Inviting everyone to the table

Charity Navigator, one of the world’s most trusted nonprofit evaluators, has awarded GFI a Four-Star rating with a 100% score. Charity Navigator also previously featured GFI among its Top Four Charities for Climate Impact, underscoring GFI’s measurable results and transparency.

Founders Pledge continues to recommend GFI as “one of the most cost-effective animal advocacy organizations in the world.” Their analysis recognizes GFI’s open-access science, policy work, and systems-level approach to reducing animal suffering and accelerating sustainable protein innovation.

Giving Green recommends organizations that offer the highest-impact philanthropy opportunities, based on their scalable, sustainable solutions to the climate crisis. In their 2025 recommendation, they write: “We think GFI remains a powerhouse in alternative protein thought leadership and action. It has strong ties to government, industry, and research organizations and continues to achieve impressive wins. We also believe GFI has substantial room to grow in its three programmatic areas and across its regional offices.”

Effektiv Spenden is a German-language effective giving platform that connects donors in German-speaking countries with the world’s most effective charities. Through its tailored donation tools and partnerships with leading evaluators, Effektiv Spenden channels millions of euros toward evidence-based organizations fighting poverty, protecting the climate, reducing animal suffering, preserving the future, and defending democracy. Effektiv Spenden includes GFI in its recommendations on climate protection and animal welfare.

FarmKind connects donors with highly effective charities helping to make a more humane and sustainable food system a reality. All FarmKind-recommended charities undergo rigorous assessment by independent evaluators and professional grantmakers to ensure donations do the most good based on the best available evidence. GFI is one of six organizations included in FarmKind’s Impact Fund, and one of three included in their Climate Fund.

Giving Multiplier enables donors to split a single contribution between a personal-choice charity and a highly effective organization identified through expert research. Each donation is further amplified through matching funds that boost the share directed to the most effective charities. GFI is featured among the high-impact organizations donors can support through this model.

Giving What We Can (GWWC) is a global community of effective givers who pledge to donate a portion of their income to the world’s most impactful charities. Through its research summaries, donation platform, and 10% Giving Pledge, GWWC empowers donors to maximize the impact of their giving across cause areas such as global health and well-being, reducing global catastrophic risks, and animal welfare. GWWC highlights GFI as a highly effective organization within its animal welfare portfolio.

Mieux Donner is a French-language effective-giving platform that helps donors in France and Switzerland support high-impact organizations addressing global challenges. By curating trusted recommendations and facilitating tax-efficient donations, Mieux Donner brings effective giving to Francophone audiences across cause areas, including global health and poverty, climate change, animal welfare, and safeguarding the future. Mieux Donner includes GFI in its recommendations for the most effective charities in animal welfare and climate change.