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17 Great Organizations Fighting for Reproductive Rights, Equity, Justice, and More

There are so many great organizations fighting tirelessly for reproductive rights (along with other fundamental rights that are under attack). Here’s how this website is helping some of them, including a list of charities that do great work and need your donations.

A rainbow-colored word cloud relating to abortion, equity, and social justice.

[Just want to get to the list of groups to donate to? Click here.]

My platform

When the world is turning upside down, it’s easy to feel helpless. Or, at least, that’s how I usually feel.

My first instinct when I’m angry or sad is often to write, and I used to get frustrated by how little traffic my posts received when they were about more serious topics, and not, say, a review or a recipe.

For a long time I tried to shoehorn those posts in anyway, because when bad things are happening, I feel a responsibility to use my platform.

The problem is, it’s not a good platform. At least not for this.

I’ve been blogging for sixteen years now, and I have a hard time getting an audience for topics outside of the ones that I usually focus on (lifestyle and food), so I mostly stopped writing those other posts.

But that doesn’t mean that this website can’t help the causes that I want to help. Most of the income this site earns comes from advertising, so the lighter, non-life-and-death posts can still directly benefit the causes that I support. And I donate a portion of that money to charity.

No amount is too small

Sometimes people want to donate, but they feel like their contribution is too small to matter. I can assure you, that is not the case.

You should hear people from charities talk about the envelopes that arrive with five or ten dollars and a hand-written note inside, apologizing that they couldn’t give more!

Every donation is appreciated, and while you might think sending in five dollars is nothing, multiply that by hundreds or thousands of people and you can see how it makes a difference.

But if you really can’t give any money, there are lots of other ways you can help. Check back in a couple of days for a post on ways to give that don’t involve you sending in your own money.

Things to look out for

Giving money online is an easy way to help out a cause, but there are some things you should be aware of before you click that “Donate” button. I’ve put together a list of ten things you should be aware of before donating to charities and other groups.

Don’t worry, it’s not ten horrible things! It’s two scammy things that should make you run the other way, and then eight things that you should just look out for, some of which could really help the organization out!

Groups worth donating to

These are the groups I’ve chosen. It was difficult, because there are so many worthy groups out there.

Tax-deductible links

While I’ve linked to the home pages in the titles for each group, the link within a paragraph that includes the word “donate”, “donation”, or “donating” is the one that goes to the tax-deductible donation page for the group (the home pages might have pop-ups or links for donations to a non-deductible fund). 

National Network of Abortion Funds

Their own mission statement says it best: “The National Network of Abortion Funds builds power with members to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access by centering people who have abortions and organizing at the intersections of racial, economic, and reproductive justice.”

You can donate here. As of this writing, your donation gets split evenly between 92 different abortion funds across the country (you also have the option of allocating the money however you want, to one or more of the organizations).

National Abortion Federation

The National Abortion Federation supports abortion providers, without whom safe (and sometimes life-saving) surgical abortions would be nearly impossible.

When anti-abortion laws are passed, they almost always directly target the providers, threatening jail time, large fines, loss of licenses, and more. Plus, many abortion providers have been hurt or killed by anti-abortion zealots.

The NAF also has a multi-lingual hotline to help people who are seeking abortions.

Through NAF you can donate to help support abortion providers (including providing security), or to help patients access abortion care. Please note that if you stay on NAF’s website too long, the donation page will ask you to sign in or join NAF, and unless you’re an abortion provider, you’re not going to do that. Just use your back button to get to the donation page again.

NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation

NARAL fights for abortion access, birth control, paid parental leave, and protection from pregnancy discrimination, through education, organization, and mobilization.

You can donate to the NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation here.

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice

The Latina Institute centers Latina/x voices in their fight for reproductive justice through community building, organizing, and education.

You can donate here, and help The Latina Institute’s community-based efforts.

Indigenous Women Rising

An affiliate of the National Network of Abortion Funds, the IWR is headquartered in New Mexico, but serves Indigenous and undocumented people nationwide. The IWR advocates for equitable, safe, and culturally appropriate healthcare options for Native and Indigenous People.

You can donate here to their abortion fund, which helps indigenous and undocumented people access abortion care.

ARC Southeast

Serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee, ARC Southeast provides funding and logistical support for people seeking reproductive healthcare, including abortions.

You can donate here to help southerners access much-needed healthcare in an area especially hostile to the health and welfare of women and minorities.

The Yellowhammer Fund

Based in Alabama, The Yellowhammer Fund (an affiliate of the National Network of Abortion Funds) helps people in the deep south to access abortion care.

Your donation will help people in Alabama, Mississippi, and the Florida Panhandle access emergency contraception, abortion care, and other reproductive health services.

Fund Texas Choice

Texas is a large state, and many people have to make long, expensive trips in order to get abortion care. Fund Texas Choice, an affiliate of the National Network of Abortion Funds, helps people seeking abortions to get them legally.

Like many organizations, Fund Texas Choice has a much harder job now, and you can donate to help them here.

Planned Parenthood

In the years between aging out of my parents’ insurance and finally getting my own, Planned Parenthood was my only source of health care. They do so much more than abortion care, but they’ve been steadfastly fighting for abortion rights for decades.

Their donation page lets you donate to your local Planned Parenthood affiliate, or split your donation between the local and national organization.

Southern Poverty Law Center

The SPLC is a civil rights advocacy group based in Alabama, fighting against white supremacy and hate, and for the rights of children, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, economically vulnerable people, people victimized by the criminal justice system, and disenfranchised voters. And while they work primarily on behalf of people in the deep south, the court cases they pursue often have national repercussions.

You can donate to the SPLC here, and help them in their important legal fights.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice

The AAAJ uses legal advocacy “to advance civil and human rights for Asian Americans and to build and promote a fair and equitable society for all.”

Your donation will help them in their advocacy and education efforts.

Lambda is a national organization that fights for the rights of LGBTQ and HIV-positive Americans through litigation. It also has a great resources page.

Your donation will help support their court cases and education efforts.

The Trevor Project

The Trevor Project provides information and support to LGBTQ young people, including emotional support and safe spaces to connect with people who understand what they’re going through. It’s also the world’s largest suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ youths.

Your donation will help their advocacy, outreach, community, and education efforts.

SAGE

SAGE (Services & Advocacy For Gay Lesbian Bisexual & Transgender Elders) is a group of 29 affiliates that help make aging better for older LGBTQ+ people, through advocacy, education and training, help with housing, a 24/7 hotline, and more.

You can see the local affiliates here, and donate here.

Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund

The Everytown Support Fund is the education, research, and litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety. The group studies the causes of gun violence, and helps to advance gun safety and gun violence prevention.

You can donate here, and help them in their policy, awareness, and community efforts.

Sandy Hook Promise

Started by family members of some of the children murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary school, Sandy Hook Promise works to end school shootings, and other violence that hurts children.

Donating to Sandy Hook Promise helps fund their gun safety reform and school safety programs.

World Central Kitchen

If you’d like to know why I’m donating to World Central Kitchen, watch the excellent documentary We Feed People, directed by Ron Howard, streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. It details how chef José Andrés jumped into being a humanitarian with nothing but a love of food, a sense of justice, and his own credit cards.

His group now goes to emergency situations all over the world, turning out millions of meals.

This post was updated in September 2022 to reflect a larger donation pledge on my part.

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