Population Council Inc

Analysis

Population Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1953, 73 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Population Council Inc reported income of $67.2m and spending of $79.5m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $82.6m to $67.2m (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Population Council Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Feed My Starving Children ($66.1m), The American College of Greece ($69.2m) and Aga Khan Foundation USA ($64.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $3.1m (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $25.2m. At year end it held assets of $177.2m against liabilities of $44.6m, net assets of $132.5m. It reported 183 employees.