[2] Since its inception, ACE annually published recommendations for charities to donate to based on their impact and effectiveness, under two categories: "top" and "standout".

This was intended to more fairly represent the charities present and better support the animal advocacy movement.

[5] ACE publishes its recommended charities once a year in November, ahead of Giving Tuesday.

In 2023, ACE recommended 11 charities: Çiftlik Hayvanlarını Koruma Derneği, Dansk Vegetarisk Forening, Faunalytics, Fish Welfare Initiative, Legal Impact for Chickens, New Roots Institute (formerly known as the Factory Farming Awareness Coalition), Shrimp Welfare Project, Sinergia Animal, the Good Food Institute, The Humane League and Wild Animal Initiative.

"[6] Peter Singer mentions ACE's work in his 2015 book The Most Good You Can Do and in an online article for Salon.