About Population Connection
Advocate for voluntary family planning, reproductive health, and population stabilization to advance women’s empowerment, public health, environmental sustainability, and global well-being.
Focus Areas
Family planningReproductive healthPopulation educationClimate changeGirls' and women's empowermentSustainable developmentBiodiversity conservation
Funding Style
program supportproject-restricted fundingprogrammatic operating support
About Population Connection
Population Connection’s giving is shaped by advocacy for voluntary family planning, reproductive health, and population stabilization, and its recent grants show that mission in practice. The largest awards in the file go to Population Connection Action Fund, including $3,300,000 in 2024 and $1,500,000 in 2025 for program support, signaling a sustained commitment to its own affiliated advocacy work. Beyond that core support, the foundation backs a mix of reproductive health, women’s empowerment, environmental, and conservation groups. Recent recipients include National Network of Abortion Funds, Kakenya’s Dream, and Conservation Through Public Health, each funded for program support. The foundation’s portfolio also reaches organizations working on education and biodiversity-related projects, such as Lemur Love Organization and African Education Program. Across the list, grants are generally in the tens of thousands rather than small seed checks, with repeated support for several groups over multiple years. The overall pattern points to a funder using program support to reinforce aligned organizations that connect population issues with public health, women’s opportunities, and environmental outcomes.
What Population Connection Funds
Family planning and reproductive health are central to Population Connection’s grantmaking. In 2023, it gave $200,000 to National Network of Abortion Funds for program support, and in 2025 it awarded $115,000 to Kakenya’s Dream for program support. Women’s and girls’ empowerment appears alongside that health work: Girl Up Initiative Uganda received $50,000 in 2025 for program support, while Girl Up received $25,000 in 2023. Conservation-linked health models also appear in the portfolio. Conservation Through Public Health received $55,000 in 2023 and $50,000 in 2025, both for program support. The foundation also backed environmental advocacy through The Partnership Project Inc, which received $70,000 in 2024 and $25,000 in 2025 for program support. These grants show a focus on connected issues rather than a single-sector approach.
How Population Connection Gives
Population Connection’s typical grant size sits in a narrow midrange: the 25th percentile is $20,000, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $55,000. The recent list also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Population Connection Action Fund, Kakenya’s Dream, Conservation Through Public Health, Lemur Love Organization, Women for Conservation, Greenlatinos, Green 20, and The Partnership Project Inc. The foundation is not a DAF or individual-giving funder, and it does not make program-related investments. Its active Global Partners program provides direct grants and support, and it does not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2M
Total Assets
$40.1M
Total Revenue
$17M
Total Expenses
$13.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $55K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$55K
Geographic Reach
National13 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JOHN SEAGER
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