Friends of United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA)

Friends of United Nations Fund for Population Activities (Friends of UNFPA) is the U.S.-based support nonprofit for the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (commonly called the UN Population Fund). The New York-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit uses its funds to support programs of the UN Population Fund regarding abortion, birth control, and family planning. 1

Read More

At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Abortion Policy
Website: www.unfpa.org
Location: New York, NY View on map
Tax ID: 13-3996346
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $2,793,297 Revenue: $7,982,889 Expenses: $7,162,471

Contents

    Background

    Friends of UNFPA was established in 1998 1 and works worldwide to support pregnancy healthcare, abortion funding, and family planning services. 1 The organization funds access to family planning and tries to reduce barriers to using contraception. 2

    Friends of UNFPA worked with over 155 countries to distribute 1.1 billion condoms in 2018. 3 The organization claims that 8.9 million “unsafe abortions” were averted thanks to family planning services and supplies provided by UNFPA in 2018. 2 The organization claims that its work in family planning and contraception reduces the number of abortions. 2

    Disputes with Republican Administrations

    Friends of UNFPA wrote that the work of their parent organization, UNPFA was defunded in 2002 by the George W. Bush administration. 1 In 2017, the Trump administration cut funding to the parent organization as part of the funding cuts to any organization the administration alleges is involved in abortion. 4

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $2,793,297 $7,982,889 $7,162,471 View
    2023 $1,681,443 $5,721,084 $5,515,460 View
    2022 $1,199,282 $4,533,611 $4,985,193 View
    2021 $1,470,200 $3,538,883 $3,734,945 View
    2020 $2,033,252 $4,888,726 $4,462,191 View

    Prior year filings: 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 10

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Anu SurendranCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$226,101
    Jacob GeersDIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING$147,155
    Henry ZapataDIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS$117,076
    Tea PsornSENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGER$100,610

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $12,580,948
    • Number of Grants: 384
    • Number of Funders: 107

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $1,000,0002025 Zonta Foundation for WomenINTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECT "TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE ACTION IN MOZAMBIQUE, MADAGASCAR, SOUTH SUDAN"
    $1,000,0002020 Johnson & Johnson Foundation United States Inc
    $697,8362025 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $600,0002022 Johnson & Johnson Foundation United States Inc
    $500,0002020 Allen Family PhilanthropiesTO SUPPORT THE PREVENTION OF EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE THROUGH STRENGTHENED REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES IN NORTH KIVU AND ITURI PROVINCE IN THE DRC
    $385,0002021 Johnson & Johnson Foundation United States Inc
    $382,0002022 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $287,2772021 Johnson & Johnson Foundation United States Inc
    $276,3892021 Johnson & Johnson Foundation United States Inc
    $275,0002020 Johnson & Johnson Foundation United States Inc
    $249,7852024 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $244,2602025 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.HUMAN SERVICES
    $244,0782024 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.HUMAN SERVICES
    $211,7662020 Johnson & Johnson Foundation United States Inc
    $211,6672022 Johnson & Johnson Foundation United States Inc
    $200,0002022 Johnson & Johnson Foundation United States Inc
    $150,0002020 Johnson & Johnson Foundation United States Inc
    $119,0002022 Winslow FoundationUNFPA Supplies Partnership Fund
    $119,0002021 Winslow FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted
    $119,0002020 Winslow FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted
    $115,0052020 Johnson & Johnson Foundation United States Inc
    $112,1782025 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
    $80,2502022 National Philanthropic TrustINTERNATIONAL
    $75,0002024 Humaniti FoundationTO ASSIST IN PROVIDING ESSENTIAL MEDICINES
    $75,0002023 Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncDECREASING GENDER BASED BARRIERS TO GIRLS EDUCATION AND SKILLS IN MEXICO

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $14,738,762
    • Number of Grants: 37
    • Number of Recipients: 15

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $2,914,8432024 United Nations Population FundGENERAL SUPPORT
    $1,326,4692020 Multiple North America RecipientsGeneral support
    $1,202,2502022 United Nations Population FundGENERAL SUPPORT
    $1,146,9092023 USA for UnfpaGENERAL SUPPORT
    $1,136,9072020 Multiple Sub-Saharan Africa Recipientsgeneral support
    $780,5682021 United Nations Population FundGeneral Support
    $655,0772023 Multiple EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) RecipientsGENERAL SUPPORT
    $459,4722021 Anonymous Recipient(s)General
    $395,5562024 Multiple MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RecipientsGENERAL SUPPORT
    $393,4722022 Multiple SOUTH AMERICA RecipientsGENERAL SUPPORT
    $362,9902024 Multiple SOUTH AMERICA RecipientsGENERAL SUPPORT
    $344,1442022 Multiple North America RecipientsGENERAL SUPPORT
    $330,2402023 Multiple MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RecipientsGENERAL SUPPORT
    $280,1812022 Multiple Sub-Saharan Africa RecipientsGENERAL SUPPORT
    $264,7042022 Multiple EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) RecipientsGENERAL SUPPORT
    $238,7942020 Multiple SOUTH AMERICA Recipientsgeneral support
    $216,3532024 Multiple South Asia RecipientsGENERAL SUPPORT
    $152,7342023 Multiple South Asia RecipientsGENERAL SUPPORT
    $149,9602021 Multiple South Asia Recipientsgeneral support
    $148,3352020 United Nations Population FundGeneral Support
    $114,9082023 Multiple SOUTH AMERICA RecipientsGENERAL SUPPORT
    $108,0082021 Multiple MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA Recipientsgeneral support
    $90,1772020 Anonymous Recipientgeneral support
    $83,4822021 Multiple SOUTH AMERICA Recipientsgeneral support
    $65,4802023 Multiple West Asia RecipientsGENERAL SUPPORT

    Contact InfluenceWatch to report errors, suggest edits, or provide tips for additional profiles.

    Contact Us

    Financials, employee compensation, and grant information provided by Candid.

    Mentioned in this Article

    References

    1. “About Us.” Friends of UNFPA. Accessed May 30, 2020. https://www.friendsofunfpa.org/about-us/.
    2. “UNFPA’s Work – Family Planning.” Friends of UNFPA. Accessed May 31, 2020. https://www.friendsofunfpa.org/unfpas-work/family-planning/.
    3. “Friends of UNFPA Builds Support for UNFPA’s Lifesaving Work.” Friends of UNFPA. Accessed May 31, 2020. https://www.friendsofunfpa.org/our-work/.
    4. Ford, Liz, and Nadia Khomami. “Trump Administration Halts Money to UN Population Fund over Abortion Rules.” The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, April 4, 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/apr/04/trump-administration-un-population-fund-abortion.