We fund urgent, practical needs that have a clear and immediate impact on animal welfare.

When a rescue organisation submits a funding request, we review their track record, welfare standards, transparency, and ability to deliver the project effectively.

We prioritise time-sensitive, tangible gaps such as emergency veterinary care, infrastructure repairs, transport, or critical supplies. We don’t fund broad awareness campaigns or vague initiatives.

We also work alongside an experienced voluntary Board of Directors with extensive backgrounds in animal welfare and animal rights, who help review and vet funding decisions.

Yes. Global Animal Welfare Fund operates on a project-based funding model, not a general donation pool.

Your donation is allocated to specific, vetted projects such as medical treatment, shelter upgrades, rescue transport, or emergency response, so it directly supports frontline care and measurable outcomes.

We also operate with no salaried staff overheads, helping ensure public donations remain focused on animal welfare projects and urgent frontline needs.

Global Animal Welfare Fund was originally created after years of personally funding frontline rescue work and animal welfare initiatives through our own business operations.

However, the scale of the global animal welfare crisis is far greater than any one organisation can fund alone.

We created Global Animal Welfare Fund to build a transparent, structured way for the public to directly support urgent frontline rescue needs alongside us.

Yes. Transparency and measurable impact are a core part of our funding model.

Once a project is completed, we share real updates, outcomes, and progress from the rescue organisations receiving support.

Whether it’s emergency veterinary treatment, a rescue transport mission, infrastructure repairs, or ongoing care, we want donors to clearly see how their support made a difference.

Yes. We actively work with verified frontline rescue organisations and sanctuaries facing urgent financial gaps.

If you represent a rescue organisation in need of support, you can visit our Apply for Funding page to review our criteria and submit a funding request.

Yes. Global Animal Welfare Fund is a registered Australian charity operating with a global mission to support frontline animal welfare projects.

While we are based in Australia, we work with vetted rescue organisations and sanctuaries internationally where urgent funding is needed most.

At this stage, donations to Global Animal Welfare Fund are not tax-deductible.

While we are a registered Australian charity, Australian tax law generally only grants tax-deductible status to animal charities directly operating animal care facilities or services within Australia.

Many well-known Australian animal welfare organisations operating internationally are also not tax-deductible for this reason.

The vast majority of public donations go directly toward frontline animal welfare projects and urgent rescue needs.

Donations are processed securely through Fundraise Up, which charges a 4% platform fee in addition to standard Stripe or PayPal payment processing fees.

Donors also have the option to help cover these processing costs during checkout, and most donors choose to do so.

Global Animal Welfare Fund operates with no salaried staff overheads, helping keep operational costs as low as possible and funding focused on frontline impact.

Yes. Where possible, you can choose to support specific projects or funding needs, depending on what is currently active.

This allows you to direct your contribution toward the type of impact you care most about, whether that’s emergency care, infrastructure, or rescue operations.

If a project reaches its funding goal, any additional donations are redirected to the next urgent, vetted project.

This ensures your contribution is never wasted and continues to support animals in immediate need.