ANIMAL ADVOCACY CENTER
EIN 33-4761342 · Animal Protection & Welfare (D20)
What they do
MISSION STATEMENT: ANIMAL ADVOCACY CENTER DRAFTS and ADVOCATES for LAWS IN PHILADELPHIA and PENNSYLVANIA THAT ADVANCE ANIMAL WELLBEING WHILE RESPECTING THE NEEDS of ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM LOWER-INCOME and MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. WE DEVELOP LEGISLATION BUILT ON WIN-WIN SOLUTIONS, RECOGNIZING THAT POLICIES WORK BEST WHEN THEY SERVE THE INTERCONNECTED INTERESTS of ANIMALS and THE DIVERSE PEOPLE WHO LIVE ALONGSIDE THEM. THROUGH EDUCATION, COACHING, and PRACTICAL RESOURCES, WE EQUIP COMPASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS to BECOME EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES, CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN COMPASSION and MEANINGFUL POLICY CHANGE
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ContactPENNY ELLISONPRESIDENT
In care of% PENNY ELLISON
Mailing address788 GRUBBS MILL RD, BERWYN, PA 19312-1520
Main phone(267) 225-0580 Contact phone(610) 664-7000 WebsiteVisit the charity’s websiteSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- September 2025
- County
- Chester
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