Animal Welfare Institute

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 13-5655952 Website

SINCE 1951, THE ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO ALLEVIATING ANIMAL SUFFERING CAUSED BY PEOPLE. WE SEEK TO IMPROVE THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS EVERYWHERE: IN AGRICULTURE, IN COMMERCE, IN OUR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES, IN RESEARCH, AND IN THE WILD.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$27.5M

-2.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$425K

-31.4% YoY

Grant Count

24

-22.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$18K

-11.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$6M$9M$12M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$27,459,263$28,192,619$26,162,099
Revenue$6,170,763$7,972,836$11,353,156
Expenses$7,585,554$7,216,776$6,118,926
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,138,925$943,530$710,188
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$155K$310K$465K$620K13 grants202018 grants202124 grants202226 grants202331 grants202424 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION I…$104KPEOPLE AND CARNIVORES$35KAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FO…$31KBUFFALO NATIONS GRASSLAN…$17KAMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY$15KGLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANI…$15KKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY$15KKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY$15KLINCOLN PARK ZOO$15KPRINCIA$15K

Grant Size Distribution

136 grants across all recorded years

129<$50K5$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

SUSAN MILLWARDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO$181KROBIN JACOBSOHNGENERAL COUNSEL$171KPAUL MARCHIONECHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER$154KANNMARIE BLANEYDIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$123KJOHANNA HAMBURGERDIR OF TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE$118KGEORGIA HANCOCKMARINE WILDLIFE DIRECTOR$118KDAVID TILFORDSENIOR WRITER/EDITOR$115KNAOMI ROSESENIOR SCIENTIST$112KCATHY LISSCHAIR$65K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ALAN KESSOCKTREASURER1
CAROLINE GRIFFIN ESQVICE CHAIR1
CATHY LISSCHAIR5$65,210
CHRIS MILLER DVMDIRECTOR1
JILL CAREYDIRECTOR1
MARY LEE JENSVOLD PHDSECRETARY1
WILLIAM STOKES DVMDIRECTOR1
PAUL MARCHIONECHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER40$154,493
ROBIN JACOBSOHNGENERAL COUNSEL40$170,861
SUSAN MILLWARDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO40$181,013
ANNMARIE BLANEYDIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS40$123,099
DAVID TILFORDSENIOR WRITER/EDITOR40$115,237
JOHANNA HAMBURGERDIR OF TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE40$118,099
GEORGIA HANCOCKMARINE WILDLIFE DIRECTOR40$118,099
NAOMI ROSESENIOR SCIENTIST40$111,743

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

36states
+28 more states

Cities

AlexandriaAthensBaltimoreBaton RougeBooneBosemanBozemanChicagoClarksvilleCollege StationConwayCorpus ChristiCorvallisDavisDenverDetroitDurhamEast LansingEgg Harbor TownshipErie

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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