Tides For Reproductive Freedom

What Tides For Reproductive Freedom does

Tides for Reproductive Freedom is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit abortion fund founded in 2018 and headquartered in Holyoke, Massachusetts, that provides financial and practical support to people seeking abortion services. The organization pays the full cost of abortion procedures and covers transportation to and from appointments for clients living in or traveling to/from Massachusetts, and also provides practical support such as food gift cards. It runs a confidential, HIPAA-compliant Warmline (phone/text at 413-419-1585) and email intake, with real-time translation across 300 languages via Boostlingo and a multi-language website (English, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, French, Vietnamese). Tides is founder-led and community-rooted, established by individuals who have had abortions and who are Black, Indigenous, and Queer, and prioritizes marginalized populations including BIPOC, LGBTQ+, undocumented, uninsured, and disabled individuals.

The organization does not develop proprietary technology; its core service is human-mediated intake and grantmaking funded by donations and grants. The Tidal Waves monthly giving collective (launched August 2023) structures recurring small-dollar donations (average individual gift under $3) through Qgiv, and a Spring 2024 Community Access Scan produced the first statewide comprehensive survey of abortion access barriers in Massachusetts. Strategic partnerships include the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (Reproductive Access Grant), the National Network of Abortion Funds, the Boston Foundation, Abuzz (telemedicine abortion pills on a $0-$150 sliding scale), Reproductive Equity Now, and Ineedana.com.

Tides is funded through three institutional grants and individual donations, with no fees charged to clients. It operates a paid-staff program since August 2022, is governed by a Massachusetts-resident Board of Directors, and is co-led by Co-Executive Directors feyla mcnamara and kimika ross with Tiffany Small serving as Interim Co-Executive Director. No revenue, budget, or headcount figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Tides For Reproductive Freedom

Legal name

Tides for Reproductive Freedom

Website

https://tidesforchange.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tides for Reproductive Freedom is a Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) abortion fund that covers the full cost of abortion procedures plus transportation and practical support for clients in and traveling to Massachusetts, prioritizing BIPOC, LGBTQ+, undocumented, and uninsured individuals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Abortion Fund and Reproductive Health Support Services

NAICS

Family Planning Centers (621410), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Family Planning & Contraception (Including Abortion Care) (HLAKAJAG)

Keywords

• Abortion fund services
• Reproductive health funding
• Nonprofit social services
• Patient assistance programs
• Community health support

Headquarters

HQ city

Holyoke

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tides receives donations from individuals through one-time and monthly recurring donations. The average individual donation is under $3. They launched Tidal Waves, their monthly giving collective, in August 2023.
2. Government Grants: Funding from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Reproductive Access Grant for operational sustainability and community needs assessment.
3. Foundation Grants: Funding from the National Network of Abortion Funds and the Boston Foundation to support operational sustainability, wealth redistribution programs, and community-driven support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tides for Reproductive Freedom is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit abortion fund that provides free financial support covering the full cost of abortion procedures plus transportation to/from appointments for clients in or traveling to Massachusetts. The organization operates a confidential, HIPAA-compliant warmline (phone/text) and email intake, supplemented by practical support such as food gift cards and real-time translation in 300 languages via Boostlingo, prioritizing BIPOC, LGBTQ+, low-income, undocumented, and uninsured individuals.

Product overview

Tides for Reproductive Freedom is a 501(c)(3) abortion fund organization providing financial and practical support services. The organization offers a unified service model combining abortion funding (covering full procedure costs), transportation support (travel to/from appointments), and practical support (food gift cards). The Tidal Waves monthly giving collective enables sustainable donor engagement. The Warmline Service provides confidential intake support via phone and text. All services prioritize marginalized communities including disabled, BIPOC, and queer individuals, with translation support through Boostlingo for 300 languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Abortion Funding Services Free financial support covering the full cost of abortion procedures for clients living in or traveling to/from Massachusetts.
• Transportation Support Transportation assistance to and from abortion appointments, including gift cards to offset transportation costs for clients in or traveling to Massachusetts.
• Warmline Service Confidential, free, HIPAA-compliant phone/text service for people seeking abortion funds, with real-time Boostlingo translation across 300 languages and responses typically within 24 hours.
• Practical Support Program Provides gift cards to offset food costs during appointments and direct redistribution of funds to communities as part of Tides' wealth-redistribution model.
• Tidal Waves Monthly Giving Collective Monthly recurring donation program that creates sustainable funding for abortion access; entry-level donations of $3 can fund a client's day and lifetime support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Respond to funding requests within 48 hours
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• State of MassachusettscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2024On June 10, 2024, Tides Co-Executive Directors attended a press conference with the state to announce the first-in-the-country campaign to counter misinformation spread by Anti-Abortion Centers (Crisis Pregnancy Centers).
• AbuzzminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTelemedicine provider partnered with Tides for abortion pills. Staffed with licensed clinicians who provide medication on a sliding scale of $0-$150. Medication delivered in 1-5 business days. Tides refers clients to Abuzz for medication abortion services.
• BoostlingocoreTechnology or IntegrationHIPAA-compliant translation service used by Tides to provide real-time translation in 300 spoken and written languages during intake process. Ensures accessibility and accuracy for diverse community members.
• Reproductive Equity NowminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization whose verified clinic listings Tides references to help clients avoid fake clinics (Crisis Pregnancy Centers). Collaborates on providing accurate abortion access information.
• Ineedana.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReferral partner that Tides directs clients to for finding abortion providers. Comprehensive directory of abortion providers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Center for Reproductive Rights: Global legal advocacy organization using litigation and policy to advance reproductive rights. Adjacent rather than directly comparable; Tides delivers funding while CRR advances the legal/policy environment that determines whether Tides' clients can access services.
• National Abortion Federation: National association of abortion providers and funds. Comparable as a major abortion access organization operating at scale, but its primary mission is clinic-side provider support and policy, not direct patient funding like Tides.
• National Network of Abortion Funds: The national umbrella network of which Tides is a member fund. Directly comparable mission (abortion funding + practical support), but operates at the network/member-services level rather than as a direct service provider to patients.

Emerging players

• Women Help Women: International nonprofit supporting self-managed abortion and providing funding/logistics support. Comparable mission but emphasizes self-managed medication abortion globally rather than U.S. clinic-based funding.

Direct peers

• Apiary Fund: New England-based abortion practical support fund covering travel, lodging, childcare, and procedure costs. Closest geographic and functional peer to Tides, with overlapping Massachusetts catchment.
• The Brigid Alliance: A direct abortion travel-funding nonprofit that pays for travel, lodging, and procedure costs for people forced to leave their home states. Highly comparable to Tides' travel-support function, but operates nationally rather than in a single state.
• DC Abortion Fund: A long-standing state/regional abortion fund providing procedure and practical support funding. Same operating model (nonprofit abortion fund), but concentrated in the DC/Mid-Atlantic region.
• Carolina Abortion Fund: Regional abortion fund serving North and South Carolina, providing financial and practical support for abortion access. Functionally identical operating model to Tides at a multi-state regional level.
• Indigenous Women Rising: Native-led abortion fund providing financial and practical support with an explicit community-credentialed model. Strongly comparable to Tides' BIPOC- and queer-led community-trust positioning.

Regional players

• Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts: Direct clinical abortion provider in Massachusetts, where Tides' Director of Intake previously worked for a decade. Tides refers clients to PPLM clinics and complements rather than competes with their clinical services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/tidesforchange
• Facebookfacebook.com/Tidesforchange
• Instagraminstagram.com/tidesforchange
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tides-for-reproductive-freedom

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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