Pennsylvania · Public charity
The American Anti-Vivisection Society
Since our founding in 1883, the mission of aavs has been to unequivocally oppose and work to end the use of animals in science and to oppose all forms of cruelty to animals. We achieve our mission by monitoring and investigating scientific uses of animals, exposing the inherent cruelty in animal experimentation. We then present reliable…
- $418k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 19
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 18
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $404k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $17,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $52,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 18
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 15
- Total assets, FY2025
- $40M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations The American Anti-Vivisection Society funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 19 | $404k | 5% |
| FY2024 | 18 | $557k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 18 | $409k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 17 | $419k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 17 | $434k | 6% |
| FY2020 | 17 | $446k | 12% |
| FY2019 | 16 | $320k | 6% |
| FY2018 | 15 | $332k | 7% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Primate Sanctuary Inc | $456,000 | 9 | 26% |
| Chimp Haven Inc | $372,366 | 9 | 1% |
| Project Chimps | $348,664 | 9 | 2% |
| Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines | $264,268 | 9 | 4% |
| Center for Orangutan & Chimpanzee Conservation Inc | $255,165 | 9 | 2% |
| Save the Chimps Inc | $221,816 | 9 | 1% |
| Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest | $197,334 | 9 | 3% |
| World Federation for Animals Inc | $171,607 | 4 | 47% |
| Primarily Primates Inc | $170,750 | 9 | 3% |
| Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries | $162,000 | 9 | 6% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Primate Sanctuary Inc | $456,000 | 9 | 26% |
| Chimp Haven Inc | $372,366 | 9 | 1% |
| Project Chimps | $348,664 | 9 | 2% |
| Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines | $264,268 | 9 | 4% |
| Center for Orangutan & Chimpanzee Conservation Inc | $255,165 | 9 | 2% |
| Save the Chimps Inc | $221,816 | 9 | 1% |
| Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest | $197,334 | 9 | 3% |
| World Federation for Animals Inc | $171,607 | 4 | 47% |
| Primarily Primates Inc | $170,750 | 9 | 3% |
| Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries | $162,000 | 9 | 6% |
| Equine Advocates Incorporated | $162,000 | 9 | 1% |
| Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary | $149,000 | 9 | 7% |
| Born Free USA united with API | $147,000 | 9 | 1% |
| Primates Incorporated | $145,000 | 9 | 9% |
| Peaceable Primate Sanctuary | $145,000 | 9 | 10% |
| Community Initiatives | $97,500 | 8 | 0% |
| Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Inc | $94,831 | 6 | 0% |
| Primate Rescue Center | $85,000 | 5 | 5% |
| Alternatives Research and Development Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Tiger Sanctuaries Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Pan African Sanctuary Alliance Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
The American Anti-Vivisection Society supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 20 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: National Anti-Vivisection Society · A Kinder World Foundation · The Summerlee Foundation · Humane World for Animals Inc · Dj and T Foundation · Ahimsa Foundation · Head & Heart Foundation Tr 12319 · Arcus Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc · The Michele & Agnese Cestone Foundation Inc - C/O Bank of America Private Bank · Animal Welfare Institute
How this is measured
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About The American Anti-Vivisection Society
- How much does The American Anti-Vivisection Society give?
- The American Anti-Vivisection Society reported 19 itemized grants totaling $404,299, out of $417,946 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 18 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The American Anti-Vivisection Society fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (100%).
- Who are The American Anti-Vivisection Society's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Oklahoma Primate Sanctuary Inc ($456k), Chimp Haven Inc ($372k), Project Chimps ($349k).
- Does The American Anti-Vivisection Society fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The American Anti-Vivisection Society?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Anti-Vivisection Society, A Kinder World Foundation, The Summerlee Foundation.
- Where is The American Anti-Vivisection Society based?
- The American Anti-Vivisection Society is based in PA.
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