About Us

The Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity (CGRE) is a one-of-a-kind community, launched in 2019, that provides funding to defend gender, reproductive, and racial equity, and works towards a future where every person has the resources and autonomy to thrive. We create the space for funders to learn together, amplify the impact of their giving, and accelerate change in five-year increments. CGRE is a nonpartisan organization that does not endorse or support candidates or political parties.

We support power building through our Movement Power, Judicial, and Majority Building strategies, in addition to maintaining a robust Opportunity Fund and Capacity Strengthening Initiative. We invest deeply in 11 states and have a larger footprint through multi-state networks, opportunistic investments in other geographies, and support for national and regional groups with deep state expertise.

At CGRE, we have seen that durable wins come from funding across a range of gender and reproductive rights issues, and through a racial justice lens. We encourage organic connections to allied movements and issue-focused organizations, such as those focused on voting rights, democracy, and economic opportunity. This approach strengthens collective capacity and enables groups to respond effectively to evolving, interconnected attacks on fundamental rights.

CGRE cultivates new donors and raises new funds for game-changing, state-focused investments that advance gender, reproductive, and racial equity in the United States. Three founding priorities drive our strategy:

1. New donors, new dollars: We’ve grown from 5 to 19 active funders, raising at least $40M annually and distributing $265M+ to 290+ grantee partners since inception.
2. Direct investment in critical states and innovative strategies: We invest deeply in priority states and support innovative, state-based strategies to build lasting power and defend key rights.
3. Measurable impact in five-year cycles: Our five-year strategic cycles deliver measurable wins — from advancing abortion access to strengthening movement infrastructure across states.

We accomplish these priorities through the following distinctive approaches:

• State-level focus: We build power at the state level, where policy change is most accessible and influential.
• Cross-ecosystem efforts: We unite diverse partners across issues to center gender and reproductive equity across social justice movements.
• Frontline organizations and leadership: We prioritize support for frontline organizations led by and serving those most impacted by inequity.
• Linking rights and democracy: We link abortion access and reproductive equity to broader pro-democracy efforts.
• Beyond-the-grant support: We strengthen organizations through funding, capacity building, and strategic network development.
• Flexible, multi-year funding: We offer sustained, unrestricted funding that supports long-term planning and rapid response.
• Funder learning community: We engage funders of all kinds in a collaborative space to learn, grow, and drive impact together.