Planned Parenthood Action Fund
| Planned Parenthood Action Fund | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | New York, N.Y. |
| Type: | 501(c)(4) |
| Top official: | Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO |
| Website: | Official website |
Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit advocacy group that focuses on sex education policy and policies supporting legalized abortion. The group is the political advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), which provides services including abortion, birth control, emergency contraception, HIV services, mental health support and pregnancy testing, as well as sex education.[1]
Background
As of August 2025, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund website listed its mission as "working to promote, protect, expand, and restore access to sexual health care and defend reproductive rights."[2]
Planned Parenthood Action Fund was launched in 1989 by the former president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), Faye Wattleton. The group was created as an advocacy arm of the PPFA. The group advocates political change in favor of legalized abortion and policies allowing sex education concerning unplanned pregnancy and STD prevention.[2]
Related groups
Planned Parenthood can refer to one of a number of organizations with separate missions and activities. All of the Planned Parenthood organizations focus on providing services like abortion, birth control and pregnancy testing, as well as sexual education, but the separate organizations vary by the degree to which they can and do participate in politics.
| Planned Parenthood related groups | ||||
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| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Planned Parenthood Action Fund | Planned Parenthood Action Fund PAC | Planned Parenthood Votes | |
| 501(c)(3) | 501(c)(4) | PAC | super PAC | |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) cannot engage in activities that are part of the electoral process. The organization may educate voters on issues but must avoid political activities that favor or oppose a candidate or have the effect of favoring or opposing a candidate. PPFA provides services such as abortion, birth control and pregnancy testing, as well as community sex education programs. | Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) can legally participate in political activity in support of or opposition to candidates for office. These political activities cannot be the organization's primary activities and cannot be direct donations to a candidate for office or a candidate's committee. PPAF endorses candidates for office and runs advocacy campaigns supporting and opposing candidates based on their stances on issues such as abortion and sex education. | Planned Parenthood Action Fund PAC is a federal political action committee. The PAC can spend money in electoral politics by donating to parties or candidates they support, subject to contribution limits defined by state and federal election agencies. | Planned Parenthood Votes (PPV) can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money. The group cannot contribute directly to a politician or political party, but it can spend independently to campaign for or against political figures. PPV endorses and spends money in races that concern issues such as abortion and sex education. | |
Leadership
As of August 2025, Alexis McGill Johnson was the president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, as well as Planned Parenthood Federation of America.[3]
Work
Policy work
According to Planned Parenthood Action Fund's website, as of August 2025, the organization focused its advocacy efforts on the following issues:[4]
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The group aims to affect policies that concern access to abortion services. It also advocates on access to birth control, as well as sex education that includes pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease prevention. The organization also focuses its advocacy on responding to politicians who aim to prevent those who receive Medicaid and Title X benefits from receiving care at a Planned Parenthood facility.[4] In addition, the group maintains a database of abortion laws by state.[6]
Political activity
Planned Parenthood Action Fund advocates policies in favor of legalized abortion and supports candidates for office who support the organization's mission.[2] In political campaigns, the organization makes endorsements and supports get out the vote efforts for candidates that share the organization's perspective.[7]
Activities during the 2023-2024 election cycle
Planned Parenthood Action Fund endorsed Kamala Harris for president in 2024.[8] The group spent $797,183.24 during the 2023-2024 election cycle.[9]
Notable endorsements
This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
Finances
The following is a breakdown of Planned Parenthood Action Fund's revenues and expenses for the 2021 to 2023 fiscal years, according to documents submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Planned Parenthood , "Our Services," accessed August 22, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Planned Parenthood Action Fund , "About Us," accessed August 22, 2025
- ↑ Planned Parenthood Action Fund , "Planned Parenthood Action Fund President & CEO," accessed August 22, 2025
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Planned Parenthood Action Fund , "Issues," accessed August 22, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Planned Parenthood Action Fund , "Is Abortion Still Accessible in My State Now That Roe v. Wade Was Overturned?" accessed August 22, 2025
- ↑ The Hill, "Planned Parenthood Action Fund launches GOTV effort in Montana special election," April 26, 2017
- ↑ Planned Parenthood Action Fund , "Endorsements," accessed August 22, 2025
- ↑ Federal Election Commission , "PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC," accessed August 22, 2024
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Internal Revenue Service , "Planned Parenthood Action Fund 2023 990
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service , "Planned Parenthood Action Fund 2023 990
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