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Vegfund

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

583
grants reported
$2.3M
total given
2022–2023
filing years
$1,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

advocacyencouragelifestylesvegan

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2 grants matching “esser” · $11,722

  • $3,315

    Essere Animali · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $8,407

    Essere Animali · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Proveg (Fka Viva Las Vega'S)2 grants · $284,721
  • The Humane League2 grants · $272,553
  • Veganuary2 grants · $225,000
  • Animal Equality - Spain2 grants · $73,448
  • Animal Equality - Mexico2 grants · $37,658
  • One Step for Animals2 grants · $37,500
  • Animal Equality - Italy2 grants · $37,470
  • Animal Equality - United Kingdom2 grants · $36,162
  • Animal Equality - Brasil2 grants · $35,371
  • Vegan Justice2 grants · $27,608

Giving over time

$1.7M
2022
$682,571
2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 583 grants.

  • $220,000

    Proveg (Fka Viva Las Vega'S) · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $219,354

    The Humane League · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $150,000

    Veganuary · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $75,000

    Veganuary · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $64,721

    Proveg (Fka Viva Las Vega'S) · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $60,000

    Animal Equality - Spain · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $53,199

    The Humane League · Rockville, MD · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $30,000

    Animal Equality - Mexico · West Hollywood, CA · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $30,000

    One Step for Animals · Tucson, AZ · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $29,970

    Animal Equality - Italy · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $28,875

    Animal Equality - United Kingdom · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $28,361

    Animal Equality - Brasil · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $21,777

    Vegan Justice · San Diego, CA · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $21,169

    Dyrenes Alliance · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $20,000

    Omu · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $19,000

    Black Vegetarian Society of Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $17,500

    Reimagine Agriculture · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $17,000

    Oikeutta Elaimille · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $15,400

    Sinergia Animal · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $14,000

    Africa Network for Animal Welfare - USA · Denver, CO · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $13,972

    Shamayim (the Shamayim V'Aretz Institute) · Santa Fe Springs, CA · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $13,448

    Animal Equality - Spain · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $12,500

    Food for Climate League · Evanston, IL · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $12,500

    Forum Nacional De Protecao Defesa Animal · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $12,500

    Real Food for Kids · Great Falls, VA · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $12,500

    Samayu · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $12,000

    Jane Unchained News Network · Marina Del Rey, CA · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $12,000

    No Meat May · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $11,700

    Faunalytics · Olympia, WA · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $11,500

    Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute · Rochester, NY · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $10,572

    Associacia Vegetariana Portuguesa · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $10,000

    Actasia for Animals · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $10,000

    Animals Now · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $10,000

    Cruzzola Raymond · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $10,000

    Jewish Veg · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $10,000

    The Raven Corps · Portland, OR · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $10,000

    Vegmichigan · Livonia, MI · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $9,264

    Fiapo · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $9,000

    Grima Darryl · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $8,800

    Peace Advocacy Network · Southeastern, PA · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $8,407

    Essere Animali · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $8,000

    A Well Fed World · Orlando, FL · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $7,783

    Made in Hackney · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $7,658

    Animal Equality - Mexico · West Hollywood, CA · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $7,500

    Animal Equality - Italy · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $7,500

    Assiettes Vegetales · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $7,500

    Black Vegetarian Society of Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $7,500

    Friends of Humane Society International · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $7,500

    One Step for Animals · Tucson, AZ · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $7,500

    The Plantrician Project · Boynton, MO · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $7,500

    African Vegan On a Budget · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $7,500

    Educated Choices Program · Lawrenceville, GA · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $7,500

    Friends of the Earth · Washington, DC · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $7,500

    Green Rev Institute Foundation · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $7,500

    Physicians Association Nutrition Israel · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $7,287

    Animal Equality - United Kingdom · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $7,010

    Animal Equality - Brasil · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $6,979

    Aplantbaseddiet Org · Silver Springs, FL · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $6,750

    Gyvi Gali · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $6,270

    Mtu Loomus (Ngo Loomus) · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $6,000

    Power Is Giving · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,831

    Vegan Justice · San Diego, CA · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,500

    Amor · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,500

    Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,400

    Made in Hackney · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,214

    Bradford Denise · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,200

    Allied Scholars for Animal Protection · Austion, TX · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,175

    Vegan Life Ngo · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Actasia for Animals · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Balanced · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Bryceson Victoria · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    No Meat May · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Nutritionfactsorg · Takoma Park, MD · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    The Raven Corps · Portland, OR · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    A New Zero · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Asociacion Rescate Bienestar Animales · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Asociatia Freedom Respect Every Earthling · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Earth Day Network · Washington, DC · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Every Animal · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Grassroots Artists Movement (Game) · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Greyton Farm Animal Sanctuary · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Happy Herd Farm Sanctuary · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teach · Mamaroneck, NY · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Jv Media Llc · Hendersonville, NC · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    King Charter Schools · St Petersburg, FL · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Material Innovation Initiative · Napa, CA · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Physicians Association for Nutrition · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Plant-Based Health Professionals UK Ltd · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Pongnathapas Isaree · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $5,000

    Sinnaeve Erin · Aurora, IL · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $4,965

    Project Animal Freedom · Eureka, MO · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $4,926

    Cruelty Free You Plus Me · Westmont, IL · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $4,886

    Indievillage Pty Ltd · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $4,500

    Lancaster Farm Sanctuary · Mount Joy, PA · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $4,500

    Slovensko Vegansko Drutvo · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $4,500

    Bryceson Victoria · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $4,395

    Soria Najera Miguel Hiram · 2022

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $4,389

    Animal Rights Coalition · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $4,327

    Oikeutta Elaimille · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

  • $4,325

    Farplace Animal Rescue · 2023

    Support vegan advocacy and encourage vegan lifestyles

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.