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Name:	Guttmacher Institute
Address:	125 Maiden Lane, 7th Floor
	New York, NY 10038
Phone:	212-248-1111 800-355-0244
Web Address:	www.guttmacher.org

Guttmacher Institute (GI) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

GI provides information on sexual activity, contraception, abortion and childbearing, both in the United States and internationally. This involves a commitment to identifying key questions, collecting and analyzing data to answer these questions, and publishing the answers. It entails mining government data for new findings, surveying individuals, and interpreting the results of research and policy analysis with the objective of reaching new audiences. GI also participates in interviews with the media, testifies before federal and state legislative bodies and in court cases, and works with groups and individuals to provide information. GI publishes two peer-reviewed scientific journals, "Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health" and "International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health," as well as the public policy journal, "The Guttmacher Policy Review." GI also produces a series of special reports and issue briefs on topics pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and rights.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, GI's program expenses were:

Research	5,475,441
Public education	3,742,838
Public policy	1,633,351
Total Program Expenses:	$10,851,630

Chief Executive : Sharon L. Camp, PhD, President and CEO

Compensation*:

$322,914

Chair of the Board: Paul Sperry
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President and Co-founder, Sperry, Mitchell & Company

Board Size: 40

Paid Staff Size: 72

*2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and planned giving.

Fund raising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $16,025,436, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on GI's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Grants from private organizations	14,623,800
Grants and contracts from government agencies	1,026,676
Net realized and unrealized on gains (losses) on investments	669,409
Contributions	374,960
Investment income	182,234
Publication income and other revenue	146,712
Total Income	$17,023,791

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 80%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 17%

Total income				$17,023,791
	Program expenses			$10,851,630
	Fund raising expenses			427,719
	Administrative expenses			2,244,858
Total expenses				$13,524,207
Income in Excess of Expenses				3,499,584
Beginning net assets				24,734,219
Ending net assets				28,233,803
Total liabilities				12,065,513
Total assets				$40,299,316