The Period Project at Berkeley

What The Period Project at Berkeley does

The Period Project at Berkeley (TPP) is an independent, student-led nonprofit organization founded in 2018 by four UC Berkeley students to combat period poverty and reduce stigma surrounding menstruation. The organization is explicitly not affiliated with any larger nonprofit and operates as a campus-based entity headquartered in Berkeley, California, with all programs delivered free of charge to beneficiaries. TPP is structured around three committees: the Education Committee, which runs menstrual health workshops at local middle schools and is developing a children's book; the Service Committee, which raises funds through events and runs donation drives to collect period products for People's Park, local homeless shelters, and the UC Berkeley Basic Needs Center; and the Policy Committee, which pursues legislative and policy change affecting menstruators and underserved communities and serves as the parent of The Period Policy Institute (TPPI), TPP's research arm.

TPPI produces original published research on menstrual equity topics, including conditions for menstruators in California prisons, the social impact of 'girlboss' activism, destigmatization of controversial beliefs in menstrual equity and abortion, and the rise of neo-capitalism in the menstrual equity space. TPP also operates a 'Friends of TPP' philanthropic society with a newsletter subscription channel for supporter engagement. The organization runs on a volunteer workforce of approximately eight people, with a board of five (President, Communications Chair, Policy Chair, Education Chair, Philanthropy Chair) and no disclosed paid staff.

The business model is donation- and fundraising-driven, with no product sales, service fees, or disclosed institutional grants. Marketing and outreach are executed through Instagram (@period.berkeley), an email newsletter, flyers produced by the Communications team, and in-person events such as the 2019 Period National Rally and Summer Packaging Party. The technology stack is minimal — a Weebly-hosted website and standard social media — with no proprietary technology, API, or app product. Operations are geographically concentrated in Berkeley and California, with no claimed global footprint.

Name

The Period Project at Berkeley

Legal name

The Period Project at Berkeley

Website

https://periodatucberkeley.weebly.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Period Project at Berkeley is a student-led nonprofit founded in 2018 that combats period poverty and menstrual stigma through three committees — Education, Service, and Policy — operating free donation drives, middle-school workshops, and policy research via its Period Policy Institute arm.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Menstrual Equity Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (81331), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

Keywords

• Menstrual equity advocacy
• Period poverty relief
• Menstrual health education
• Student nonprofit services
• Community donation drives

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The organization raises money through fundraisers to support their mission of fighting period poverty. Revenue comes from philanthropic donations rather than product sales or service fees.
2. Friends of TPP Newsletter Subscription: The Friends of TPP is a philanthropic society where supporters can sign up to receive notifications about the organization's work and fundraising efforts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Period Project at Berkeley is an independent student-led nonprofit that fights period poverty and reduces menstrual stigma through three pillars: Education (workshops and a children's book on menstrual health), Service (donation drives and fundraising to provide free menstrual products to People's Park, homeless shelters, and the UC Berkeley Basic Needs Center), and Policy (legislative advocacy supported by its research arm, The Period Policy Institute). All products and services are provided free of charge, funded by donations and fundraisers.

Product overview

The Period Project at Berkeley (TPP) is a nonprofit organization (not a technology company) offering advocacy and community programs organized around three pillars: Education, Service, and Policy. The Education Committee delivers workshops and develops educational materials including a children's book. The Service Committee runs fundraising and donation drives for menstrual products. The Policy Committee drives legislative advocacy. TPPI (The Period Policy Institute) serves as the research arm producing policy research on menstrual equity issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Period Policy Institute: The research arm of TPP, dedicated to helping activists and menstruators gain a better understanding of the current state of social issues and policies impacting the menstrual equity movement.

Products and services

• Education Committee Programs Educational workshops on menstrual health delivered at local middle schools, plus ongoing development of a children's book on periods. Aimed at reducing stigma and providing accurate menstrual health information to students and the broader community.
• Service Committee Programs Fundraisers and donation drives that collect free period products for distribution to People's Park, local homeless shelters, and the Basic Needs Center on the UC Berkeley campus. Directly addresses period poverty by providing no-cost menstrual products to those who cannot afford them.
• Policy Committee Programs Legislative and policy advocacy efforts focused on the health and wellbeing of menstruators and other underserved communities. Drives systemic change through engagement with policymakers.
• The Period Policy Institute (TPPI) Research arm of TPP that produces original policy research papers to help activists and menstruators better understand social issues and policies impacting the menstrual equity movement. Research topics include conditions for menstruators in California prisons, destigmatizing controversial beliefs in menstrual equity and abortion, and the rise of neo-capitalism in the menstrual equity space.
• Friends of TPP Philanthropic society that provides supporters with email notifications about the organization's fundraising efforts and activities. Free subscription-based supporter engagement program.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• General Partners (unspecified)minorOthersThe organization states that their work is made possible by partners who have generously donated to their projects and collaborated with them. However, no specific partner names are disclosed on their website. The partners section only contains a 'CONTACT US' link with no named entities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Pad Project: A nonprofit focused on ending period poverty globally through education, advocacy, and access to menstrual products. Operates with a similar advocacy-plus-distribution model as TPP, though at significantly larger scale.
• Alliance for Period Supplies: A national nonprofit network distributing period products to people in need across the U.S. through partner agencies. Highly comparable to TPP's Service Committee donation-distribution function.
• PERIOD. A national youth-led nonprofit that organizes chapters on college and high school campuses to fight period poverty through product distribution and advocacy. It is the closest direct peer to TPP's student-chapter, education/service/policy structure.
• I Support the Girls: Collects and distributes period products to people experiencing homelessness, poverty, and crisis. Directly comparable to TPP's Service Committee work with People's Park and homeless shelter partners.
• Dignity Period: A nonprofit working to end period poverty through education and access, focused on under-resourced communities in the U.S. and abroad. Comparable to TPP in combining education with direct product distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Days for Girls: An established global nonprofit producing reusable menstrual kits and delivering menstrual health education worldwide. Comparable to TPP on education and access pillars but operates at much larger international scale.
• Aunt Flow: A for-profit social enterprise that manufactures and distributes free period products through a 'take what you need' model in schools, businesses, and public restrooms. Overlaps with TPP's mission but operates via a sustainable commercial model.

Emerging players

• Pinkishe Foundation: An India-based nonprofit addressing menstrual hygiene through awareness campaigns, product distribution, and advocacy. Comparable to TPP's mission and three-pillar approach but focused on the Indian market.
• Thinx Foundation: The philanthropic arm of period underwear brand Thinx, funding menstrual equity organizations and research. A thematically adjacent corporate-backed initiative in the same menstrual equity space as TPP.

Regional players

• Freedom4Girls: A UK-based nonprofit providing period products and education to people in period poverty. Comparable mission and three-pillar approach but operates in a different geography than TPP.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/period.berkeley
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-period-project-at-berkeley

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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