What kinds of projects does Male Contraceptive Initiative fund?

It funds non-hormonal, reversible male contraception across research and development stages, including target validation, lead identification, preclinical development, translational research, and market research on contraceptive demand. It also supports advocacy and education, trainee fellowships, and sponsored screening awards.

How large are the foundation’s typical grants?

Recent awards cluster around six figures. The posted distribution shows a p25 of $87,500, a median of $150,000, and a p75 of $400,000. Recent grants in the list range from $6,000 to $750,000.

Does the foundation support the same organizations more than once?

Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Eppin Pharma Inc, Weill Cornell Medical College, YourChoice Therapeutics, Outsight 4 Development, Baylor College of Medicine, Yale University, and the Contraceptive Accelerator Network. That suggests recurring relationships alongside new awards.

Are there open application paths?

Yes. Active programs include the MCI 2026 Request for Applications, MCI 2026 Focus Grants, Trainee Fellowships, Youth Advisory Board project grants, and the MCI-BCM Sponsored Target Screening Award. Several of these are listed as accepting unsolicited applications, and the general grant cycle is managed through ProposalCentral.

Where does Male Contraceptive Initiative give most often?

Its giving is national, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. By count, Georgia is the top state, and North Carolina accounts for 17% of grants to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state.

Male Contraceptive Initiative

Name: Male Contraceptive Initiative — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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About Male Contraceptive Initiative

Male Contraceptive Initiative provides funding and advocacy support for the research and development of new methods of non-hormonal, reversible male birth control to empower men and couples to meaningfully and equitably contribute to family planning goals (vision: "Reproductive Autonomy for All").

Focus Areas

Non-hormonal male contraceptionReversible male contraceptive methods (drugs and devices)Drug development pipeline supportMarket research on contraceptive demandAdvocacy and educationTrainee/fellowship support

Who They Fund

researchers/scientistsgraduate students and postdoctoral scholarsacademic institutions and research laboratories

Funding Style

research capacity building

About Male Contraceptive Initiative

Male Contraceptive Initiative centers its giving on non-hormonal, reversible male birth control, pairing research funding with advocacy and education to advance a specific family-planning goal: reproductive autonomy for all. Recent awards show support across the full development pipeline, from basic target work and screening to translational research and preclinical development. The foundation also backs trainee and fellowship support, reflecting an interest in building the field’s research capacity alongside the science itself. The largest recent award in the list is $750,000 to Contraceptive Accelerator Network for nonclinical research advancement, and the foundation followed with $650,000 to Yourchoice Therapeutics for nonclinical research. Academic and company grantees appear together, including Weill Cornell Medical College, Eppin Pharma Inc, Sacyl Pharmaceuticals, and the University of Minnesota. That mix suggests an approach that is not limited to one institution type or one stage of development. Its active programs reinforce that pattern: open calls for applications, targeted focus grants, trainee fellowships, and sponsored screening awards. Taken together, the foundation funds science, talent, and infrastructure for male contraceptive development rather than isolated project grants alone.

What Male Contraceptive Initiative Funds

A major thread in the foundation’s giving is nonclinical research on male contraception. It awarded $620,000 to Weill Cornell Medical College for nonclinical research and $400,000 to Sacyl Pharmaceuticals for the same purpose, showing support for both academic and private-sector investigators. It also gave $400,000 to the University of Minnesota for nonclinical research. Drug-discovery and translational work are also present. The foundation funded Stanford University with $120,000 for nonclinical research and Cornell University with $100,000 for nonclinical research, while Baylor College of Medicine received $75,000 for nonclinical research. Another award of $127,350 to Outsight 4 Development supported nonclinical research. Field-building shows up in smaller grants as well. Anther received $23,500 for technology expansion, and the Society for the Study of Reproductive received $6,000 for scholarship support.

How Male Contraceptive Initiative Gives

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$694K

Total Assets

$4.1M

Total Revenue

$3.7M

Total Expenses

$2.2M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $88K and $400K, with a median of $150K.

25th Percentile

$88K

Median

$150K

75th Percentile

$400K

Geographic Reach

National12 states funded

About 14% of grants go to recipients in CA.

Funding intensity

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Leadership

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
SACYL PHARMACEUTICALS	OLD GREENWICH, CT	$400,000	2025	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	$160,000	2025	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
CORNELL UNIVERSITY	ITHACA, NY	$100,000	2025	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
ANTHER	BOZEMAN, MT	$23,500	2025	TECHNOLOGY EXPANSION
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY	CHICAGO, IL	$10,000	2025	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
YOURCHOICE THERAPEUTICS	BERKLEY, CA	$650,000	2024	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE	NEW YORK, NY	$620,000	2024	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
EPPIN PHARMA INC	CHAPEL HILL, NC	$616,000	2024	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	$400,000	2024	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
NEXT LIFE SCIENCES INC	SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA	$400,000	2024	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
CONTRACEPTIVE ACCELERATOR NETWORK	APEX, NC	$257,800	2024	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS	AMHERST, MA	$200,000	2024	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
YALE UNIVERSITY	NEW HAVEN, CT	$195,000	2024	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
BOSTON UNIVERSITY	BOSTON, MA	$150,000	2024	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
SACYL PHARMACEUTICALS	OLD GREENWICH, CT	$145,399	2024	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
OUTSIGHT 4 DEVELOPMENT	COLUMBUS, IN	$127,350	2024	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
STANFORD UNIVERSITY	STANFORD, CA	$120,000	2024	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	HOUSTON, TX	$75,000	2024	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
EMORY UNIVERSITY	ATLANTA, GA	$75,000	2024	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
UCSF	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$63,000	2024	NONCLINICAL RESEARCH
SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF REPRODUCTI	RESTON, VA	$6,000	2024	SCHOLARSHIP
Contraceptive Accelerator Network	Apex, NC	$750,000	2023	Nonclincial Research Advancement
Eppin Pharma Inc	Chapel Hill, NC	$550,000	2023	Nonclincial Research Advancement
Weill Cornell Medical College	New York, NY	$290,875	2023	Nonclincial Research Advancement
YourChoice Therapeutics	Berkley, CA	$150,000	2023	Nonclincial Research Advancement
Outsight 4 Development	Columbus, IN	$100,000	2023	Nonclincial Research Advancement
Yale University	New Haven, CT	$75,000	2023	Nonclincial Research Advancement
Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, TX	$75,000	2023	Nonclincial Research Advancement

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