California · Nonprofit
ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL
ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL (California) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $120,350 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($60,350). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 50% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $133k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $120k
- Net assets
- $18k
What Arukah Animal International does
Mission
Arukah Animal International's mission is to bring an end to animal exploitation and suffering through advocacy, awareness, and the arts.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Arukah Animal International hosted its first in-person "Stop Octopus Farming" event on June 22, including artwork, live music, silent auction, raffle, food, and beverages. The event drew 45 attendees and included screenings of short films by award-winning artists, authors, and advocates. Following the screenings, acclaimed author and ethologist Jonathan Balcombe joined via Zoom to discuss the environmental impact of fishing, the sentience and brilliance of aquatic animals, and the urgent need to prevent industrial octopus farming. This event was featured in Sausalito Books by the Bay newsletter, Sausalito Woman's Club newsletter, Marin Independent Journal, and Facebook ad campaign reaching 6,326 people.
$5,551 spent4% of program spendingStop Octopus Farming: Arukah Animal International is actively campaigning to stop the first industrial commercial farming of octopuses through the development of an animated short film with an award-winning filmmaking team, an online petition against octopus farming, a series of social media collaborations, blogs, and educational merchandise. "Stop Octopus Farming Showcase," featuring award-winning artists and activists Keri Tietge, Noam Oxman, Laura Jean McKay, Hyung Ju Lee, and Jonathan Balcombe, an intimate window into the lives of octopuses. This mesmerizing collaboration and the individual shorts were viewed over 1,270,645 times across social media platforms. We also expanded our series of special edition merchandise-limited release t-shirts and coffee mugs to bolster our film and propel the Stop Octopus Farming movement. Each item boasts original artwork created by collaborating artists who have teamed up with Arukah Animal International to prevent the onslaught of commercial octopus farming.
$5,772 spent5% of program spendingIn Ukraine, we provided grants to support 9,000 cats and dogs, victims of immense suffering and misery ($101,525 to Wildlife and Welfare; Registered UK Charity: 1177425). The funds were designated for cats and dogs living in Odessa and Kharkiv, and the surrounding areas. In total, we provided 37,000 kg of dog food and 18,000 kg of cat food; expand capacity with a new veterinary clinic for roaming animals, strengthening critical shelter infrastructure so animals can survive the unbearably frigid winters and offering much needed safety against the bombings raining down upon the region; spayed and neutered 3,007 dogs and cats and provided emergency vet treatment to dozens of others.
$102,688 spentof which $101,525 as grants82% of program spendingRaising Awareness Online about Animal Protection: To amplify our message and reach, we have expanded our Website offerings to showcase our live-streamed panels, short films, and blogs, which range in subject matter from animal victims of war in Ukraine to new laws impacting homeless cats and dogs in Turkey to campaigning against a proposed commercial octopus farm in the Canary Islands. We now have a dedicated gallery Webpage displaying animal art as well as cherished books about more-than-human animals. Our newsletters keep hundreds of supporters updated on our progress and upcoming initiatives. This online presence serves as a central hub for knowledge-sharing and engagement with our cause.
$5,042 spent4% of program spendingBuilding Community through Social Media: We recognize the tremendous significance of social media in building a robust community around our mission. Using various platforms, we share our films, stories, and artwork, encouraging and inspiring participation and lively and meaningful discussions. In 2025, our video content was played over 1,764,645 times by approximately 453,663 people. Additionally, we collaborate with scholars and artists and activists, enriching the dialogue about animal rights and connecting with a wider audience. Through social media engagement, we continuously expand our reach and stir audiences into action on behalf of other animals, fighting against everyday exploitation and cruelty and aspiring toward a multispecies future, where every individual lives a flourishing life of freedom.
$5,495 spent4% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $124,548.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $32k to $12k (−64%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (86% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 50% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL leans on a few funders — its largest provides 50% of grant income and the top three 92%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
50% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
50% of ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $60k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside California, across 3 states.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $60k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL has grown faster than three-quarters of the 3,693 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,693 animals nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
63%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL?
- ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL (California) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $120,350 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($60,350). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 50% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $120,350 in grants to ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $60,350 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing