Building political power for animals.
Zoa Fund makes grants for animal-welfare and animal-rights work. The majority of our funding is based in the United States.
What we fund
Three issues.
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Foie gras
Force-feeding ducks for foie gras is a cruelty thats tractable to ban at the city and state level. We fund the campaigns that do it.
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Fur
Fur farming is in its endgame. We fund the state-level bans and retail accountability that close it.
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Factory farming
Most U.S. farmed animals live under conditions shaped by federal subsidies and state confinement laws. We fund the campaigns and coalition work that change both.
Forms of work we fund
Across our issues, three forms of work.
Political and policy work
Local and statewide campaigns, ballot initiatives, and the political infrastructure that makes durable wins possible.
Movement coordination
Convenings, capacity-building, and shared strategy across organizations working on the same problems.
Research, narrative & culture
Rigorous policy research, media projects, and cultural work that shifts how the public thinks about animals.
How we fund
By invitation only.
We don’t accept open applications. If your work fits one of our issues, write us at grants@zoafund.org.
Who we are
Team.
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Sabina Makhdomi
Director
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John Boland
Programs & Operations