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Early Giving is Open - Find a Sanctuary to Support
Early giving is open now, which means you don’t have to wait to make a difference. This is your chance to discover amazing sanctuaries and rescue centers that care for chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, gibbons, and orangutans throughout Africa, Asia, and North America. Pick one (or more!) that inspires you and send your gift today. Every donation brings hope, healing, and a brighter future for these incredible animals.
Early Giving is Open - Find a Sanctuary to Support
Early giving is open now, which means you don’t have to wait to make a difference. This is your chance to discover amazing sanctuaries and rescue centers that care for chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, gibbons, and orangutans throughout Africa, Asia, and North America. Pick one (or more!) that inspires you and send your gift today. Every donation brings hope, healing, and a brighter future for these incredible animals.
For Participants
For Participants
Fundraising has begun! Early Giving is now open for Giving Day for Apes. Check out the participant toolkit for tips and more as you prepare for the live event on October 7th, 2025!
Fundraising has begun! Early Giving is now open for Giving Day for Apes. Check out the participant toolkit for tips and more as you prepare for the live event on October 7th, 2025!
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For Supporters
For Supporters
As a supporter you can help your favorite sanctuaries and rescue centers raise the funds needed for the apes in their care! Check out our FAQs and find out how you can help support during this year's Giving Day for Apes.
As a supporter you can help your favorite sanctuaries and rescue centers raise the funds needed for the apes in their care! Check out our FAQs and find out how you can help support during this year's Giving Day for Apes.
A Global Day to Change the Future for Apes
A Global Day to Change the Future for Apes
In its 12th year, Giving Day for Apes is a worldwide event bringing together thousands of donors to rescue and protect apes across Africa, Asia, and North America. The live event takes place on Tuesday, October 7th, but you don’t have to wait - Early Giving is open now!
From now through October 7th, your gift powers real change for apes, rescuing those in need, rehabilitating and releasing those who can return to the wild, and providing lifelong sanctuary care for those who need a safe haven. Your donation also gives sanctuaries the chance to earn part of this year’s prize pool, with awards tied to random drawings and special competitions.
Use this site to discover and support the sanctuaries and rescue centers that inspire you most. And if you want your impact to reach even farther, explore new participants and make your first gift to a sanctuary you’ve never supported before.
Together, we can change the future for apes!
In its 12th year, Giving Day for Apes is a worldwide event bringing together thousands of donors to rescue and protect apes across Africa, Asia, and North America. The live event takes place on Tuesday, October 7th, but you don’t have to wait - Early Giving is open now!
From now through October 7th, your gift powers real change for apes, rescuing those in need, rehabilitating and releasing those who can return to the wild, and providing lifelong sanctuary care for those who need a safe haven. Your donation also gives sanctuaries the chance to earn part of this year’s prize pool, with awards tied to random drawings and special competitions.
Use this site to discover and support the sanctuaries and rescue centers that inspire you most. And if you want your impact to reach even farther, explore new participants and make your first gift to a sanctuary you’ve never supported before.
Together, we can change the future for apes!
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About the Presenting Sponsor
The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS), founded in 2007, is a nonprofit organization with a mission to accredit and recognize sanctuaries and rescue centers, support them to achieve the highest standards of excellence, promote collaboration, and raise awareness of their work.
Giving Day for Apes is just one of the ways we recognize and support animal sanctuaries and rescue centers around the world. We envision a world where there are true sanctuaries for all animals who need them - and we work to educate and partner with sanctuaries and rescues around the world to help them achieve and maintain standards of excellence to make that vision a reality, day-by-day. We’re building a growing network of sanctuary staff and volunteers around the world who have the support and resources they need to provide that true sanctuary for their animals.
About the Presenting Sponsor
The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS), founded in 2007, is a nonprofit organization with a mission to accredit and recognize sanctuaries and rescue centers, support them to achieve the highest standards of excellence, promote collaboration, and raise awareness of their work.
Giving Day for Apes is just one of the ways we recognize and support animal sanctuaries and rescue centers around the world. We envision a world where there are true sanctuaries for all animals who need them - and we work to educate and partner with sanctuaries and rescues around the world to help them achieve and maintain standards of excellence to make that vision a reality, day-by-day. We’re building a growing network of sanctuary staff and volunteers around the world who have the support and resources they need to provide that true sanctuary for their animals.
Event Sponsors
Event Sponsors
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