New York · Public charity
World Animal Protection
WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION is a global organization working to end factory farming and wildlife exploitation. We expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. For over 75 years, we've been rewriting the story for animals. Working across almost 50 countries with offices in 12, enables us to engage…
- $2.9M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 8
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $203k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $22,412
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $51,548
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 1
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $12M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations World Animal Protection funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 8 | $203k | 88% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $20k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena Humane | $51,548 | 1 | n/a |
| Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center | $44,824 | 1 | n/a |
| Best Friends Animal Society | $44,824 | 1 | n/a |
| San Diego Humane Society and Spca | $22,412 | 1 | 0% |
| Marine Mammals of Maine | $20,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Luvin Arms | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Bunny World Foundation Inc | $11,206 | 1 | n/a |
| Yes on Ip28 | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tamerlaine Farm Animal Sanctuary | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
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: Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About World Animal Protection
- How much does World Animal Protection give?
- World Animal Protection reported 8 itemized grants totaling $203,314, out of $2,890,692 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 1 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does World Animal Protection fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (95%), Public Benefit (5%).
- Who are World Animal Protection's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Pasadena Humane ($52k), Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center ($45k), Best Friends Animal Society ($45k).
- Does World Animal Protection fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as World Animal Protection?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Paypal Charitable Giving Fund, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is World Animal Protection based?
- World Animal Protection is based in NY.
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