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Plan International INC EIN 51-0169168

Plan International INC

EIN  51-0169168 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY Founded 1937
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Size
$100M+
What they do
Advance children's rights and equality for girls worldwide.
Leadership
Kathleen Sherwin · Chief Strategy & Engagement Officer · $300K
Money in and out
$779.5M revenue, $756.2M expenses
Bottom line
93% program efficiency

Advance children's rights and equality for girls worldwide. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $779.5M in revenue, $756.2M in expenses, and $265.8M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$779.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$756.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$265.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $23.2M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
93%
of spending reaches programs▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +12% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +193% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$779.5M
FY2024▲ +7%
Expenses
$756.2M
FY2024▲ +1%
Total assets
$346.4M
FY2024▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$80.6M
FY2024▼ -2%
Total revenue
$779.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$756.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$265.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$23.2M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$346.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B93%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $338.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Inclusive Quality Education

Improved teaching & learning in schools and family support for education; opportunities for out of school children to get an education; improved curriculum and learning materials; safe non-violent school environments; improved school governance and management practices.

$120.9Mprogram expense
02

Disaster Risk Management

Early childhood development, sexual and reproductive health rights, child protection, education and youth economic empowerment in emergencies; child centered climate change adaptation; disaster response activities including food distribution and the provision of shelter, water and sanitation

$113.4Mprogram expense
03

Protection from Violence

Work with children, youth and families to reduce violence at home and in communities; child protective services; community based child protection mechanisms and multi-sectoral collaboration

$104.4Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPlan International INC
EINHdr · item D51-0169168
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.plan-international.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1937
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q330)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1975

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kathleen Sherwin
Chief Strategy & Engagement Officer
$300,000Pt VII · Sec A
Stephen Omollo
Chief Executive Officer
$267,604Pt VII · Sec A
Phoebe Kasoga
Country Director Malawi
$244,501Pt VII · Sec A
Damien Queally
Chief Programme Officer
$196,210Pt VII · Sec A
Doris Mpoumou
Country Director
$194,674Pt VII · Sec A
Tara Camm
Deputy Chief Executive
$171,258Pt VII · Sec A
Roger Yates
Executive Director Middle East, Eastern & South Africa
$163,846Pt VII · Sec A
Carmen Elena Aleman
Regional Director Region of the Americas
$162,670Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Sherwin’s $300K as Chief Strategy & Engagement Officer is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 88 $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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Trew————$168,664$314,310
Kathleen Sherwin—$305,442————
Kathleen Sherwin$300,000—————
John McDonough—————$289,034
Stephen Omollo$267,604—————
Ryan Lander———$197,654$160,160$263,848
Phoebe Kasoga$244,501—————
Krista Zimmerman———$146,567$142,894$230,702

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$753.3M · 97%
Program service revenue$12.0M · 2%
Investment income$4.8M · 1%
Other revenue$9.3M · 1%
Contributions & grants97%$753.3M
Program service revenue2%$12.0M
Investment income1%$4.8M
Other revenue1%$9.3M
— government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$779.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.00
Program services93%$701.2M
Management & general7%$54.3M
Fundraising$722K
Total functional expensesLn 25$756.2M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$210.6M
Total assetsLn 16$346.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$80.6M
Total net assetsLn 32$265.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $218.1M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $756.2M · Less non-cash grants $75.8M · Cash operating expenses/yr $680.4M
3.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $701.2M · Total expenses $756.2M
93%
Management & General
Management & general $54.3M · Total expenses $756.2M
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $722K · Total expenses $756.2M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2.4M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $730.7M
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $753.3M · Total revenue $779.5M
97%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.4M · Total revenue $779.5M
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $12.0M · Total revenue $779.5M
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4.8M · Total revenue $779.5M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $12.0M · Total expenses $756.2M
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $779.5M · Prior year $726.9M
+7%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $612.9M · FY2024 $779.5M
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $265.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $779.5M · Expenses $756.2M
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $346.4M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $265.8M · Total assets $346.4M
77%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $7.5M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $-456 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $346.4M
2%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kathleen Sherwin · Reported title Chief Strategy & Engagement Officer · Highest reported compensation $300K · Total expenses $756.2M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $230.6M · Total expenses $756.2M
30%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 93%——
Overhead ratio 7%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 7%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Joseph E and Ronda B Miller Foundation INCFY2025$881
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$881

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$726.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$755.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$783.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$787.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$612.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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