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BBB Wise Giving Report for
Population Connection

BBB Wise Giving report issued April 2007.
BBB Wise Giving report expires April 2008.

This BBB Accredited charity meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability. Find out more...



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Population Connection
2120 L Street, NW Suite 500
Wsahington, DC 20037
202-332-2200
www.populationconnection.org

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formerly known as: Zero Population Growth

Year, State Incorporated: 1968, District of Columbia


Affiliates: 10 chapters


Stated Purpose: "to slow population growth and achieve a sustainable balance between the Earth's people and its resources."

Evaluation Conclusions                

Population Connection (PC) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.



Programs                

PC seeks to draw broad public attention to population concerns and stimulate action for population stabilization. Its audiences include media representatives, government officials, PC activists, and the general public. Through the organization's quarterly magazine, the Reporter, statistical reports, fact sheets, meetings with legislators, a web radio station, and appearances on radio and TV programs, among other means, PC promotes knowledge of the rate of population growth and its effect on the environment and quality of life. PC advocates over-the-counter sale of emergency contraception in the United States and support of voluntary family planning and adequate reproductive health care throughout the world. PC provides materials and activities for students from kindergarten through college, including videos, contests, and newsletters, as well as teachers' workshops, curriculum guides, and lesson plans. Some ($734,357 or 52%) of PC's communications program is conducted in conjunction with its fund raising appeals.

For the year ended December 31, 2005, PC's program expenses were:

  
Communications 1,404,143
Population education 661,955
Membership services 609,030
Field and outreach 411,191
Government relations 376,480
Total Program Expenses:
$3,462,799



Governance                

Chief Executive : John Seager, President and CEO
Compensation*: $138,168

Chair of the Board: Patricia Burke
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Family Nurse Practitioner

Board Size: 18

Paid Staff Size: 22


*2005 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.



Fund Raising                

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, grant proposals, membership appeals, cause-related marketing and publication sales.
Fund raising costs were 9% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,781,976, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
PC incurred joint costs of $863,949 for informational activities and materials that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $734,357 was allocated to program expenses, and $129,592 was allocated to fund raising expenses.



Tax Status                

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.



Financial                

The following information is based on PC's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 2,607,239
Membership 962,237
Grants 212,500
Other revenue 65,595
Investment income 61,213
Total Income $3,908,784






Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

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Programs: 85%  Fund Raising: 8%  Administrative: 7% 


Total income   $3,908,784
  Program expenses $3,462,799  
  Fund raising expenses 323,813  
  Administrative expenses 298,437  
   
   
Total expenses   $4,085,049
 
Expenses in Excess of Income   (176,265)
Beginning net assets   1,842,187
 
Ending net assets   1,665,922
Total liabilities   498,466
 
Total assets   $2,164,388
 


Note 1: According to PC's 2005 audited financial statements, the organization received $249,600 in in-kind donations of professional teachers' service.

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