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Society of Family Planning

Preselected recipients only Denver, Colorado · EIN 300291539

Society of Family Planning is a private foundation in Denver, Colorado. In tax year 2025 it gave $5.0 million in 61 grants; the typical grant was $53,927 and the largest $723,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $4.5 million the year before.

71% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$3.2 million29$24.5 million
2024$4.5 million51$39.8 million
2025$5.0 million61$31.2 million

How to apply

Society of Family Planning says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Society of Family Planning funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 31 states, the most to California. It also paid $203,573 in 2 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
California6$993,680
Massachusetts5$479,255
Illinois2$468,720
Pennsylvania5$394,512
Texas2$296,500
New York5$288,039
Maryland1$225,000
Georgia4$174,954
New Jersey2$147,120
Oregon1$97,433

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 61 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Regents of the University of California SF
Los Angeles, CA
Emerging scholars$723,000
University of Washington
Chicago, IL
Emerging scholars$436,428
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Emerging scholars$242,500
Ibis Reproductive Health Inc
Cambridge, MA
Remote provision of medication abortion$240,400
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Emerging scholars$225,000
Vitala Global FoundationRemote provision of medication abortion$150,000
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
Piscataway, NJ
Emerging scholars$144,000
Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Atlanta, GA
Changemakers$134,690
The Pennsylvania State University
Hershey, PA
Emerging Scholars$132,500
Resound Research for Reproductive Health
Los Angeles, CA
Changemakers$127,330
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA
Changemakers$121,315
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Emerging Scholars$97,433
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
abortion and contraception research$89,640
Regents of the University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Emerging Scholars$75,000
The Research Foundation for SUNY
Albany, NY
Emerging Scholars$75,000
Family Planning Association of Maine Inc
Augusta, ME
Documenting impact of US policy and legal stressor$75,000
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY
Exploring patterns of LARC use$75,000
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Exploring patterns of LARC use$75,000
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Exploring patterns of LARC use$75,000
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Emerging Scholars$74,905
Regents of the University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Emerging Scholars$69,000
Guttmacher Institute
New York, NY
Documenting the composition of clinicians providin$67,500
BD of Regents of the University of Wisconsin Syst
Madison, WI
Emerging scholars$67,500
George Washington University
Philadelphia, PA
Documenting the composition of clinicians providin$67,500
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
Documenting the composition of clinicians providin$67,500
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY
Post-abortion contraceptive care$67,274
Trustees of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Emerging scholars$65,585
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Emerging scholars$54,000
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Emerging scholars$54,000
Regents of the University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Emerging scholars$54,000
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Emerging scholars$53,927
Trustees of Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Emerging scholars$53,882
Saint Louis University
St Louis, MO
Emerging scholars$53,847
University of GuamEmerging scholars$53,573
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, CA
General Purpose$53,350
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinoi
Chicago, IL
Emerging scholars$32,292
Wellstar Research Institute
Marietta, GA
Emerging scholars$25,305
Copyright Clearance Center
Danvers, MA
open access publication$20,400
University of Colorado Denver
Denver, CO
Emerging scholars$7,500
University of Cincinnati
Cleveland, OH
Emerging scholars$7,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Society of Family Planning accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Society of Family Planning give?

$5.0 million in tax year 2025, across 61 grants, with a typical grant of $53,927.

Who runs Society of Family Planning?

Its 2025 filing lists Sadia Haider MD MPH (President), Crystal Tyler PHD MPH (Treasurer), Kate Shaw MD MS (Secretary) and Rana Barar MPH (At-Large Member) among 15 officers and trustees.

What does Society of Family Planning fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and science and research.

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