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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: March 2024 Expires: March 2026

Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

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Post Office Box 97166
Washington, DC, 20090

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Planned Parenthood Federation of America meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to provide leadership, advocacy, and education in the field of reproductive health care."

Year, State Incorporated:
1922, NY

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) reports that it works in the field of sexual and reproductive health care. The organization engages in national advocacy efforts, offers sex education programs, and collaborates with international organizations in Africa and Latin America to promote legal and social changes in the field of healthcare, including access to abortion services. In 2022, PPFA states that it, along with its affiliates, provided 4,411,825 STI testing and treatment services, supplied 2,348,275 birth control services and information, and 41 affiliates offered gender hormone therapy.

For the year ended June 30, 2022, Planned Parenthood Federation of America's program expenses were:

Healthcare $210,764,815
Education $3,168,733
Advocacy $101,172,747
Research $3,105,909
Total Program Expenses $318,212,204

Chief Executive
Lori Alexis McGill Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$717,370

Chair of the Board
Tanuja Bahal

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Consultant

Board Size
31

Paid Staff Size
686

*2021 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Television, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Special events

PPFA incurred joint costs of $19,078,457 for informational materials and activities that included fundraising materials. Of those costs $10,197,980 was allocated to fundraising expenses and $8,880,477 was allocated to program expenses.

Fundraising costs were 14% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $493,285,217, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

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.

The following information is based on Planned Parenthood Federation of America's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2022.

Source of Funds
Investment income, net $-40,770,990
Sales of publications and commodities $130,318
Affiliates, other support $2,944,200
Fees for services and other income $3,836,186
Affiliates, national program support $4,429,462
Federated fundraising organizations $4,495,778
Bequests and other planned giving income $51,767,759
Direct response $206,493,429
Major donors, foundations, and corporations $230,528,251
Total Income $463,854,393

Programs: 74% Fundraising: 16% Administrative: 11%

Total Income $463,854,393
Total expenses: $431,095,554
  Program expenses $318,212,204
  Fundraising expenses $66,939,804
  Administrative expenses $45,943,546
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $32,758,839
Beginning Net Assets $395,178,753
Other Changes In Net Assets $-82,612
Ending Net Assets $427,854,980
Total Liabilities $122,221,683
Total Assets $550,076,663

Note 1: As noted in the above financial section, "other changes in net assets" refers to a change in value of split-interest agreements ($642,701) and loss on beneficial interest in perpetual trust (-$725,313).

Note 2: According to PPFA's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2022, the organization received $5,1,000 in contributed goods and services.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance