PRB informs people around the world about population, health, and the environment, and empowers them to use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations.
Population Reference Bureau Inc. stands out for sustained support to learning, monitoring, and evaluation work under the MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator project, with multi-year awards to JSI Research & Training Institute and President and Fellows of Harvard College. That pattern shows a funder that backs technical evidence work as well as communication and advocacy. The foundation’s recent grants include large subawards for M&E and adaptive learning, alongside smaller awards that connect research to practice, such as support for community radio capacity in Malawi, youth policy advocacy, and reproductive health data analysis. Its work reflects a clear interest in helping population and health information move into policy and public-facing use. The foundation funds projects tied to population dynamics research dissemination, women’s unpaid work, policy tools, and youth journalism. Recipients range from research institutions to media and advocacy organizations, which points to a grantmaker that uses both implementation support and knowledge translation. Recent awards also show repeated use of fellowships and training-related support, consistent with a capacity-building approach rather than one-off project sponsorship.
A major theme is monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive learning. The foundation gave $1,701,467 to JSI Research & Training Institute for learning, monitoring, and evaluation under the MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator project, and $902,725 to President and Fellows of Harvard College for adaptive learning under the same project in 2024. It also supports communication channels for health and population work. Developing Radio Partners received $185,329 for capacity development to community radio stations in Malawi, and $80,380 for community radio stations and youth journalists engagement in Malawi. Youth policy advocacy appears as another recurring area. International Youth Alliance for Family Planning received $135,336 for youth policy advocacy. In research translation, the Population Association of America received $20,000 for facilitating exchange and dissemination of population dynamics research findings and methods. Women’s unpaid care work is also present in the recent record through support for counting women’s work and technical advisory support on policy tools linked to unpaid domestic care work.
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$12.1M
$11.4M
$8.1M
Most grants fall between $70K and $836K, with a median of $160K.
25th Percentile
$70K
Median
$160K
75th Percentile
$836K
About 29% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Typical grant size is $69,788 at the 25th percentile, $160,332 at the median, and $836,205 at the 75th percentile, which indicates a wide spread from smaller technical-assistance awards to larger subawards. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially JSI Research & Training Institute and President and Fellows of Harvard College, suggesting ongoing project-based relationships rather than isolated grants. The foundation is a grantmaking organization, not an individual funder, and it does not make program-related investments. Several active programs accept unsolicited proposals, including reporting grants for journalists and multiple fellowship or training programs.
Giving is national, with 29% of grants going to recipients in the District of Columbia, and the largest concentration of grant counts in Massachusetts. Recent recipients in Boston include JSI Research & Training Institute and President and Fellows of Harvard College, while Washington, DC recipients include Developing Radio Partners and International Youth Alliance for Family Planning. Other recipient locations in the recent list include Glastonbury, Connecticut; Berkeley, California; and Alexandria, Virginia. All recent grants in the provided list go to U.S. recipients.
Recent grants show support for monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive learning, with major awards under the MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator project. The foundation also funds policy communication, reproductive health data analysis, youth policy advocacy, community radio capacity in Malawi, and research dissemination on population dynamics.
Yes. The reporting grants for journalists covering primary health care accept proposals until funds are exhausted, and the Policy Communication Fellowship, PRB Fellowships, the U.S. Policy Communication Training Program, and International Programs Fellowship are all listed as accepting unsolicited applications or opportunities.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $69,788 at the 25th percentile, $160,332 at the median, and $836,205 at the 75th percentile. The recent record includes both smaller awards in the tens of thousands and larger subawards above $1 million.
Recent recipients include research institutions, universities, media-related organizations, and advocacy groups. Examples include JSI Research & Training Institute, President and Fellows of Harvard College, Developing Radio Partners, Avenir Health, The Regents of the University of California, the Population Association of America, and the International Youth Alliance for Family Planning.
The recipient distribution is national, but 29% of grants go to recipients in the District of Columbia, and Massachusetts is the top state by grant count. Recent grant recipients are also located in Boston, Glastonbury, Berkeley, and Alexandria.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Who can apply: Journalists interested in covering primary health care (details in RFP PDF).
Deadline: Applications accepted through Jan. 15, 2025 or until grant funds are exhausted. Reviewed and approved on a rolling basis.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSI Research & Training Institute | Boston, MA | $854,183 | 2026 | Learning, monitoring, and evaluation under MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator project |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | $286,361 | 2026 | Adaptive learning under MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator project |
| JSI Research & Training Institute | Boston, MA | $1,479,556 | 2025 | Learning, monitoring, and evaluation under MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator project |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | $613,365 | 2025 | Adaptive learning under MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator project |
| Developing Radio Partners | Washington, DC | $185,329 | 2025 | Capacity development to community radio stations in Malawi |
| Population Association of America | Alexandria, VA | $20,000 | 2025 | Facilitating exchange and dissemination of population dynamics research findings and methods |
| The Regents of the University of California Berkeley Campus | Berkeley, CA | $18,294 | 2025 | Technical advisory support on policy tools linked to unpaid domestic care work |
| JSI RESEARCH & TRAINING INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $1,701,467 | 2024 | LEARNING, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION UNDER MOMENTUM KNOWLEDGE ACCELERATOR PROJECT |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | BOSTON, MA | $902,725 | 2024 | ADAPTIVE LEARNING UNDER MOMENTUM KNOWLEDGE ACCELERATOR PROJECT |
| DEVELOPING RADIO PARTNERS | WASHINGTON, DC | $90,000 | 2024 | CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT TO COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS IN MALAWI IN SUPPORT OF PROPEL HEALTH OBJECTIVES |
| JSI RESEARCH & TRAINING INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $1,610,052 | 2023 | SUBAWARD FOR LEARNING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION SERVICES UNDER MOMENTUM PROJECT |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | BOSTON, MA | $636,646 | 2023 | SUBAWARD FOR LEARNING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION SERVICES UNDER MOMENTUM PROJECT |
| INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ALLIANCE FOR FAMILY PLANNING | WASHINGTON, DC | $135,336 | 2023 | SUB-GRANT FOR YOUTH POLICY ADVOCACY |
| DEVELOPING RADIO PARTNERS | WASHINGTON, DC | $80,380 | 2023 | SUB-GRANT FOR COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS AND YOUTH JOURNALISTS ENGAGEMENT IN MALAWI |
| AVENIR HEALTH | GLASTONBURY, CT | $66,258 | 2023 | SUBAWARD FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DATA ANALYSIS UNDER PACE PROJECT |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | BERKELEY, CA | $27,494 | 2023 | SUB-GRANT FOR COUNTING WOMEN'S WORK PROJECT |
Learning, monitoring, and evaluation under MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator project
Adaptive learning under MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator project
JSI Research & Training Institute
$1,479,556Learning, monitoring, and evaluation under MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator project
Adaptive learning under MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator project
Developing Radio Partners
$185,329Capacity development to community radio stations in Malawi
Population Association of America
$20,000Facilitating exchange and dissemination of population dynamics research findings and methods
The Regents of the University of California Berkeley Campus
$18,294Technical advisory support on policy tools linked to unpaid domestic care work
JSI RESEARCH & TRAINING INSTITUTE
$1,701,467LEARNING, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION UNDER MOMENTUM KNOWLEDGE ACCELERATOR PROJECT
ADAPTIVE LEARNING UNDER MOMENTUM KNOWLEDGE ACCELERATOR PROJECT
DEVELOPING RADIO PARTNERS
$90,000CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT TO COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS IN MALAWI IN SUPPORT OF PROPEL HEALTH OBJECTIVES
JSI RESEARCH & TRAINING INSTITUTE
$1,610,052SUBAWARD FOR LEARNING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION SERVICES UNDER MOMENTUM PROJECT
SUBAWARD FOR LEARNING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION SERVICES UNDER MOMENTUM PROJECT
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ALLIANCE FOR FAMILY PLANNING
$135,336SUB-GRANT FOR YOUTH POLICY ADVOCACY
DEVELOPING RADIO PARTNERS
$80,380SUB-GRANT FOR COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS AND YOUTH JOURNALISTS ENGAGEMENT IN MALAWI
SUBAWARD FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DATA ANALYSIS UNDER PACE PROJECT
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
$27,494SUB-GRANT FOR COUNTING WOMEN'S WORK PROJECT
