AIM Animal Welfare Charity Incubator

About the program

Applications to our first-ever animal-welfare-focused incubation program are now open. We help morally ambitious individuals improve the world at scale. In six years, we've launched 50 charities who have raised more than $68 million dollars. Together, they're now serving 75 million people and 1 billion animals.

How We Work

• Find you a high-impact charity idea: Our research team invests more than 5,000 hours every year to find cost-effective, evidence-based solutions to large-scale problems with enormous potential for impact.
• 2-month intensive training: Over 2 months, you work full-time on developing relevant skills in real-world partner projects. Training is online and in-person in London, and all costs are covered.
• Match you to a talented co-founder: We seek out ambitiously altruistic, results-driven, and scientifically minded individuals ready to launch an extraordinarily impactful charity.
• Funding through our network: At the end of the program, you’ll pitch to our seed funding network, where ~95% of participants secure $150K–$190K in funding. Those who don't found have consistently found impactful roles at leading nonprofit organizations.
• Ongoing support & mentorship: We provide continuous operational support, training, mentoring, and a worldwide network of advisors, peers, and partner organizations.

Our Track Record

Our research has identified 50+ highly effective charity ideas in 6 cause areas:

• Animal Welfare
• Health and Development Policy
• Mental Health and Happiness
• Family Planning
• Policymaking
• Health Security

To date, we have launched 50 new charities and secured them over $3.6 million in seed grants. These charities have meaningfully reached over 75 million people and have the potential to improve over 1 billion animal lives annually.

Testimonials

• Varsha Venugopal, Co-founder, Suvita (Previously non-profit professional at the World Bank): "The CE Incubation Programme gave me evidence-backed ideas, value-aligned mentors, and seed funding to launch Suvita. The estimated 886 lives we’ve saved in 5 years owe part of their gratitude to CE."
• Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla, Co-founder, Shrimp Welfare Project (15+ years in Investment Banking and Private Equity): "Thanks to CE's incubation program, I turned my passion for animal welfare into action with the Shrimp Welfare Project. Their support helped us launch and grow, creating dedicated advocacy for billions of overlooked animals."
• Laura Sofia Castro, Co-founder, ACTRA (Non-profit professional with MEL and public policy experience): "The CE program connected me with ambitiously altruistic people leading incredible projects, turning founding a charity from a distant dream into a real possibility. Without it, I don't think I'd ever have taken the leap!"
• Haven King-Nobles, Co-founder, Fish Welfare Initiative (Recent Philosophy & Computer Science graduate at the time of founding): "CE is literally the reason that millions of farmed fish will have better lives and that I am not currently living in my parents' basement. Would highly recommend to anyone trying to do the most good."

Resources

The Charity Entrepreneurship Handbook: How to Launch a High-Impact Nonprofit is available now on Amazon! We distilled our experience, advice, and expertise into this full-length guide on how to start your own organization from scratch. Learn how the practical know-how of lean start-ups can be combined with effective and altruistic thinking.

"Clear, thoughtful, engaging. Excellent advice for nonprofit entrepreneurs." — Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University, author of Animal Liberation and The Life You Can Save.