named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
Provider Support and Coordination
Supports a national network of licensed clinicians delivering telemedicine abortion care, offering legal and policy guidance to sustain safe and lawful practice.
Public Outreach and Education
Conducts public awareness campaigns and media engagement to promote understanding of telemedicine abortion and reproductive rights.
State Shield Law Advocacy
Advocates for and supports the passage of state-level shield laws that protect telemedicine abortion providers and patients from out-of-state prosecution.
activities · 2 groups
What they do
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Reproductive Health Access and Support Services 3 activities
- Enabling patient access to telemedicine abortion careFacilitates access to safe, legal telemedicine abortion care for hundreds of thousands of patients across all 50 states since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
- Providing direct support to telemedicine abortion providersOffers legislative advocacy, policy guidance, and tailored assistance to telemedicine abortion providers to enable safe and sustainable delivery of care across the United States.
- Supporting telemedicine abortion providers through policy and advocacy programsRuns capacity-building initiatives that strengthen provider capacity to deliver telemedicine abortion care by supporting the enactment and reinforcement of protective state-level shield laws.
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Reproductive Health Advocacy & Education 1 activity
- Advocating for telehealth shield laws to protect cross-state telemedicine abortion careAdvocates for the enactment and expansion of telehealth shield laws to protect providers and patients accessing abortion care across state lines, with demonstrated impact in New York and six additional states.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$3.19M
Contributions & grants$3.15M99%
Program service revenue$27K1%
Investment income$15K0%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$533K
Program expenses60%
Admin / overhead28%
Fundraising12%
Salaries & benefits$304K
Grants paid out$34K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$3.02M
Cash$2.94M
Investments$0
Liabilities$357K
Net assets$2.66M
Liquid reserves66.2 mo
1 years on record · 2024–2024
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 3
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE KAY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $180K |
| MCKENSEY SMITH | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 40 | $126K |
| MARGARET CARPENTER | CO-MEDICAL DIRECTOR | 20 | $118K |
board members · 4
- CHRISTINE SADOWSKI — TREASURER
- JIANA MENENDEZ — DIRECTOR
- KIMBERLY CHIRLS — PRESIDENT
- LISA MALDONADO — SECRETARY
relationships · 10
Who they work with
- Abortion Care Network Network — Amanda Allen serves on the Board of Directors, indicating organizational alignment and collaboration.
- Guttmacher Institute Partner — Senior leadership from Guttmacher publicly affirms ACT’s role in advancing telehealth shield laws, indicating alignment and partnership in policy advocacy.
- New York Government — Supports New York's Shield Law enabling telemedicine abortion care.
- State of California Government — Collaborates with state government to support and expand reproductive rights through legislation such as AB 260.
- Supreme Court of the United States Government — Engaged in legal advocacy related to mifepristone access and telemedicine abortion care.
- TIME Network — Recognized Dr. Maggie Carpenter, an affiliated provider, in the 2026 TIME100 Health List.
- TIME Network — Recognized through inclusion of co-founder Dr. Maggie Carpenter in the 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Partner — Publicly opposes the legal actions and anti-abortion agenda of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
- The Lawyering Project Partner — Collaborates with ACT leadership; Amanda Allen served as Deputy Executive Director and co-founded the organization.
- Whole Woman’s Health Alliance Partner — Leadership from the organization publicly endorses ACT’s new Executive Director, signaling a collaborative relationship in the reproductive health movement.
strategies · 2
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Interstate Telemedicine Access via Shield Lawsmethodology: shield_laws_for_reproductive_accessBy advocating for shield laws and policy changes that protect clinicians, the organization enables licensed providers to deliver telemedicine abortion care across state lines, thereby expanding access for patients in restrictive states because legal protections reduce provider risk and increase service availability.
- Provider-Centered Advocacy Modelmethodology: provider-centered supportBy centering the needs and safety of telemedicine abortion providers in legal and policy advocacy, the organization increases provider participation and normalizes abortion care as routine healthcare, because reducing professional risk and stigma strengthens clinical capacity.