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12 funders with a record of paying for “menstrual”
Where the money went
The Pad ProjectLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
52 matching grants · $171,650 · through 2023Largest: $27,202 to The Kwek Society — menstrual health product accessibility
Largest: $111,585 to ASSOCIATION FOR RURAL AND URBAN NEEDY (ARUN) — to support the combating caste patriarchy and untouchability with menstrual justice project
Largest: $2.7M to I SUPPORT THE GIRLS — i support the girls collects and distributes essential items, including bras, underwear, and menstrual hygiene products, allowing women and folx experiencing homelessness, impoveri…
Largest: $57,780 to BRINGING RESOURCES TO AID WOMEN'S SHELTERS (BRAWS) — supply menstrual products and undergarments to residents of prince william county ($16,200); supply menstrual products and undergarments to eastern prince william county and southe…
Largest: $58,472 to SIGNET — donated materials (pouches) for menstrual health program
Largest: $50,000 to MA CHAPTER OF NOW FOUNDATION — massachusetts menstrual equity coalition
Largest: $30,000 to OPERATION PERIOD — support general operations, staff development and programs that strengthen the menstrual freedom movement in benton, lane, linn and washington counties
Together RisingFalls Church, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $259,291 · through 2023Largest: $146,470 to MAUI FOOD BANK — to provide critical items, including food, diapers, menstrual products, and toiletries to people affected by the wildfires.
Conservation NationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2025Largest: $50,000 to Save the Rhino International Inc — funds contribute to the breaking of impediments to create female participation in nature resource management at the north luangwa conservation program in zambia. activities include…
Archewell FoundationBeverly Hills, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $70,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to THE GEANCO FOUNDATION — to provide menstrual health education and hygiene items to young people in nigeria
Dayton Foundation DepositoryDayton, OHCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $41,266 · through 2024Largest: $28,620 to AUNT FLOW NON PROFIT — menstrual products
Health Care Advocates International LlcStratford, CTCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to TRIANGLE COMMUNITY CENTER — support of the community cupboard, our year-round distribution program for food and critical supplies. funding will directly support: purchasing culturally appropriate nonperishabl…
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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 →