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Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York Inc

EIN 16-0746860 · Rochester, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair59 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK, INC (PPCWNY) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE TO MEN AND WOMEN IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN NY AREA. PPCWNY IS LICENSED BY NEW YORK STATE ARTICLE 28 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. PPCWNY DELIVERS HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE INCLUDING: ANNUAL EXAMS, BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING, ALL FDA APPROVED CONTRACEPTIVE OPTIONS, PREGNANCY TESTING, OPTIONS COUNSELING, ABORTION, GENDER AFFIRMING HORMONE CARE, SMOKING CESSATION AND GENERAL HEALTH SCREENINGS.

Income
$31.5 million
Spending
$30.4 million
Spent on programs
78%
Reserves
0.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 51%
Employees
342
Volunteers
248
Highest pay
$434,590, ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 40% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 8% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    78% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 25

    14 of 14 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (3)
  1. $23.7 million spent. PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK, INC (PPCWNY) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE TO MEN AND WOMEN IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN NY AREA. PPCWNY IS LICENSED BY NEW YORK STATE ARTICLE 28 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. PPCWNY DELIVERS HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE INCLUDING: ANNUAL EXAMS, PREGNANCY TESTING, BREAST AND CERVICAL SCREENING, ALL FDA APPROVED CONTRACEPTIVE OPTIONS, COUNSELING, PREGNANCY TERMINATION, STI SCREENING, TESTING AND TREATMENT, HIV SCREENING, TESTING AND PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS, GAHC, AND HEPATITIS-C TESTING. PPCWNY HAS HEALTH CENTERS IN BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS, NORTH TONAWANDA, WEST SENECA, BRIGHTON, ROCHESTER, SYRACUSE, BATAVIA AND CANANDAIGUA. IN 2025, PPCWNY DELIVERED HEALTH CARE TO 21,956 PATIENTS DURING 35,779 VISITS. SERVICES INCLUDED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ON SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AS WELL AS RAPE CRISIS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES.
  2. IN 2025, RESTORE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDED FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL CRISIS INTERVENTION, SUPPORT, AND LEGAL SERVICES TO 1,474 UNDUPLICATED SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THEIR LOVED ONES ACROSS COUNTIES OF MONROE, GENESEE, LIVINGSTON, ORLEANS, AND WYOMING. IT ALSO SERVED AS THE DESIGNATED NON-SHELTER PROVIDER FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES IN WYOMING COUNTY. THE TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING COUNSELORS, ADVOCATES, EDUCATORS, THERAPISTS, SUPERVISORS, MANAGERS, AND A DIRECTOR DELIVERED 5,657 PHONE AND IN-PERSON COUNSELING SESSIONS, RESPONDED TO 730 HOTLINE CALLS, AND ACCOMPANIED SURVIVORS AT 169 HOSPITAL CALLS. RESTORE MAINTAINED PARTNERSHIPS WITH NINE AREA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING RIT, UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, SUNY BROCKPORT, GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ST. JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY, COLGATE DIVINITY SCHOOL, NAZARETH UNIVERSITY, AND SUNY GENESEO, OFFERING DIRECT SERVICES TO STUDENTS AND STAFF WITH OFFICE SPACE ON MOST CAMPUSES. ADDITIONALLY, RESTORE PROVIDED SERVICES IN 12 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, INCLUDING FIVE COUNTY JAILS AND STATE AND FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS ALBION, ATTICA, GROVELAND, LAKEVIEW, ORLEANS, WYOMING, AND THE BUFFALO FEDERAL DETENTION CENTER. RESTORE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TEAM REACHED COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH PUBLIC OUTREACH, PREVENTION EDUCATION AND SAFE TOUCHES PROGRAMS WITH KIDS.
  3. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING ON SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACROSS OUR REGION. IN 2025, WE SERVED 231 ORGANIZATIONS IN 91 ZIP CODES. OVERALL, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROVIDED EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH TO 90,227 CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS, INCLUDING THROUGH OUR 4 YOUTH PROGRAMS THE CONNECTION, TEEN REALITY THEATRE, IN CONTROL, AND PEER HEALTH ADVOCATES. THE CONNECTION IS A YOUTH PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS THAT PROVIDES FREE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING HEALTH EDUCATION, EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS, HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE, JOB APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, GARDENING, SPORTS, HEALTHY COOKING AND HEALTHY SNACKS TO PRIORITY UNDERSERVED YOUTH OVER MORE THAN 200 DAYS. TEEN REALITY THEATRE IS OUR YOUTH PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO WHERE PARTICIPANTS WRITE, CREATE AND PERFORM SKITS AND PLAYS ABOUT ADOLESCENCE, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH FOR THEIR PEERS AND FAMILIES. PARTICIPANTS ARE ALSO PEER HEALTH EDUCATORS. OUR IN CONTROL YOUTH PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER EMPOWERED TEENS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL PROJECTS. OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH INCLUDED PHOTOGRAPHY, MUSIC, PODCASTING, SEWING/FASHION, FILM AND THEATER DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. SOME PARTICIPANTS BECOME PAID YOUTH PEER HEALTH EDUCATORS. PEER HEALTH ADVOCATES IN THE CITY OF SYRACUSE PROVIDES YOUTH PEER EDUCATION FOR PRIORITY YOUTH. PEER HEALTH ADVOCATES ALSO HELP WITH THE DIAPER BANK, PROVIDING FREE DIAPERS AND SUPPLIES TO PATIENTS AND GAIN PAID WORK EXPERIENCE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 1965.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

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