Negative Population Growth INC

Tax-deductible

Alexandria, VA501(c)(3)Since 2014Social ScienceEIN 46-4868482

The primary exempt purpose of Negative Population Growth, Inc. (NPG) is to educate the American public and political leaders about the detrimental effects of overpopulation on our environment, resources, and quality of life. NPG is a membership organization that advocates a smaller and truly sustainable United States population accomplished through voluntary incentives for smaller families and reduced immigration levels. NPG is a leader in the movement for a sound population policy that recognizes the crucial linkages between population growth, environmental degradation, and a declining quality of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 11 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 51% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$279K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 69% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $3K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$31K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$22.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +27%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$7.1M
FY2022−$2.0M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$22.6M
FY2025▲ +8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.9M
FY2021$21.9M
FY2022$18.6M
FY2023$20.1M
FY2024$21.0M
FY2025$22.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $938K Management & general 22% · $299K Fundraising 9% · $129K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $279K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$131,498Pt VII · Sec A
Program Assistant/Asst. Se
$73,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$40,365Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$33,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Craig Lewis’s $131K as Executive Director is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 145 $1–10M social science 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Donald Mann—————$142,091
Craig Lewis$131,498$131,498$123,554———
Craig Michael Lewis———$116,383——
Craig Michael Lewis————$106,975—
Craig Lewis—————$99,487
Roxana Ordal$73,000$73,000$66,500—$55,494—
Roxana Ordal———$60,535——
Donald Wright Mann————$47,782—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates the public and leaders about overpopulation's harmful environmental and quality-of-life impacts.

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1 program service account for $938K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $292K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$47,250
Unitemized GrantFY2024$45,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$29,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$26,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$52,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$52,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$2.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$660K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$938K
Managementcol C$299K
Fundraisingcol D$129K
Owns and owesPt X
$22.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$22.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$660K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$2.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.1M
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$165K
SavingsLn 2$839K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$272K
Other assetsLn 15$233K
Total assetsLn 16$22.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
Net assetsLn 32$22.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 63
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18.1M$20.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$289K$272K
Total assetsLn 16$21.0M$22.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K$31K
Net assetsLn 32$21.0M$22.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$47K$47K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$322K$283K$15K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$212K$187K$10K$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$37K$33K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$137$204
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$33K$2K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$34K
Investment management feesLn 11f$208K$208K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$28K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$160$238
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$221$328
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$26K$23K$1K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$443$658
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$315K$216K$19K$80K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$938K$299K$129K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.7M$1.4M$1.4M$22.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.2M$1.4M$746K$21.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$1.3M$1.4M$20.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 −$2.0M$1.3M−$3.3M$18.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.1M$1.1M$6.0M$21.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$1.1M$1.7M$15.9M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,749,615 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$659,700
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$39,335
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$659,700
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4$4
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $6,018$6,018
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,083,893$2,083,893
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,089,915$2,749,615
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,366,072 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $47,250$47,250
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $283,262 · Management $15,432 · Fundraising $22,942$321,636
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $187,113 · Management $10,194 · Fundraising $15,154$212,461
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $32,963 · Management $1,796 · Fundraising $2,670$37,429
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,519 · Management $137 · Fundraising $204$2,860
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,336 · Management $1,816 · Fundraising $2,700$37,852
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,363$2,363
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,809$33,809
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $208,139$208,139
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,350$33,350
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,556$26,556
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,728 · Management $1,510 · Fundraising $2,246$31,484
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,939 · Management $160 · Fundraising $238$3,337
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,055 · Management $221 · Fundraising $328$4,604
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,227$2,227
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,619 · Management $1,232 · Fundraising $1,832$25,683
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,123 · Management $443 · Fundraising $658$9,224
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $216,271 · Management $19,428 · Fundraising $79,775$315,474
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,895 · Management $2,439$10,334
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $938,206 · Management $299,119 · Fundraising $128,747$1,366,072
Part X · Balance sheet $22,612,226 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $171,496$165,074
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,993,075$839,119
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $187,921$294,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,270$51,196
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $289,318$271,952
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $15,617,512$16,833,833
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,523,031$3,924,471
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $212,422$232,581
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,016,045$22,612,226
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,713$16,147
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $21,374$14,539
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,087$30,686
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $20,595,536$22,069,003
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $379,422$512,537
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,974,958$22,581,540
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,016,045$22,612,226
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,581,540 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,749,615
XI-2 Total expenses$1,366,072
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,383,543
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,974,958
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$196,003
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$27,036
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,581,540

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