Commitment to Women’s Sexual Health
Since 2005, the Patty Brisben Foundation for Women’s Sexual Health (“PBF”) has served and continues to serve to enhance women’s sexual health and well-being through funding research, providing educational programs, partnering with community organizations and connecting individuals to resources.
In the past five years, the Foundation has made nearly $1 million in grants, with an average grant amount of $48,000. In 2022, the Foundation awarded $201,447 in grants.
By focusing on the following key areas that have a dramatic impact on women’s sexual health, PBF is able to provide support and fund research where it is needed most, to help improve the lives of the highest number of women:
- Vulvovaginal Pain Disorders
- Impact of Perimenopause and Menopause on Sexual Health
- Intimacy-Related Sexual Dysfunction After Cancer Treatment
- Libido and Sexual Desire
- Physical and Sexual Abuse
- Female Genital Mutilation
- LGBTQIA Health
- Endometriosis
- Pelvic Pain
In 2023, the Foundation will also give special considerations to projects related to intimate partner violence and access to reproductive health care.