16 minute read We update our list of Recommended Charities annually. This year, we announced recommendations on November 4. Each year, hundreds of billions of animals are trapped in the food industry and killed for food —that is more than all the humans who have ever walked on the face of the Earth.1 When faced with such a magnitude of suffering, it can feel overwhelming and hard to know how to help. One of the most impactful things you can do to help animals is to donate to effective animal charities—even a small donation can have a big impact. Our goal is to help you do the most good for animals by providing you with effective giving opportunities that greatly reduce their suffering. Following our comprehensive charity evaluations, we are pleased to announce our Recommended Charities! Charities awarded the status in 2025Charities retaining the status from 2024Animal Welfare ObservatoryAquatic Life InstituteShrimp Welfare ProjectÇiftlik Hayvanlarını Koruma DerneğiSociedade Vegetariana BrasileiraDansk Vegetarisk ForeningThe Humane LeagueGood Food FundWild Animal InitiativeSinergia Animal The Humane League (working globally), Shrimp Welfare Project (in Central and South America, Southeast Asia, and India), and Wild Animal Initiative (global) have continued to work on the most important issues for animals using highly effective methods, and all have had their status as Recommended Charities renewed after being thoroughly re-evaluated this year. We are delighted to once again recommend Sociedade Vegetariana Brasileira (Brazil)—last recommended in 2020 (status lasting two years). This year, a newly-evaluated charity joins their ranks: Animal Welfare Observatory (Spain). Aquatic Life Institute (global), Çiftlik Hayvanlarını Koruma Derneği (Turkiye), Dansk Vegetarisk Forening (Denmark and E.U.), Good Food Fund (China), and Sinergia Animal (Latin America, Ecuador, Indonesia, Peru, and Thailand) have all retained their two-year Recommended Charity status from 2024.

Dear colleagues, As part of our efforts to bring more donors and funding into the farmed animal protection movement, Senterra (formerly Farmed Animal Funders) just published an article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) about our funder community and ways we’re coordinating to drive outsized impact. The piece aims to persuade SSIR’s readers, including many philanthropic and social impact leaders, that our cause and the collaborative donor community backing it offer a “big bang for your buck” opportunity to address animal suffering and other urgent, global problems. We also hope the piece will help those working on other underfunded, complex, or emerging causes to build similar donor networks that can push limited resources further. We’d be grateful for your support in sharing this with your networks, particularly prospective funders. Special thanks to Senterra Steering Committee Member and The Navigation Fund President David Coman-Hidy for coauthoring this piece, and many thanks to Senterra’s members for serving as its inspiration. Best, Shannon P.S.: Please also check out my recent interview in Current Affairs about turning the public’s inherent compassion for animals into political power.

EVFA’s Documentary Research Grant backs nonfiction projects at the moment when research, access, and story exploration define what a film can become!  Each selected filmmaker receives an $8,000 USD grant for feasibility research, access-building, and core preparatory materials. Over 8–10 weeks (Jan–Mar 2026) participants will follow a guided pathway with clear check-ins, one-to-one mentorship, and two group sessions, to finish with a solid treatment, audience definition, distribution map, and a practical impact plan. Who should apply: Filmmakers developing feature docs or series that tackle ethical-systems stories- culture, climate, human stories, and our relationship with non-human life. Deadline: 6 November 2025 Notifications: Early December 2025 Grant amount: $8,000 USD Apply here: https://forms.gle/3jVyE5am76dGWhf26  Read more about the grant below: What type of projects are eligible for the Research Grant? Feature documentaries and docuseries (episodic) are both eligible, including non-English language projects. Projects must be in the research or pre-research phase (not already in pre-production, production, or post), should align broadly with topics tackling ethical consumption (food, animals, culture and climate), and be open to pivoting (if necessary) based on research findings. Who decides which projects are awarded the funding? A review committee is being built from our advisory board, and this will be the deciding body.  How long will the research period be? The research period will run for about 8-10 weeks between January and March, with some flexibility based on filmmaker’s commitments. How many filmmakers will receive the grant? 3-5 filmmakers / filmmaking teams. Can I still apply if I’ve already started research? Yes, as long as you’re open to the potential that your film, story or characters may change direction if that’s where the research takes you. Where should the money go? Funds can be used to support your own time and