AIM Animal Welfare Charity Incubator

Become a charity entrepreneur Applications to our first-ever animal-welfare-focused incubation program are now open. Learn more Our charities are supported by many of the leading funders of non-profit work: We help morally ambitious individuals like you to 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. Apply to our program and use your talent and career to change the world. Extensive Research Mentorship New Charity Seed Funding Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program How We Work We 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. You attend a 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. We match you to a talented co-founder. We seek out ambitiously altruistic, results-driven, and scientifically minded individuals like you, ready to launch an extraordinarily impactful charity. You get funding through our network. At the end of the program, you’ll get to 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 organisations. We continue to support & mentor you. We provide ongoing operational support, training, mentoring, and a worldwide network of advisors, peers, and partner organizations. OUR TRACK RECORD Our research so far has led to identifying 50+ highly effective charity ideas in 6 cause areas: Animal WelfareHealth and Development PolicyMental Health and HappinessFamily PlanningPolicymakingHealth Security To date, we have launched 50 new charities… 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 …and secured them over $3.6 million in seed grants These Charities Have >75 MILLION PEOPLE MEANINGFULLY REACH HAVE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE >1 BILLION ANIMAL LIVES ANNUALLY Learn More About Our Charities 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 never 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. The Charity Entrepreneurship handbook How to Launch a High-Impact Nonprofit is available now on Amazon! GO TO AMAZON We distilled our experience, advice, and expertise into this full-length guide on how to start your own organization from scratch. You can learn how the practical know-how of lean start-ups can be combined with effective and altruistic thinking, and take the first step in your journey toward making a difference. “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. LEARN MORE