Charitable giving to animal welfare organisations varies enormously in its impact per dollar donated. Understanding how to evaluate organisations helps donors direct resources where they can do the most good.
The welfare impact of charitable giving varies by orders of magnitude depending on which organisations and interventions receive donations. Emotionally compelling individual animal rescue stories attract significant donation, but the welfare improvement per dollar in these campaigns is often low compared to systematic interventions affecting many animals. Evidence-based welfare philanthropy applies the same rigour to charitable giving that we would apply to any significant decision. ACE provides the most comprehensive and regularly updated analysis of animal welfare charity effectiveness, and their top charities represent strong evidence-based choices for welfare-motivated donors.