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Sponsor an Orangutan from the United States

Symbolic orangutan sponsorship for US supporters: explore the appeal purpose, giving options, digital acknowledgement and WARN’s grant status.

By WARN Research & Conservation TeamLast updated

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Sponsor an orangutan from the US — recurring support for partner-led rehabilitation

In brief

You can adopt an orangutan symbolically with WARN from £5 a month (about 16p a day) or with a one-off gift. Your donation supports WARN’s orangutan welfare and conservation appeal, and you receive a personalised digital certificate that can name a gift recipient. It is symbolic: no individual animal is assigned to you.

$5+
From/month
Critically Endangered
Bornean orangutan
5–8 yrs
Rehabilitation
USD
Checkout

Guide 1

What Orangutan Sponsorship Through WARN Means

Supports the orangutan welfare and conservation appeal: orphan care, rehabilitation and protected forest. The related appeal is Help Orangutans: Explore how to help orangutans, compare donation purposes and symbolic adoption, and find practical ways to share and protect forests. Read orangutan appeal for the current purpose, recipient-selection status and donation terms.

Guide 2

How to Start Orangutan Sponsorship from the US

Visit adopt an orangutan, choose monthly or one-off from $5/month, select USD at checkout, receive email receipt.

Guide 3

What Your Orangutan Sponsorship Pays For

Sponsorship funds rescue transport, milk formula, forest-school platforms and release monitoring — multi-year orphan care sustained by monthly income.

Guide 4

Bornean Orangutan Programs

Indonesia and Malaysia hold remaining wild Bornean orangutans. See orangutan appeal and Indonesia.

Guide 5

Sponsorship Versus Pet Trade Misconceptions

Orangutans are wild apes in rehabilitation — not pets. Sponsorship funds the whole program without individual ape marketing.

Guide 6

Monthly Versus One-Off Orangutan Sponsorship

Monthly from $5 helps partners commit to forest-school pathways. One-off gifts at orangutan appeal suit urgent orphan intakes.

Guide 7

Gift Orangutan Sponsorship for US Occasions

Checkout at adopt an orangutan, email WARN for a certificate. Honest program framing.

Guide 8

US Tax Status

Orangutan sponsorship is not US tax-deductible. WARN is not a US 501(c)(3). See adopt an orangutan us.

Explore Related Rescue Work

Wildlife guide

Orangutan

Orangutans are Critically Endangered great apes found only in Borneo and Sumatra; all three species — Bornean, Sumatran, and Tapanuli — face extinction driven mainly by habitat loss from palm oil and logging, plus the illegal pet trade.

Country program

Indonesia

Indonesia’s forests, islands and coasts support remarkable wildlife, including all three orangutan species. Animal welfare and conservation needs differ between Kalimantan, Sumatra and the wider archipelago.

Country program

Malaysia

Animal welfare in Malaysia spans Peninsular forests, Sabah and Sarawak on Borneo, and marine habitats. Place and species matter when assessing a conservation need or deciding who can help.

Source Notes

WARN uses named intergovernmental, conservation and animal-welfare sources for numeric claims. These notes summarize the source basis for this page.

WARN registration and funding status

Read the legal identity, donation terms and public grant register before giving.

Read the source — WARN registration and funding status (opens in a new tab)

Sponsor an Orangutan from the United States: Frequently Asked Questions

How do I sponsor an orangutan from the US?
From $5/month at adopt an orangutan in USD — not US tax-deductible.
Do I pick the orangutan I sponsor?
No. Sponsorship supports the whole rehabilitation program across Borneo.
Can I sponsor an orangutan as a gift?
Yes — checkout at adopt an orangutan and email info@worldanimalrescuenetwork.org for a certificate.
How long does orangutan rehabilitation take?
Orphans need five to eight years of forest-school training before release assessment.
Can I visit my sponsored orangutan?
No. Ethical rehabilitation minimizes human contact.
Can I cancel orangutan sponsorship?
Use manage for help with future monthly payments, or email info@worldanimalrescuenetwork.org. If you independently arranged a standing order, manage it with your bank. Card subscriptions are managed separately from standing orders.
Which countries does sponsorship support?
Supports the orangutan welfare and conservation appeal: orphan care, rehabilitation and protected forest. The related appeal is Help Orangutans: Explore how to help orangutans, compare donation purposes and symbolic adoption, and find practical ways to share and protect forests. Read orangutan appeal for the current purpose, recipient-selection status and donation terms. See /about/where-your-money-goes/#grant-register for published grant records.
Are orangutan sponsorship donations US tax-deductible?
No. WARN is not a US 501(c)(3).
How can I check whether WARN has paid a grant?
Read /about/where-your-money-goes/#grant-register for published recipient, approval and payment records. A reconciled financial summary and individual grant records have not yet been published here. This is a reporting status, not a statement that income, expenditure or grants are zero. Contact WARN for information about your gift.

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