About Society of Family Planning
The Society of Family Planning primarily funds academic research and capacity-building in reproductive health and family planning, channeling sizable grants to university-based investigators and research centers. Their awards emphasize investigator development (emerging scholars, fellowships, travel-to-care), targeted research projects, and initiatives that translate evidence into clinical practice or policy. Grants are predominantly to established universities and research programs rather than community service providers.
Focus Areas
University-based reproductive health and family planning research centersEarly-career investigator development (Emerging Scholars, fellowships)Implementation and translational research (projects linking evidence to clinical care)Training and travel support for clinician-researchers (Traveling to Care-style grants)Targeted grant programs at major research universities (WeCount, Changemakers)
Who They Fund
people seeking abortion (including later abortion patients)people self-managing abortion or using self-administered contraception
About Society of Family Planning
A $877,685 award to the Regents of the University of California San Francisco for Emerging Scholars sits at the top of the Society of Family Planning’s recent grant list, and it points to the organization’s central pattern: substantial support for reproductive health research and investigator development. The foundation backs university-based work more often than community service delivery, with awards going to clinical and research programs that study abortion care, contraception, high-risk pregnancy, and how evidence moves into practice. Recent grants also show support for travel and care-related access work, alongside field-building funds for early-career researchers and researchers of color. The mix suggests a funder that uses research grants, fellowships, and targeted program funds to shape the reproductive health evidence base rather than to finance general operating support. Recent awards range from major research university projects to smaller capacity-building grants, including support for clinician-research training and initiatives tied to later abortion service delivery, contraceptive service delivery, and post-Dobbs reproductive care. Across the recent record, the foundation funds a specialized slice of the field: academic and applied work connected to family planning and abortion care.
What Society of Family Planning Funds
Within abortion care research, the Society of Family Planning has funded projects on tradeoffs in abortion care, inequities in abortion, and later abortion service delivery. In family planning and contraception, it supported the University of Illinois for Traveling to Care and gave the University of British Columbia $270,000 for research tied to contraceptive service delivery innovations responsive to COVID-19. The foundation also supports high-risk pregnancy care, including awards to Johns Hopkins University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham for that topic. For field-building, it has funded Emerging Scholars, Changemakers, and WeCount-style grants, including support for researchers of color and university-based investigators building reproductive health research portfolios.
How Society of Family Planning Gives
Typical grant size is $7,500 at the 25th percentile, $49,356 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, which shows a cluster around mid-five-figure awards with some larger research grants above that range. The recent record includes repeated support to the same universities across multiple years, such as the University of Maryland and the University of California system, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation operates as a grantmaker, not a fund for individuals, and the active opportunities show unsolicited applications are accepted in several programs. Program design is structured through named funds and RFP-style opportunities, including fellowships, emerging scholar support, and targeted research calls.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5M
Total Assets
$31.2M
Total Revenue
$2.7M
Total Expenses
$12.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $50K, with a median of $49K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$49K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National27 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Society of Family Planning Funds
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Society of Family Planning.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 150 | $11.2M | 98.0% |
| 2 | Canada |
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