Grantmakers In Health

A recent poll from GIH Funding Partner Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH)’s “The Right Time” initiative shows strong public support for access to birth control while highlighting concerns about future barriers to care. The findings underscore the need for lawmakers to advance policies that expand access to birth control across the state of Missouri.

“Missourians are sending a clear message: people want access to birth control, and they want leaders who will support policies that make it easier to get the care they need,” said Michelle Trupiano, Executive Director of Beacon Reproductive Health Network, who led the initiative. “When people are already facing barriers like cost, insurance coverage, and clinic access, strengthening Missouri’s reproductive health safety net is more important than ever.”

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New Poll: 85% of Missourians Support Birth Control Access, Highlighting Need for Action - Missouri Foundation for Health A new poll from The Right Time finds widespread concern about future barriers as lawmakers consider measures to expand birth control access in Missouri.

Asked which issues foundation leaders should pay attention to in 2026, almost 40% of nonprofit leaders in the latest Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) study called attention to pressing basic needs and the maintenance of the social safety net.

Amid a challenging funding environment, hear directly from nonprofit leaders about how their organizations are faring—and what they are seeing in their communities—in CEP’s new State of Nonprofits report:

State of Nonprofits 2026 | The Center for Effective Philanthropy CEP's State of Nonprofits 2026 offers vital insight into how nonprofits are faring amidst unprecedented challenges since early 2025.

Even under extraordinary pressure, nonprofits across the U.S. are continuing to show up for their communities. But how are these organizations faring, and what support do they need?

The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) will be hosting a webinar on May 12 at 12 pm ET to present the findings of their annual “State of Nonprofits” survey, revealing both the challenges nonprofits are facing and how leaders are adapting to meet this moment.

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