“Announcing BluePerch, a new animal welfare fund (EOIs are open · also seeking board members)” by BluePerch

<p> Author: Grace Ryba (she/her), Executive Director</p><p> TL;DR: </p><ul> <li> BluePerch is a new animal welfare grantmaker.</li><li> Grant applications aren't open yet - we're aiming to open applications in roughly mid-2027.</li><li> We welcome early expressions of interest from potential grantseekers so we can notify you when applications open - express your interest here or see further details below.</li><li> We're also seeking board members to help run BluePerch; details below.</li></ul><p><strong> BluePerch</strong></p><p> BluePerch is a new animal welfare fund seeking to make grants to promising or impactful animal advocacy projects around the world.</p><p> We intend to create cost-effective impact for farmed animals by making the grants that other funders cannot - small grants delivered early and fast - and using grants to generate evidence that guides the movement's funding decisions.</p><p> Key details (this information is tentative and may change between now and when grant applications are opened):</p><ul> <li> Broad focus on impactful animal advocacy, but a particular interest in early-stage animal advocacy projects, time-sensitive policy windows, and orgs that fall through the cracks of other animal funders</li><li> Grant sizes ~5 to 100 thousand dollars, flexible</li><li> Granting ~1.2 million dollars per year in the first year, scaling to ~4 million dollars disbursed in [...]</li></ul> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(00:50) BluePerch</p><p>(02:15) What projects BluePerch intends to fund</p><p>(05:00) When grant applications will open</p><p>(05:30) Are you looking for funding for a high-impact animal advocacy project?</p><p>(06:06) Are you interested in helping to run BluePerch by joining the board of directors?</p> <p>---</p>

<p><b>First published:</b><br/>

September 14th, 2026 </p>

<p><b>Source:</b><br/>

<a href="https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/PLgTdS4vrD4yxgwBA/announcing-blueperch-a-new-animal-welfare-fund-eois-are-open?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/PLgTdS4vrD4yxgwBA/announcing-blueperch-a-new-animal-welfare-fund-eois-are-open</a> </p>

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