Population Council INC

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1952InternationalEIN 13-1687001Revenue $53.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSpopcouncil.orgOne Dag Hammarskjold Plaza 3rd Floo, 10017-2251 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Dec 1953Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 219 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.3M a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.9M
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51.7M
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$53.8M
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$62.5M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$130.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$53.8M
FY2024▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$57.7M
FY2021$58.2M
FY2022$81.6M
FY2023$67.2M
FY2024$53.8M
Expenses
$62.5M
FY2024▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$61.5M
FY2021$61.0M
FY2022$60.5M
FY2023$79.5M
FY2024$62.5M
Net assets
$130.2M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$131.1M
FY2021$138.9M
FY2022$128.2M
FY2023$132.5M
FY2024$130.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1953.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $49.7M Management & general 20% · $12.7M Fundraising 0% · $107K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

30 people listed on the 990; $3.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Scientific Officer, Cbr
$423,136Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Cf&a/CFO
$396,353Pt VII · Sec A
VP, General Counsel & Secretary
$379,393Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President & Exec Director, Cbr
$376,787Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Int'l Programs (thru 04/24)
$340,505Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Director
$320,130Pt VII · Sec A
Former President
$318,047Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director
$280,921Pt VII · Sec A

Brid T Devlin’s $423K as Chief Scientific Officer, Cbr is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julia Bunting Thring—$483,847$457,019$450,830$493,496
Brid T Devlin$423,136$407,471———
Antony Dutson$396,353————
Patricia C Vaughan$379,393$347,788$295,681$296,241$280,746
James E Sailer$376,787$369,346$326,823$327,524$315,555
Tony Dutson—$359,256$324,974——
Harriet Birungi$340,505$270,785$248,340$226,502$243,497
Ann K Blanc————$320,147

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Conducts research and publishes evidence-based resources to improve global reproductive health, population policies, and well-being.

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3 programs · $49.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Ensure Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Choices

The population council tackles intersecting inequalities that undermine rights and access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care. Our research and partnerships ensure high quality, voluntary, andrights-based comprehensive care. For more information see schedule o.

$25.3Mprogram expense
02

Developing innovative contraceptive, hiv prevention, and multipurpose prevention products: - signing an option-to-license agreement with contraline for the NESTORONE/TESTOSTERONE male contraceptive gel, the first male contraceptive to reach late-stage development. For more information see schedule o.

$24.1Mprogram expense
03

Publications

The population council communicates the results of our work and that of others in the field to people concerned with population and reproductive health issues. The council publishes and disseminates to professionals in the field and to general audiences a wide range of materials that include reports, datasets, policy briefs, working…

$288Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
EcotrustFY2025$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 85 grants · $12.3M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$193,442
Oak Crest Institute of ScienceCA · FY2024$164,799
Unitemized GrantFY2024$144,152
Seattle Children's HospitalWA · FY2024$110,420
Emory UniversityGA · FY2024$62,876
Weill Cornell Medical CollegeFY2024$51,179
Cornell UniversityNY · FY2024$19,921
PathWA · FY2024$5,130
Unitemized GrantFY2023$286,373
Oak Crest Institute of ScienceCA · FY2023$191,174
Avenir Health INCCT · FY2023$140,872
Emory UniversityGA · FY2023$137,005
Unitemized GrantFY2023$118,782
Weill Cornell Medical CollegeFY2023$110,100
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$53.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$8.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.7M
Money outPt IX
$62.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$49.7M
Managementcol C$12.7M
Fundraisingcol D$107K
Owns and owesPt X
$130.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18.0M
Total assetsLn 16$181.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$19.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$180K
Investment incomeLn 3$8.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.7M
Gains on assetsLn 7$4.4M
Total revenueLn 12$53.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11.8M
SavingsLn 2$6.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$117.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.2M
Other assetsLn 15$20.2M
Total assetsLn 16$181.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51.7M
Net assetsLn 32$130.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5219
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23.5M$18.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$117.9M$117.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.3M$6.2M
Total assetsLn 16$177.2M$181.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44.6M$51.7M
Net assetsLn 32$132.5M$130.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$928K$928K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$338K$338K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$2.0M$2.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.2M$793K$1.4M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$23.1M$18.1M$5.0M$34K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.9M$1.4M$470K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.3M$3.1M$1.2M$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.5M$1.2M$389K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$526K$309K$217K$15
Accounting feesLn 11c$397K$49K$348K$10
Investment management feesLn 11f$535K$535K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9.6M$9.1M$510K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$578K$416K$160K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$1.5M$356K$1.2M$423
OccupancyLn 16$4.5M$4.4M$6K
TravelLn 17$2.1M$1.7M$398K$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3.1M$2.9M$123K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.0M$801K$243K
InsuranceLn 23$317K$137K$180K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.0M$1.7M$284K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$157K$25K$132K
Total functional expensesLn 25$62.5M$49.7M$12.7M$107K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $53.8M$62.5M−$8.7M$130.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $67.2M$79.5M−$12.3M$132.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $81.6M$60.5M$21.1M$128.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $58.2M$61.0M−$2.7M$138.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $57.7M$61.5M−$3.8M$131.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $53,782,783 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $47,742,809$41,803,914
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,799$180,266
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,321,860$8,052,784
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,112,131$3,745,819
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $67,206,599$53,782,783
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,167,400$3,264,777
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $35,833,427$32,954,798
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $39,499,750$26,280,549
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $79,500,577$62,500,124
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,293,978−$8,717,341
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $53,782,783 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$18,952,443
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,851,471
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$41,803,914
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $180,266$180,266
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,626,517$3,626,517
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $3,405,172$3,405,172
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,426,267$4,426,267
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $340,647$340,647
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $180,266 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,798,603$53,782,783
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $62,500,124 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $927,598$927,598
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $337,594$337,594
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,999,585$1,999,585
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $792,838 · Management $1,402,485$2,195,323
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,080,844 · Management $4,959,229 · Fundraising $33,739$23,073,812
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,393,977 · Management $469,865 · Fundraising $2,492$1,866,334
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,067,697 · Management $1,200,116 · Fundraising $7,003$4,274,816
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,153,607 · Management $388,844 · Fundraising $2,062$1,544,513
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $309,224 · Management $216,699 · Fundraising $15$525,938
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $49,309 · Management $347,803 · Fundraising $10$397,122
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $535,279$535,279
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,058,521 · Management $509,707 · Fundraising $23,126$9,591,354
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $415,902 · Management $159,768 · Fundraising $2,402$578,072
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $356,226 · Management $1,172,720 · Fundraising $423$1,529,369
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,446,460 · Management $6,089$4,452,549
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,727,955 · Management $397,532 · Fundraising $17,618$2,143,105
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,931,557 · Management $123,418 · Fundraising $1,216$3,056,191
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $800,938 · Management $242,640$1,043,578
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $137,203 · Management $180,023$317,226
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,653,763 · Management $283,562 · Fundraising $16,870$1,954,195
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,592 · Management $131,979$156,571
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $49,665,390 · Management $12,727,758 · Fundraising $106,976$62,500,124
Part X · Balance sheet $181,906,020 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,756,158$11,847,658
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,764,312$6,105,722
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,379,476$13,489,939
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,392,955$1,336,639
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,191,904$3,187,896
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,646,331$1,782,119
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,253,404$6,200,798
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $114,947,690$113,947,554
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,990,961$3,792,023
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,830,867$20,215,672
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $177,154,058$181,906,020
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,166,747$9,168,834
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,307$738
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $14,926,297$16,562,624
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $21,547,696$25,932,102
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,642,047$51,664,298
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $110,253,454$106,819,644
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $22,258,557$23,422,078
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $132,512,011$130,241,722
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $177,154,058$181,906,020
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $130,241,722 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$53,782,783
XI-2 Total expenses$62,500,124
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,717,341
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$132,512,011
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,947,546
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$499,506
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$130,241,722

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