EIN 36-4684978

Animal Charity Evaluators

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
9
City
Year formed
2013
Most recent tax filings
2024-03-01
Description
Animal Charity Evaluators directs donor funds to effective animal charities and provides research and education to maximize animal welfare impact.
Also known as...
Effective Animal Activism Animal Charity Evaluators
Total revenues
$5,903,283
2024
Total expenses
$6,059,357
2024
Total assets
$3,671,408
2024
Num. employees
9
2024

Program areas at Animal Charity Evaluators

Grantmaking: through our recommended Charity fund, ace disbursed two rounds of funding (august 2023 and february 2024)totaling $2,339,876 to our recommended charities. Through our movement grants program, we disbursed one round of funding (july 2023) totaling $781,204 to 48 highly promising Animal advocacy projects. We also regranted $144,500 for a project in collaboration with vox media's future perfect, and the final two grants from our Animal advocacy research fund totaling $9,337.
Charity evaluations: we completed 14 comprehensive Charity evaluations using four criteria to methodically provide a total of six new Charity recommendations to advocates and donors on charities that are doing highly impactful work and are exellent donation opportunities. This brought our total list of recommended charities to eleven. We published blog posts containing information about our methodology for evaluations. We collected donations on behalf of our recommended charities.

Grants made by Animal Charity Evaluators

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
The Humane LeagueRecommended Charity;support Mission$404,808
The Good Food InstituteRecommended Charity;support Mission$303,279
Wild Animal InitiativeRecommended Charity;support Mission$298,555
...and 21 more grants made totalling $2,261,219

Who funds Animal Charity Evaluators

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$946,982
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFor Recipient's Exempt Purpose$385,353
National Philanthropic TrustEnvironment, Animals$360,500
...and 27 more grants received totalling $3,293,417

Personnel at Animal Charity Evaluators

NameTitleCompensation
Stien van der PloegExecutive Director$0
Charlie MessingerOperations Director
Gina StuessyFinance Director
Heather HerrellDevelopment Director
Elisabeth OrmandyPrograms Director
...and 12 more key personnel

Financials for Animal Charity Evaluators

RevenuesFYE 03/2024
Total grants, contributions, etc.$5,891,825
Program services$8,000
Investment income and dividends$318
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$3,140
Total revenues$5,903,283

Form 990s for Animal Charity Evaluators

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2024-032024-08-13990View PDF
2023-032023-09-28990View PDF
2022-032022-08-10990View PDF
2021-122022-03-31990View PDF
2020-122021-05-21990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

Organizations like Animal Charity Evaluators

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Oregon Foundation For North American Wild Sheep (FNAWS)Bozeman, MT$10,665,444
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (NMSF)Silver Spring, MD$21,628,080
Safari Club International FoundationTucson, AZ$8,799,994
Big Cat Rescue (BCR)Odessa, FL$3,287,280
Sea Turtle ConservancyGainesville, FL$6,515,913
Revive and RestoreSausalito, CA$8,154,175
Fish and Wildlife Foundation of FloridaTallahassee, FL$19,417,372
Texas Parks & Wildlife FoundationDallas, TX$19,730,435
The Wyldlife FundBuffalo, WY$2,337,686
Wild Earth AlliesChevy Chase, MD$4,471,527
Data update history
October 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 10 new personnel
September 28, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024
September 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $271,104 from Effective Ventures Foundation USA
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 12 new grant, including a grant for $152,040 from Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSocial advocacy organizationsWildlife protection organizationsAnimal organizationsCharities
Issues
AnimalsWildlife
Characteristics
Provides grantsLobbyingPartially liquidatedOperates internationallyNational levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
440 N Barranca Ave 3480
Covina, CA 91723
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
County
Los Angeles County, CA
Website URL
animalcharityevaluators.org/ 
Phone
(619) 363-1402
IRS details
EIN
36-4684978
Fiscal year end
March
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2013
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
D30: Wildlife Preservation, Protection
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0240923
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-11-20
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