Public Charity

ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE

ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in WASHINGTON, DC. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $6.2M, expenses of $7.6M, total assets of $27.5M. Imperigo tracks 103 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.9M.

EIN: 135655952 WASHINGTON, DC Animal Protection & Welfare NTEE: D20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.2M
Total Expenses$7.6M
Total Assets$27.5M
Grant Records103
Funding Total$4.9M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

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.

Where $100 goes at Animal Welfare Institute

How Animal Welfare Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$91 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $91 for programs

$91
Awi programs advance its mission through strategically crafted policy and legal advocacy, educational programs, research and analysis, and engagement with policymakers, scientists, industry, educators, other ngos, the media…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Alan Kessock
DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Annmarie Blaney
VICE CHAIR Caroline Griffin Esq
CHAIR Cathy Liss
DIRECTOR Chris Miller Dvm
SENIOR WRITER/EDITOR David Tilford

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,142,574 71 grants
Animal Welfare
$618,109 17 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$20,000 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$11,500 1 grant
Environment & Conservation
$7,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.2M $7.6M $27.5M
2024 $8.0M $7.2M $28.2M
2023 $11.4M $6.1M $26.2M
2021 $5.3M $4.2M $19.7M
2020 $4.8M $4.2M $16.9M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.8M to $6.2M (+27%), with total assets most recently reported at $27.5M.

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