· Private foundation
Vegfund Inc
VEGFUND PROVIDES GRANTS TO VEGAN ACTIVISTS TO ENABLE THEIR EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF VEGAN LIVING.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2023
- Under $10k264 grants · $453k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $37k
- $50k–250k3 grants · $193k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| VEGANUARY | $75,000 |
| PROVEG (FKA VIVA LAS VEGA'S) | $64,721 |
| THE HUMANE LEAGUE | $53,199 |
| ANIMAL EQUALITY - SPAIN | $13,448 |
| FOOD FOR CLIMATE LEAGUE INC | $12,500 |
| ASSOCIACIA VEGETARIANA PORTUGUESA | $10,572 |
| A WELL FED WORLD | $8,000 |
| ANIMAL EQUALITY - MEXICO | $7,658 |
| BLACK VEGETARIAN SOCIETY OF MARYLAND | $7,500 |
| ONE STEP FOR ANIMALS | $7,500 |
| THE PLANTRICIAN PROJECT | $7,500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $7,500 |
| FRIENDS OF HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL | $7,500 |
| ANIMAL EQUALITY - ITALY | $7,500 |
| ANIMAL EQUALITY - UNITED KINGDOM | $7,287 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
US giving: 49% of grant dollars ($2.8M). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 51% that went abroad ($2.9M) is mapped below.
Its human-services grants (FY20–22, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 92% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
Beyond the US: 51% of all-years giving ($2.9M)
69 countries, by the recipient’s country on the filing.
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against +1% for those funded once.
226 repeat relationships: 137 still active in FY2023, 89 since wound down; 133 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $183k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- THTHE HUMANE LEAGUE5× · 2017–2023 · $925k · revenue +213%
- OSONE STEP FOR ANIMALS3× · 2017–2023 · $165k · revenue +21%
- RFReal Food for Kids3× · 2020–2022 · $63k · revenue +47%
Funded once
- ECEXPANDED CIRCLE COLLECTIVE-BETTER EATINGone grant, 2020 · $47k
- PBPLANT BASED FOODS ASSOCIATIONone grant, 2020 · $40k
- PBPLANT BASED FOODS ASSOCIATIONgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $35k · revenue +285%
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.
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.
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.
We firmly believe that the animal welfare and vegan community can significantly enhance their impact by extending their efforts to all corners of the world. Our dedication is to facilitate and contribute to this global outreach, striving…
Our mission at Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary is to provide a safe, loving and permanent home for rescued farmed animals whom are not accepted at most shelters. In addition to providing life-long care for the animals, we are dedicated to…
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…
To provide refuge for unwanted farmed animals, to further their welfare through education of the public and to foster ethics of compassion and responsibility towards nonhuman animals by advocating a vegan lifestyle.
This organization was formed to promote the vegan lifestyle and to promote respect and care for all animals.
Exposing and eliminating animal cruelty.
HUMANE WORLD FOR ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL, FKA HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (HSI), works around the globe to promote the human-animal bond, rescue and protect dogs and cats, improve farm animal welfare, protect wildlife, promote animal-free…
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…
We partner with brands restaurants and communities to inspire plant-based eating everywhere by providing free assistance including marketing PR and consultation.
How this is measured
118 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 118 of the 663 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds THE HUMANE LEAGUE ↗
- Who funds ONE STEP FOR ANIMALS ↗
- Who funds Real Food for Kids ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE EARTH ↗
- Who funds A Well-Fed World ↗
- Who funds ACTASIA INC ↗
- Who funds SENTIENT MEDIA ↗
- Who funds UnchainedTV ↗
- Who funds VEGAN JUSTICE ↗
- Who funds PLANT BASED FOODS ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds BLACK VEGETARIAN SOCIETY OF MARYLAND ↗
- Who funds ROCHESTER LIFESTYLE MEDICINE INSTITUTE ↗
- Who funds AKASHINGA INC ↗
- Who funds The Raven Corps ↗
- Who funds Peace Advocacy Network ↗
- Who funds Food Empowerment Project ↗
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: The Quinn Foundation · Animal Charity Evaluators · A Well-Fed World · The Greenbaum Foundation · Karuna Foundation · Nalith Inc · Humane America Animal Foundation · The Summerlee Foundation · Tipping Point Private Foundation · Builders Vision Foundation · Aceso Foundation Inc · Impactassetsinc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Vegfund Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Vegfund Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- Newark Community Street Team Inc: 38% of income from government
- Medstar Health Inc: 23% of income from government
- The Center for Independent Documentary Inc: 6% of income from government
How this is measured
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