The Erik E. and Edith H. Bergstrom Foundation

The Erik E. and Edith H. Bergstrom Foundation’s mission is to increase access to family planning and contraceptive services in the United States, Latin America & the Caribbean, and 9 countries in East Africa (Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda). The Foundation was founded on the belief that human well-being, economic development, environmental protection, and reproductive rights are inextricably connected. The founders, Erik and Edith Bergstrom, believed that in order to ensure a healthy planet, individuals must have the means to decide when and whether to have children. The Foundation is committed to working with organizations that safeguard and bolster the sexual and reproductive health and rights of hard-to-reach populations and marginalized groups. We partner with large international organizations, like MSI Reproductive Choices, FOS Feminista, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Ipas, and others, as well as grassroots and growing NGOs throughout the areas we work. The Foundation makes grants of approximately $10 million annually to 65 projects spanning 20 countries.