Donate
Your donation supports a better world for wild animals.
You make it possible for us to continue developing an academic field for wild animal welfare science through research, grants, and professional services. Last year, 40% of our total operating budget came from individual supporters like you.
We believe people should do what they can to reduce wild animal suffering responsibly with data-backed interventions. While conservation biology is concerned with questions of how humans can minimize their negative impacts on species and ecosystems, our field — welfare biology — is largely driven by the question of how humans can improve the total well-being of wild animals. There’s not enough data available yet to conclusively answer that question, which is why it’s so important for us to produce and enable as much research in this area as possible.
We envision a robust and diverse community of researchers around the world who are working on this problem, and your support makes it possible for us to keep that vision alive.
Wild Animal Initiative is one of the most impactful giving opportunities assessed by Animal Charity Evaluators.
Contact us
Contact our Development team with your questions and requests, such as updating an established recurring donation or giving from a country not listed below.
More ways to give
Donate by check
Write out the check to Wild Animal Initiative, then mail it to:
Wild Animal Initiative
Cameron Meyer Shorb
5123 W 98th St, #1204
Minneapolis, MN 55437
Donate stock
If you have a Donor Advised Fund, it’s easiest to donate your stock via your fund.
If you do not have a Donor Advised Fund, the fastest and most secure method is through Every.org. More information here.
Donate crypto
You can donate Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dai, Ethereum, Litecoin, or USD Coin through Every.org. More information.
Make a tax-deductible donation outside the U.S.
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Donate through EffektiverAltruismus.de. Click "EN" in the upper right if you'd like to see the English version of the page. Expand the "Select individual organizations" menu, scroll down to "Improve animal welfare," and select Wild Animal Initiative.
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Donate through GivingWhatWeCan.org. Select the Netherlands as your country and proceed with your donation information. You have the option to donate through a guest account on the website or to create a profile. We recommend creating a profile, as it allows you to access your giving history whenever you need it.
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Donate through EffektiverAltruismus.de. Click "EN" in the upper right if you'd like to see the English version of the page. Expand the "Select individual organizations" menu, scroll down to "Improve animal welfare," and select Wild Animal Initiative.
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Donate through GivingWhatWeCan.org. Select the United Kingdom as your country and proceed with your donation information. You have the option to donate through a guest account on the website or to create a profile. We recommend creating a profile, as it allows you to access your giving history whenever you need it.
Don’t see your country listed here?
If your country is not listed above, we recommend donating through GivingWhatWeCan.org. For your awareness, donations to Giving What We Can might not be tax-deductible where you live, but we don’t think you should worry too much about this.
Wild Animal Initiative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit incorporated in the State of Minnesota. Gifts are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under IRS regulations. EIN 82-2281466.