and fork. we connect food industry stakeholders, engage food chain influencers and promote consumer choice by helping key…

Food & Nutrition
6
Institute for Animal Happiness

Growing respect and acceptance for veganism through our dedicated work of rescue and creative care, impactful vegan food programs, vibrant education, and consistent advocacy; all strengthened by our engagement with a rising global network…

Animals
7
A Just World

Our mission is to promote a world where all beings live a just life of dignity and respect. To this end, we engage in practical actions, raise funds, spread understanding and foster compassion.

Animals
8
Vegan Outreach Inc

Education regarding animal cruelty

Food & Nutrition
9
Animal Equality

Animal equality is an international organization working with society, governments, and companies to end cruelty to farmed animals.

Animals
10
New York Animal Agriculture Coalition Inc

The new york animal agriculture coalition is designed to increase the public's understanding and to educate about the animal agriculture and current farming pratices.

Animals
11
Mercy for Animals Inc

Mercy for animals' mission is to construct a compassionate food system that is not just kind to animals but essential for the future of our planet and all who share it. our vision of a world where animals are respected, protected, and free…

Animals
12
Animal & Vegan Advocacy International Inc

Animal and Vegan Advocacy International, Inc. is dedicated to creating a world in which animals are removed from the food system and other human uses. It furthers this mission by convening advocates through an international conference…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Farm Sanctuary Inc; the most unlike its peers is Lewis & Clark College. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 25 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
14/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

New York University: $1,025,000 · EducationNew York UniversityLEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE: $120,000 · EducationLEWIS & CLARK COLLEGENEW YORK COALITION FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL LUNCHES INC: $52,500 · EducationVermont Law School: $50,000 · EducationHARVARD LAW SCHOOL: $250,000 · OtherHARVARD LAW SCHOOLYALE LAW SCHOOL: $250,000 · OtherYALE LAW SCHOOLLEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL: $100,000 · OtherLEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOLUC REGENTS: $75,000 · OtherUC REGENTSAFRICA NETWORK FOR ANIMAL WELFARE: $50,000 · OtherAFRICA NETWORK FOR ANIMAL WEL…+3 more: $35,000 · OtherCDP NORTH AMERICA INC: $225,000 · EnvironmentCDP NORTH AMERIC…HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS: $140,658 · EnvironmentHUMANE EDUCATION…BRIGHTER GREEN INC: $50,000 · EnvironmentBRIGHTER GREEN I…ANIMAL OUTLOOK INC: $75,000 · AnimalsANIMAL OUTLO…Karuna Foundation: $75,000 · AnimalsKaruna Found…ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC: $50,000 · AnimalsANIMAL LEGAL…NEW ENGLAND ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY: $50,000 · AnimalsNEW ENGLAND …ANIMAL DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP INC: $20,000 · AnimalsANIMAL DEFEN…CATSKILL ANIMAL SANCTUARY INC: $20,000 · AnimalsCATSKILL ANI…+2 more: $20,000 · Animals+2 moreTHE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE INC: $125,000 · Food & NutritionREDUCETARIAN FOUNDATION INC: $13,000 · Food & Nutrition
Education$1,247,500Other$760,000Environment$415,658Animals$310,000Food & Nutrition$138,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNew York University: $1,025,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCDP NORTH AMERICA INC: $225,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetHUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS: $140,658 over 4y, 8.5% of budgetTHE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE INC: $125,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE: $120,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetANIMAL OUTLOOK INC: $75,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetKaruna Foundation: $75,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNEW YORK COALITION FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL LUNCHES INC: $52,500 over 3y, 7.1% of budgetVermont Law School: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBRIGHTER GREEN INC: $50,000 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetNEW ENGLAND ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY: $50,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetANIMAL DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP INC: $20,000 over 1y, 8.5% of budgetCATSKILL ANIMAL SANCTUARY INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetREDUCETARIAN FOUNDATION INC: $13,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetFARM SANCTUARY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWOODSTOCK FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Quinn FoundationVegfund IncSilicon Valley Commun…The Greenbaum Foundat…Rsf Social Finance IncGreater Kansas City C…Bradley L Goldberg Fa…Tipping Point Private…Ge Aerospace Foundati…Vanguard Charitable E…Gs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…
The Quinn FoundationKS22.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Quinn Foundation · Vegfund Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Greenbaum Foundation · Rsf Social Finance Inc · Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · Bradley L Goldberg Family Foundation · Tipping Point Private Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Animal Welfare Trust Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Animal Welfare Trust Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 14%
  • Vermont Law School: 14% of income from government
  • Lewis & Clark College: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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How do I get to Animal Welfare Trust Inc?

Find your warmest path to Animal Welfare Trust Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 25 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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