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Filing year 2024

THE POPULATION COUNCIL INC

New York, New York·EIN 13-1687001·NTEE Q055 · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security·3
Total revenue
$53.8M
Total assets
$181.9M
Total expenses
$62.5M
Reported officers
30
Mission

WE GENERATE IDEAS, PRODUCE EVIDENCE, AND DESIGN SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. WE TAKE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY, INTERGENERATIONAL, LIFE-CYCLE APPROACH THAT CONTRIBUTES TO (SEE SCHEDULE O)FOUR GLOBAL GOALS, INCLUDING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEM:1. ENSURE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, RIGHTS, AND CHOICES2. EMPOWER ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL3. ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITY AND EQUITY4. PURSUE JUSTICE IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 12 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Chief Scientific Officer, Cbr
highest compensated employee
$487k
$527k
Base
$422k
Bonus
Other
$966
Benefits
$40k
Vice President & Exec Director, Cbr
vice president
$444k
$480k
Base
$352k
Bonus
Other
$25k
Benefits
$44k
Vice President, Cf&a/cfo
vice president
$438k
$473k
Base
$310k
Bonus
$25k
Other
$62k
Benefits
$17k
Vp, General Counsel & Secretary
vice president
$422k
$457k
Base
$341k
Bonus
Other
$38k
Benefits
$19k
Medical Director
highest compensated employee
$385k
$416k
Base
$319k
Bonus
Other
$966
Benefits
$41k
Vp, Int'l Programs (thru 04/24)
vice president
$349k
$377k
Base
$84k
Bonus
Other
$257k
Benefits
$8k
Sr Director, Preclinical Sciences
highest compensated employee
$339k
$367k
Base
$270k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$43k
Former President
former officer/director/trustee
$318k
$344k
Base
Bonus
Other
$318k
Benefits
Vice President, Sbsr (thru 10/24)
vice president
$318k
$344k
Base
$237k
Bonus
Other
$44k
Benefits
$13k
Sr Sci. & Dir of Cmc
highest compensated employee
$313k
$339k
Base
$191k
Bonus
Other
$70k
Benefits
$29k
Senior Director
highest compensated employee
$306k
$331k
Base
$279k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$800
President (beg 09/2024)
$225k
$243k
Base
$146k
Bonus
Other
$73k
Benefits
$5k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 18 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in International, Foreign Affairs & National Security

Down 4%
from 2023

From $508k in 2023 to $487k in 2024.

$508k
2023
$487k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 8% in real terms$570k to $527k

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE POPULATION COUNCIL INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$67.2M
$79.5M
2023
$53.8M
$62.5M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What International, Foreign Affairs & National Security executives earn in New York

Comparable international, foreign affairs & national security organizations in New York pay their highest-earning executive a median of $118,978.

25th percentile
$44k
Median
$118,978
75th percentile
$285k
90th percentile
$484k

These are international, foreign affairs & national security sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 92 organizations across 92 filings (2021 – 2023).

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