At RAD, we center abortion access for patients by connecting independent abortion providers across the country with the funding, technical assistance, and resources they need to adapt and evolve in a complex and rapidly changing environment. Our support systems are flexible, innovative, and backed by a growing network of generous, well-informed foundations and donor-led funds.
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2015
Independent clinics make up over half of all US abortion providers. They play a critical role in abortion services, and both nonprofit and taxable clinics are in dire need of more resources and support.
2015
April 2016
RAD launches as a pilot project of the Hopewell Fund, with Bonnie Scott Jones as Executive Director.
Resources for Abortion Delivery, known as RAD, is founded to bring increased charitable support and other vital resources to independent abortion providers (both nonprofit and taxable clinics).
April 2016
June 2016
RAD pilots its first fund to support independent abortion providers.
June 2016
“RAD’s partnerships with abortion providers has been instrumental in maintaining access to abortion services across the country. CHOICES is beyond grateful for the ongoing support from RAD.”
— CHOICES Memphis
2017
Nineteen states adopt 63 new restrictions on abortion rights and access, the largest number of abortion restrictions enacted in a calendar year since 2013.
2017
2017
RAD releases the first of several publications building collective knowledge around the operational challenges of independent clinics.
2017
November 2018
RAD launches RAAP, Regulatory Assistance for Abortion Providers, to provide legal compliance advice to abortion clinics.
November 2018
October 2019
The Supreme Court accepts June Medical v. Russo, its first abortion case since losing a pro-choice majority.
October 2019
January 2020
RAD launches new emergency Funds in anticipation of the loss of federal constitutional protections for abortion.
January 2020
September 2021
In anticipation of Texas SB8 - the first six-week abortion ban in effect since Roe - RAD launches the Texas Legal Defense Fund.
September 2021
“Thanks to RAD, people did not feel alone. Or forgotten. I think this is one of the biggest outcomes. That there is someone or some organization that thought of how they felt. That was overwhelmingly the feeling and response.”
— Northland Family Planning, Michigan
June 24, 2022
The Supreme Court overrules Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion after almost 50 years.
June 24, 2022
October 2022
RAD partners with foundations to launch The Access Fund. The $32M+ fund is the first multi-state, clinic-based fund to automatically cover the full cost of abortion services for eligible patients.
October 2022
2023
RAD supports 98 independent abortion providers in 28 states across the country.
A third of recipients receive RAD assistance for the first time.
2023
“RAD seems to have found critical gaps in early abortion care and created a remarkably efficient way to fill those gaps. It is simple and straightforward for both clinic staff and, more importantly, clients. We are grateful to be a participating facility.”
— carafem, Illinois
December 2023
RAD grows momentum in securing foundation support for independent providers, receiving funding from 35+ foundations by 2023.
December 2023
February 2024
RAD celebrates nearly 10 years of leadership by founder Bonnie Scott Jones, and announces a plan to transition leadership for the next stage of development.
February 2024
2024
RAD celebrates over $74M in funding distributed directly to over 150 independent abortion providers across the country in service of abortion seekers since its founding.
RAD continues forward into 2024 with diligence and dedication, toward a future in which reproductive freedom and reproductive justice prevail.
2024