What is the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF)?

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The National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF) is a network of nearly 100 abortion funds — grassroots organizations that support people seeking abortion access. NNAF describes its work as organizing at the crossroads of racial, economic, and reproductive justice. If you need help paying for or getting to an abortion, the site's "Need an Abortion?" section is the place to start; if you want to give money or time, there are donation and campaign paths as well.

What abortion funds actually do

Abortion funds are local, grassroots groups rather than clinics or insurance programs. NNAF's own description frames them as organizations that "support people seeking abortion access." In practice that support is the reason the network exists: funds are the layer between a person who needs an abortion and the practical barriers in front of them.

Because funds are independent and community-based, the specifics — how much they can give, who is eligible, how to apply — vary from fund to fund. NNAF's role is to connect the nearly 100 member funds into one network and to organize around shared goals, not to run a single national application.

If you need an abortion

NNAF's homepage points people to a "Need an Abortion?" section with four concrete tools:

  • Search a list of funds — find the abortion fund or funds that serve your area or situation.
  • Tips for finding a clinic — guidance on locating a provider.
  • Understand Medicaid coverage — information on what Medicaid does and does not cover for abortion.
  • More support resources — additional help beyond funding itself.

The practical takeaway: start with the fund search, then use the clinic and Medicaid guidance to work out the rest of the logistics. Since each fund sets its own process, expect to contact a fund directly rather than applying through NNAF.

If you want to support abortion access

The site offers several ways to contribute:

Action What it involves
Monthly donation Recurring support to NNAF as a year-round donor
One-time donation A single gift to "protect abortion access"
Campaigns Joining organizing efforts with the network
Conversation kits NNAF's "Heart-to-Heart" kits for talking with people about abortion

The monthly option is framed as sustaining access "all year long," while the conversation kits are a non-financial way to get involved — useful if you want to shift how people around you talk about the issue.

What NNAF is not

It is not a clinic, a insurer, or a single national fund you apply to. It is a membership network and advocacy organization. That distinction matters: if you need money or practical help, you go to an individual fund; if you want to understand the movement or plug into campaigns, NNAF is the entry point.

Where to go next

  • Need help: use the "Need an Abortion?" fund search and clinic/Medicaid guidance.
  • Want to give: choose monthly or one-time donation, or join a campaign.
  • Want to advocate: start with the Heart-to-Heart conversation kits.

NNAF also publishes news and updates on its homepage — recent items include coverage of the Hyde Amendment and membership enrollment — so the site doubles as a way to follow the broader policy fight alongside the direct-support tools.