Dear Friends / BFFs,
When we founded Birth Future Foundation in 2020, the world was burning—with rage, with grief, with awakening. In that fire, we midwives, doulas, caregivers, and organizers held the line. And we held each other.
This foundation was born from that need to do something that was rooted in a dream that rest, repair, and radical reimagining are not luxuries, but birthrights.
Over the past five years, I’ve watched our tiny but mighty foundation transform how we show up for birth workers: not just by funding the work, but by resourcing the soul. We said yes to sabbaticals. Yes to student midwives. Yes to healing. Yes to each other.
We didn’t wait for philanthropy to catch up. We built something new.
As Executive Director, and as a midwife myself, I lead with one truth:
Birth work is sacred. And sacred work deserves sacred care.
This report is a celebration of our collective vision. You’ll see the stories, the numbers, the names. But more importantly, I hope you feel the heartbeat of this work.
Thank you for dreaming with us. Resting with us.
And birthing a new future together.
With fierce rest and gratitude,
Tanya Smith-Johnson
MS, CPM
Executive Director, Birth Future Foundation