This 3-year-long, $5 million grant reflects our belief that meaningful change requires long-term investment in the systems and institutions shaping women's lives. It will address long-overlooked funding gaps by supporting medical research to improve women's health outcomes.

Research institutions across the U.S. have submitted proposals focused on chronically underfunded areas such as pregnancy and postpartum health, autoimmune conditions, and PMOS. By funding research in these areas, we hope to close knowledge gaps affecting women worldwide. Stay tuned next year, when we’ll share more about the grantees and their areas of focus. 

We’ve allocated $1 million of the grant to create the Foundation for Women's Health Evergreen Fund. This long-term, sustaining investment vehicle uses an innovative venture philanthropy model that reinvests each dollar over time. The Evergreen Fund will invest in women’s health companies advancing therapeutics and diagnostics in fields such as maternal and adolescent girl health.