World Animal Protection
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About
World Animal Protection is a global organization working to end animal exploitation. We expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. For over 70 years, we’ve been rewriting the story for animals.
Programs
4 programs run by World Animal Protection-
Ending Wildlife Exploitation
Wild animals have a right to a wild life. Millions of wild animals are taken from their homes or bred in captivity each year to be exploited at tourist attractions, sold in pet stores, or killed for their body parts. We know change is possible. We are working to transform the systems that exploit, harm, and commercialize wild animals and fight to keep them in the wild where they belong.
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Ending Factory Farming
Billions of animals are farmed for their meat, milk, eggs, skin, fur, or feathers around the world. The vast majority are confined to factory farms and subjected to extreme stress, pain, fear, and cruelty. It’s time to rethink the system. We are campaigning for transformation at every stage. And we know change is possible.
Focus & reach
United States
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Integrity assessment
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Financials
IRS Form 990Leadership at a glance
Official filings
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GiveRadar Analysis
From what GiveRadar has verified so far, World Animal Protection has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 3 independent sources including the IRS.
- This profile is owner-verified, which only 0% of comparable charities are. See national comparisons
- GiveRadar holds 7 years of financial filings for this organization, the most recent for fiscal year 2025 - a deeper filing history than 98% of the 16,398 animal welfare charities in the United States with filings on record. See the filings
- GiveRadar holds a more complete profile for this organization than for 99% of the 40,473 animal welfare charities in the United States it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its registration. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
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- disclosed leadership
- a website
- a contact email
- a donation page
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Filing history
7 years on file from IRS Form 990: revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.
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US donations are tax-deductible. World Animal Protection is a registered 501(c)(3). Donors outside the US should check local rules or whether an equivalency-determination letter exists.
World Animal Protection is registered in United States. Donations from the Netherlands to charities outside the EU/EEA are generally not tax-deductible for Dutch donors unless the charity is listed on the Dutch ANBI register with foreign-recognized status.
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Staff & volunteers
Leadership & board
Official filingsBoard members and senior officers listed in the 2025 filing, with disclosed pay where available.
14 officers and trustees on file, free with a GiveRadar account.
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Timeline
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In the news
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Top 1% of 40,473 animal welfare charities in the United States on integrity score
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How it stacks up against peers
Compared with 4 similar animal welfare charities in United States.
Cause areas in United States
Charities working in each area, this charity's highlighted.
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Read full methodologyFrequently asked questions about World Animal Protection
World Animal Protection is a registered animal welfare nonprofit based in New York, NY, United States. It is registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It was founded in 1980 and has been operating for 46 years. Its EIN is 042718182. According to GiveRadar's records, it holds active tax-deductible status on the IRS Publication 78 list, which means donations are tax-deductible and the organization is in good standing with the IRS. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 95/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate. The organization reports $6M in annual revenue. 29 officers and directors are publicly disclosed. No red flags have been detected.
World Animal Protection's Executive Director, Lindsay Oliver, received $178,649 in reported compensation in its most recent filing (2025). This figure comes straight from the organization's official filing and covers salary plus other reportable pay. Executive pay generally scales with the size and complexity of a nonprofit, so it is best read alongside the organization's revenue and what it does.
Based on official filings, World Animal Protection has $6M in annual revenue. It allocates 72% of expenses to programs and services. This is below the average of 80% for animal welfare charities in United States. Administrative costs account for 7% of expenses. Fundraising costs represent 21%. Its revenue is significantly above the peer average of $1M. Create a free GiveRadar account to view the complete financial breakdown with year-over-year trends.
World Animal Protection is a global organization working to end animal exploitation. We expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. For over 70 years, we’ve been rewriting the story for animals. World Animal Protection is classified as an animal welfare organization registered in United States. The organization was founded in 1980.
World Animal Protection is classified as an Animal Welfare organization, registered in United States. It operates as a Publicly-supported charity (509(a)(2)). By size, it is categorized as a large organization. It has $6M in annual revenue. The organization has 29 disclosed officers and directors.
World Animal Protection's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 042718182. This is the organization's IRS tax identification number; you can use it to verify tax-exempt status and to look up its Form 990 filings with the IRS.
World Animal Protection is located in New York, NY, United States. The organization was established in 1980 and has been active for 46 years.
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Quick facts about World Animal Protection
- What is World Animal Protection?
- World Animal Protection is an animal welfare publicly-supported charity (509(a)(2)) based in New York, United States. World Animal Protection is a global organization working to end animal exploitation. We expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. For over 70 years, we’ve been rewriting the story for animals.
- When was World Animal Protection founded?
- World Animal Protection was founded in 1980.
- Who leads World Animal Protection?
- Lindsay Oliver serves as Executive Director.
- Where is World Animal Protection located?
- Headquartered in New York, NY, United States.
- What is World Animal Protection's annual budget?
- Annual revenue for fiscal year 2025 is $6 million. 72% of expenses go to program services.
- Is World Animal Protection trustworthy?
- World Animal Protection has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 95 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is World Animal Protection's registration number?
- IRS EIN: 042718182.
- What is World Animal Protection's website?
- http://worldanimalprotection.us
- Are donations to World Animal Protection tax-deductible?
- Yes. World Animal Protection is a registered 501(c)(3) organization, so donations from US taxpayers are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.