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12 funders with a record of paying for “chimpanzee”
Where the money went The Humane Society of the United States → Project Chimps: $6.5M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Arcus Foundation → Save the Chimps Inc: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation Inc → Center for Orangutan & Chimpanzee Conservation Inc: $720K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The American Anti-Vivisection Society → Chimp Haven: $152K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Seattle Foundation → Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest: $139K across 13 grants, latest 2024 Benton-Yang Foundation → Chimpanzee Sanctuary Nw: $120K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Park Foundation Inc → Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation Inc: $116K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Michele & Agnese Cestone Foundation → Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation Inc: $67K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Doris Day Animal Foundation → Save the Chimps: $55K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation → New Nature Foundation: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Dr Scholl Foundation → Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation Inc: $36K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Anti-Vivisection Society → Save the Chimps: $26K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Humane Society of the United States → Project Chimps Inc: $5.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → Village Enterprise Fund Inc: $811K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation Inc → Save the Chimps Inc: $650K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The American Anti-Vivisection Society → Project Chimps: $143K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Park Foundation Inc → Cntr for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation Inc: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation → Lincoln Park Zoo: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Dr Scholl Foundation → Save the Chimps Inc: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Doris Day Animal Foundation → Chimp Haven Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Anti-Vivisection Society → Chimp Haven: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Michele & Agnese Cestone Foundation → Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation Inc: $800K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The American Anti-Vivisection Society → Save the Chimps: $119K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Humane Society of the United States → Chimp Haven: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation → The Kasiisi Project: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Park Foundation Inc → Save the Chimps: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Doris Day Animal Foundation → Center for Great Apes: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Anti-Vivisection Society → Center for Great Apes: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Michele & Agnese Cestone Foundation → South Jersey Horse Rescue: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Arcus Foundation → Wild Chimpanzee Foundation: $607K across 7 grants, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → Community Initiatives: $501K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → Fauna & Flora International: $494K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → Lincoln Park Zoological Society: $475K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → International Rivers Network: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → Mighty Earth Inc: $397K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Arcus Foundation → Royal Zoological Society of Scotland: $383K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue: $300K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → Ol Pejeta Conservancy Limited: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education & Conservation: $299K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → Chimbo Foundation: $260K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → The Environment and Rural Development Foundation: $259K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Arcus Foundation → Zoological Society of San Diego: $247K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles: $224K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Arcus Foundation → University College London: $214K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → Friends of Cswct: $200K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Arcus Foundation → Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (Grace) Center: $190K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → Rewild: $185K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → International Great Apes and Gibbons Fund: $153K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Arcus Foundation → Bush-to-Base-Solutions: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Arcus Foundation → Kasiisi Project Inc: $139K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Arcus Foundation → Social Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Development: $123K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Arcus Foundation → International Institute for Environment and Development: $118K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Arcus Foundation → Ape Action Africa: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Arcus Foundation → Humane Society International (Uk): $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Arcus Foundation → Jeunes Animaux Confisques Au Katanga: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The American Anti-Vivisection Society → Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest: $95K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Arcus Foundation → Guinee Ecologie: $93K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → Animal Protection of New Mexico Inc: $90K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → University of Derby: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → Pan African Sanctuary Alliance: $82K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Arcus Foundation → Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Arcus Foundation → Cooperacion International Al Desarrollo: $68K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The American Anti-Vivisection Society → Center for Great Apes: $53K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Humane Society of the United States: $12M on this topic. Open the funder. The Humane Society of the Uni… $12M Arcus Foundation: $10M on this topic. Open the funder. Arcus Foundation $10M Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation Inc: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Sam Simon Charitable Giving F… $1.4M The American Anti-Vivisection Society: $562K on this topic. Open the funder. The American Anti-Vivisection… $562K Park Foundation Inc: $210K on this topic. Open the funder. Park Foundation Inc $210K Seattle Foundation: $139K on this topic. Open the funder. Seattle Foundation $139K The Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation: $125K on this topic. Open the funder. The Margot Marsh Biodiversity… $125K Benton-Yang Foundation: $120K on this topic. Open the funder. Benton-Yang Foundation $120K Doris Day Animal Foundation: $105K on this topic. Open the funder. Doris Day Animal Foundation $105K The Michele & Agnese Cestone Foundation: $87K on this topic. Open the funder. The Michele & Agnese Cestone… $87K Dr Scholl Foundation: $61K on this topic. Open the funder. Dr Scholl Foundation $61K National Anti-Vivisection Society: $56K on this topic. Open the funder. National Anti-Vivisection Soc… $56K Project Chimps: received $6.5M on this topic Project Chimps $6.5M Project Chimps Inc: received $5.0M on this topic Project Chimps Inc $5.0M Save the Chimps Inc: received $1.9M on this topic Save the Chimps Inc $1.9M Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation Inc: received $983K on this topic Center for Orangutan and Chimpa… $983K Village Enterprise Fund Inc: received $811K on this topic Village Enterprise Fund Inc $811K Center for Orangutan & Chimpanzee Conservation Inc: received $720K on this topic Center for Orangutan & Chimpanz… $720K Wild Chimpanzee Foundation: received $607K on this topic Wild Chimpanzee Foundation $607K Community Initiatives: received $501K on this topic Community Initiatives $501K Fauna & Flora International: received $494K on this topic Fauna & Flora International $494K Lincoln Park Zoological Society: received $475K on this topic Lincoln Park Zoological Society $475K International Rivers Network: received $400K on this topic International Rivers Network $400K Mighty Earth Inc: received $397K on this topic Mighty Earth Inc $397K Royal Zoological Society of Scotland: received $383K on this topic Royal Zoological Society of Sco… $383K Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue: received $300K on this topic Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue $300K Ol Pejeta Conservancy Limited: received $300K on this topic Ol Pejeta Conservancy Limited $300K Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education & Conservation: received $299K on this topic Jane Goodall Institute for Wild… $299K Chimbo Foundation: received $260K on this topic Chimbo Foundation $260K The Environment and Rural Development Foundation: received $259K on this topic The Environment and Rural Devel… $259K Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest: received $249K on this topic Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest $249K Zoological Society of San Diego: received $247K on this topic Zoological Society of San Diego $247K Save the Chimps: received $230K on this topic Save the Chimps $230K The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles: received $224K on this topic The Regents of the University o… $224K University College London: received $214K on this topic University College London $214K Friends of Cswct: received $200K on this topic Friends of Cswct $200K Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (Grace) Center: received $190K on this topic Gorilla Rehabilitation and Cons… $190K Rewild: received $185K on this topic Rewild $185K Chimp Haven: received $172K on this topic Chimp Haven $172K International Great Apes and Gibbons Fund: received $153K on this topic International Great Apes and Gi… $153K Bush-to-Base-Solutions: received $150K on this topic Bush-to-Base-Solutions $150K Project Chimps: received $143K on this topic Project Chimps $143K Kasiisi Project Inc: received $139K on this topic Kasiisi Project Inc $139K Social Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Development: received $123K on this topic Social Entrepreneurs for Sustai… $123K Chimpanzee Sanctuary Nw: received $120K on this topic Chimpanzee Sanctuary Nw $120K International Institute for Environment and Development: received $118K on this topic International Institute for Env… $118K Ape Action Africa: received $100K on this topic Ape Action Africa $100K Humane Society International (Uk): received $100K on this topic Humane Society International (U… $100K Jeunes Animaux Confisques Au Katanga: received $100K on this topic Jeunes Animaux Confisques Au Ka… $100K Guinee Ecologie: received $93K on this topic Guinee Ecologie $93K Animal Protection of New Mexico Inc: received $90K on this topic Animal Protection of New Mexico… $90K Center for Great Apes: received $88K on this topic Center for Great Apes $88K University of Derby: received $85K on this topic University of Derby $85K Pan African Sanctuary Alliance: received $82K on this topic Pan African Sanctuary Alliance $82K Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary: received $80K on this topic Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary $80K Cooperacion International Al Desarrollo: received $68K on this topic Cooperacion International Al De… $68K Cntr for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation Inc: received $65K on this topic Cntr for Orangutan and Chimpanz… $65K Chimp Haven: received $50K on this topic Chimp Haven $50K New Nature Foundation: received $45K on this topic New Nature Foundation $45K Lincoln Park Zoo: received $40K on this topic Lincoln Park Zoo $40K The Kasiisi Project: received $40K on this topic The Kasiisi Project $40K Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation Inc: received $36K on this topic Center for Orangutan and Chimpa… $36K Save the Chimps Inc: received $25K on this topic Save the Chimps Inc $25K Chimp Haven Inc: received $25K on this topic Chimp Haven Inc $25K South Jersey Horse Rescue: received $5K on this topic South Jersey Horse Rescue $5K 12 funders, 53 recipients, grants matching “chimpanzee” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $1.3M to SAVE THE CHIMPS INC — general operating support to provide refuge and exemplary care to chimpanzees in need through permanent sanctuary, serving chimpanzees rescued from research, entertainment, and the…
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Largest: $42,500 to CHIMPANZEE SANCTUARY NORTHWEST — care of chimpanzees formerly used in research and capacity building to accommodate chimpanzees left homeless by closure of a facility + veterinary care supplemental grant
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Largest: $10,000 to PAN AFRICAN SANCTUARY ALLIANCE — protecting endangered chimpanzees (pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) through human-chimpanzee conflict reduction in kagadi district, uganda
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Largest: $30,000 to CHIMPANZEE SANCTUARY NORTHWEST — to support the memorial garden.
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Largest: $20,000 to CHIMPANZEE SANCTUARY NW — for veterinary care, medical supplies, food, and enrichment for chimpanzees at wildlife waystation.
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Largest: $2.5M to Project Chimps Inc — funding to provide sanctuary and care for former research chimpanzees
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Largest: $500,000 to SAVE THE CHIMPS INC — to support the emergency rescue and care for chimpanzees.
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Largest: $20,000 to CENTER FOR ORANGUTAN AND CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION INC — new chimpanzees health care
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Largest: $75,000 to CENTER FOR ORANGUTAN AND CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION INC — operations support for veterinary care
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Largest: $10,000 to Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation Inc — enrichment for chimpanzee rehabilitations
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Largest: $13,000 to SAVE THE CHIMPS — chimpanzees in need campaign
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Largest: $30,000 to CHIMPANZEE SANCTUARY NW — animal welfare
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