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12 funders with a record of paying for “menopause”
Where the money went
Largest: $324,862 to THE FILM COLLABORATIVE — the planning and creation of a documentary on menopause
Largest: $100,000 to LET'S TALK MENOPAUSE INC — to support let's talk menopause's general operations.
Largest: $91,000 to W M BURNEY-SCOTT — to curate a multidisciplinary initiative and educate the public on reproductive justice, radical black feminism, gender liberation and pathways to normalizing menopause and aging f…
Largest: $105,000 to PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL FOUNDATION — support for menopause medical director
Alzheimer'S Disease Research FoundationWellesley Hills, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $252,076 · through 2025Largest: $252,076 to MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL — menopause and related midlife risk factors and their impact on pathology and cognition - the whimsyad study
Largest: $1,425 to NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE — educational contribution
Largest: $25,000 to THE MENOPAUSE SOCIETY — to empower the healthcare professionals to improve the health of women during the menopause transition and beyond.
The Center for Cultural PowerOakland, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $75,000 · through 2023Largest: $75,000 to FRACTURED ATLAS INC — project support grant (fiscally sponsor black girl's guide to surviving menopause project)
Common Counsel FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to FRACTURED ATLAS INC — black girl's guide to surviving menopause
Largest: $10,000 to LET'S TALK MENOPAUSE — to empower women
Largest: $10,000 to WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER — to aid in caring for women in every life stage, from prepuberty to post-menopause
Largest: $175,000 to LET'S TALK MENOPAUSE INC — field building
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →