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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by POPULATION CONNECTION.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,287,942
Total expenses
$13,247,644
Contributions and grants received
$15,546,405
Grants paid
$3,686,655
Program service revenue
$2,829
Investment income
$708,165
Other revenue
$30,543
Total assets, end of year
$33,416,163
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,977,038
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$28,439,125
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,715,843
Management and general expenses
$917,583
Fundraising expenses
$1,614,218
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,715,843

Program services were 80.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $618,447

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $14,927,958

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $84,714

  • 2a · Program service revenue: COURSE TUITION

    total $2,304 · related or exempt $2,304

  • 2b · Program service revenue: HONORARIUM

    total $525 · related or exempt $525

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $631,253 · excluded $631,253

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $25,284 · excluded $25,284

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,346,799

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $4,264,325 · other assets $5,562

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $82,474 · other assets -$5,562

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $76,912 · excluded $76,912

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $5,259

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $5,259 · related or exempt $5,259

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,497,287 · program services $3,497,287

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $189,368 · program services $189,368

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $297,947 · program services $235,378 · management and general $17,877 · fundraising $44,692

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,848,991 · program services $2,550,497 · management and general $531,085 · fundraising $767,409

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $195,885 · program services $130,057 · management and general $26,747 · fundraising $39,081

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $397,619 · program services $265,643 · management and general $53,294 · fundraising $78,682

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $293,377 · program services $196,750 · management and general $38,919 · fundraising $57,708

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $23,652 · program services $15,664 · management and general $3,515 · fundraising $4,473

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $192,426 · program services $129,073 · management and general $26,419 · fundraising $36,934

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $168,000 · fundraising $168,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $14,053 · management and general $14,053

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $823,925 · program services $753,729 · management and general $66,615 · fundraising $3,581

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,268 · program services $2,268

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $130,951 · program services $88,193 · management and general $16,535 · fundraising $26,223

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $242,107 · program services $166,709 · management and general $1,905 · fundraising $73,493

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $112,437 · program services $112,437

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $484,896 · program services $328,702 · management and general $61,166 · fundraising $95,028

  • 17 · Travel

    total $182,766 · program services $165,971 · management and general $4,180 · fundraising $12,615

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $63,532 · program services $48,634 · management and general $5,088 · fundraising $9,810

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $103,641 · program services $69,593 · management and general $14,308 · fundraising $19,740

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $62,421 · program services $42,731 · management and general $7,963 · fundraising $11,727

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PRODUCTION

    total $1,101,987 · program services $1,025,808 · management and general $496 · fundraising $75,683

  • 24b · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND DELIVERY

    total $563,081 · program services $518,397 · management and general $274 · fundraising $44,410

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $134,596 · program services $91,312 · management and general $20,851 · fundraising $22,433

  • 24d · Other expenses: SERVICE CHARGES

    total $86,803 · program services $77,407 · management and general $3,420 · fundraising $5,976

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $33,628 · program services $14,235 · management and general $2,873 · fundraising $16,520

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $1,418,582 · program services $789,832 · management and general $0 · fundraising $628,750

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,418,618 · end of year $1,280,292

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,288,697 · end of year $6,272,678

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $86,461 · end of year $1,341,485

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $489,735 · end of year $5,708

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,480 · end of year $31,365

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $313,928 · end of year $396,389

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,044,795

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $732,226

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $395,702 · end of year $312,569

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $17,735,527 · end of year $21,361,442

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,317,107 · end of year $2,414,235

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $955,422 · end of year $890,544

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $195,000 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,718,450 · end of year $4,086,494

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $22,175,383 · end of year $28,322,809

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,000 · end of year $116,316

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OVERPOPULATION THREATENS THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE EVERYWHERE. POPULATION CONNECTION IS THE NATIONAL GRASSROOTS POPULATION ORGANIZATION THAT EDUCATES YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADVOCATES PROGRESSIVE ACTION TO STABILIZE WORLD POPULATION AT A LEVEL THAT CAN BE SUSTAINED BY EARTH'S RESOURCES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • FIELD AND OUTREACH: TO ASSIST POPULATION CONNECTION ACTIVISTS NATIONWIDE IN BUILDING AND SUSTAINING STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL, MEDIA AND LOBBYING EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF POPULATION CONNECTION THROUGH ORGANIZING AND PROVIDING TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING. REPRESENT POPULATION CONNECTION IN COALITIONS FOCUSED ON GRASSROOTS ACTION AND AT PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS AS NEEDED. 2023 HIGLIGHTS INCLUDE: OUT ANNUAL, FOURTH VIRTUAL, CAPITOL HILL DAYS ADVOCACY EVENT. ACTIVISTS WHO ATTENDED A VARIETY OF SESSIONS INCLUDING A WELCOME SESSION AND TRIVIA GAME, A KEYNOTE TALK FROM CONGRESSWOMAN SUSAN WILD (PA-D/07), AN ADVOCACY TRAINING, AND A VIRTUAL LOBBY DAY. HOSTED VIRTUAL EVENTS INCLUDING AN INSTAGRAM LIVE FOCUSED ON TRANS RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS FEATURING A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE TRANS WOMEN OF COLOR COLLECTIVE AND WYANDOT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM TRANSGENDER JUSTICE INITIATIVE AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN AND ADVOCATES FOR BETTER CARE ATLANTA. HOSTED A VIRTUAL KICKOFF OF OUR #FIGHT4HER CAMPAIGN FEATURING COLLEAGUES FROM VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN EAST AFRICA INCLUDING TARETO AFRICA, NAWEZA TENA, AWAKENING HORN FOR INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT, TUNAWEZA FOUNDATION, THE ALLIANCE OF WOMEN ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE, AND HOPE FOR KENYA SLUM ADOLESCENTS INITIATIVE. THESE COLLEAGUES TALKED ABOUT THEIR RESPECTIVE WORK IN SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ACTIVISTS HERE IN THE U.S. WORKING TOWARD REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS FOR ALL. ONE OF OUR FIELD STAFF ATTENDED THE NETROOTS NATION PROGRESSIVE CONFERENCE, AND AS AN ORGANIZATION WE SPONSORED 10 ACTIVISTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO ATTEND THE EVENT, AS WELL. WE ALSO HAD ACTIVISTS TAKE ONLINE ACTION BY PLEDGING TO #FIGHT4HER, AND CONTACTING THEIR LEGISLATORS ASKING THEM TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL HER ACT. WE ALSO ASKED PEOPLE TO SIGN A "PEOPLE'S PLEDGE" TO PROTECT MIFEPRISTONE (A MEDICATION ABORTION) AND TO PREVENT JUDICIAL OVERREACH ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUES.

    Expenses $3,398,387 · Grants $3,177,321

  • POPULATION EDUCATION: TO PROMOTE POPULATION LITERACY AMONG AMERICAN YOUTH BY (1) PROVIDING EDUCATORS WITH TEACHING RESOURCES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS TO HELP THEM EFFECTIVELY COVER POPULATION DYNAMICS AND THEIR IMPACTS IN K-12 CLASSROOMS; AND (2) PREPARING EDUCATORS TO OFFER TRAINING TO OTHER TEACHERS THROUGH THE POPULATION EDUCATION TRAINING NETWORK (PETNET). FINALLY, TO PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION ENABLING FORMER TRAINEES TO APPLY THEIR TRAINING MOST EFFECTIVELY. 2023 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:- STAFF AND VOLUNTEER TEACHER TRAINERS CONDUCTED 549 POP ED WORKSHOPS (BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL) FOR EDUCATORS IN 46 U.S. STATES AND TERRITORIES AND 5 CANADIAN PROVINCES. - FACILITATE 3 LEADERSHIP INSTITUTES TO TRAIN NEW WORKSHOP FACILITATORS. THESE WERE HELD IN NEW ORLEANS, SEATTLE AND ST. LOUIS FOR A TOTAL OF 58 NEW TRAINERS.- JUDGED 2,384 STUDENT VIDEO SUBMISSIONS TO THE 12TH ANNUAL WORLD OF 7 BILLION VIDEO CONTEST FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COVERING THE TOPICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, GENDER EQUALITY, AND WASTE - FACILITATED A GRADUATE-LEVEL ONLINE COURSE FOR 30 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS THROUGH ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY DURING THE SUMMER AND FALL SEMESTERS (2 OFFERINGS).- PRODUCED A NEW WORLD POPULATION MAP (CARTOGRAM) FOR DISTRIBUTION TO TEACHERS- PRODUCED A NEW POSTER, "A QUICK TRIP TO 8 BILLION" (DOUBLE-SIDED WITH A HISTORICAL TIMELINE AND NEW INFOGRAPHICS)- EXHIBITED MATERIALS AT TWO MAJOR TEACHER CONVENTIONS (NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ATLANTA; NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES IN NASHVILLE).- WE HAD 196 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS IN 2023.

    Expenses $2,329,857 · Grants $13,388 · Revenue $2,304

  • MEMBERSHIP: SUCCESS IN THE AREAS OF ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPENDS LARGELY ON THE SUPPORT AND DEDICATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS. WE HAVE 40,000 MEMBERS ACROSS THE NATION, HELPING REACH OUR GOALS THROUGH PUBLIC OUTREACH, SUCH AS SHARING INFORMATION AT LOCAL COMMUNITY EVENTS, HOSTING VIRTUAL EVENTS, DISTRIBUTING OUR MAGAZINE, OR WRITING LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OF LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. WE SUPPORT OUR MEMBERS BY PROVIDING MATERIALS FOR THEIR DISTRIBUTION, PAYING REGISTRATION AND LOGISTICAL FEES FOR LOCAL EVENTS SUCH AS EARTH DAY, HOLDING TRAINING AND INFORMATION SESSIONS, RESPONDING TO THEIR CORRESPONDENCE AND REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION, AND ORDERS FOR OUR PRODUCTS AND/OR PUBLICATIONS. IN 2023, WE HOSTED 20 VIRTUAL EVENTS CONNECTING MORE THAN 1,000 INDIVIDUALS. OUR EVENTS, INCLUDING GUEST SPEAKERS, A PHOTO CONTEST, GLOBAL PARTNER PRESENTATIONS, AND BOOK CLUB DISCUSSIONS, HAVE FOSTERED A VIBRANT COMMUNITY DIALOGUE ON POPULATION TRENDS, REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

    Expenses $2,285,565 · Grants $54 · Revenue $5,784

  • COMMUNICATIONS: TO KEEP POPULATION CONNECTION MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS, FEDERAL DECISIONMAKERS, AND JOURNALISTS UP-TO-DATE ON U.S. AND GLOBAL POPULATION ISSUES. POPULATION CONNECTION PUBLISHED:- FOUR ISSUES OF POPULATION CONNECTION MAGAZINE, CIRCULATION ~65,000; HARD COPIES MAILED TO POPULATION CONNECTION MEMBERS, EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS, AND OVER 3,000 PUBLIC AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES. - FIVE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR IN U.S. NEWSPAPERS, TWO OF THEM IN THE NEW YORK TIMES AND ONE IN THE BOSTON GLOBE- 40 BLOG POSTS ON THE POPULATION CONNECTION WEBSITE, RANGING IN TOPIC FROM LONG-RANGE POPULATION PROJECTIONS TO CHINA'S POPULATION PEAK TO DEFORESTATION AND HABITAT LOSS- DAILY FACEBOOK, TWITTER/X, AND INSTAGRAM SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT - NEW WEBSITE CONTENT AND UPDATESPOPULATION CONNECTION STAFF:- GAVE VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS TO OVER 75 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CLASSES AROUND THE COUNTRY- TAUGHT A FIVE-WEEK VIRTUAL SUMMER CLASS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO - PARTICIPATED IN INTERVIEWS ON THREE DIFFERENT PODCASTS- HOSTED A WEBINAR FOR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS ON WORLD POPULATION DAY- RESPONDED TO HUNDREDS OF INFORMATION REQUESTS FROM STUDENTS, DONORS, AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC

    Expenses $2,153,468 · Grants $195,874

  • GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: TO INFORM CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT POPULATION ISSUES AND TO ADVOCATE THE ADOPTION OF MEASURES TO MOVE THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD TOWARDS STABILIZING POPULATION; TO INFLUENCE POPULATION-RELATED LEGISLATION; TO MOBILIZE MEMBERS TO TAKE ACTION. 2022 HIGHLIGHTS: POPULATION CONNECTION CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS) IN AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA. WE LOOK FOR THE TYPE OF NGO THAT'S BEEN EMBEDDED IN ITS COMMUNITY AND IS AN ORGANIC PART OF THE COMMUNITY, WITH THE MISSION TO IMPROVE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE VISION OF THESE NGOS IS COMPLEMENTARY WITH POPULATION CONNECTION'S MISSION TO STABILIZE POPULATION AT A LEVEL THAT CAN BE SUSTAINED BY THE ENVIRONMENT. INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT 2023 HIGHLIGHTSTHROUGHOUT 2023, POPULATION CONNECTION CONTINUED TO SUPPORT OUR GLOBAL PARTNERS IN THE GLOBAL PARTNER PROGRAM. WE'VE FINANCED THE GPP FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS; THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF PINPOINTING (OFTEN BY WORD OF MOUTH), AND VETTING SMALL, INDIGENOUS, AND GRASSROOTS LEVEL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, MOST OF ARE SMALL IN STAFF AND BUDGET. WE AWARD GRANTS TO ABOUT 21 NGOS, MOST OF WHICH ARE IN AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA. WE REQUIRE THE "GPPS" THAT THE NGO "JOIN" (AT NO COST) THE GLOBAL PARTNERS PROGRAM, SIGN A GRANT AGREEMENT, AND SUBMIT ANNUAL GRANT AND FINANCIAL REPORTS. SOME OF THE NGOS GO ON TO WORK WITH US ON VARIOUS INITIATIVES; OTHERS PARTICIPATE IN VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THEIR WORK AND FUTURE PLANS. THESE PRESENTATIONS ALLOWS OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS A WAY TO MEET AND BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THESE AMAZING GROUPS. THERE ARE ABOUT 21 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PROGRAM; WE DON'T PLAN TO TAKE ON MORE THAN A FEW NEW GROUPS (IF AT ALL). HAVING A SMALL, CAREFULLY CHOSEN GROUP OF 21 ALLOWS US TO NURTURE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S TEAM, AND ENCOURAGES OUR GLOBAL PARTNERS TO KEEP US "IN THE LOOP" ABOUT BOTH THEIR SUCCESSES, AND CHALLENGES. FURTHER, AND TO OUR ADVANTAGE, WE'VE GROWN FAMILIAR WITH THE OPERATIONAL SIDE OF A SMALL NGO, AND HOW THE NGO RESPONDS TO CHALLENGES AND ADAPTS TO NEW OBJECTIVES. THE MISSIONS OF OUR GLOBAL PARTNERS ARE COMPLEMENTARY TO THE POPULATION CONNECTION MISSION OF EMPOWERING WOMEN, ALIGNING POPULATION NUMBERS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND HUMAN NEED. OF COURSE, THE GROUPS ARE NOT A MONOLITH; THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THEIR NICHES, WHETHER THAT IS GIRLS' (AND BOYS') EDUCATION; ANIMAL OR PLANT CONSERVATION, HEALTH CARE, ETC. WE LOOK FOR NGOS EMBEDDED IN, AND ORGANIC TO, THEIR COMMUNITY. MANY OF THE GROUPS'S MISSIONS ARE SIMILAR, LIKE IMPROVING THE FUTURES OF CHILDREN VIA CLASSROOM-TYPE EDUCATION, AND OFFERING ADULT EDUCATION THAT IMPROVES ADULT LIVES, VIA FINANCIAL STABILITY. THE END GOAL, OF COURSE, OF THE NGO ACTIVITIES IS TO NURTURE HEALTHY FAMILIES; BRING OR IMPROVE LITERACY TO THE COMMUNITY; AND CREATE AND MAINTAIN EASY ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING REPRODUCTIVE AND MATERNAL HEALTH. AS NOTED ABOVE, WE HAVE A GRANT PORTFOLIO OF APPROXIMATELY 21 NGOS, INCLUDING GROUPS WE'VE DONATED TO. (WE DON'T HAVE ANY REQUIREMENTS FOR NGOS THAT RECEIVE DONATIONS, AS OPPOSED TO GRANTS.) MOST GPS HAVE GOALS SIMILAR TO OUR OWN (WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY, ETC.) WE ALSO INCLUDE GROUPS DOING A RANGE OF SERVICE WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE INDIGENOUS GROUPS, GROUPS FOUNDED AND RUN BY WOMEN, AND GROUPS THAT WORK WITH YOUTH. ALL FOCUS ON URGENT, TIMELY ISSUES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE NGOS DISTRIBUTING CONTRACEPTION TO THEIR CLIENTS, AND PROVIDING SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION TO YOUTH AND ADULTS. EVERY COMMUNITY THAT HOUSES ONE OF THE GP'S IS VERY POOR, WHETHER IN LATIN AMERICA OR AFRICA. THE LOCATION LACKS BASIC HEALTHCARE, FOOD, AND WATER, AND ACCESS BEYOND A PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION. ALL HAVE WOMEN LACK ACCESS TO BASIC HEALTHCARE, AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE. WHAT THESE NGOS PROVIDE TO THEIR STAKEHOLDERS AND CLIENTS CAN BE LIFE CHANGING (AND LIFE SAVING) FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. POPULATION CONNECTION IS A VOCAL AND VISIBLE ADVOCATE FOR INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING FUNDING AND THE KIND OF ISSUES THAT ESPECIALLY IMPACT WOMEN AND FAMILIES. HOWEVER, WE WORK IN THE US, AND WE AREN'T SERVICE PROVIDERS TO WOMEN IN AFRICA OR LATIN AMERICA. WORKING WITH OUR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS THROUGH GRANT PROVISION ALLOWS US TO SEE GROUPS PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICE TO TARGET POPULATIONS, AND IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT.WORKING WITH UNDER-RESOURCED NGOS CATCHES THE ATTENTION OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS, MEMBERS, AND STAFF THAT THERE ARE REAL WORLD PROGRAMS SUCCESSFULLY OPERATING IN VERY CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES. WE'VE GOTTEN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FEEDBACK FROM THE GPS THAT THEY APPRECIATE OUR GRANTS. OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE GLOBAL PARTNERS ALLOWS US TO ASSIST THEM IN ACCOMPLISHING THEIR GOALS VIZ. HUMANS, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND ANIMALS, RAISING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL.AS A CONDITION TO BECOMING AND RETAINING A GLOBAL PARTNER POSITION, EACH NGO SIGNS A GRANT AGREEMENT (GA), WITH SEVERAL REQUIREMENTS. THE MOST IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT IS THEY SUBMIT AN END OF YEAR, NARRATIVE REPORT AND FINANCIAL REPORT ABOUT THEIR ACTIVITIES, CHALLENGES, SUCCESSES, AND FUTURE PLANS. THE REPORTS TOGETHER INFORM US ABOUT THE STATUS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE NGO'S WORK. AS NOTED EARLIER IN THIS REPORT, THE GPP SOMETIMES DONATES MONEY TO A FEW NGOS. THESE NGOS ARE NEW TO THE GLOBAL PARTNER PROGRAM, AND/OR ARE A START UP WITH A SMALL BUDGET AND A SMALL STAFF. DEPENDING ON HOW THE RELATIONSHIP PROGRESSES, WE OFTEN INCREASE THE DONATION, AND SOMETIMES OFFER A GRANT. DONATIONS DON'T HAVE REQUIREMENTS, SINCE WE DON'T KNOW IF THESE NGOS WILL BECOME GPP MEMBERS. THE FOLLOWING CASE STUDIES ARE DERIVED FROM END OF YEAR REPORTS FROM GLOBAL PARTNERS, COVERING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES, SUCCESSES, AND CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED IN 2023. THE FOLLOWING ARE CASE STUDIES FOR SEVERAL GLOBAL PARTNERS.WINGS GUATEMALA: WINGS GUATEMALA PROVIDES QUALITY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED, PRIMARILY RURAL, GUATEMALAN YOUTH, WOMEN, AND MEN. WINGS WAS AN EARLY GLOBAL PARTNER, AND HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT PARTNER FOR US. THE GROUP SERVES LOCAL COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. THIS GOAL HAS BEEN MET SINCE COVID IMPACTED THE NGO. WINGS' WORK ALLOWS WOMEN AND FAMILIES TO CONTROL THEIR FERTILITY, THEREBY SLOWING GUATEMALA'S RAPIDLY GROWING POPULATION, AND LOWERING THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES. ONE IN THREE (33%) OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN HAS NO ACCESS TO HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES. 80% OF GUATEMALA'S INDIGENOUS POPULATION LIVES IN POVERTYIN PART DUE TO THIS UNMET NEED. POPULATION CONNECTION'S SUPPORT HELPS WINGS BRING ESSENTIAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE TO THE COMMUNITY VIA MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS, STATIONARY CLINICS, SATELLITE TEAMS, AND BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL HOSPITALS. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS ACCESS TO THE FULL RANGE OF TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT CONTRACEPTION, AS WELL AS GENERAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION SERVICES AND TREATMENT FOR COMMONLY OCCURRING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIS). AS THE PANDEMIC HAS BECOME LESS OF AN IMMEDIATE THREAT, AND HEALTH CARE IS EASIER TO PROVIDE IN GUATEMALA, WINGS HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED ITS LEVEL OF HEALTH CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. IT HAS NEARLY RETURNED TO ITS PRE-2020 NUMBERS. SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: THREE-QUARTERS OF THE WAY THROUGH 2023, WINGS REACHED 66% OF THEIR ANNUAL PROJECTION FOR TUBAL LIGATIONS, 75% OF THE PROJECTION FOR VASECTOMIES, AND 70% OF THE ANNUAL PROJECTION FOR LONG-ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION (IUDS AND IMPLANTS). THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED SERVICES IN JUTIAPA DEPARTMENT IN SEPTEMBER, AND HAD MUCH MORE INITIAL DEMAND THAN ANTICIPATED. (A GUATEMALAN DEPARTMENT IS SIMILAR TO A STATE IN THE US, WITH JUTIAPA BORDERING EL SALVADOR AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN) WINGS PLANS TO REPLICATE SERVICES IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF EL PROGRESO AND JALAPA, BRINGING THEIR COVERAGE REGION TO A TOTAL OF 19 AREAS ACROSS GUATEMALA. WINGS HAS TWO COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARDS (CAB), ONE BASED IN THE CENTRAL REGION AD ONE IN ALTA VERAPAZ. THE CABS CONTINUED TO MEET THROUGHOUT 2023, SERVING AS AN AVENUE TO ENSURING THE MEANINGFUL INCLUSION OF COMMUNITY VOICES IN THE ORGANIZATION'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES. THE CABS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO COMMUNITY NEEDS AND PERCEPTIONS OF WINGS' SERVICES, ASSIST WINGS IN TROUBLESHOOTING DIFFICULTIES THEIR PROGRAMS MAY BE FACING, SHAPE THE VISION FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMING, AND HELP EVALUATE CURRENT ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $548,566 · Grants $300,018

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • ESTELLE RABONI

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • BRYCE HACH

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • BOB PETTAPIECE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • RODRIGO BARILLAS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • KEVIN WHALEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • AMY DICKSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • MARK HATHAWAY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • AARON ALLEN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • GLADYS KALEMA-ZIKUSOKA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • SEEMA MOHAPATRA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • MELVINE OUYO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • HEATHER SMITH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • MARY BETH WEINBERGER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • JOHN SEAGER

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $342,468
    From this org
    $303,943
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,525
    Hours/week
    32.75 + 4.76 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $303,943
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,068
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,457
    Filer's total
    $342,468
  • PAMELA WASSERMAN

    SR. VP FOR EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $275,733
    From this org
    $241,184
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,549
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,184
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,207
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,342
    Filer's total
    $275,733
  • BRIAN DIXON

    SR. VP FOR MEDIA & GOV. REL.

    Total calculated
    $267,621
    From this org
    $245,275
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,346
    Hours/week
    27.38 + 10.12 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,275
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,118
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,228
    Filer's total
    $267,621
  • MARIA OROZCO

    SR. VP OF ADMINISTRATION/CFO

    Total calculated
    $264,597
    From this org
    $240,793
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,804
    Hours/week
    35.84 + 1.66 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,793
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,491
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,313
    Filer's total
    $264,597
  • SHAUNA SCHERER

    SR. VP FOR ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $255,817
    From this org
    $235,207
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,610
    Hours/week
    34.4 + 3.1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,207
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,610
    Filer's total
    $255,817
  • MARIAN STARKEY

    VP FOR COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $213,592
    From this org
    $188,432
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,160
    Hours/week
    35.78 + 1.72 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,432
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,429
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,731
    Filer's total
    $213,592

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE FOLLOWING BONUSES WERE INCLUDED ON PART VII OF THE 990: PAMELA WASSERMAN $25,000 BRIAN DIXON $25,000 MARIA OROZCO $25,000 SHAUNA SCHERER $25,000 MARIAN STARKEY $25,000

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 August 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422219349301962

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