Population Reference Bureau Inc

Analysis

Population Reference Bureau Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1938, 88 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 September 2023, Population Reference Bureau Inc reported income of $12.5m and spending of $14.2m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $12.3m to $12.5m (+1.6%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Population Reference Bureau Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walt Disney Family Museum ($12.5m), Flint Institute of Music ($12.5m) and Discovery Park of America Inc ($12.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.0m (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.5m. At year end it held assets of $14.8m against liabilities of $5.6m, net assets of $9.2m. It reported 81 employees.