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Grassroots Trust Building

By providing flexible, long-term support and decision-making power to grassroots women-led organizations, we produce sustainable and equitable social change, because trust-based resourcing and local leadership generate more effective, culturally grounded solutions that address root causes of inequality. This strategy centers on shifting power to frontline communities—particularly women, girls, and trans people in marginalized contexts—by combining flexible funding, participatory governance, and peer-driven learning. Unlike top-down or project-specific interventions, it treats community actors as experts of their own realities, enabling adaptive, holistic responses to systemic challenges. What distinguishes this approach is its unified belief that structural change emerges not from isolated programs but from resourced, connected, and trusted local movements.

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who runs it

Organizations running this strategy · 5

what it looks like in practice

Activities of orgs running this strategy

A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above — what the strategy looks like on the ground.

  • Funding STEM education and mentorship for girls and gender-expansive youth 2X4 FOUNDATION INC
    grantmaking
    Supports DIY Girls’ expansion into additional schools, funding instructor and program material costs to increase interest and long-term success in technology and engineering fields through education and mentorship.
  • Funding community-based doula programs and professional development 2X4 FOUNDATION INC
    grantmaking
    Supports the launch of the Community Doula Summit to provide professional development, networking, and recognition for community-based doulas, and will fund the first doula training initiative outside of Tulsa in Muskogee County through OKBEI by late 2025.
  • Funding emergency and housing support for vulnerable women 2X4 FOUNDATION INC
    grantmaking
    Provides grants for emergency financial assistance to residents impacted by California fires through Elizabeth House and funds relocation assistance for domestic violence survivors and their families transitioning to permanent housing via WomenRising.
  • Funding expansion of women's financial empowerment programs 2X4 FOUNDATION INC
    grantmaking
    Finances the expansion of the Road Through Retirement program through Women’s Money Matters, aimed at advancing financial literacy and empowerment for women.
  • Funding grassroots nonprofits for women and girls 2X4 FOUNDATION INC
    grantmaking
    Provides research-driven grants to grassroots, women-run nonprofit organizations that deliver essential services such as health care, support for homeless and low-income women, and economic empowerment programs. The foundation proactively identifies and vets organizations through volunteer teams, minimizing application burden.
  • Funding menstrual care access for low-income and homeless women 2X4 FOUNDATION INC
    grantmaking
    Finances the purchase and delivery of menstrual care products, including 82,500 tampons and 32,000 care packages, through Helping Women Period to serve homeless and low-income women.
  • Funding re-entry services for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women 2X4 FOUNDATION INC
    grantmaking
    Supports intensive re-entry planning services for 25 incarcerated women through The IF Project, helping them successfully transition back into society.
  • Funding reproductive and primary health care in underserved communities 2X4 FOUNDATION INC
    grantmaking
    Finances Plan A Health’s mobile clinic to respond to 3,000 medication requests, including birth control, and deliver reproductive, sexual, and primary health care in underserved areas of Southwest Georgia.
  • Funding youth athletic and confidence-building programs 2X4 FOUNDATION INC
    grantmaking
    Will fund transportation costs for a middle-school girls triathlon training program through i-tri, supporting physical activity and personal development for young girls.
  • Advocacy for legal and policy reform in sexual and reproductive rights INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION
    advocacy
    Supports national and global advocacy leading to legal and policy reforms in sexual and reproductive health and rights, including safe abortion access and prevention of gender-based violence. Achieved 190 positive steps in legislative, policy, and judicial processes, including 139 reforms for safe abortion access.
  • Capacity building for partner organizations INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION
    capacity building
    Strengthens partner organizations through technical support in program development, data collection, evaluation, financial leadership, governance, and risk reduction. Convenes partners for learning exchanges and supports innovation through the Innovation and Social Enterprise Lab and Feminist Impact Fund.
  • Delivery of sexual and reproductive health services INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION
    direct service
    Provides comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services through partners, including contraception, safe abortion care, post-abortion care, and services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. Delivered 44.5 million services, including 8.1 million contraceptive services and 1.3 million safe abortion services.
  • Distribution of contraceptive and reproductive health supplies INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION
    direct service
    Distributes contraceptives and reproductive health products, including pills, injectables, implants, IUDs, condoms, and emergency contraception, to improve access and health outcomes. Distributed 13 million contraceptive products and supported distribution of over 15,000 emergency contraception pills in Honduras.
  • Global and regional human rights advocacy INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION
    advocacy
    Advocates at international forums including the United Nations and International Conference on Family Planning to advance reproductive justice, gender equality, and healthcare access. Launched the For All Families campaign in 2024 and participated in global advocacy tours on menstrual dignity.
  • Grantmaking to support sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION
    capacity building
    Provides flexible and project-based grants to approximately 180 partner organizations globally, with a focus on feminist movements in the Global South, to strengthen leadership and advance sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. Distributed $36 million in funding between 2023 and 2024, including $10 million in flexible grants.
  • Menstrual dignity and stigma reduction programs INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION
    direct service
    Works with partners in nine countries to reduce menstrual stigma, challenge gender norms, and improve access to menstrual products to support education and health. Includes advocacy in Pakistan and implementation of maternal health innovations in Kenya.
  • Mobile and emergency reproductive health services INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION
    direct service
    Provides mobile sexual and reproductive health services in underserved rural areas, including Pap smears and contraceptives, and delivers emergency response in humanitarian crises such as post-earthquake Venezuela.
  • Prevention of and response to sexual and gender-based violence INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION
    direct service
    Provides care for survivors and implements community-level prevention strategies in Latin America and the Caribbean, including clinic-based screening and national hotline advocacy. Supported reforms to strengthen survivor support in 20 countries.