Population Action International

Analysis

Population Action International is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 Action International reported income of $5.2m and spending of $9.9m, spending 190% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $21.9m to $5.2m (-76%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Population Action International sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asian Resources Inc ($5.2m), Community Network for Behavioral Healthcare Inc ($5.2m) and Power to the Patients ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $715k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $11.7m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $8.8m. It reported 28 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.