Population Connection Action Fund

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Washington, DC501(c)(4)Public & Societal Benefit EIN 46-3083014Revenue $1.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRSpopconnectaction.org2120 L St Nw Ste 500, 20037-1534 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Aug 2014

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501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 386 volunteers.
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)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $195K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1.5M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
-53% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$39K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▼ -53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2024▲ +135%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.8M
Net assets
$39K
FY2024▼ -97%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$221K
FY2021−$609K
FY2022−$991K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$39K

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 Aug 2014.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $2.7M Management & general 3% · $97K Fundraising 2% · $63K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chair (through 6/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP for Media & Gov. Relations
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

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Population Connection Action Fund is a membership association based in Washington, DC.

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3 programs · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Field & Outreach

To assist population connection action fund activists nationwide in building and sustaining state and local educational, media and lobbying efforts on behalf of population connection action fund through organizing and providing training, technical assistance and funding.

$2.2Mprogram expense
02

Government Relations

We worked to promote the global health, empowerment and rights (her) act to prevent a future president from reimposing the global gag rule; we worked to increase us investment in family planning and reproductive health programs around the world; we worked to support aid to the united nations population fund (unfpa); we supported…

$281Kprogram expense
03

Communications

Population connection action fund communications staff published four blog posts and five press releases; posted on facebook, TWITTER/X, and instagram accounts; and updated online fact sheets and petitions with new legislative and policy information.

$93Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1.5M
Grants paid · 1 grant · $8K · 2023–2023

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$97K
Fundraisingcol D$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$39K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$518K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$518K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$518K
Other assetsLn 15$592K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$39K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6386
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$867K$518K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$615K$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$39K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$39K$31K$2K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$493K$432K$48K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$19K$2K$473
Other employee benefitsLn 9$73K$63K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$34K$4K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K$284$101
Accounting feesLn 11c$64K$56K$6K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.7M$1.7M$589$8K
Office expensesLn 13$81K$73K$1K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$64K$55K$383$8K
RoyaltiesLn 15$29K$24K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$62K$54K$6K$2K
TravelLn 17$63K$63K$39$15
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K$138$30
InterestLn 20$16K$14K$2K$557
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$8K$905$335
InsuranceLn 23$19K$16K$2K$618
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$50K$15K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$405$404$1
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.7M$97K$63K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.6M$2.8M−$1.2M$39K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$1.2M$2.2M$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.5M−$382K−$991K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.5M−$388K−$609K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$3.3M−$1.2M−$221K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,622,553 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,450,879$1,622,553
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,450,879$1,622,553
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,500$2,798
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $609,250$665,326
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $590,836$2,168,149
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,207,586$2,836,273
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,243,293−$1,213,720
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,622,553 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,500,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$122,553
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,622,553
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,622,553
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,836,273 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,798$2,798
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $31,046 · Management $2,358 · Fundraising $5,895$39,299
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $431,714 · Management $47,967 · Fundraising $13,259$492,940
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $19,097 · Management $2,128 · Fundraising $473$21,698
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $63,380 · Management $6,905 · Fundraising $2,296$72,581
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,786 · Management $3,690 · Fundraising $1,332$38,808
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,786 · Management $284 · Fundraising $101$3,171
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $56,002 · Management $5,933 · Fundraising $2,316$64,251
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,669,097 · Management $589 · Fundraising $8,283$1,677,969
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $73,493 · Management $1,146 · Fundraising $6,530$81,169
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $55,266 · Management $383 · Fundraising $8,096$63,745
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $24,074 · Fundraising $5,108$29,182
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $53,781 · Management $5,749 · Fundraising $2,097$61,627
IX-17 TravelPrograms $63,303 · Management $39 · Fundraising $15$63,357
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,514 · Management $138 · Fundraising $30$7,682
IX-20 InterestPrograms $13,874 · Management $1,896 · Fundraising $557$16,327
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,394 · Management $905 · Fundraising $335$9,634
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,203 · Management $1,743 · Fundraising $618$18,564
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,862 · Management $15,180 · Fundraising $6,024$71,066
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $404 · Management $1$405
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,675,874 · Management $97,034 · Fundraising $63,365$2,836,273
Part X · Balance sheet $1,160,835 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $866,757$517,908
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $42,951$51,321
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $958,302$591,606
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,868,010$1,160,835
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,954$30,730
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $573,284$1,091,053
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $615,238$1,121,783
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,252,772$39,052
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,252,772$39,052
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,868,010$1,160,835
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $39,052 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,622,553
XI-2 Total expenses$2,836,273
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,213,720
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,252,772
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$39,052

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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