Me Too International (styled me too. International) is a left-of-center nonprofit that focuses on anti-sexual-violence advocacy. The group describes itself as opposing “gender-based violence, grounded in Black feminist principles and survivor-led healing and action.” The group maintains toolkits for those who have been affected by sexual violence.  ^{1  2}

In 2024, the left-of-center Ford Foundation announced a $3,515,000 grant to Me Too International awarded under the Ford Foundation’s “Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice” program. The grant was to be paid out from 2024 through 2029.  ³

Background

Me Too International is a left-of-center advocacy nonprofit that claims to be focused on “gender-based violence, grounded in Black feminist principles and survivor-led healing and action.” The group claims that its work seeks to transform “repressive systems, narratives, and cultures.”  ¹

Tarana Burke, a co-founder of the group, claims credit for founding the “me too” movement in 2006. In 2017, the social media tag “#metoo” would gain international prominence. Although the group claims to be open to helping all individuals who have suffered sexual violence, it specifically lists “young people, queer, trans, the disabled, Black women and girls, and all communities of color,” as special focuses.  ⁴

Members of the group’s “Disrupters Council” include U.S Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA); Cliff Albright, a co-founder and the executive director of the Black Voters Matter Fund; and Ai-jen Poo, the executive director of Caring Across Generations and president of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.  ⁵

Activities

Me Too International offers resources for those who have suffered sexual violence. One such resource is the “Survivor’s Sanctuary,” a 36-lesson digital course consisting of “modules created by Black, Indigenous, and Brown practitioners that explore creating affirmation practices, breathing exercises, and compassionate self-touch.”  ²

Me Too International is also part of the Survivor Justice Network along with the National Women’s Law Center and Justice for Migrant Women. The network “provides space, resources and support to address the impact of sexual violence within racially oppressive systems upon individuals of all gender identities, including cis- and trans- women and men, and gender non-conforming and non-binary communities.”  ⁶

Funding

In 2023, Me Too International reported $3,356,469 in revenues, $3,299,099 in expenses, and $5,334,150 in net total assets.  ⁷

In 2024, the Ford Foundation gave $3,515,000 to Me Too International. The grant was awarded under the Ford Foundation’s “Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice,” and was to be paid out between 2024 and 2029.  ³

In 2024, the Wellspring Philanthropic Fund gave $150,000, $100,000 in 2023, and $100,000 in 2022.  ⁸

In 2024, the Global Fund For Women gave $250,000 and $150,000 in 2023 to Me Too International.  ⁹

In 2023, the Solidaire Network gave $150,000 to Me Too International.  ¹⁰

In 2023, the Borealis Foundation gave $10,000 to Me Too International.  ¹¹

In 2022, the New York Women’s Foundation gave $200,000, $100,000 in 2021, and $500,000 in 2019 to Me Too International.  ¹²

In 2022, the NoVo Foundation gave $250,000, $250,000 in 2021, and $250,000 in 2020 to Me Too International.  ¹³

In 2021, the Foundation to Promote Open Society gave $225,000 to Me Too International.  ¹⁴

In 2023, Together Rising gave $300,000 to Me Too International.  ¹⁵

In 2019, the Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute gave $850,000 to Me Too International.  ¹⁶

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors gave $100,000 in 2024, $650,000 in 2023, $116,100 in 2022, $1,100,000 in 2021, and $285,000 in 2020 to Me Too International.  ¹⁷

Other funding partners of the group include the Levi Strauss Foundation, the Libra Foundation, the Movement For Black Lives, the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, Galaxy Gives, the Collective Future Fund, the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, and the Collaborative for Gender and Reproductive Equity.  ¹⁸

People

Dani Ayers is a co-founder and the chief executive officer of Me Too International. Ayers was previously executive vice president of the Black Women’s Health Imperative, a director for organizational development and emerging markets at the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, a senior director of affiliates at ToolBank USA, a director of finance and operations at the Art Sanctuary, and a Central and Central East program coordinator at Temple University. From 2017 to 2018, she was the president of the executive board of the Harvard Debate Council Diversity Project.  ¹⁹

Tarana Burke is a co-founder and the chief vision officer of Me Too International. From 2003 to 2017, Burke was the founder and director of Just Be Inc., where she “[c]reated and implemented the ‘me too’ campaign using the idea of ‘empowerment through empathy’ to help young women of color who are survivors of sexual abuse, assault and exploitation.” From 2015 to 2017, Burke was a grant officer for U.S. programs at the American Friends Service Committee. She has also been the managing director of the Art Sanctuary, a site director at Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia, a consultant for the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute, the director of outreach and community programs at the Black Belt Community Foundation, a director of enforcement for the Central Alabama Fair Housing Center, a program associate for the People of Faith Network, and a project manager at the 21th Century Youth Leadership Movement.  ²⁰

1. “Vision & Theory of Change.” me too. Movement, September 5, 2025. https://metoomvmt.org/get-to-know-us/vision-theory-of-change/. 
2. “Home.” me too. Movement, October 16, 2025. https://metoomvmt.org/. 
3. “149095 – Me Too International, Inc.” Ford Foundation. Accessed February 25, 2026. https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/me-too-international-inc-149095/. 
4. “History & Inception.” me too. Movement, July 16, 2020. https://metoomvmt.org/get-to-know-us/history-inception/. 
5. “Disruptors Council.” me too. Movement, October 15, 2025. https://metoomvmt.org/disruptorscouncil/. 
6. “Survivor Justice Network.” me too. Movement, September 10, 2025. https://metoomvmt.org/take-action/survivor-justice-network/. 
7. “Me Too International,” Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990) 2023. Page 1 Part 1 Lines 12, 18, and 20. 
8. “Wellspring Philanthropic Fund,” Return of Private Foundation Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990PF) 2021, 2022, and 2023. Page 11 Part XIV.
9. “Global Fund for Women,” Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990) 2023 and 2024. Schedule I. 
10. “Solidaire Network,” Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990) 2023. Schedule I. 
11. “Borealis Foundation,” Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990) 2023. Schedule I. 
12. “New York Women’s Foundation,” Return of Private Foundation Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990) 2019, 2021, and 2022. Schedule I. 
13. “Novo Foundation,” Return of Private Foundation Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990PF) 2020, 2021, and 2022. Page 11 Part XIV. 
14. “Foundation to Promote Open Society,” Return of Private Foundation Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990PF) 2023. Page 11 Part XIV. 
15. “Together Rising,” Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990) 2023. Schedule I. 
16. “Bvm Capacity Building Institute,” Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990) 2019. Schedule I. 
17. “Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors,” Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990) 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Schedule I. 
18. “Partners.” me too. Movement, March 28, 2025. https://metoomvmt.org/get-to-know-us/partners/. 
19. “Dani Ayers – Me Too Movement.” LinkedIn. Accessed February 26, 2026. https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielleayers/. 
20. “Tarana Burke.” LinkedIn. Accessed February 26, 2026. https://www.linkedin.com/in/taranajburke/details/experience/.