Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc is based in New York, NY, and files Form 990 with a filing type of public charity. Founded in 1989, it works to protect and expand access to sexual and reproductive health care and rights through education, advocacy, and limited electoral activities.
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc at a glance
In short: Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc gave $12.6M across 64 grants in 2025 (avg $196K), top state New York. 22% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $12,561,308
- -13.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 64
- -15.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $196,270
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $107,002
- Total assets
- $8,209,867
- -38.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 22% first-time grantees (14 of 64, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (15% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 123 William Street 10 Fl, New York, NY 10038
Phone: (212) 541-7800
Website: https://plannedparenthoodaction.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Floridians Protecting Freedom Inc ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $5.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
351 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 111 grants of 351 (32%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Action Fund describes working nationally, while its website also points to local advocacy organizations working in states across the country. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state were New York (15%), California (12%), Florida (10%), Washington, DC (7%), and Arizona (7%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 64 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc open to new grantees?
22%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 14 of 64 grantees (22%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $155K; repeat grants $208K. How we count
Medians: $75K first-time, $122K repeat.
- 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7.8M (2021) to $18.7M (2023). In 2025 it made 64 grants totaling $12.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Floridians Protecting Freedom Inc Miami, FL | To Protect and Expand Access to Reproductive Health | $1,042,419 |
| Arizona for Abortion Access Phoenix, AZ | To Protect and Expand Access to Reproductive Health | $760,995 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc - Action Fund New York, NY | To Protect and Expand Access to Reproductive Health | $611,538 |
| Planned Parenthood Votes New York, NY | To Protect and Expand Access to Reproductive Health | $592,723 |
| Missourians for Constitutional Freedom St. Louis, MO | To Protect and Expand Access to Reproductive Health | $522,253 |
| Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom Washington, DC | To Protect and Expand Access to Reproductive Health | $480,259 |
| New Yorkers for Equal Rights Inc Albany, NY | To Protect and Expand Access to Reproductive Health | $461,686 |
| Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte Inc San Jose, CA | To Protect and Expand Access to Reproductive Health | $444,590 |
| Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates Serving AK HI ID IN KY and WA Seattle, WA | To Protect and Expand Access to Reproductive Health | $441,406 |
| Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights Helena, MT | To Protect and Expand Access to Reproductive Health | $439,262 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,209,867 | $46,311,777 | $49,461,100 | $12,561,308 | 64 | $29,794 |
| 2024 | $13,425,614 | $40,460,371 | $45,715,131 | $14,542,535 | 76 | $78,385 |
| 2023 | $13,730,743 | $40,045,139 | $53,908,255 | $18,678,505 | 79 | $66,345 |
| 2022 | $32,252,721 | $53,229,249 | $36,707,941 | $13,359,212 | 63 | $379 |
| 2021 | $10,201,758 | $35,671,884 | $34,224,488 | $7,822,348 | 69 | $9 |
| 2020 | $9,870,744 | $38,708,607 | $40,914,740 | $12,766,552 | 60 | $18,583 |
| 2019 | $13,324,900 | $36,222,128 | $40,715,103 | $12,332,179 | 80 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to protect and expand access to sexual and reproductive health care and rights through education, advocacy, and limited electoral activities. Its filing describes its advocacy programs as designed to empower people to build the future they want and change cultural attitudes about reproductive health.
Its grants include support for organizations pursuing reproductive health and rights advocacy. For example, Floridians Protecting Freedom describes its work as advocating for a citizen-led ballot initiative limiting government interference with reproductive freedom through petition circulation and voter outreach. Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte says it advocates for reproductive health and rights by educating policymakers and the public and mobilizing voters. These are the grantees’ stated missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Action Fund reported 64 grants totaling $12,561,308. Awards ranged from $10,000 to $1,042,419, with a median grant of $107,002. The largest listed grants included:
The stated purpose for each of these grants was to protect and expand access to reproductive health.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Brynne Craig as director and vice chair, and Landis Becker-Young as director and chair, both starting in April 2025. It also lists Jess Morales Rocketto as director and secretary; Monique Dorsainvil as director and treasurer; and Alexandra Acker-Lyons as director. Alexandra Mandado is listed as a director starting in May 2025.
The filing lists Colleen Foster as director and chair through January 2025; Joe Solmonese as director, interim vice chair from July 2024 to January 2025, and interim chair from January to April 2025; Maya Harris as director through February 2025 and vice chair through July 2024; and Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez as director through April 2025.
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc is led by Alexis McGill Johnson, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 12 of 34 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alexis McGill Johnson
President
Vice Chair → Acting President, 2020
Acting President → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
$67K (2020) → $353K (2025)
Colleen Foster
Director & Chair
Treasurer → Director & Treasurer, 2023
Director & Treasurer → Director & Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Solmonese
Director, Interim Vice Chair & Interim Chair
Director & Chair → Director, 2024
Director → Director, Interim Vice Chair & Interim Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Landis Becker-Young
Director & Chair
Director → Director & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luz Towns-Miranda
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harris Parnell
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mayra Macias
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meghan Stabler
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monique Dorsainvil
Director & Treasurer
Director → Director & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Quinn Delaney
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Allen
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maya Harris
Director & Vice Chair
Secretary → Director & Secretary, 2023
Director & Secretary → Director & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tanuja Bahal
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alexandra Acker-Lyons
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brynne Craig
Director & Vice Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jess Morales Rocketto
Director & Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tanya Atkinson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alexandra Mandado
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kara Turrentine
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristal Knight
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sherrese Clarke-Soares
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Laguens
Chief Global Strategy & Innovation Officer
Senior Advisor → Chief Glbl Strategy & Innov Officer, 2022
Chief Glbl Strategy & Innov Officer → Chief Global Strategy & Innovation Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
$59K (2019) → $55K (2025)
Vickie J. Barrow-Klein
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer → Executive Vice President & COO, 2022
Executive Vice President & COO → Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
$10K (2019) → $61K (2025)
Melanie R. Newman
Senior Vice President & Communications
Senior Vice President Communications → Senior Vice President, Communications & Culture, 2022
Senior Vice President, Communications & Culture → Senior Vice President & Communications, 2023
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
$9K (2020) → $99K (2025)
Jacqueline Ayers
Senior Vice President, Policy Campaigns & Advocacy
Vice President, Public Policy & Govt Affairs → Senior Vice President, Policy Campaigns & Advocacy, 2023
On filings since 2021
6 hrs/week
$29K (2021) → $61K (2025)
Kimberly A. Custer
Executive Vice President, Chief Federation Engagement & Impact Officer
Executive Vice President, Fed, Engage & Impact → Executive Vice President & Chief Fei Officer, 2024
Executive Vice President & Chief Fei Officer → Executive Vice President, Chief Federation Engagement & Impact Officer, 2025
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
$30K (2022) → $57K (2025)
Marina Spyrou
Chief Information Security Officer
Chief Info Security Officer → Chief Information Security Officer, 2024
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
$19K (2022) → $47K (2025)
Diana Contreras
Chief Healthcare Officer
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
$29K (2023) → $62K (2025)
Ilana Esterrich
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
$36K (2024) → $60K (2025)
Steve Manley
Chief People & Culture Officer
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
$39K (2024) → $54K (2025)
Susan Manning
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
$23K (2024) → $64K (2025)
Kristin Tilley
Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
$46K (2025)
Rebekah Varela
Executive Vice President & COO
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (45)
- Former: Jethro Miller (2019–2024) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Kate Jhaveri (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Nathalie Rayes (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Kersha Deibel (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Therese Trivisonno (2024) — Vice President Health Care Operations
- Former: Peter Harvey (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Lisa Gardner (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Kumiki Gibson (2022–2023) — Senior Vice President & General Counsel
- Former: Stephanie Valencia (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Hilary Castillo (2023) — Chief Glbl Ops & Fac Officer
- Former: Gabriel Stricker (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Helene Krasnoff (2019–2022) — Vice President, Litigation & Law
- Former: Jennie Rosenthal (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Henry Munoz (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Lori A. McGill Johnson (2021–2022) — President
- Former: Dannette S. Hill (2022) — Chief H.r. Officer
- Former: Jennifer Brown (2022) — Senior Vice President, Policy Campaigns & Advoca · Filing note: Until 10/2021
- Former: Donya Nasser (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jill Lafer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kim Molstre (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lori Carpentier (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Melvin Galloway (2019–2021) — Chief Operating Officer · Filing note: Until 110620
- Former: Stacy Cross (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Timothy Stanley (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jay Meisel (2020–2021) — Vice President & Interim General Counsel · Filing note: Until 22621
- Former: Kelley Robinson (2020–2021) — Vice President, Organizing & Executive Director of Af
- Former: Jennifer Lawson (2021) — Vice President, Organizing, Engagement & Campaigns
- Former: Rachel Sussman (2021) — Vice President & State Policy
- Former: Abigail Smith (2019–2020) — Deputy CFO
- Former: Debra Alligood White (2019–2020) — Senior Vice President & General Counsel
- Former: Leana Wen (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Phillip Agnew (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Urvashi Vaid (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Catherine McLean (2020) — Director
- Former: Julia Frifield (2020) — Senior Strategic Adv-
- Former: Kristin Rzeczkowski (2020) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Lyric Chen (2020) — Senior Strategic Adv-
- Former: Cecile Richards (2019) — President
- Former: Dana Singiser (2019) — Vice President of Govt Affairs
- Former: Deirdre A. Schifeling (2019) — Vice President Org., Electoral & Campaigns
- Former: Emily Stewart (2019) — Vice President & Public Policy
- Former: Kevin Griffis (2019) — Vice President & Communications
- Former: Kiki McLean (2019) — Director
- Former: Maneesh Goyal (2019) — Director
- Former: Tom Subak (2019) — Ch. Strategy Officer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $353K, to Alexis McGill Johnson (President). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc
How much does Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc give each year?
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc gave $12.6M across 64 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $14.5M across 76 grants.
What is Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc's typical grant size?
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc's median grant in 2025 was $107,002, and its average grant was $196,270, across 64 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc that year got $155K on average.
Where does Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc give grants?
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc's top state is New York, with 15% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were California (12%) and Florida (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (6 grants), Albany, NY (3 grants), New York, NY (2 grants) and Phoenix, AZ (2 grants).
Does Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 64 grants with a stated purpose on Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Protect and Expand Access to Reproductive Health" (64 grants).
Who are Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc's largest grantees?
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Floridians Protecting Freedom Inc ($1,042,419), Arizona for Abortion Access ($760,995) and Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc - Action Fund ($611,538), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 19% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc?
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc reported $8.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $46.3M.
What does Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to protect and expand access to sexual and reproductive health care and rights through education, advocacy, and limited electoral activities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc?
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check plannedparenthoodaction.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc's EIN?
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3539048. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 29, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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