Negative Population Growth

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
132727625
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2015
Location
Alexandria, VA, USA
Phone
7033709510
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Population Studies

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$249,131
Expenses
$317,935
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DONALD MANN (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DONALD MANN (PRESIDENT): $61,267 total reported compensation
  • CRAIG LEWIS (EXECUTIVE VP): $43,341 total reported compensation
  • TRACY CANADA (DEPUTY DIR/ASST SEC/TREAS): $34,644 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The primary exempt purpose of the organization is to educate the public about the damage that continued population growth will inflict on our environment and quality of life in the future. Npg is a national membership organization founded to educate the american public and political leaders about the detrimental effects of overpopulation on our environment, resources, and quality of life. Npg advocates a smaller and truly sustainable united states population accomplished through voluntary incentives for smaller families and immigration levels. Npg is a leader in the movement for a sound population policy that recognizes crucial linkages between population growth, environmental degradation and a declining quality of life.

What it reported doing in 2015

Public education - for over 40 years, npg's mission has been togenerate broad public support for programs designed to slow, halt, and eventually reverse population growth. Through advertising, publications, a comprehensive website, and student outreachprograms, npg continues to reach millions of americans with ourcritical message.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 81% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 5
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 75%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $18.68 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 19th 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: -27.6%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 44.9%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -27.7% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -13% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -21.3% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 75% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $238K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $61K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2012 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.