Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Overview

Mission

Planned Parenthood delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of people worldwide.

What it reported doing in 2024

Clinical services - provides sexual and reproductive health care and scientifically accurate information to ensure that all individuals can make informed decisions about their reproductive lives. Services include cancer screening, family planning/contraceptive care, pregnancy testing, emergency contraception, medication and surgical abortion, gender affirming hormone therapy, menopausal care, sti and HIV testing and counseling, and supportive services to those impacted by sexual assault/violence.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
132621497
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Aug 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Headquarters
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Phone
1-800-230-PLAN
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Planning Centers

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 53
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.9%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 85.1%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $14.16 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.7%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.59; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 89.9% of revenue deployed · 85.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $90.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $510K · 38 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $11.9M reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 12 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Leadership & pay

38 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • WENDY STARK (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $510,361 total reported compensation
  • FRANK CRACOLICI (INTER CHIEF HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION OFFICER): $461,701 total reported compensation
  • GILLIAN DEAN (CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER): $444,071 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.