California Coalition for Black Birth Justice

What California Coalition for Black Birth Justice does

The California Coalition for Black Birth Justice is a statewide nonprofit collective founded in January 2022 to unify the Black birth justice movement in California. Co-founded with the UCSF California Preterm Birth Initiative and fiscally sponsored by the Public Health Institute (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit), the Coalition operates as a connector and convenor bringing together hospitals, health systems, public health jurisdictions, clinics, insurance payers, community-based organizations, and policymakers. Its primary deliverables are two flagship publications—the State of Black Birth Equity in California Report and the California Black Birth Justice Agenda—backed by an organizational and policy tracker covering 80+ organizations and 45+ policies, a literature review of 39 scholarly works, clinician focus groups, and LA clinic site visits.

The Coalition offers no technology product or commercial service. Its core "platform" is relational: paid learning opportunities, healing and restorative spaces for the Black birth justice workforce, technical assistance, learning collaboratives, and action labs delivered to healthcare and government partners. All publications, reports, and resources are distributed free of charge via the Coalition's website and social channels (Instagram, YouTube). The team comprises 9 core staff—including a Co-Founder/Executive Director and three Associate Directors spanning Clinical Strategies, Research & Evaluation, and Operations—plus 16 strategic advisors with credentials spanning midwifery, nursing, lactation, public health, social work, and medicine.

The Coalition is funded entirely through philanthropic grants and charitable contributions processed via the Public Health Institute's Network for Good donation portal. There is no pricing model, no commercial revenue, and no disclosed financials. Geographic scope is strictly California, with the goal of building a connected birth equity ecosystem, strengthening the Black birth justice workforce, and partnering with healthcare systems to drive measurable improvements in maternal and infant health outcomes for Black Californians.

Name

California Coalition for Black Birth Justice

Legal name

California Coalition for Black Birth Justice

Website

https://cablackbirthjustice.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The California Coalition for Black Birth Justice is a statewide nonprofit collective founded in 2022 that unifies Black birth justice efforts across California by convening healthcare systems, policymakers, and community organizations, publishing flagship research and policy reports, and supporting the Black birth equity workforce through technical assistance and learning collaboratives.

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Product category

Maternal Health Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (81331), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL), Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

Keywords

• Maternal health advocacy
• Birth equity
• Reproductive justice
• Community organizing
• Healthcare policy advocacy

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: The Coalition accepts donations through the Public Health Institute's Network for Good portal. As a fiscally sponsored organization under the Public Health Institute (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit), the Coalition relies on philanthropic grants and charitable contributions to fund operations, research, and advocacy programs.

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The California Coalition for Black Birth Justice is a statewide coalition that unifies and strengthens the Black birth justice movement across California. It delivers its impact through research publications (including the State of Black Birth Equity in California Report and the California Black Birth Justice Agenda), technical assistance, learning collaboratives, and action labs provided to hospitals, health systems, clinics, public health jurisdictions, and insurance payers, alongside workforce support for Black birth equity practitioners and policy advocacy for legislators and public health departments.

Product overview

The California Coalition for Black Birth Justice is a statewide collective focused on unifying and strengthening the Black birth justice movement in California. The organization's primary offerings are its publications and reports — specifically the State of Black Birth Equity in California Report and the California Black Birth Justice Agenda. These publications serve as foundational tools for policy advocacy, organizational alignment, and systems change within California's healthcare landscape.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• State of Black Birth Equity in California Report A comprehensive landscape report that examines California's Black birth equity ecosystem for policymakers, healthcare systems, public health departments, researchers, and advocates, providing a peer-reviewed literature analysis, organizational and policy tracker, power analysis, clinician focus group findings, and LA clinic site visit findings.
• California Black Birth Justice Agenda An actionable shared set of strategies and call to action for policymakers, health systems, health insurance plans, community-based organizations, and professional associations to advance birth justice for Black Californians, distributed as a downloadable policy tool.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction in C-section rates among Black mothers in Los Angeles from 70% to 10% within six months (through related Health Net investments and partnerships)
• +3 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Public Health InstitutecoreOthersThe California Coalition for Black Birth Justice is fiscally sponsored by the Public Health Institute, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being, and quality of life. The Public Health Institute serves as the Coalition's fiscal sponsor, enabling the Coalition to receive charitable donations and grants under its nonprofit status. The Coalition is listed on the Public Health Institute's Network for Good donation portal.
• UCSF California Preterm Birth InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Coalition was co-founded in partnership with the UCSF California Preterm Birth Initiative. The California Preterm Birth Initiative is a UCSF-based research and advocacy initiative focused on improving birth outcomes, and its partnership in co-founding the Coalition brought together Northern and Southern California birth equity expertise. The UCSF Center for Birth Justice, led by Areca Smit, is also listed as a Supporting Organizational Partner.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Shades of Blue Project: Black maternal mental health organization providing peer support and advocacy for Black birthing people. Directly comparable niche peer to CCBBJ's focus on Black maternal health, though narrower in scope to postpartum mental health.

Direct peers

• Every Mother Counts: Global maternal health nonprofit focused on equity, policy, and direct grants to community-based organizations. Comparable to CCBBJ in its focus on birth justice and its model combining advocacy, grantmaking, and stakeholder mobilization.
• Black Mamas Matter Alliance: National Black-led alliance advancing Black maternal health through research, advocacy, and coalition-building. Operates as a coordinating body across member organizations with similar convening and policy-aggregation functions as CCBBJ, but at the national level.
• National Birth Equity Collaborative: National organization focused on birth equity and Black maternal health through training, policy, and research. Shares CCBBJ's model of connecting community-based birth workers, healthcare institutions, and policymakers to advance Black birth outcomes.
• Ancient Song Doula Services: Black-led doula and birth equity advocacy organization serving expectant families and training providers. Comparable to CCBBJ in centering Black birth workers and using advocacy, training, and convening to address maternal health disparities.
• Commonsense Childbirth: Black-led midwifery and birth equity organization providing direct clinical care and policy advocacy, with comparable mission to reduce Black maternal/infant mortality. Compares to CCBBJ as a Black birth justice organization operating at the community-clinical-policy intersection.
• Black Women's Health Imperative: National Black women's health advocacy organization with research, policy, and grassroots programs. Overlaps with CCBBJ's health equity and racial justice framing, though broader in scope beyond maternal health.
• UCSF California Preterm Birth Initiative: UCSF-based research and advocacy initiative specifically co-founded CCBBJ and works on the same Black preterm birth and maternal health priorities in California. Most direct institutional peer given the founding partnership.

Broad incumbents

• March of Dimes: Long-established national nonprofit addressing maternal and infant health through research, advocacy, and programs. Operates as a broad incumbent in the same space CCBBJ addresses, with far larger resources but less specialization in Black birth equity.
• Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs: National membership organization for state maternal and child health programs, with explicit focus on policy, workforce, and equity. Comparable to CCBBJ as a convening body across maternal/child health stakeholders with strong policy orientation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cablackbirthjustice
• Instagraminstagram.com/cablackbirthjustice
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/california-coalition-for-black-birth-justice

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Profiles9 records

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