National Institute for Reproductive Health

What National Institute for Reproductive Health does

The National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH) is a New York-based 501(c)(3) policy advocacy organization founded in 1968 (EIN 13-3030257) that advances proactive reproductive health policy at the state and local level. NIRH operates a partnership model in which it provides strategic guidance, hands-on support, and funding to more than 200 reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations across 43 states and 80+ localities. Its programmatic portfolio is organized into three policy labs — the Abortion Coverage Policy Lab, the Birth Justice Policy Lab, and the Repro Health and Data Privacy Lab — supported by a Proactive Policy strategy framework and the Learning and Accountability Project (LAP). The organization also publishes recurring research outputs, including an annual Reproductive Freedom Policy Blueprint and Proactive State Legislative Trends reports, and operates City Scorecards, an online platform that evaluates municipalities on reproductive freedom metrics.

NIRH's business model is donation-driven: the organization solicits individual contributions at standardized tiers ($25, $50, $100, $500, and custom amounts) and accepts grants from institutional funders, with no product pricing or commercial revenue streams. Its affiliated NIRH Action Fund operates as a related political-advocacy vehicle focused on electoral and lobbying work, creating a combined 501(c)(3)/political structure. Distribution is exclusively domestic (United States), and the organization employs between 11 and 50 staff based at its 14 Wall Street, Suite 3B, New York headquarters. NIRH has no technology products, software platform, or AI/ML components; its core "technology" consists of policy research, model legislation, data resources, and direct advocacy tooling for partner organizations.

The customer-facing constituencies are three: (1) state and local partner organizations (primary), which receive funding, strategic guidance, and technical assistance for legislative campaigns; (2) state and local policymakers (primary), who receive model legislation, policy frameworks, and technical assistance; and (3) healthcare providers and the general public (secondary beneficiaries), whose access to abortion, contraception, and birth-related services is the ultimate policy target. NIRH's recent strategic emphasis — exemplified by its 2025 publications, State Infrastructure Projects in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia, and the launch of the data-privacy policy lab — reflects an effort to widen its policy surface in the post-Dobbs environment.

Name

National Institute for Reproductive Health

Legal name

National Institute for Reproductive Health

Website

https://nirhealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The National Institute for Reproductive Health is a New York-based 501(c)(3) policy advocacy organization that partners with 200+ state and local groups across 43 states to advance proactive reproductive health legislation and equity, funded primarily through donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Reproductive Health Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Sexual & Reproductive Health & Family Planning (SRH/FP) Programs (BPADAIAD)

Keywords

• Reproductive health advocacy
• Policy advocacy services
• Nonprofit health policy
• Abortion access policy
• Reproductive rights strategy

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: NIRH receives donations from individuals and organizations to support their advocacy work. The organization accepts donations at various levels ($25, $50, $100, $500 and other amounts) to fund their mission of advancing reproductive freedom.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NIRH is a nonprofit policy advocacy organization that advances reproductive freedom through a partnership model, providing state and local reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations with strategic guidance, hands-on support, and direct funding. Its work is organized around three thematic Policy Labs — Abortion Coverage, Birth Justice, and Repro Health and Data Privacy — along with proactive policy strategy, the Learning and Accountability Project, and an affiliated political advocacy arm called the NIRH Action Fund. NIRH also produces policy reports, legislative trend analyses, and the City Scorecards data resource to equip advocates and policymakers.

Product overview

The National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH) is a policy advocacy organization that operates through a partnership model, providing strategic guidance, hands-on support, and funding to state and local reproductive health organizations. The organization houses three policy labs (Abortion Coverage Policy Lab, Birth Justice Policy Lab, and Repro Health and Data Privacy Lab) that focus on different aspects of reproductive health policy. NIRH's core work includes proactive policy strategy, the Learning and Accountability Project, and an affiliated NIRH Action Fund. The organization also provides data resources through City Scorecards and publishes reports and policy resources for advocates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NIRH Action Fund: Political advocacy arm that builds political power for reproductive freedom, partnering with allied groups, electing candidates, and working with elected officials to protect and advance reproductive freedom.

Products and services

• Abortion Coverage Policy Lab

Quantifiable outcome

• Worked with more than 200 partner organizations in 43 states and more than 80 localities
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Alabama Birth Equity InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurrent partner working on Birth Justice Policy Lab initiatives in Alabama. Works with NIRH to advance proactive policy solutions for reproductive health equity.
• Amplify Georgia CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurrent partner in Georgia, focused on reproductive and data privacy issues. Collaborates with NIRH on policy work in Atlanta area.
• California Abortion AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurrent partner in California working on Abortion Coverage Policy Lab initiatives. Supports NIRH's proactive policy agenda in the state.
• New America's Open Technology InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurrent partner working on reproductive and data privacy issues. Provides technical expertise for data privacy policy work.
• Our JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurrent partner in Minneapolis, MN. Works with NIRH on policy initiatives to expand reproductive health access.
• Sex Workers Outreach Project Los Angeles (SWOPLA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurrent partner in Los Angeles, CA. Collaborates on reproductive justice issues affecting marginalized communities.
• Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurrent partner in New York and New York City, focused on data privacy issues. Works with NIRH's Repro and Data Privacy Lab.
• Whole Woman's Health Alliance - VirginiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurrent partner in Virginia. Works with NIRH to advance abortion access and reproductive health policy.
• NIRH Action FundflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe NIRH Action Fund builds political power for reproductive freedom. It partners with allied groups, elects candidates, and works with elected officials to protect and advance reproductive freedom. This is a core affiliated organization.
• State Infrastructure ProjectsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIRH supports State Infrastructure Projects in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia - long-term partnerships focused on building policy capacity in key states. Pennsylvania project ran 2015-2025.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Power to Decide: Campaign to prevent unplanned pregnancy focused on contraceptive access and adolescent reproductive health. Comparable as a national reproductive health policy and advocacy organization, though with a narrower contraceptive-access focus than NIRH.
• SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective: National reproductive justice organization led by women of color, advancing policy and organizing on the intersection of race, gender, and reproductive health. Comparable to NIRH's Birth Justice Policy Lab and health equity focus.
• NARAL Pro-Choice America: Federal political advocacy organization working to protect and expand abortion access through lobbying, electoral work, and grassroots organizing. Comparable to NIRH's reproductive freedom mission and overlaps with the NIRH Action Fund's electoral role.
• In Our Own Voice: National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda: National policy initiative working to advance reproductive justice for Black women through policy advocacy, partnerships, and organizing. Closely comparable to NIRH's state-level partnership model and reproductive freedom mission.
• Guttmacher Institute: Leading research and policy organization focused on sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and globally. Directly comparable to NIRH as both produce authoritative analysis and policy recommendations on abortion access, contraception, and reproductive health equity.
• Center for Reproductive Rights: Global legal advocacy organization that uses litigation and policy advocacy to advance reproductive rights. Comparable to NIRH in mission (advancing reproductive freedom through policy) but complements NIRH's state-level partnership model with a legal/rights-based approach.

Emerging players

• SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change: National organization advocating for comprehensive sexuality education and reproductive health policy. Comparable to NIRH as a policy-focused reproductive health advocacy nonprofit with state-level engagement, though with a primary focus on sex education.

Broad incumbents

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Professional association representing OB-GYNs that produces clinical guidance and engages in policy advocacy on reproductive health and abortion access. Comparable to NIRH in reproductive health policy expertise, though a clinical-professional body rather than a grassroots advocacy nonprofit.
• National Women's Law Center: Major US women's rights legal and policy advocacy organization working on reproductive health, economic security, and gender equity. Comparable in policy advocacy and federal/state strategy function, though broader than NIRH's reproductive health focus.
• Planned Parenthood Federation of America: Largest US reproductive health care provider and advocacy organization, offering direct clinical services alongside policy and political work. Comparable in mission scope and policy advocacy function, though much larger and with a direct-service component NIRH does not have.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nirhealth
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-institute-for-reproductive-health-nirh-action-fund

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