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DESERT STAR INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY PLANNING INC

Phoenix, AZ · EIN 821523284 · Form 990EZ · FY2022 · NTEE E42 · Health Care · Small ($100K-$1M) · desertstarfp.org
revenue
$171K
expenses
$192K
net assets
$37K
employees
mission · from form 990

Desert Star Institute for Family Planning, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes, specifically to train health professions students in women's reproductive health with an emphasis on family planning and educate the public regarding women's reproductive health and family planning. We further our purposes under this program by conducting the following activities: 1) Instruction in Family Planning methods and counseling and common women's health conditions at Desert Star Family Planning, LLC. 2) Provide invited speakers, and sponsor informational events, open to the public, where ideas, opinions, and writings related to women's reproductive health and family planning may be expressed and shared with others. 3) Establish a fund and criteria to provide financial assistance for women in the community to offset the cost of long acting contraceptives and other family planning services received at Desert Star Family Planning, LLC.

profile · synthesized from sources

Desert Star Institute for Family Planning provides comprehensive reproductive health care and abortion services up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, alongside gynecological care, birth control, and STD testing. The organization trains medical students and residents in abortion provision through its Next Generation of Abortion Providers Program, integrating reproductive justice principles into clinical education. Based in Phoenix, AZ, it also leads advocacy efforts and community coalitions to expand reproductive access in Arizona.

named programs · 5 · from sources

what they call their work

Arizona Reproductive Justice Coalition
Coalition-building initiative that unites grassroots organizations across Arizona to advance reproductive justice through policy advocacy and community mobilization
Doula Access Program
Collaborative program with Rooted Doula Collective to increase access to full-spectrum doula care for Black and marginalized communities and compensate Black doulas
Empower Alliance for Reproductive Justice (EARJ)
Black and femme-led alliance formed with multiple Arizona-based organizations to build grassroots leadership and civic engagement among communities of color
Long Term Birth Control Program
Provides long-acting reversible contraceptives including IUDs and Nexplanon implants to uninsured individuals at reduced or no cost
Next Generation of Abortion Providers Program (NGAPP)
Training program for medical students and residents in abortion care, contraception, and early pregnancy loss, using a reproductive justice framework and hands-on clinical experience
activities · 9 groups

what they do

  • Abortion and Contraceptive Device Services 6 activities
    • Abortion Services
      Provides medical abortion services by prescribing mifepristone and misoprostol, and surgical abortion care up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, in accordance with Arizona state regulations.
    • Birth Control and Family Planning Services
      Offers various birth control services, including consultations, and provides long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) such as Liletta IUDs and Nexplanon implants to uninsured individuals through its Long-Term Birth Control Program.
    • Birth control services and long-acting contraception access
      Provides multiple forms of birth control, including Liletta IUD and Nexplanon implant, with a focus on uninsured individuals through its Long-Term Birth Control Program. Includes consultations to support patient decision-making and expanded access via partnerships with Medicines360 and Direct Relief.
    • Long-Term Birth Control Program
      Offers long-acting reversible contraception, including Liletta IUD and Nexplanon Implant, to uninsured individuals, often through partnerships with other organizations.
    • Medical and Surgical Abortion Services
      Provides medical abortion services by prescribing mifepristone and misoprostol, and offers surgical abortion care up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, with services available up to 15 weeks of pregnancy.
    • Medical and surgical abortion services
      Provides medical abortion using mifepristone and misoprostol in accordance with Arizona regulations, and surgical abortion care up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. Services are available up to at least 15 weeks, with a standard out-of-pocket fee of $620 for medical abortion.
  • Well-Woman Exams & Preventive Screenings 5 activities
    • Comprehensive Reproductive and Sexual Health Services
      Provides a range of reproductive and sexual health services including birth control consultations, STD testing and treatment, HPV vaccinations, annual well-woman exams, cancer screenings (Pap smears, breast exams, mammogram referrals), and addresses conditions like abnormal menstruation, menopause, PCOS, and vaginal infections. Services are offered in English and Spanish.
    • Preventative Health and Wellness Exams
      Provides annual well-woman exams, including physical exams, breast exams, pelvic exams, Pap smears, and mammogram referrals, as well as HPV vaccinations for individuals under 45.
    • Provision of comprehensive reproductive and sexual health services
      Offers integrated women's health and sexual health services including annual well-woman exams, Pap smears, breast exams, colposcopy for abnormal Pap smears, and treatment for conditions such as vaginal infections, abnormal menstruation, PCOS, uterine fibroids, and sexual dysfunction. Services are provided in English and Spanish.
    • Specialized Gynecological Services
      Provides integrated women's health services for conditions such as vaginal infections, abnormal menstruation, menopause, PCOS, incontinence, uterine fibroids, sexual dysfunction, and performs colposcopy for abnormal Pap smears.
    • Specialized Gynecological Services
      Provides integrated women's health services for conditions such as vaginal infections, abnormal menstruation, menopause, PCOS, incontinence, uterine fibroids, sexual dysfunction, and performs colposcopy for abnormal Pap smears, and urgent gynecology exams.
  • Pregnancy Options Counseling & Support 4 activities
    • Abortion Provider Training
      Provides hands-on abortion training to medical students and residents through the Next Generation of Abortion Providers Program (NGAPP), with activities tailored to their level of experience from observation to performing procedures, and offers clinical instruction covering abortion, contraception, and early pregnancy loss.
    • Abortion Provider Training
      Provides hands-on abortion training to medical students and residents through the Next Generation of Abortion Providers Program (NGAPP), with activities tailored to their level of experience, from observation to performing procedures, and offers clinical instruction covering abortion, contraception, early pregnancy loss, and other women's health conditions.
    • Abortion Provider Training Program
      Provides hands-on abortion training and clinical instruction to medical students and residents through the Next Generation of Abortion Providers Program (NGAPP), covering abortion, contraception, early pregnancy loss, and other women's health conditions, with activities tailored to their experience level.
    • Abortion provider training and clinical education
      Trains medical students and residents through the Next Generation of Abortion Providers Program (NGAPP), offering hands-on clinical instruction in abortion care, contraception, early pregnancy loss, and other women’s health conditions, with increasing clinical responsibility based on trainee level.
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Education 3 activities
    • Community education and outreach
      Delivers reproductive health lectures, workshops, and organizes community events to promote education and awareness around sexual and reproductive health topics.
    • Reproductive Health Education and Community Engagement
      Delivers reproductive health lectures and workshops and organizes community events related to reproductive health.
    • Reproductive Health Education and Outreach
      Delivers reproductive health lectures and workshops and organizes community events related to reproductive health.
  • Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy 3 activities
    • Gender-Affirming Medical Care
      Provides hormone therapy for adults 18 years and older, including monitoring, and offers wellness exams and cancer screenings as part of gender-affirming medical care.
    • Gender-Affirming Medical Care
      Provides hormone therapy for adults 18 years and older, including monitoring hormone levels, and offers wellness exams and cancer screenings as part of gender-affirming medical care.
    • Gender-affirming care including hormone therapy
      Provides hormone therapy for adults 18 and older, including ongoing monitoring of hormone levels and treatment effects, as well as wellness exams and cancer screenings as part of gender-affirming medical care.
  • Abortion Rights Ballot Advocacy 3 activities
    • Reproductive Rights Advocacy
      Serves as an anchor organization for the Liberate Abortion Policy Table and provides leadership to the Arizona Reproductive Rights Coalition, which consists of over 70 individuals and organizations.
    • Reproductive Rights Advocacy and Coalition Leadership
      Serves as an anchor organization for the Liberate Abortion Policy Table and provides leadership to the Arizona Reproductive Rights Coalition, which comprises over 70 individuals and organizations.
    • Reproductive health advocacy and coalition leadership
      Serves as anchor organization for the Liberate Abortion Policy Table and leads the Arizona Reproductive Rights Coalition, a network of over 70 individuals and organizations advocating for reproductive rights in Arizona.
  • Black Maternal & Infant Health Advocacy 2 activities
    • Doula Access Program
      Operates the Doula Access Program in collaboration with the Rooted Doula Collective to increase access to doula services for pregnant and postpartum Black individuals and to support Black doulas.
    • Doula Access Program for Black communities
      Operates the Doula Access Program in partnership with the Rooted Doula Collective to increase access to doula services for pregnant and postpartum Black individuals and to compensate Black doulas, launched in early 2021.
  • HIV/STI Testing & Prevention Services 2 activities
    • STD Testing and Treatment
      Offers discreet STD testing and treatment to women and men of all ages, including survivors of rape and sexual assault.
    • STD testing and treatment
      Offers discreet, confidential STD testing and treatment for women and men of all ages, including survivors of sexual assault. Testing is available as part of comprehensive sexual health services.
  • Vaccination Access and Education Services 1 activity
    • HPV vaccination services
      Provides Gardasil® HPV vaccine to individuals under age 45 to prevent cancers and genital warts caused by HPV. Includes targeted vaccination for women under 25 and referrals as part of preventive care.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$171K
Contributions & grants$170K99%
Program service revenue$1K1%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$192K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$113K
Grants paid out$12K
balance sheet
Total assets$37K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$37K
2 years on record · 2021–2022 · YoY revenue +70.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
DeShawn Taylor President and CEO 40 $56K
board members · 8
  • Analise Ortiz — Director
  • Evan Masingill — Director
  • Johana Vallejo — Director
  • Michelle Reed — Director
  • Rachel Beam — Treasurer - Board of Directors
  • Rafael Victorio — Director
  • Sharon Smith — Secretary - Board of Directors
  • Stacey Stewart — Chairperson - Board of Directors
relationships · 26

who they work with

  • Abortion Care Network Network — The NGAPP training facility, Desert Star Family Planning, LLC, is a member clinic of the Abortion Care Network.
  • Abortion Care Network Partner — Dr. Taylor is a member of this professional medical organization.
  • Abortion Fund of Arizona (AFAZ) Partner — Refers patients to AFAZ for financial assistance with abortion care.
  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Partner — Dr. Taylor is certified by this organization.
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Partner — Dr. Taylor is a member of this professional medical organization.
  • Arizona Birthworkers of Color Partner — Partnered to fortify and expand community doula resources and educate/mobilize community members.
  • Arizona Reproductive Rights Coalition Coalition — Provides leadership to the coalition of over 70 individuals and organizations.
  • Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro Partner — Partnered to fortify and expand community doula resources and educate/mobilize community members.
  • Black Phoenix Organizing Collective Partner — Partnered to fortify and expand community doula resources and educate/mobilize community members.
  • Black Political Cultivation Arizona Partner — Partnered to fortify and expand community doula resources and educate/mobilize community members.
  • CareCredit Partner — Refers patients to CareCredit for financial assistance with abortion care.
  • Desert Star Family Planning Clinic Partner — Registered patients at Desert Star Family Planning Clinic are eligible for the Long-Term Birth Control Program.
  • Direct Relief Partner — Partnered to provide Liletta IUDs to uninsured individuals for long-acting contraception.
  • Dr. Taylor Partner — Physician who prescribes medical abortion medications after patient exams.
  • Dr. Taylor Partner — Provides clinical services including IUD insertion, birth control consultations, and administration of contraceptive methods
  • Empower Alliance for Reproductive Justice Partner — Formed through a partnership to build grassroots leadership in Arizona.
  • Liberate Abortion Policy Table Coalition — Serves as an anchor organization for the policy table.
  • Medical Students for Choice Reproductive Health Externship Program Partner — Serves as a site for the Medical Students for Choice Reproductive Health Externship Program.
  • Medicines360 Partner — Partnered to provide Liletta IUDs to uninsured individuals for long-acting contraception.
  • National Abortion Federation Network — The NGAPP training facility, Desert Star Family Planning, LLC, is a member clinic of the National Abortion Federation.
  • National Abortion Federation (NAF) Partner — Refers patients to NAF for financial assistance with abortion care.
  • National Institute for Reproductive Health Funder — Funded a collaboration to form the Arizona Reproductive Justice Coalition.
  • Prochoice Arizona Foundation Partner — Collaborated to form the Arizona Reproductive Justice Coalition.
  • Rooted Doula Collective Partner — Collaborated on the Doula Access Program to increase access to doula services and pay Black doulas.
  • Society of Family Planning Partner — Dr. Taylor is a member of this professional medical organization.
  • Tucson Abortion Support Collective (TASC) Partner — Refers patients to TASC for financial assistance with abortion care.