Population Research Institute Inc

Overview

Mission

Pri's primary exempt purpose is to promote the social welfare and authentic economic development through research which respects human dignity and evaluate the material and social benefits of moderate population growth, to research, document and publicize abuses of human rights in the name of population control, to engage in nonpartisan research, study and analysis for the benefit of the general public on those quesitons affecting the public interest with respect to both the public and private sectors, and to publish the results of each study, to prepare educational materials and conduct educational activities in support of the general purposes of the organization, to conduct and sponsor public discussion groups, forums, panels, lectures and similar programs, to assist other charitable and educational organizations exempt under 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1954 (or corresponding provisions of subsequent federal tax laws) in the conduct of similar activities.

Operating model

Revenue model

Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.

Distribution model

Direct operator. The filing allocates 84% 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

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

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 69
• Transparency & Controls: 54
• Accountability: 84
• Sustainability: 38
• Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• Where the money goes: 73.4% of revenue deployed · 77.3% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
• Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.1M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $129K · 6 people listed
• Consistency: 28 of 30 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
• Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
• Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
• Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
• 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 — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
• High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
• High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 23/100.
• Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
• High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
• High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
• High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
• Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
• High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
• Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
• Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 36/100.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 39/100.