Powering a future free from animal farming
Factory farming threatens the wellbeing of animals, people, and the planet. But it doesn’t need to be this way.
Farmed Animal Funders empowers visionary philanthropists to align their giving with their values, creating a more ethical and sustainable future. Through expert advising, high-impact giving opportunities, and transformative initiatives, we help donors drive meaningful change while championing humane and innovative food systems.
Progress in numbers
Powering a future free from animal farming
Factory farming threatens the wellbeing of animals, people, and the planet. But it doesn’t need to be this way.
Farmed Animal Funders empowers visionary philanthropists to align their giving with their values, creating a more ethical and sustainable future. Through expert advising, high-impact giving opportunities, and transformative initiatives, we help donors drive meaningful change while championing humane and innovative food systems.
Progress in numbers
Our members drive progress through philanthropy.
More than 1000 corporations pledged to eliminate battery cages for egg-laying hens from their supply chains. As a result, an estimated 95 million fewer hens are being confined to battery cages compared to ten years ago.
1000+ corporations
$1.67 billion
Global public funding to support alternative proteins has now totaled over $1.67 billion.
Government funding for research, development, and commercialization of alternative proteins has grown exponentially - from $2 million before 2020 to $523 million in 2023.
$523 Million
40% of consumers
The global market for plant-based meat alternatives is projected to more than double from 2014 to 2026 - and in a global survey in 2019, 40% of consumers reported trying to reduce their consumption of animal proteins.
Impact-driven learning
We guide donors on a personalized journey to align their values with strategic opportunities, helping them uncover priorities and drive meaningful impact with their philanthropy. For those new to the cause, we provide education on factory farming’s harms, promising interventions, and the movement landscape to foster informed progress. This includes member calls, funding circles, 1:1 connections and other programming.
High-impact funding opportunities
We work with major funders, movement leaders, and allies to identify timely opportunities that can maximize your impact. Our deep and broad connectivity in the movement and collaborative approach allow us to go farther, together.
Customized philanthropic advising
We offer expert guidance tailored to meet your needs, and charity recommendations based on your unique values, priorities, and goals. Upon request, we can connect you with other funders, who can share their insights and expertise. And if you choose to give anonymously, we can conduct follow-up and impact analysis on major grants.
A community of funders
By joining our community, donors have the opportunity to connect with and learn from each other, in an intellectually enriching, collegial, and supportive atmosphere. We plan in-person gatherings throughout the year, and members convene for an annual multiday retreat. We also hold monthly members-only virtual calls that spotlight the latest opportunities in the movement to end factory farming.
“As philanthropists, we can tackle the urgent challenge of ending factory farming—a moral imperative with growing global support and measurable wins. Joining other funders means advancing a more ethical and sustainable future.”
– Shannon Campion, executive director
What we do
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We guide donors on a personalized journey to align their values with strategic opportunities, helping them uncover priorities and drive meaningful impact with their philanthropy. For those new to the cause, we provide education on factory farming’s harms, promising interventions, and the movement landscape to foster informed progress. This includes member calls, funding circles, 1:1 connections and other programming.
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A vibrant network of 40+ high-net-worth individuals and foundations with shared values and philanthropic interests. Monthly group calls to dive deeper into the latest research and opportunities and an annual retreat to learn and strengthen connections.
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A vibrant network of 40+ high-net-worth individuals and foundations with shared values and philanthropic interests. Monthly group calls to dive deeper into the latest research and opportunities and an annual retreat to learn and strengthen connections.
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A vibrant network of 40+ high-net-worth individuals and foundations with shared values and philanthropic interests. Monthly group calls to dive deeper into the latest research and opportunities and an annual retreat to learn and strengthen connections.
Despite the size of the problem, there is hope - with strategic philanthropy, we’re making progress towards a world free from factory farming.
Opportunities for funders
Spotlighting solutions to reform and replace factory farming.
Meet the members
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Process & eligibility
Our group is open to all individuals and foundations giving more than $250,000 per year to work to supplant factory farming. We are also open to influential leaders who may be new to the movement, and those with the potential to give much greater sums over time
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Our Team
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Executive Director
Shannon Campion
Shannon Campion
Executive Director
Shannon Campion
Executive Director
Shannon Campion
Executive Director
State of the movement
Farmed Animal Funders surveyed ~2,000 charitable organizations around the world fighting factory farming to provide a clearer picture of the allocation of funding within the movement to end industrialized animal agriculture.
Size
The estimated the size of the movement to fight factory farming in ~$200 million USD with year on year growth of 10% or more in recent years. 20% is spent outside of the US, UK and Europe
Opportunity
Some farmed animal species (like fish and invertebrates) are much more neglected in terms of funding than others, which is probably not optimal.
Key goals
These three emerged as key goals for the movement: Plant-based campaigns, Movement building and Welfare gains
Funders
Generally, funders in this movement are new with ~50% of members of Farmed Animal Funders have been donating in this sector for <5 years.