Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To provide, promote, and protect access to reproductive health care and sexuality education so that all people can make voluntary choices about their reproductive and sexual health.
- Income
- $33.1 million
- Spending
- $30.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 3.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 51%
- Employees
- 255
- Volunteers
- 213
- Highest pay
- $314,852, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 24% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 40% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $21.5 million spent. In FY25, PPNNE continued to provide high-quality reproductive and sexual health care through 15 (14 as of June 2025) health centers across Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, as well as through telehealth. Patients received vital services such as well-person exams, cancer screenings, birth control counseling and access to the full range of contraceptive methods, emergency contraception, abortion care, STD testing/treatment/prevention services, immunizations, gender affirming hormone therapy, behavioral health screenings/referrals/support, menopause care, and other limited primary care. In FY25, PPNNE delivered care to 35,728 patients through 52,534 visits. We continued to serve a predominantly lower income and young patient base. During this period, 57% of patients had incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline ($31,300 for a one-person household annually) and 58% of patients were in their teens (9%) or twenties (48%). We ensured access for uninsured/underinsured patients by delivering over $4.3 million in free/discounted care through our sliding fee scale program. PPNNE also continued to offer expanded support to patients through our integrated behavioral health program, which currently operates in Vermont and Maine. Patient satisfaction with their care experience remained very high. Highlights of FY25 survey results included that patients felt the services offered met their needs (scoring 97.2 out of 100 points), staff protected their safety (96.5/100), and they were treated with compassion and respect (97.3/100). As a result, patients were extremely likely to recommend PPNNE to others (95.8/100).
- $359,580 spent. PPNNE reaches and engages youth and adults, with a focus on the sexual and reproductive health needs of underserved and at-risk populations, through community outreach and collaborations, trainings, events, and education programming. In FY25, PPNNE conducted over 100 activities across our 3 states to strengthen referral relationships with other health and human service organizations, raise awareness, and bring quality health services, information, and education to more people. Examples of youth-focused work included delivering resources and trainings for educators; empowering teens to serve as peer educators; organizing another successful annual Youth Sex Education Summit; and more. Additionally, PPNNE worked to advance health equity through continuing efforts to better reach and serve patients with limited English proficiency; conducting outreach and community partner trainings; providing learning sessions directly to groups of at-risk youth and adults; and continuing projects to learn from and better serve people with disabilities. For more on PPNNE's community engagement and education offerings, see https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-northern-new-england/population-health-and-education
- $1.8 million spent. PPNNE's organizing and policy program integrates public education, advocacy, collaboration, media strategies, and grassroots mobilization. These efforts are conducted in tandem with Planned Parenthood Action Fund organizations in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont and in collaboration with community partners. This state-level work - including advocating for sexual and reproductive health and freedom, expanded health care access, particularly for family planning and preventative health care services, and other beneficial policies - promotes public health, equity, and economic security statewide. Highlights from FY25 included collaboratively defeating anti-reproductive health bills; securing policies to improve coverage of reproductive and sexual health care services, enhance patient access, and more; advancing PPNNE's unique deep canvassing program through community member trainings, phone banking, and door-to-door canvassing; supporting campus organizing by student leaders; and working with volunteers across our three states to deepen and grow grassroots organizing capacity. For more, see https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-northern-new-england/get-involved-locally.
- $320,601 spent. PPNNE's communications and marketing program works to increase awareness of PPNNE services, our sexual health expertise, and our accessible, affordable, and nonjudgmental care - leading to more underserved people receiving services. This multi-faceted work includes updating web content, health center signage, social media, patient communications, digital and print ads, and more. In FY25, this work continued to play a key role in ensuring that people knew they could rely on PPNNE for essential sexual and reproductive health care. As one indicator of the effectiveness of this outreach, during FY25 PPNNE served 35,728 patients primarily young people and those with low incomes.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1969.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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