PRB harnesses the power of population data to inform and advance solutions to the most urgent challenges facing our world and improve the well-being of people globally.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 50 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
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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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $206K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
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
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $8.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.7 months of spending in cash, plus $8.5M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.3M
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.4M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$8.1M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$8.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.4M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$13.9M
FY2021$16.6M
FY2022$13.3M
FY2023$12.5M
FY2024$11.7M
FY2025$11.4M
Expenses
$8.1M
FY2025▼ -34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13.2M
FY2021$16.5M
FY2022$16.4M
FY2023$14.2M
FY2024$12.2M
FY2025$8.1M
Net assets
$8.7M
FY2025▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.4M
FY2021$13.9M
FY2022$10.3M
FY2023$9.2M
FY2024$10.0M
FY2025$8.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1938.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $5.4M Management & general 30% · $2.4M Fundraising 3% · $254K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$274,633Pt VII · Sec A
Former Key Employee (until 7/24)
$231,630Pt VII · Sec A
SVP Programs
$220,886Pt VII · Sec A
SR Program Dir (until 12/24)
$188,157Pt VII · Sec A
Avp US Programs
$182,132Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Finance
$181,082Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir, Strategic Comms (until 3/25)
$173,642Pt VII · Sec A
Tech Dir, Demographic Research
$152,475Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Sciubba’s $275K as President & CEO is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 41 $10–100M 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
Jeffrey Jordan$143,079$357,544$324,727———
Jeffrey N Jordan———$330,147$313,012$294,861
Barbara Seligman$231,630$289,518$269,202$273,947$257,921$232,903
Jennifer Sciubba$274,633—————
Viresh Desai—$257,138$238,209$241,512$231,152$214,353
Linda Jacobsen———$224,293$210,652—
Diana Elliott$220,886$208,925————
Leslie Aun——$185,448$205,775$197,308—

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

Analyzes demographic trends and policy-relevant topics, sharing data and resources to inform public understanding.

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3 programs · $5.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

International Programs

PRB has a diverse portfolio of international work contributing to our goal of transforming population data into clear insight, credible evidence, and decisions that improve lives. Under the Momentum Knowledge Accelerator (MKA) project, PRB enhanced measurement of complex health topics and knowledge sharing among implementing partners and…

$2.9Mprogram expense
02

U.s. Programs

Domestically, PRB works similarly as a bridge between data and decisions. PRB's KidsData program informs policymakers, advocates, public agencies, and nonprofits about the toughest issues impacting California's children and communities through more than 900 indicators including safety, health, education, and the economic security of…

$2.2Mprogram expense
03

Communications Programs

By getting PRB's work in the hands of policymakers, advocates, educators, and the public, our communications efforts are a crucial element in transforming population insights to impact. PRB produces research bulletins, articles, infographics, and data-driven analyses on demographic trends and policy-relevant topics, making complex…

$293Kprogram 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 · FY2025
EcotrustFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 25 grants · $13.0M · 2019–2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.4M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$5.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Money outPt IX
$8.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.4M
Managementcol C$2.4M
Fundraisingcol D$254K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$454K
Total assetsLn 16$12.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5.3M
Total revenueLn 12$11.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$500
SavingsLn 2$454K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$454K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$12.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$8.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 550
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$1.7M$454K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.2M$8.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$14.5M$12.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.5M$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$10.0M$8.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.1M$1.1M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$224K$224K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$797K$498K$272K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.1M$1.9M$1.1M$107K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$187K$117K$64K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$204K$127K$70K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$293K$183K$100K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$149K$87K$60K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$3K$2K$57
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$10K$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$533K$259K$244K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$204K$131K$70K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$123K$42K$79K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$304K$204K$87K$13K
TravelLn 17$96K$58K$29K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$38K$14K$13K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$267K$166K$91K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$76K$51K$22K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$285K$148K$134K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$4K$10K$226
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.1M$5.4M$2.4M$254K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $11.4M$8.1M$3.3M$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.7M$12.2M−$445K$10.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.5M$14.2M−$1.7M$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.3M$16.4M−$3.1M$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $16.6M$16.5M$78K$13.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $13.9M$13.2M$645K$11.4M 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 F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $11,420,688 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,208,208$4,366,077
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,040,872$1,584,921
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,491,283$5,466,216
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,795$3,474
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,745,158$11,420,688
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,538,851$1,367,576
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,796,403$4,596,177
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$9,600
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,855,394$2,114,609
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,190,648$8,087,962
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$445,490$3,332,726
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $11,420,688 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,431,885
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,934,192
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,366,077
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,584,921$1,584,921
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $208,120$208,120
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $1,745$1,745
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,258,096$5,258,096
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,729$1,729
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,584,921 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,469,690$11,420,688
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,087,962 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,140,545$1,140,545
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,193$3,193
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $223,838$223,838
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $497,933 · Management $271,969 · Fundraising $27,458$797,360
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,945,233 · Management $1,062,478 · Fundraising $107,266$3,114,977
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $116,693 · Management $63,737 · Fundraising $6,435$186,865
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $127,332 · Management $69,549 · Fundraising $7,021$203,902
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $183,017 · Management $99,964 · Fundraising $10,092$293,073
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $87,179 · Management $60,478 · Fundraising $1,726$149,383
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,898 · Management $2,011 · Fundraising $57$4,966
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $9,600$9,600
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $17,155$17,155
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $258,560 · Management $243,606 · Fundraising $31,225$533,391
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $131,306 · Management $70,441 · Fundraising $2,596$204,343
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $42,143 · Management $79,107 · Fundraising $1,509$122,759
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $203,807 · Management $87,491 · Fundraising $13,090$304,388
IX-17 TravelPrograms $58,276 · Management $29,152 · Fundraising $9,031$96,459
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,427 · Management $12,824 · Fundraising $11,206$38,457
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $166,297 · Management $91,183 · Fundraising $9,478$266,958
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $50,851 · Management $22,156 · Fundraising $3,294$76,301
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $148,013 · Management $134,372 · Fundraising $3,021$285,406
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,380 · Management $10,037 · Fundraising $226$14,643
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,405,921 · Management $2,427,710 · Fundraising $254,331$8,087,962
Part X · Balance sheet $12,068,541 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $500$500
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,701,958$453,597
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $899,787$169,603
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $400,836$160,131
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $81,128$43,583
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,570,456$1,303,498
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,224,180$8,504,829
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,613,513$1,432,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,492,358$12,068,541
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,157,002$263,236
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $151,857$313,962
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,149,144$2,765,779
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,458,003$3,342,977
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,148,322$7,845,623
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $886,033$879,941
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,034,355$8,725,564
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,492,358$12,068,541
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,725,564 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,420,688
XI-2 Total expenses$8,087,962
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,332,726
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,034,355
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,641,517
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,725,564

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