The Vision First Project is an initiative of the left-of-center advocacy and funding clearinghouse New Venture Fund to that supports widespread abortion access. It creates pro-abortion activities and then actively promotes them. ¹

Funding

It receives funding primarily from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, an environmentalist private foundation that has provided at least $2 million to the project. ² Other donors include the progressive Ettinger Foundation,³ and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, a major funder of population control advocacy. ^{1 4}

Vision First is a member of the Abortion Care Network that receives funding from the Open Society Foundations, the principal philanthropic venture of liberal billionaire George Soros. ⁵ The Abortion Care Network supports an association of abortion providers that ensure rural areas can have easy access to abortions. ⁶

Leadership

Marta Vucci is the Senior Program Manager from New Venture Fund assigned to Vision First. ⁷

Margarida Jorge is a left-progressive consultant that works with Vision First. Jorge was the national field director at Health Care for America Now,⁸ which was one of the architects and key supporters of Obamacare. ⁹

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3. A 990-PF: Ettinger Foundation, Return of a Private

   Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2015, Charitable Contributions https://www.citizenaudit.org/2017_03_PF/06-6038938_990PF_201512.pdf/

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6. [1] “ACN Abortion Care Network Acn: About Abortion Care Network.” Abortion Care Network. Accessed May 18, 2020. https://www.abortioncarenetwork.org/about-acn/.
7. “Marta Vucci’s Email & Phone: Vision First @ New Venture Fund’s Senior Program Manager Email.” RocketReach. Accessed May 18, 2020. https://rocketreach.co/marta-vucci-email_8947439.
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