The Center for Reproductive Rights uses the power of law to advance reproductive rights as fundamental human rights worldwide, protecting reproductive health, self-determination, and dignity through strategic litigation and advocacy before courts, United Nations committees, and regional human rights bodies.
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc. channels most of its recent grantmaking into reproductive rights advocacy and ballot work, with several large awards tied to constitutional amendments and women’s rights and justice. One of its largest recent grants went to Care Inc. in Atlanta, which received $317,045 in 2025 and another $131,360 in 2024 for the same broad purpose. The foundation also backed election-related reproductive-rights campaigns, including a $125,000 grant to Floridians Protecting Freedom in Miami and a $100,000 grant to Kansans for Constitutional Freedom for research on a constitutional amendment. Its recent portfolio includes advocacy organizations, legal and research partners, and groups working on reproductive care access, showing a mix of litigation-adjacent support and campaign-oriented funding. In addition to statewide initiatives, the funder supported organizations serving specific communities, such as Ancient Song Doula Services in Brooklyn and The Afiya Center in Dallas. Leadership is listed as Nancy Northup, and the foundation is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund.
In ballot initiative work, the foundation gave $125,000 to Cobalt Foundation in Denver to support the work of a ballot committee supporting a constitutional amendment, and $50,000 to Reproductive Freedom for All in Detroit for the 2022 ballot initiative for the Michigan Constitution. It also funded research tied to constitutional change, including $100,000 to Kansans for Constitutional Freedom for research for a constitutional amendment and $25,000 to Kansans for Constitutional Freedom Inc. for research into the August 22 constitutional amendment. In direct reproductive-rights advocacy, grants included $50,000 to The Afiya Center in Dallas to promote reproductive rights for women and $50,000 to Colorado Org for Latina Opp&Reproductive Rights in Denver for the same purpose. The portfolio also reaches service and support organizations, such as $64,907 to Ancient Song Doula Services in Brooklyn for women’s rights and justice and $25,000 to Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice in Oklahoma City for the same broad purpose.
Typical grants cluster in a narrow band: the 25th percentile is $50,000, the median is $59,156, and the 75th percentile is $77,396. Recent awards show both one-time and repeated support, with Care Inc. and Ancient Song Doula Services each funded in multiple years, and Kansans for Constitutional Freedom appearing in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Application mode is not specified in the data.
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Most grants fall between $50K and $77K, with a median of $59K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$59K
75th Percentile
$77K
About 23% of grants go to recipients in NY.
NANCY NORTHUP
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All recent grants in the dataset went to US recipients. New York is the top state by grant count, and 23% of grants went to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Named recipient cities include Atlanta, Denver, Miami, Overland Park, Brooklyn, Santa Fe, Dallas, Detroit, New Orleans, and Oklahoma City. The pattern shows a national footprint with repeated support in a few advocacy hubs rather than concentration in one city.
The recent grants emphasize reproductive rights advocacy, women’s rights and justice, ballot committee work on constitutional amendments, research tied to ballot measures, and support for reproductive-care organizations. Examples in the data include grants for ballot-initiative research, general reproductive-rights advocacy, and organizational capacity for groups such as We Testify.
The typical grant size is fairly consistent: the 25th percentile is $50,000, the median is $59,156, and the 75th percentile is $77,396. Recent grants range from $21,885 to $317,045 in the list provided.
Both patterns appear. Care Inc. received grants in 2024 and 2025, Ancient Song Doula Services was funded in 2023 and 2024, and Kansans for Constitutional Freedom appears in 2023 and 2024. That suggests the foundation sometimes returns to the same partners across years.
The geographic scope is national, and the recent grants are all to US recipients. The top state by grant count is New York, and 23% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state.
It funds both campaign support and research. Recent examples include $125,000 to Cobalt Foundation to support a ballot committee supporting a constitutional amendment, $100,000 to Kansans for Constitutional Freedom for research for a constitutional amendment, and $50,000 to Reproductive Freedom for All for the 2022 ballot initiative for the Michigan Constitution.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARE INC | ATLANTA, GA | $317,045 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE |
| FLORIDIANS PROTECTING FREEDOM | MIAMI, FL | $125,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE |
| THE PRAXIS PROJECT INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $78,194 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE |
| LIFT LOUISIANA CO TIDES CENTER | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $30,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE |
| PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS | NEW YORK, NY | $21,885 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE |
| CARE INC | ATLANTA, GA | $131,360 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE |
| COBALT FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $125,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WORK OF BALLOT COMMITTEE SUPPORTING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT |
| CHANGING WOMAN INTIATIVE | SANTA FE, NM | $64,907 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE |
| ANCIENT SONG DOULA SERVICES | BROOKLYN, NY | $64,907 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE |
| KANSANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOM INC | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO THE AUGUST 22 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT |
| NEO PHILANTHROPY | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS OF WE TESTIFY ORGANIZATION ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ISSUES |
| OKLAHOMA CALL FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $25,000 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE |
| Kansans for Constitutional Freedom | Overland Park, KS | $100,000 | 2023 | Research for Constitutional Amendment |
| American Civil Liberties Union Fdn of Kansas | Overland Park, KS | $75,000 | 2023 | Ballot committee opposing Constitutional Amendment |
| Changing Woman Initiative | Santa Fe, NM | $64,907 | 2023 | PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS & JUSTICE |
| ANCIENT SONG DOULA SERVICES | BROOKLYN, NY | $64,907 | 2023 | PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS & JUSTICE |
| Care Inc | Atlanta, GA | $53,406 | 2023 | PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS & JUSTICE |
| Colorado Org for Latina Opp&Reproductive Rights | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 2023 | PROMOTE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS FOR WOMEN |
| Neo Philanthropy | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | general operations on reproductive rights issues |
| The Afiya Center | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2023 | promote Reproductive Rights for Women |
| Reproductive Freedom for All | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 2023 | 2022 Ballot Initiative for Michigan Constitution |
| Access Reproductive Care Southeast | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 2023 | PROMOTE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS FOR WOMEN |
CARE INC
$317,045TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE
FLORIDIANS PROTECTING FREEDOM
$125,000TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE
THE PRAXIS PROJECT INC
$78,194TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE
LIFT LOUISIANA CO TIDES CENTER
$30,000TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE
PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
$21,885TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE
CARE INC
$131,360TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE
COBALT FOUNDATION
$125,000TO SUPPORT WORK OF BALLOT COMMITTEE SUPPORTING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
CHANGING WOMAN INTIATIVE
$64,907TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE
ANCIENT SONG DOULA SERVICES
$64,907TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE
KANSANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOM INC
$25,000TO SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO THE AUGUST 22 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NEO PHILANTHROPY
$25,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS OF WE TESTIFY ORGANIZATION ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ISSUES
OKLAHOMA CALL FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
$25,000TO PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE
Kansans for Constitutional Freedom
$100,000Research for Constitutional Amendment
American Civil Liberties Union Fdn of Kansas
$75,000Ballot committee opposing Constitutional Amendment
Changing Woman Initiative
$64,907PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS & JUSTICE
ANCIENT SONG DOULA SERVICES
$64,907PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS & JUSTICE
Care Inc
$53,406PROMOTE WOMEN RIGHTS & JUSTICE
Colorado Org for Latina Opp&Reproductive Rights
$50,000PROMOTE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
Neo Philanthropy
$50,000general operations on reproductive rights issues
The Afiya Center
$50,000promote Reproductive Rights for Women
Reproductive Freedom for All
$50,0002022 Ballot Initiative for Michigan Constitution
Access Reproductive Care Southeast
$50,000PROMOTE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS FOR WOMEN