Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
Population Reference Bureau Inc
Population Reference Bureau Inc (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $24,886,349 to it, the largest being THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION ($6,605,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $11M
- Funders on record
- 21
- Grants received
- $25M
- Net assets
- $8.7M
What Population Reference Bureau Inc does
Mission
PRB harnesses the power of population data to inform and advance solutions to the most urgent challenges facing our world and improve the well-being of people globally.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
During 2025, PRB ceased implementation of USAID-funded projects following changes to U.S. foreign assistance programs, including the Momentum Knowledge Accelerator project, PROPEL Health project, and Stawisha Pwani project.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
International Programs: PRB has a diverse portfolio of international work contributing to our goal of transforming population data into clear insight, credible evidence, and decisions that improve lives. Under the Momentum Knowledge Accelerator (MKA) project, PRB enhanced measurement of complex health topics and knowledge sharing among implementing partners and staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve maternal, child, and primary health outcomes in nearly 40 countries. Under the USAID PROPEL Health project, PRB produced the 2024 World Population Data Sheet, a reliable tool downloaded by thousands worldwide, and supported evidence-based local policy solutions for more equitable and sustainable health services, supplies and delivery systems in priority countries. Under the USAID Stawisha Pwani project, PRB strengthened local health governance in four Kenyan counties by promoting strategic use of data for evidence-based decision-making, budget transparency, and youth engagement. Under the Counting Women's Work program, PRB partners with a West African research center to quantify unpaid care work and inform policies to reduce women's time burden. Under…
$2,927,030 spentof which $1,364,383 as grants$298,233 earned by the program54% of program spendingU.S. Programs: Domestically, PRB works similarly as a bridge between data and decisions. PRB's KidsData program informs policymakers, advocates, public agencies, and nonprofits about the toughest issues impacting California's children and communities through more than 900 indicators including safety, health, education, and the economic security of California's children and youth. For the U.S. Census Bureau, PRB produced resources, maintained an online user community, and organized conferences and events that support American Community Survey data users. For the KIDS COUNT Data Book produced annually by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, PRB provides feedback on the design and measure of the index, compiles the data, offers technical support to data users, and organizes the associated data institute. For the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), PRB collects and analyzes data and then develops a Chartbook report that provides an overview of social, economic, and demographic trends in the Appalachian Region to guide smarter investment in these communities. To increase impact, PRB also translates the work of population researchers supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National…
$2,185,679 spentof which $3,193 as grants$1,286,123 earned by the program40% of program spendingCommunications Programs: By getting PRB's work in the hands of policymakers, advocates, educators, and the public, our communications efforts are a crucial element in transforming population insights to impact. PRB produces research bulletins, articles, infographics, and data-driven analyses on demographic trends and policy-relevant topics, making complex research accessible to broad audiences in the U.S. and around the world. PRB's website offers a wide range of freely available resources, including interactive data tools, and draws users seeking timely, objective population information. PRB engages thousands of subscribers through a monthly newsletter and maintains an active presence on LinkedIn and other social media platforms. Regular webinars and virtual events extend PRB's reach further, connecting journalists, researchers, and practitioners across geographies. The World Population Data Sheet, which covers demographic and health indicators for more than 200 countries, is widely used and reaches thousands of annually including students, journalists, government officials, and educators worldwide.
$293,212 spent$565 earned by the program5% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,405,921.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $18M to $12M (−31%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 49% · 2018 47% · 2019 41% · 2020 55% · 2021 66% · 2022 82% · 2023 69% · 2024 59% · 2025 21%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
38% of Population Reference Bureau Inc’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Jennifer Sciubba
President & CEO
Board chair
Jennifer Madans
Trustee, Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 8 funders to 7 funders, grant income fell $3.4M → $1.7M.
4 of 21 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Population Reference Bureau Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Population Reference Bureau Inc has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 27% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 45% · 2018 42% · 2019 45% · 2020 41% · 2021 37% · 2022 44% · 2023 56% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
53% of Population Reference Bureau Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 48% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
Population Reference Bureau Inc draws 97% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 10 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $97k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Population Reference Bureau Inc runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 25 social science nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 25 social science nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding Population Reference Bureau Inc receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $56.4M on record — $56.4M federal, $600 state.
- Agency for International Development$48.8M
- Department of Commerce$5.0M
- Department of Health and Human Services$2.4M
- Appalachian Regional Commission$260k
- FEDERAL$600
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like Population Reference Bureau Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
67% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
89%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Population Reference Bureau Inc?
- Population Reference Bureau Inc (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $24,886,349 to it, the largest being THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION ($6,605,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Population Reference Bureau Inc have?
- IRS filings report 21 organizations giving $24,886,349 in grants to Population Reference Bureau Inc, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Population Reference Bureau Inc?
- THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $6,605,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Population Reference Bureau Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 21 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing