FY 2015 ANNUAL REPORT
Organize. Mobilize. Advocate. Educate.
“Poll after poll shows that 7 in 10 Americans support access to abortion, because we trust
women to make our own choices with our families and our doctors.” •••
Ilyse G. Hogue President NARAL Pro-Choice America
CONTENTS Message from our President
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Message from our Board Chairs
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Moments of Impact
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Financial Overview
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Boards of Directors
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Executive Staff
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MISSIONS NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation’s mission is to support and protect, as a fundamental right and value, a woman’s freedom to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices through education, training, organizing, legal action, and public policy. NARAL Pro-Choice America’s mission is to develop and sustain a constituency that uses the political process to guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and choosing legal abortion.
MESSAGE FROM OUR President It’s clear we’re facing a truly precipitous moment in the fight for reproductive rights. And while 2015 was an important year, in many ways it set the stage for an even bigger 2016. As you’ll see in this report, while much of our work had a direct and immediate impact, we’ve also got our eye on the big picture, creating campaigns that build beyond a single year, toward our vision that all women—regardless of income, geography, race, or circumstance—have access to all of the reproductive health care they need and deserve. Friends, It may not feel like it, but in many ways, the past year was a good one for reproductive freedom. Our supporters took more than 809,500 actions to stand up for their rights. We mobilized nearly 10,000 Iowans to pledge to caucus around reproductive freedom. We held anti-choice officials and organizations accountable for lying to the public about their efforts to restrict our rights. Nationally, we helped beat back a 20-week abortion ban and led the call for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a rash of clinic attacks as domestic terrorism. In California, women will finally be guaranteed truthful information about their reproductive healthcare options, including financial assistance for low-income women, thanks to the proactive Reproductive FACT Act. We have so much to be proud of. But the past year was—no question—an incredibly challenging one as well, one that included a slew of state-level restrictions that are closing clinics left and right; the release of deceitfully edited videos that aim to smear abortion providers and further cut off access; and increasingly vitriolic anti-choice rhetoric that preceded—and continued even after—a deadly shooting at a Colorado abortion clinic.
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Just how long it takes to realize that vision will in many ways be determined in the months ahead, which promise to serve up history-making moments in this decades-long battle for our rights. Regardless of the outcomes, NARAL will stay on offense, pushing proactive policies and mobilizing the 7 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion. And we will work to stop anti-choice opponents’ efforts to take back what is rightfully ours. NARAL doesn’t operate or litigate. We exist to advocate and educate. To mobilize. To organize. To push back against anti-choice opponents, hold them accountable for trying to block our rights, and make proactive policies that improve access for women. We can’t do all of this without the millions of people who stand with us in this fight. I want to thank everyone who has supported and joined with NARAL over the past year, whether signing petitions, volunteering to knock on doors, or helping us fund these campaigns. None of this would be possible without you. Warmly,
Ilyse G. Hogue President
MESSAGE FROM OUR Board Chairs Friends, 1973 was a landmark year for reproductive rights. More than four decades later, we’re at yet another critical juncture for the future of reproductive freedom. After years of repeated and often successful efforts to chip away, restriction by restriction, at women’s access to reproductive health care, we’re facing a watershed U.S. Supreme Court case out of Texas that challenges medically unnecessary laws meant to deny women their rights. It’s a decision that will reverberate through the states and impact the rights of women for generations to come. It’s not just the courts. At clinics in the U.S., violent attacks remain a real, visceral concern. And antichoice lawmakers and leaders are doing little to calm the violence, instead using inflammatory rhetoric and threatening to pass even more restrictions at the state and national levels that choke off women’s access to safe, legal abortion care and contraception. Amidst all of this, NARAL is on the front lines working to ensure women have access to the services they want and deserve, not just by mobilizing to stop anti-choice policy, but by growing the movement and building broad support to ensure we protect and expand reproductive rights in the years ahead.
Our members, activists, and supporters have been with us every step of the way, showing up in the cold to knock on doors in Iowa; calling policymakers to tell them to support proactive, prochoice policies; turning up in front of the Supreme Court to be visible and loud about birth control; and supporting our campaigns to make it possible for us to get truthful information and better access to reproductive health care. As long-standing supporters of NARAL—as board chairs, advocates, and donors—we both know we need all of our supporters, from all parts of the country, from all backgrounds and experiences, to win this fight. That’s why our members, activists, and supporters are so critical to our mission, especially in the year ahead. Without you, none of this is possible. And with so much on the line, we’ll continue to stand with NARAL and bring new supporters into the fold to help us all work toward a vision that all women have access to the reproductive health care they need, want, and deserve. Sincerely,
Sachin Chheda Chair, NARAL Pro-Choice America
That’s why we continue to be committed to NARAL. We see the day-to-day impact our campaigns have on the lives of women and families. From helping pass proactive laws that improve information and access, to breaking down the stigma and shame around abortion and birth control, to ensuring workers have access to meaningful parental-leave policies, NARAL is leading a movement.
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MOMENTS OF IMPACT
2015 was an incredible year! Thanks to our supporters, volunteers, and activists, we:
Took over 809,500 actions
Collected 506,300 petitions
Made more than 600,000 calls
Knocked on over 50,000 doors
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#MenForChoice
trended nationwide for the third year in a row! ORGANIZING MEN FOR CHOICE Over 500 supporters turned out for our annual Men for Choice (and the Women Who Love Them) happy hours in Washington, DC, and New York—our most successful Men for Choice events ever!
Mobilizing new members
BUILDING OUR BASE Our field team brought over 13,000 new members to NARAL to help in the fight for reproductive rights!
FIGHTING DISCRIMINATION
#StopTh
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We rallied over 4,000 citizens and 100 small businesses in Washington, DC, to stop anti-choice congressional leaders from repealing critical reproductive and LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections.
STOPPING 20-WEEK ABORTION BANS NARAL led the fight against 20-week abortion bans at the state and national levels, organizing tens of thousands of activists to sign petitions and turn out for our national Reproductive Freedom for All Speakout and our #StopTheBans Day of Action in nine states, demanding policymakers stop extreme attempts to block access.
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ENSURING WOMEN KNOW THEIR OPTIONS
California State Attorney General
Kamala Harris
We teamed up with NARAL Pro-Choice California to organize over 40 allies and thousands of activists to ensure women get truthful information about reproductive health-care options and financial assistance for low-income women thanks to the innovative Reproductive FACT Act!
HOLDING LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina hit the road with Progress North Carolina Action to publicly push Gov. Pat McCrory to keep his campaign promise and stop a slew of restrictions on abortion from anti-choice policymakers.
EXPOSING THE ANTI-CHOICE AGENDA
ises!
No more broken prom
NARAL Pro-Choice Washington activists mobilized at the state Capitol to hand out report cards, giving leaders an F and publicly holding them accountable for failing to stand with women.
FIGHTING BACK AGAINST HYDE NARAL led the charge to stop efforts to expand and entrench the Hyde Amendment—which discriminates against low-income women—delivering 220,000 petition signatures and mobilizing 167,000 NARAL and CREDO activists to stand in opposition.
On the ground in
Iowa
ACTIVATING IOWA VOTERS We knocked on doors, made calls, and talked to thousands of Iowans, mobilizing almost 10,000 new members who pledged to caucus around reproductive freedom!
DEMANDING EQUAL ACCESS We joined with our All* Above All campaign allies to champion the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act, critical policy that would ensure abortion-care access for women who get their health care through the government.
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2016 ELECTIONS: OwnIt
We got a head start on the 2016 elections, following anti-choice candidates on the campaign trail to make sure voters know their real agendas. Getting candidates like Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz to publicly admit they would ban abortion if elected.
Roast & Ride
At Sen. Joni Ernst’s inaugural Roast & Ride and the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition forum.
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts holding Donald Trump accountable for his anti-choice policies.
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2014 ELECTIONS: Exposing the Real Agenda HOLDING GARDNER ACCOUNTABLE
Full-page ad in
The Denver Post
When Sen. Cory Gardner tried to cover his anti-choice tracks, NARAL Pro-Choice America ran an ad series in Colorado exposing his real record on birth control. And our full-page ad in The Denver Post took its editorial board to task for endorsing a candidate whose views deeply conflict with its own editorial stance.
SPOTLIGHTING THEIR REAL PRIORITIES NARAL Pro-Choice America exposed the real agendas of anti-choice governors in Kansas (Sam Brownback), Florida (Rick Scott), and Wisconsin (Scott Walker), using targeted mail, phone calls, and TV ads to show voters that instead of focusing on jobs, these politicians went to work restricting women’s rights.
CALLING OUT WALKER’S HYPOCRISY NARAL hit back at Gov. Scott Walker with an ad exposing his anti-choice record, after he lied to Wisconsin voters in his own TV ad claiming he felt abortion was a decision between a woman and her doctor. None of the work described on this page was paid for or endorsed by our 501(c)(3), NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation.
EXPOSING THE TRUTH ABOUT CPCs Our national report—highlighting investigations in 10 states—exposed how so-called crisis pregnancy centers use deceptive practices to lure pregnant women to their facilities to try and block them from considering abortion. Read more at ProChoiceAmerica.org/CPCReport
MOBILIZING THE NEXT GENERATION Our campus program added over 2,100 new members to educate and mobilize students around reproductive freedom!
Mobilizing
students!
STOPPING STUDENT REFERRALS TO CPCs Thanks to pressure from NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina student leaders, NC State University’s health website will no longer direct students to so-called crisis pregnancy centers.
NC student leaders
EXPANDING ACCESS FOR STUDENTS Clark University’s NARAL chapter and NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts successfully lobbied school administration to pass a campus Reproductive Bill of Rights— ensuring student access to no-cost emergency contraception, condoms in dorms, centralized sexual-assault resources, and permanent gender-neutral bathrooms.
CHANGING HEALTH CARE FOR OREGON WOMEN NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon launched its One Key Question initiative, urging primary care doctors to proactively ask patients, “Would you like to become pregnant in the next year?”—a simple but powerful initiative to change health care for women!
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation (c3)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION Fiscal Year End September 30, 2015 Assets Current and Noncurrent Assets Cash and investments Accounts receivable Deposits TOTAL ASSETS
$
2,529,041 5,188,902 5,606 7,723,549
Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES
940,633 940,633
Net Assets Unrestricted
2,773,416
Temporarily restricted
4,009,500
TOTAL NET ASSETS
6,782,916
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
7,723,549
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 1%
2%
Revenue
13%
16%
$ 8,409,235
68%
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Grants Contributions Special events Investments Other revenue
Expenses
16% 7% $4,676,247
77%
• • •
Program services Management and general Fundraising
Fiscal Year End September 30, 2015 Revenue Revenue and Support Grants
$
5,705,072
Contributions
1,389,597
Special events revenue
1,117,590
Investment income Other revenue TOTAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT
49,121 147,855 8,409,235
Expenses Program Services Advocacy and organizing
2,483,250
Policy
911,464
Communications
220,530
TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES
3,615,244
Supporting Services Fundraising
748,167
Management and general
312,836
TOTAL SUPPORTING SERVICES
1,061,003
TOTAL EXPENSES
4,676,247
Change in unrestricted net assets
3,732,988
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW NARAL Pro-Choice America (c4) and Political Action Committee
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION Fiscal Year End September 30, 2015 Assets Current and Noncurrent Assets Cash and investments Accounts receivable Deposits Property and equipment (net of depreciation) TOTAL ASSETS
$
922,674 119,537 26,502 354,035 1,422,748
Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
1,813,404
Deferred lease benefit
469,292
Capital lease obligations
120,062
TOTAL LIABILITIES
2,402,758
Net Assets Unrestricted
(980,010)
TOTAL NET ASSETS
(980,010)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
1,422,748
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 1%
Revenue
7% 11%
• $7,737,494
81%
• • •
Memberships and contributions Special events Other revenue In-kind contributions
Expenses 28%
8%
$7,711,153
64%
• • •
Program services Management and general Fundraising
Fiscal Year End September 30, 2015 Revenue Revenue and Support Membership and contributions
$
6,254,416
Special events revenue
874,961
Other revenue
532,431
In-kind contributions TOTAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT
75,686 7,737,494
Expenses Program Services Advocacy and organizing Communications Policy TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES
3,177,448 346,963 1,378,939 4,903,350
Supporting Services Fundraising Management and general
2,157,423 650,380
TOTAL SUPPORTING SERVICES
2,807,803
TOTAL EXPENSES
7,711,153
Change in unrestricted net assets
26,341
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NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation Board of Directors FY 2015 Sunny Alsup Chair
Margalynne Armstrong
Carol Mayer Marshall
Jane Wolf Vice Chair
Melinda Bieber
Renee Bracey Sherman
Sachin Chheda, ex officio Janet Denlinger, Ph.D.
Elaine Buss Treasurer
Allison Fine
Daniel Grossman, M.D. Secretary Dawn Koenigsknecht At-Large Executive Committee Member
Priscilla Geeslin Sara Imershein, M.D., M.P.H. Rosalyn Levy Jonas Lisa Lindelef
NARAL Pro-Choice America Board of Directors FY 2015 Sachin Chheda Chair
Sunny Alsup, ex officio
Sara N. Love
Sharon Breitweiser
Rebecca Mann
Karen Ritter Vice Chair
Becky Carroll
Brina Milikowsky
Tony Massaro Treasurer
Karen Finney (on leave)
Rev. Katherine Ragsdale
Georgia Gatoura Foulard, M.D.
RenĂŠ Redwood
Rachel Howell
Fran Sussner Rodgers
Susan M. Hyatt
James Trussell, Ph.D.
Sabrina Hersi Issa
Jessica Valenti
Katherine Miller Secretary Nonie Hawkes Greene At-Large Executive Committee Member
Rachel Laser
EXECUTIVE STAFF Ilyse G. Hogue President
Kimberley Robinson Vice President of Human Resources and Operations
Sasha Bruce Senior Vice President for Campaigns and Strategy
Melissa Schwartz Vice President of Development and Partnerships
Steven J. Kravitz Chief Financial Officer
Elizabeth Schoetz Chief of Staff
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