Orangutan Outreach is a registered US nonprofit dedicated to orangutan conservation that accepts cryptocurrency donations and collaborates with Web3 communities. Orangutan Outreach's Twitter Score is 43 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #21,313 (top 5%) among 483,288 tracked accounts.
Orangutan Outreach was founded by Richard Zimmerman and has operated as a 501(c)(3) charity since its establishment. The organization works alongside field partners including the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme, International Animal Rescue, the Borneo Nature Foundation, and the Conservation Action Network to fund orangutan rescue, habitat protection, and reforestation efforts.
Orangutan Outreach has built a notable presence in the Web3 space through its relationship with Bored Ape Yacht Club and Yuga Labs. In 2021, Bored Ape Yacht Club donated a cumulative $850,000 in cryptocurrency to the organization, with a final reported donation of 66.45 ETH valued at approximately $208,000 at the time. The organization's official Web3 ambassador is BAYC #2238, an ape named Julius, which Orangutan Outreach states it did not purchase. Julius has been central to the organization's Bored in Borneo reforestation initiative.
Orangutan Outreach accepts cryptocurrency donations through The Giving Block, with supported assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, ApeCoin, Dogecoin, Cardano, Litecoin, and several others. The organization also welcomes proceeds from meme coin projects, NFT charity auctions, and transaction fees from Web3 builders, though it does not accept NFTs directly and offers no goods, services, or airdrops in exchange for donations. Buddies for Paws, a charitable initiative within the BONK ecosystem, is among its active Web3 partners. Orangutan Outreach has published 28,029 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 22 accounts a total of 43 times.
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