Advancing Reproductive Freedom and Equity Grantmaking Guidelines

The Katz Amsterdam Foundation and Charitable Trust seek to reduce persistent racial disparities in access to abortion services by increasing the power, reach and influence of reproductive health, freedom and equity organizations. We are committed to helping sustain organizations working within marginalized and underrepresented communities to foster lasting and systemic change.

Katz Amsterdam provides general operating support to organizations that are advancing reproductive freedom and equity by increasing abortion access, especially for communities of color.

We support organizations advocating for access to reproductive health care for ALL by:

• Educating and organizing voters on abortion policy change opportunities
• Working to increase abortion access
• Convening partners to align on advocacy efforts
• Organizing and mobilizing communities of color to protect and expand access to care for ALL abortion seekers and to ensure an understanding of all their options.

We hope our partners:

• Serve the needs of underserved communities of color by engaging in deep and meaningful base-building and advocacy.
• Have leadership and staff with lived experience that is proximate to the work.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the reproductive freedom and equity landscape and their opportunity to impact meaningful and pervasive change.

Recognizing that communities are best served when their advocates come from within, Katz Amsterdam strives to support organizations that are community-based, community-driven and community-defined.