Reproductive Rights & Justice

Andie and John support advocacy, narrative change, and direct health services to advance reproductive justice so that women have access to health care and the rights they deserve. Andie entered reproductive work after experiencing an all-girls education that sparked a passion for advancing women’s rights. For the past 5 years, she has continued to meet with subject matter experts in the field, other philanthropists, and those most in-need to sharpen the strategy.

Today, 1 in 3 women of reproductive age live in a state with an abortion ban and 14 states have almost complete bans with limited or no exceptions. These draconian laws are causing OBGYNs to flee states, women to endure extreme hardship to access basic health care — and most critically, these policies are killing women unnecessarily. Maternal mortality rates are skyrocketing in states that have enacted such policies and some activists are pushing for bans on women’s healthcare at the federal level. These challenges will have a ripple effect for years to come and they believe in taking action to contribute to reversing this tremendous injustice.

We feel strongly about our duty to advocate for birthing people across the country, as well as helping providers keep their doors open. A generation of young Americans should not have to endure an era with fewer rights than their parents had.

John Matthew & Andie

Andie’s and John’s initial approach focused on a state-based and direct-service focused strategy, prioritizing organizations in the US south. Prior to the fall of Roe v. Wade, they focused their reproductive justice giving in states where these rights were most under siege at the time, like Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia. After the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe, their grantmaking approach evolved into a strategy that spans advocacy, policy, and emerging direct-service opportunities throughout the US. As they pivoted their giving strategy, they have recognized the need to be nimble, as the needs of organizations and people are constantly evolving, while resources remain as desperately needed as ever.

Key Grantees

Carafem is provider of easy, expert, and accessible abortion care as well as individualized birth control options — creating the best medical experience humanly possible with a client-first approach.

Catholics for Choice shapes and advances sexual and reproductive ethics that are based on justice — reflecting a commitment to a person’s well-being, and respecting and affirming the capacity of all people to make their own moral decisions.

CHOICES centers are safe, welcoming clinics that offer high-quality, affirming, comprehensive reproductive health care services to everyone who walks through their doors — even if they can’t afford the full cost of the services they need.

Groundswell Fund strengthens U.S. movements for reproductive and social justice by resourcing intersectional grassroots organizing and centering the leadership of women of color.

NLIRJ centers and amplifies Latina/x voices to transform the systems and narratives that influence their ability to reclaim their bodies and their lives — through base building, policy shaping, and culture shifting.

Planned Parenthood provides and advocates for high-quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health care and education for all people — serving all patients with care, compassion, respect, and without judgment.