Population Institute

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)EIN 52-0899578Revenue $5.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRSpopulationinstitute.org105 2nd St Ne, 20002-7303 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Feb 1970Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Population Education The Population Institute's mission is to improve sexual and reproductive health and the wellbeing of people and the planet.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 7 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
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.5M a year · 42% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$762K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
40 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 40.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$94K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.6M
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$13.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.6M
FY2024▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$5.6M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2024▲ +53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$3.4M
Net assets
$13.9M
FY2024▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$8.9M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$11.7M
FY2024$13.9M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1970.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $2.6M Management & general 12% · $417K Fundraising 10% · $342K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $762K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$232,118Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$152,951Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Public Policy
$135,507Pt VII · Sec A
Communications Director
$124,107Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance & Admi
$117,765Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathleen a Mogelgaard$232,118$203,454$192,400$123,333—
Robert J Walker———$104,662$182,787
Elizabeth Piper$152,951$120,954———
Jennifer Wetter$135,507$129,560$120,000——
Heidi Worley$124,107————
Eman Sleem$117,765$116,265$108,086$100,015—
Jennie Wetter———$116,780—

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

Promotes sexual and reproductive health for people and the planet.

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

Information & Public Education

The population institute gathers and disseminates a wide variety of information on population issues related to family planning and reproductive health through books and articles, its website, press releases, podcasts, and other public programs.

$2.1Mprogram expense
02

International Population and Development

The population institute supports education, programs and activities that highlight and address the demographic challenges facing developing countries. That work includes efforts aimed at removing the barriers to contraceptive use.

$533Kprogram expense
03

Public Policy

The population institute analyzes and monitors legislation, administrative policies, and external developments, and their impact on population and sexual reproductive health.

$10Kprogram 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$4K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4K
Grants paid · 13 grants · $1.7M · 2020–2024
State VoicesDC · FY2024$734,000
Foreign Policy MagazineFY2024$75,000
Devex Media CompanyFY2024$15,000
Margaret Pyke TrustFY2021$28,500
Margaret Pyke TrustFY2020$28,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$323K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$417K
Fundraisingcol D$342K
Owns and owesPt X
$13.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.3M
Total assetsLn 16$14.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$100
Investment incomeLn 3$323K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$147K
Total revenueLn 12$5.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$309K
SavingsLn 2$11.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$687K
Other assetsLn 15$100
Total assetsLn 16$14.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
Net assetsLn 32$13.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 67
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$9.3M$11.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$710K$687K
Total assetsLn 16$11.9M$14.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$249K$94K
Net assetsLn 32$11.7M$13.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.0M$1.0M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$75K$75K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$251K$157K$55K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$783K$491K$173K$119K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$52K$33K$12K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$148K$93K$33K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$73K$46K$16K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$444K$444K$641
Office expensesLn 13$71K$52K$14K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$122K$76K$34K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$131K$14K$12K$104K
TravelLn 17$36K$31K$4K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$25K$13K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$53K$33K$12K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$7K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$14K$10K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$2.6M$417K$342K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.6M$3.4M$2.2M$13.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.1M$2.2M$1.9M$11.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$1.6M$799K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.3M$1.5M$2.8M$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.8M−$78K$6.0M 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 $5,575,187 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,094,298$5,246,805
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $32,648$323,302
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$5,080
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,126,946$5,575,187
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $406,245$1,119,102
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,056,994$1,307,091
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $747,251$956,411
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,210,490$3,382,604
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,916,456$2,192,583
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $5,575,187 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,246,805
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$100
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,246,805
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $176,533$176,533
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $146,769$146,769
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,080$5,080
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,080 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $323,302$5,575,187
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,382,604 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,039,864$1,039,864
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,000$4,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $75,238$75,238
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $157,198 · Management $55,397 · Fundraising $38,092$250,687
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $491,178 · Management $173,093 · Fundraising $119,024$783,295
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $32,700 · Management $11,524 · Fundraising $7,925$52,149
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $92,880 · Management $32,731 · Fundraising $22,507$148,118
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,678 · Management $16,097 · Fundraising $11,067$72,842
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,800$13,800
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $13,911$13,911
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $443,634 · Fundraising $641$444,275
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $52,093 · Management $13,760 · Fundraising $5,370$71,223
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $75,631 · Management $33,776 · Fundraising $12,751$122,158
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,429 · Management $12,326 · Fundraising $104,067$130,822
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,592 · Management $4,035 · Fundraising $1,305$35,932
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,787 · Management $12,048$24,835
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,264 · Management $11,722 · Fundraising $8,061$53,047
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,440 · Management $2,622 · Fundraising $1,803$11,865
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,528 · Management $10,210 · Fundraising $9,253$32,991
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,552$1,552
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,623,686 · Management $417,052 · Fundraising $341,866$3,382,604
Part X · Balance sheet $14,014,097 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $281,596$309,247
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,013,770$10,993,623
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $75,370$68,277
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,703$9,113
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $709,672$687,372
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,759,657$1,946,365
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $65,206$100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,912,974$14,014,097
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $247,007$83,293
X-19 Deferred revenue$10,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,840$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $248,847$93,793
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,664,127$13,920,304
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,664,127$13,920,304
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,912,974$14,014,097
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,920,304 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,575,187
XI-2 Total expenses$3,382,604
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,192,583
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,664,127
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$63,487
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$107
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,920,304

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