Population Connection EIN 94-1703155

Population Connection

EIN  94-1703155 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC Founded 1968
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Advocates for sustainable population policies through public education and member engagement nationwide.
Leadership
John Seager · President & CEO · $341K
Money in and out
$17.0M revenue, $13.4M expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Advocates for sustainable population policies through public education and member engagement nationwide. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $17.0M in revenue, $13.4M in expenses, and $35.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$17.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$13.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$35.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $3.6M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.15
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
32.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +23% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+21%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +15% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$17.0M
FY2024▲ +5%
Expenses
$13.4M
FY2024▲ +1%
Total assets
$40.1M
FY2024▲ +20%
Total liabilities
$4.4M
FY2024▼ -11%
Total revenue
$17.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$13.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$35.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$3.6M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$40.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $7.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Field and Outreach

Field and outreach: to assist population connection activists nationwide in building and sustaining state and local educational, media and lobbying efforts on behalf of population connection through organizing and providing training, technical assistance and funding.

$2.6Mprogram expense
02

Population Education

To promote population literacy among american youth by (1) providing educators with teaching resources and professional development workshops to help them effectively cover population dynamics and their impacts in k-12 classrooms; and (2) preparing educators to offer training to other teachers through the population education training…

$2.6Mprogram expense
03

Membership

Success in the areas of advocacy and public education depends largely on the support and dedication of the organization's members. We have 40,000 members across the nation, helping reach our goals through public outreach, such as sharing information at local community events, hosting virtual events, distributing our magazine, or writing…

$2.5Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPopulation Connection
EINHdr · item D94-1703155
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.populationconnection.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1968
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFSocial Science (V25Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1979

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b16
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
President & CEO
$340,506Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP for Media & Gov. Rel.
$255,155Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP of Administration/CFO
$254,029Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP for Education
$251,879Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP for Advancement
$248,067Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Communications
$197,630Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Seager’s $341K as President & CEO is at the 39th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Seager$340,506$303,943$311,130$341,695$240,222
Brian Dixon$255,155$245,275$227,045$215,840$187,664
Maria Orozco$254,029$240,793$221,790$204,064$164,966
Pamela Wasserman$251,879$241,184$222,408$216,341$189,151
Shauna Scherer$248,067$235,207$218,415$184,625$163,518
Marian Starkey$197,630$188,432$172,783$174,086$143,724

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$16.0M · 94%
Investment income$951K · 6%
Contributions & grants94%$16.0M
Investment income6%$951K
Program service revenue$5K
Other revenue$47K
Total revenueLn 12$17.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.15
Program services77%$10.3M
Management & general8%$1.0M
Fundraising15%$2.0M
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.4M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$40.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
Total net assetsLn 32$35.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $34.3M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $13.4M · Less non-cash grants $713K · Cash operating expenses/yr $12.7M
32.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $10.3M · Total expenses $13.4M
77%
Management & General
Management & general $1.0M · Total expenses $13.4M
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2.0M · Total expenses $13.4M
15%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $1.7M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $14.2M
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $16.0M · Total revenue $17.0M
94%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $17.0M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $5K · Total revenue $17.0M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $951K · Total revenue $17.0M
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $5K · Total expenses $13.4M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $17.0M · Prior year $16.3M
+5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $8.6M · FY2024 $17.0M
+18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $35.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $17.0M · Expenses $13.4M
+21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $40.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $35.7M · Total assets $40.1M
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $30.8M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $40.1M
77%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual John Seager · Reported title PRESIDENT & CEO · Highest reported compensation $341K · Total expenses $13.4M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $5.9M · Total expenses $13.4M
44%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $174K · Gross raised $1.3M
14%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth 5%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 1%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 55 grants · $10.1M · 2020–2024
Population Connection Action FundDC · FY2024$1,500,000
Kakenya Center for ExcellenceVA · FY2024$115,000
WingsCO · FY2024$50,000
Lemur Love OrganizationFY2024$50,000
Girl Up Initiative UgandaCA · FY2024$50,000
African Education ProgramPA · FY2024$50,000
Women for ConservationVA · FY2024$25,000
Wuqu Kawoq SaMN · FY2024$25,000
The Partnership Project INCDC · FY2024$25,000
GreenlatinosCO · FY2024$20,000
Green 2 0DC · FY2024$15,000
Shashamane FoundationFY2024$10,000
Tewa Women UnitedNM · FY2024$10,000
Seeds for a FutureAZ · FY2024$10,000
Population Connection Action FundDC · FY2023$3,300,000
The Partnership Project INCDC · FY2023$70,000
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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 (Latest)$17.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$16.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$11.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$13.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$8.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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