Grants for pro-life organizations

111 anti-abortion organizations received at least $237,940 in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 162 grants made from 133 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,000. Of these 133 foundations, 87% made just a single grant to pro-life orgs, and 2% made grants to four or more pro-life orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.
$237,940
Total grant dollars given to pro-life organizations
162
Number of grants made annually to pro-life organizations
133
Number of grantmakers funding pro-life organizations
$1,000
Median grant size to pro-life organizations

Foundations that support anti-abortion organizations

Out of all grants made to pro-life organizations, 86% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 25% of the dollar-value of grants to pro-life orgs. Foundations funding pro-life orgs also made grants to religious organizations, christian organizations, international humanitarian organizations, multiservice human service organizations, and colleges.

Foundation size

Foundation size Number of grantmakers
Small
 
115
Medium
 
10
Large
 
8
Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type Number of grantmakers
Community
 
1
Private
 
111
Corporate
 
12
Other
 
9

Grants made

Grants made to pro-life orgs Number of grantmakers
1
 
116
2-3
 
14
4-10
 
3
11+
 
0

Top 10 foundations supporting anti-abortion organizations

Grantmaker State Geographic focus Percent of grant dollars to pro-life orgs Number of grants made to pro-life orgs Median grant size
Shell Oil Company Foundation TX National 0.1% 9 $240
Abbvie Foundation IL National 0.0% 5 $250
Arthur J Gallagher Foundation IL National 0.1% 4 $212
Tulsa Community Foundation OK National 0.0% 2 $5,000
Elizabeth Streb Peroutka Foundation MD National 2.9% 2 $3,000
Sacred Heart Trust Foundation PA National 6.7% 2 $1,771
Gregory M& Deborah Mdesaye Foundation NJ National 2.1% 2 $1,400
Jacobs Family Foundation PA National 3.1% 2 $1,055
The Avandia Foundation DE State 11.8% 2 $1,000
K Ten Kids Foundation PA Metro 1.2% 2 $1,000

Anti-abortion organizations grantees

Pro-life organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 13% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 18% of all pro-life orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant Number of grants
<$10k
 
162
$10k-$25k
 
0
$25k-$100k
 
0
$100k+
 
0

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue Median grant size
<$100k
 
$1,000
$100k-$500k
 
$1,000
$500k-$1M
 
$1,500
$1M-$5M
 
$500
>$5M
 
$1,000

Grantee states

State of grantee Number of grants
Virginia
 
29
Texas
 
15
Florida
 
15
Wisconsin
 
12
Other
 
91

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee Number of grants
Washington DC
 
31
Palm Bay
 
14
Milwaukee
 
12
Houston
 
11
Other
 
92

Top 25 grants made to pro-life organizations

Grantee Grant size Purpose Grantmaker
Birthright of Tulsa $5,000 General Support Burton Foundation
Assurance for Life $5,000 General Support Advisors Charitable Gift Fund
Life Legal Defense Foundation (LLDF) $5,000 General Funding Esmond Nissim Foundation
St John Paul Ii Life Center $5,000 General Use The Ben and Mary Doskocil Family Foundation
Right To Life of Michigan Educational Foundation Legal $5,000 Support Pro Life Programs The Georges Family Foundation
Life Issues Institute $5,000 Charitable Contribution Anderson Foundation
Pro-Life Coalition of Central Washington $5,000 Support Pro-Life Community Efforts Through Youth Education, Speakers Bureau and Connection With Medical Professionals. Bilmar Foundation
Right To Life-Lifespan Educational Fund $5,000 General Fund Pat and Gerry Carroll Charitable Foundation
Life Forward Pregnancy Care of Cincinnati $5,000 To Support Families Joseph and Carrie Besl Foundation
Louisiana Right To Life $5,000 To Provide Funds To Support A Pro-Life Organization The Edward L Rispone Family Foundation
Iowans for Life Educational Foundation $5,000 Community Support Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines
American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists $5,000 Charity Martin Family Foundation
Wels Lutherans for Life Metro Milwaukee $5,000 New Program Launch Assistance Twice Is Nice / Good Stewards Inc
Dayton Right To Life Foundation $5,000 Operating Exp Gerald M and Carole A Miller Family Foundation
Indiana Right To Life Incorporated $5,000 To Protect the Right To Life The Patricia H Snyder Family Foundation
Life on Wheels $5,000 To Enable Center To Mobilize Image Clear Ultrasound
Students for Life of America (SFLA) $5,000 General Operations Tulsa Community Foundation
Birthright of Tulsa $5,000 General Operations Tulsa Community Foundation
Life Matters Outreach $4,435 Pregnancy Paulding Pregnancy Services
Foundation for Life $4,200 MG Shell Oil Company Foundation
American Life League (ALL) $4,000 General Operations Ann L Henegan Private Foundation
Foundation for Life $4,000 Promote Christian Beliefs Knights of Columbus Council 4550
Oregon Right To Life $4,000 To Support Unborn Children The Barr Family Foundation
Prolife Across America $3,055 General Operating Support JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Assurance for Life $3,000 Operations BDH Foundation
Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Pro-life organizations" category for this page is determined by the "R62: Right to Life" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.