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Name:	Guttmacher Institute
Address:	125 Maiden Lane, 7th Floor
	New York, NY 10038
Phone:	212-248-2111 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 Family Planning Perspectives," 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, GI's program expenses were:

Research	4,812,766
Public education	3,236,545
Public policy	1,537,517
Total Program Expenses:	$9,586,828

Chief Executive : Sharon L. Camp, President & CEO

Compensation*:

$280,069

Chair of the Board: Melissa Gilliam, MD, MPH
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Associate Professor, OB/GYN, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Chicago

Board Size: 42

Paid Staff Size: 71

*2007 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and membership appeals.

Fund raising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $15,649,088, 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 2008.

Source of Funds
Grants from private organizations	14,057,178
Grants and contracts from government agencies	1,195,894
Investment income	480,117
Contributions	396,016
Publication income and other revenue	141,741
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments	-1,491,000
Total Income	$14,779,946

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 77%  Fund Raising: 4%  Administrative: 19%

Total income				$14,779,946
	Program expenses			$9,586,828
	Fund raising expenses			520,239
	Administrative expenses			2,384,456
Total expenses				$12,491,523
Income in Excess of Expenses				2,288,423
Beginning net assets				22,445,796
Ending net assets				24,734,219
Total liabilities				12,408,213
Total assets				$37,142,432