BBB Wise Giving Report for
Pathfinder International

BBB Wise Giving Report issued July 2011
BBB Wise Giving Report expires July 2013


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Pathfinder International
Address: 9 Galen Street, Suite 217
  Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: 617-924-7200
Web Address: www.pathfinder.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1957, District of Columbia
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to ensure that people everywhere have the right and opportunity to live a healthy sexual and reproductive life."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Pathfinder International (PI) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

PI places reproductive healthcare at the center of its services—believing that health care is not only a fundamental human right but is critical for expanding opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, while paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction. In more than 25 countries, PI provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. PI strives to strengthen access to family planning, ensure availability of safe abortion services, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all of its work, improve the rights and lives of the people the organization serves.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, PI's program expenses were:

  
US Government supported programs 66,209,983
Non-government supported programs 13,840,111
In-kind expenses 6,498,037
Foreign government and multilateral supported programs 3,184,935
Public information 343,948
Total Program Expenses: $90,077,014
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Daniel E. Pellegrom, President
Compensation*:
 $403,426

Chair of the Board: Cynthia A. Fields
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired CEO, Victoria Secret Direct

Board Size: 27

Paid Staff Size: 800

*July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telemarketing, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and planned giving.
Fund raising costs were 2% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $99,845,144, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

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.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on PI's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Grants and contracts 91,653,157
Contributions 3,898,930
Contributions in-kind 3,516,647
Net unrealized gain on investments 1,036,373
Bequests 776,410
Investment income 275,840
Other income 1,588
Gain (loss) on split-interest agreements -18,349
Net realized gain (loss) on investments -252,372
Total Income $100,888,224


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 88%  Fund Raising: 2%  Administrative: 10% 

Total income   $100,888,224
  Program expenses $90,077,014
  Fund raising expenses 1,600,723
  Administrative expenses 10,621,041
 
Total expenses   $102,298,778
Expenses in Excess of Income   (1,410,554)
Beginning net assets   35,253,696
Ending net assets   33,843,142
Total liabilities   12,737,884
Total assets   $46,581,026

Note: According to audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2010 PI received $3,516,647 of in-kind contributions consisting of contraceptives.

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