Join The Sperm Bank of California's Sustaining Circle!
Sustaining Circle members support the less visible, yet critical, work we do including our research program, ongoing support for families & donors, and advocating for policies that protect LGBTQ+ parent families and increase openness in donor conception.
"I believe the way TSBC leads this field in research, policy development, and care for everyone involved in the process--donors, recipients, and especially donor-conceived people--reinforces that we chose the right sperm bank to help build our family." -J, TSBC mom
We invite you to choose hope with a monthly or one-time donation to support inclusive family building and fertility preservation services. Your donation will help us provide reduced cost fertility preservation for trans youth and free ongoing services for parents, donor-conceived adults, and donors. With your support, we can make concrete improvements to our facility with upgraded storage tanks and new computer systems.
Our sustaining circle members support our research and advocacy efforts to increase acceptance of donor-assisted family building and create a world where everyone is free to choose whether, when, how, and with whom to build a family. TSBC's research is critical to current policy debates about openness in donor conception and to protecting LGBTQ+ families’ parentage rights.
For more than 40 years, our small, community-based, nonprofit organization has provided donor assistance differently. At the request of intended parents, we started innovative programs that continue today. The “before-their-time” programs from decades ago (Identity-Release® Program, Family Contact List, low family limit, and educational approach to donor-assisted family building) are now backed by published research.
More than 3900 families have been assisted by TSBC program donors–with 40% participating in the Family Contact List. Since 2001, 393 donor-conceived adults have received their donor’s identity through the Identity-Release® Program which represents 167 donors. Since 2014 all new donors have agreed that TSBC can share their identity with donor-conceived adults.
Join our Sustaining Circle with a monthly donation and support TSBC families and other families created with donor assistance.
Can’t afford a monthly contribution or prefer to give annually? A one-time donation helps, too!
Vision: The Sperm Bank of California envisions a world where everyone is free to choose whether, when, how, and with whom to build a family.
Mission: The Sperm Bank of California provides research-based sperm donation and sperm storage programs that serve the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities, single people, people experiencing infertility, and people preparing for future family-building. Our commitment extends beyond conception to support the lifelong well-being of donor-conceived people, families, parents, donors, and people preserving their fertility.
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