P O P U L AT I O N R E F E R E N C E B U R E A U

2019 ANNUAL REPORT

Celebrating
90 Years
of Impact
A Letter From the President

One of my most vivid memories of 2019 was standing at the International Conference on
Population Development (ICPD+25) in Nairobi surrounded by people dedicated to using evidence
to improve lives and communities. It’s not the first time that’s happened during my tenure as CEO,
but such moments never fail to inspire me, serving as a potent reminder of PRB’s long legacy and
enduring impact.
Now more than ever, policymakers, government leaders, and people around the world are hungry for data to solve
problems and drive change, and PRB continues to lead the way. Whether we’re analyzing the impact of a citizenship
question on the U.S. 2020 Census or developing tools for youth to advocate for their sexual and reproductive health and
rights in Kenya and Nigeria, providing evidence for informed decisionmaking is at the heart of everything we do at PRB.

We’ve been at it for a remarkably long time—PRB was founded in 1929 in the aftermath of a financial crisis that ushered
in one of the most tumultuous and challenging eras in American history. Fast forward 90 years and topics like poverty,
immigration, and global health remain just as relevant to the world today as they were then. And, so does PRB.

Wherever I go, people constantly tell me stories about the impact our work has had over the years. And while we’re very
proud and excited to be celebrating the achievements of the past, our sights remain firmly set on the future and the role
we’ll play in helping the world meet the challenges of the coming decade and beyond.

Of course, none of this would be possible without the support of the many donors, partners, contributors, and members
who believe in our mission and work. I also want to acknowledge and pay tribute to PRB staff, both past and present,
who continue to demonstrate an unwavering commitment to harnessing the power of evidence to do good in the world.

All the best,

Jeffrey Jordan
President and CEO

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 2019 Highlights

2 0 1 9 W O R L D P O P U L AT I O N Y O U T H FA M I LY P L A N N I N G
DATA S H E E T R E L E A S E D P O L I C Y S C O R E C A R D F E AT U R E D

Since its debut in 1965, the World Population

D U R I N G R E G I O N A L FA M I LY
PLANNING MEETINGS M E D I A AT T E N T I O N F O R
Data Sheet has become a PRB signature
product, relied upon by policymakers, The World Health Organization and FP2020 P R B ’ S C A M PA I G N O N M OT H E R S

researchers, educators, and students in
nearly 100 countries. The 2019 edition
provided demographic data on 210 countries
across 24 indicators, with a special focus on
the history of census taking around the world.
PRB INFORMS DISCUSSION OF
THE U.S. 2020 CENSUS
As the United States prepared for its
decennial census, PRB produced a preview
of what to expect and provided analysis in
a series of articles on such topics as the
risk of undercounting young children and
the impact of a citizenship question had
it been added to the 2020 U.S. Census. In
partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, PRB
organized the 2019 American Community
Survey (ACS) Data Users Conference, which
brought together nearly 300 ACS data users.
featured the 2019 edition of the Empowering AND HOUSEWORK
Evidence-Driven Advocacy (EEDA) project’s
PRB’s Mother’s Day campaign to publicize
Youth Family Planning Policy Scorecard at research about mothers and housework
regional family planning meetings throughout
funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver
the year. With support from the Bill & Melinda
National Institute of Child and Human
Gates Foundation, this signature product
Development earned 200 million media
tracks indicators of youth-friendly family
impressions, including stories in The New
planning services across 16 countries in
York Times, Washington Post, Fortune,
Africa and Asia.
and Slate.

I M PACT
“ I have received training from PRB on how to combine religious

messaging with scientific data. It has enabled us to be better equipped

to do our advocacy work for family planning among married couples.”
Cheikh Saliou Mbacke, President, Cadre des Religieux pour la Santé et le Développement (Senegal)

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 Progress
PA C E A D V O C A C Y Y I E L D S
I N C R E A S E D H E A LT H B U D G E T S
I N K E N YA N C O U N T I E S
Budget-advocacy training conducted
through the PACE—Policy, Advocacy, and
Communications Enhanced for Population
and Reproductive Health—project helped
achieve health budget increases of up to
8% in Kenya’s Busia, Narok, and Samburu
+8%
counties.
Health
Budget
Increases
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K A N O A N D K A D U N A S TAT E U G A N D A’ S M I N I S T E R O F
LEADERS COMMIT TO ENDING H E A LT H P L E D G E S S U P P O R T
CH ILD M ARRI AGE FO LLO WING FOR INCREASING THE
A D V O C A C Y F R O M PA C E - T R A I N E D B U D G E T F O R FA M I LY
YOUTH LEADERS PLANNING COMMODITIES
Youth advocates in northern Nigeria, After Uganda’s Health Minister read
trained through the PACE project, secured a comic book developed by PRB in
policy commitments from state leaders partnership with the Coalition for Health
by creating and disseminating compelling, Promotion and Social Development
evidence-based advocacy videos focused Uganda, the Coalition secured her written
on ending child marriage and increasing commitment to support an increased
access to youth family planning services. budget for family planning commodities.
I M PACT
“ One precious lesson I learned from PRB is that clear communication
of science begins with mastering the science of communication. Only
then does the evidence painstakingly gained from scientific studies
stand a chance to be heard and heeded.”
Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, Associate Director, Cornell Population Center, Cornell University
 By the Numbers

3.7M
Materials requested in print or
106
Journalists
67,750
Engagements across social media.
accessed electronically after participating in
initial dissemination activities.

PRB-organized
 events or
supported to 7,400
77 855
attend other
PRB-generated materials used by
workshops and other organizations and individuals
conferences. to support their activities.
Communities People trained
established or supported 
and/or through

104 157
supported capacity- News stories
to promote building efforts.
on health and
dialogue with
decisionmakers.
population issues
resulting from Information products
PRB activities. published.
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 Supporters, Partners, and Contributors
Our work is made SOUR C E S O F SUP P O RT
possible through the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Appalachian Regional Commission
generous support
Association of Monterey Bay
of the following Area Governments
organizations AstraZeneca UK Limited
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
and individuals. David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Fiscal year ending September 30, 2019 The Education Trust
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute
of Child Health and Human Development
Georgetown University-Institute
for Reproductive Health
Habitat Seven
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship
Program, Emory University, Rollins
School of Public Health
I MPACT
“ I have reported on sexual and reprodutive rights issues for nearly eight years,
but it was not until I entered PRB’s Women’s Edition program that I began to
see the gaps in my reporting. Now I focus on solution-based articles that explore
the dimensions of a problem and provide solutions.”
Joyce Chimbi, Journalist (Kenya)
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Junior Achievement USA
Lucile Packard Foundation
for Children’s Health
Michigan Center on the Demography
of Aging, University of Michigan
NORC at the University of Chicago
The Palladium Group
Population Council
Underwriters Laboratories
United Nations Population Fund
United States Agency for
International Development
United States Census Bureau
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
PA RT N E R S
PRB had the opportunity to
collaborate with 78 organizations
in 2019.
Advance Family Planning
African Institute for Development Policy
African Union Commission, Human
Resources & Youth Division
American Association for the
Advancement of Science
Association of African Universities
Association Burkinabé pour le Bien-Etre
Familial (ABBEF)
Association des Femmes Juristes
de Côte D’Ivoire
Association Ivorienne pour le Bien-Etre
Familial (AIBEF)
 Supporters, Partners, and Contributors

PART NERS (continued)
Association of Population Centers
Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World
Affairs, Georgetown University
Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population
and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health Developing Radio Partners
Cadre des Religieux pour la Santé et le
Développement (CRSD)
Canadian Partnership for Women
and Children’s Health
Center for Excellence in Journalism
(Karachi, Pakistan) International Social Survey Programme
The Center for Research on Environment,
Health, and Population, Private Services,
LLC, Nepal
Centre for the Study of Adolescence (CSA)
Civil Society—Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria
Coalition for Health Promotion and
Social Development
Communications Consortium Media Center
Converge Development Consultants Ltd
Digital Data System for Development
Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW)
Direction de la Santé de la Mère et de
l’Enfant (DSME) of the Ministry of Health
and Social Action (MOHSA), Senegal
Education Sub Saharan Africa International Initiative for Impact
Ethiopian Academy of Sciences
Family Planning 2020
FHI 360
Gapminder
General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists
Global Citizen, LLC
Global Women’s Institute
GOAL Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Project
Harvard University, Harvard Center for Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC)
Population & Development Studies
Middle-Space Multi-links Concept Ltd
I Choose Life - Africa
Ministry of National Development Planning,
Institute for Reproductive Health, Population, and Development Department
Georgetown University (Zambia)
Instituto Promundo National Council for Tertiary Education
(Ghana)
Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la
Population, Université de Ouagadougou The National Opinion Research Center at
the University of Chicago
International Center for Research on Women
National Population Council Ghana
Evaluation, Inc. (3ie) National Population Council Uganda
The Nature Conservancy
International Youth Alliance for O’Hare Data and Demographic Services, LLC
Family Planning
Olam Lang Women Initiative (OLLWI)
Kenya Reproductive & Maternal Health
ONG Femmes-Santé-Développement
Services Unit, Ministry of Health
Kenya National Council for Population
and Development, Ministry of Devolution
& Planning

I MPACT
“ I utilize the skills I built through PRB’s Policy Communication program to

strengthen the capacity of youth advocates within the sexual and reproductive
health space in Kenya. The epic moment was getting a seat at Kenya’s Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation table planning for ICPD.”
Lynette Ouma, International Youth Alliance for Family Planning

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 Supporters, Partners, and Contributors

PARTNERS (continued) Through their contributions, the Felipe Gozon Jennifer Madans Karl M. Schmitt
individuals listed here allowed Edward Guay David Maddox Valdemar Schultz
Ouagadougou Partnership Coordination Unit PRB to fund essential program Philip Harvey* Elizabeth Maguire* Clifford Selby**
PAI expansion and organizational
William W. Holland Fabian Martín Allison Semancik
The Palladium Group innovations during the year.
Edwin W. and Mary C. McEniry Shenandoah
Pan American Health Organization Janet G. House Foundation***
D. J. Mellema
Pathfinder International CONTRIBUTORS Elizabeth A. Mary Slemmons*
Charles B. Nam
Philippine Business for Social Progress, Inc. Hughes
Dick Solomon
Debora Nandja
George Ainslie George Cernada** Eleanor Iselin
Planetary Health Alliance Michael C. Stevens
Margaret Neuse**
Jodie T. Allen Kenzu Chan J. Timothy
Population and Sustainability Network Bertram Strieb
Johnson*** Clyde Phillips
Amazon Smile Joel E. Cohen
Population Association of America Te Hsiung Sun
Foundation Brad Jokisch Webster P. Phillips*
Carol De Vita
Population Council Chris Tarp
Albert F. Anderson Elise F. Jones* Marie Price
DKT International
Population Economics Research Bobby Uppercut
M. G. Anderson Jeffrey Neil Jordan Carol Prorok
Peter Donaldson
Research Council of Norway Pietronella
Christine Bachrach* John R. Kahn Stanley Reedy
Marriner Eccles** van den Oever
SERAC-Bangladesh
James L. Baldwin Lawrence Kintisch Carlos Rivadeneira
Ecotrust* Eric A. Wagner
Si Jeunesse Savait
Michelle Behr Ben Knudson Terise Robers
Ward Elliott Bonnie and
The Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Nancy A. Bliss Mary M. Kritz Ricardo R. Dirk Walters
of Nigeria (SOGON) David and Sonja
Rodriguiz
Jane K. Boorstein H. Ellis William Kurtz John R. Weeks
The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe
John and
Motherhood Kenya Warren Y. Laurence L. Falk Willie B. Jesse Wells
Libby Ross
Brockelman Lamouse-Smith*
Women’s Action Group Zimbabwe Kathryn A. Foster Gooloo S. * Denotes contribution of
James Rubenstein
Roderick Burrell Thomas LeGrand Wunderlich $500 or more.
University of South Florida Jeremy Frey-
Jefferson Ruiz
William Butz Wedeen Gary E. Leinen Richard A. Woods* ** Denotes contribution of
Woodrow Wilson International Center
Jennifer Sciubba $1,000 or more.
for Scholars James R. Carter Janine Gawel Terri Ann Clarence J.
Lowenthal Victor J. Wurdock *** Denotes contribution of
Worldwatch Institute Julie A. Caswell Linda W. Gordon*
Schoenbach $5,000 or more.
Zambian Statistical Agency

Zanzibar Nurses Association

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 Financials For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019

Without Donor With Donor

Financial Position Activites Restrictions Restrictions Total 2019 Revenue by Source

Contributions, dues,
ASSETS REVENUES Investment subscriptions, and
return sale of publications
Current Assets Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements 2% 1%
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,734,685 Federal Government $ 6,054,056 $ - $ 6,054,056
Grants and contracts receivable 810,008 Foundations 4,490,280 - 4,490,280
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 152,993 Investment return, net 229,034 - 229,034
Total current assets 3,697,686 Contributions 39,389 - 39,389 Foundations
Dues and subscriptions 37,455 - 37,455 41%
Property and Equipment, at Cost Federal
Sale of publications 10,511 - 10,511 Government
Furniture and equipment 991,354
Total revenues $ 10,860,725 - $ 10,860,725 56%
Leasehold improvements 849,134
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization (1,447,742)
EXPENSES
Net property and equipment 392,746
Long-term investments 9,971,719 Program Services
Total assets 14,062,151 $ International programs $ 8,309,982 - $ 8,309,982
U.S. programs 1,505,741 - 1,505,741
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Communication programs 1,222,303 - 1,222,303 2019 Expense Ratio
Total program services 11,038,026 - 11,038,026
Current Liabilities Support
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses $ 610,272 Support Services services
Accrued compensation 249,033 Management and general 403,509 - 403,509 4%

Deferred dues and subscriptions 14,914 Fundraising 56,102 - 56,102

Deferred rent, short term 141,014 Total support services 459,611 - 459,611
Advances received for grants and contracts 2,554,857 Total expenses 11,497,637 - 11,497,637
Total current liabilities 3,570,090
Decrease in net assets before net realized
Long-term deferred rent 565,956
and unrealized gain on investments (636,912) - (636,912)
Total liabilities 4,136,046 $ Program
Net realized and unrealized services
Net Assets
gain on investments 7,789 - 7,789 96%
Without donor restrictions
Undesignated $ 250,000 Change in net assets (629,123) - (629,123)
Designated by Board 9,619,225 Net assets, beginning of year 10,498,348 56,880 10,555,228 Ninety-six cents of every dollar raised by
Total without donor restrictions 9,869,225 Net assets, end of year $ 9,869,225 56,880
$ $ 9,926,105 PRB goes to fund our program activities.
With donor restrictions 56,880 Full audited financial statements are available
Total net assets 9,926,105 upon request.
Total liabilities and net assets $ 14,062,151

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