Population Communication

Analysis

Population Communication is a registered charity in United States, based in Pasadena, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1977, 49 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 December 2023, Population Communication reported income of $1.6m and spending of $259k, leaving 84% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $110k to $1.6m (+1370%), an average of +96% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 677%. Over the whole period it spent 31% 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 Communication sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Museum of the Cherokee Indian ($1.6m), Embracing Our Differences Inc ($1.6m) and Van Wert Area Performing Arts Foundation ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $99k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $90, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 1 employees.