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Planned Parenthood Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota

EIN 41-0948382 · Saint Paul, MN

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak30 out of 100GovernanceGood75 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It owes more than it owns.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

AFFIRMING HUMAN RIGHTS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND FREEDOM.

Income
$47.3 million
Spending
$54.5 million
Spent on programs
79%
Reserves
-2.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 54%
Employees
0
Volunteers
368
Highest pay
$527,164, president & director

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

Weak: 30 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    0 of 20

    It owes 134% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 15% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 15% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    79% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 19 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

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    2 of 5 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

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • 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 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 (3)
  1. $40.1 million spent. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, PPMNS SERVED 65,711 PATIENTS AT 15 HEALTH CENTERS LOCATED IN MINNESOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA. OUR HEALTH CENTERS PROVIDED ANNUAL EXAMS; BIRTH CONTROL; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; PREGNANCY TESTING AND OPTIONS COUNSELING; FERTILITY AWARENESS EDUCATION; BREAST/CHEST EXAMS AND MAMMOGRAPHY REFERRAL; TRANSGENDER HORMONE THERAPY; LGBTQ+ CARE; PEP FOR HIV PREVENTION AFTER EXPOSURE TO HIV; PREP FOR HIV PREVENTION; HIV TESTING, EDUCATION AND REFERRAL; SCREENING & TREATMENT FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR STDS/STIS, UTIS, VAGINAL, AND BLADDER INFECTIONS; HPV AND HEPATITIS B VACCINATIONS; EDUCATION AND TREATMENT FOR MENOPAUSE; AND REFERRALS FOR ADDITIONAL CARE. ABORTION CARE, COLPOSCOPY, LEEP, VASECTOMY AND MISCARRIAGE MANAGEMENT WERE OFFERED AT SELECTED SITES. 58.4% OF CLIENTS RECEIVING CARE WERE AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS A WELL-KNOWN AND TRUSTED PROVIDER, CONSISTENTLY DELIVERING COMPASSIONATE CARE TO OUR CLIENTS IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. OUR HEALTH CENTERS SERVE AS A GATEWAY FOR OUR CLIENTS TO OTHER ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND MANY OF OUR CLIENTS, REPORT THAT WE ARE THEIR PRIMARY SOURCE OF HEALTH CARE, PARTICULARLY IN RURAL AREAS. TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR PATIENTS WHO OFTEN FACE BARRIERS TO SERVICE, PLANNED PARENTHOOD OFFERS WALK-IN APPOINTMENTS AND SAME DAY SCHEDULING, ONLINE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING AND TEXT OR EMAIL APPOINTMENT REMINDERS, TELEHEALTH, A CENTRALIZED REFILL CENTER, AND A COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING INCLUSIVE CARE TO ALL CLIENTS.
  2. $2.3 million spent. THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES BY INCREASING COMMUNITIES' ACCESS TO MEDICALLY ACCURATE, CULTURALLY RELEVANT SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES.DURING JULY 1, 2024 - JUNE 30, 2025, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS REACHED 27,538 YOUTH AND ADULTS ACROSS IOWA AND NEBRASKA. EDUCATORS FACILITATED 1,295 PRESENTATIONS ON SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH TOPICS (E.G. HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, BIRTH CONTROL, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS) TO 10,470 PARTICIPANTS IN COMMUNITY- AND SCHOOL-BASED SETTINGS. IN ADDITION, 17,068 PEOPLE WERE REACHED AT HEALTH FAIRS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
  3. $696,686 spent. PUBLIC AFFAIRS STAFF IN MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA ENGAGED VOLUNTEERS IN OVER 69 OUTREACH, ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT EVENTS. THROUGH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, WE GREW OUR EMAIL LIST BY OVER 8,150 PEOPLE AND OUR TEXT MESSAGING LIST BY OVER 1,700 PEOPLE AND COLLECTED 150 STORIES FROM PEOPLE ABOUT WHY PLANNED PARENTHOOD MATTERS TO THEM. OUR TEN PLANNED PARENTHOOD GENERATION ACTION YOUTH CHAPTERS IN MINNESOTA PRE-REGISTERED16- & 17-YEAR OLDS TO VOTE. ADDITIONALLY, CAMPUSES HELD EDUCATIONAL AND INTERACTIVE EVENTS ON CAMPUS AIMED AT DESTIGMATIZING ABORTION AND OTHER SEX EDUCATION TOPICS. COLLECTIVELY, THEY HOSTED 53 EVENTS OR OUTREACH TABLES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR REACHING OVER 2,000 CONTACTS. PUBLIC AFFAIRS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HOSTED DONATION DRIVES AND ABORTION CARE BASKET ASSEMBLY EVENTS, MAKING AND DISTRIBUTING 1,300 ABORTION CARE BASKETS TO MINNESOTA HEALTH CENTERS. STAFF IN MINNESOTA CONTINUTED TO ENGAGE PATIENTS IN OUR MISSION THROUGH THE HEALTH CENTER ADVOCACY PROGRAM. ADVOCACY TABLES WERE MAINTAINED IN THE VANDALIA AND LAGOON HEALTH CENTERS. WE COLLECTED 291 NEW SUPPORTERS WHO WERE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING, SHARING THEIR STORY, OR BOTH. IN MINNESOTA, PUBLIC AFFAIRS STAFF WORKED WITH 425 VOLUNTEERS, ENGAGING THEM IN OVER 1,100 VOLUNTEER HOURS. PUBLIC AFFAIRS PARTICIPATED IN PRIDE ACTIVITIES IN MINNEAPOLIS AND PINE CITY, MN AND FARGO, GRAND FORKS, JAMESTOWN, ND. IN NORTH DAKOTA, WE CONTINUED TO ORGANIZE AT COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN FARGO AND GRAND FORKS. WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENT INTERN, THE CHAPTER AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY RECOGNIZED BLACK HISTORY MONTH BY SHOWING THE FILM MISS EVERS' BOYS ON CAMPUS. THEY ALSO PARTNERED WITH LIFE CARES UNITES TO PACK MENSTRUAL PRODUCT KITS AND SAFER SEX KITS FOR DISTRIBUTION THROUGH LIFE CARES UNITES' RELIEF SHOPS. OUR STUDENT GROUP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA ASSEMBLED OVER 400 MENSTRUAL HYGIENE KITS TO BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. WE PARTNERED WITH THE LGBTQ+ SUMMIT TO PROVIDE SAFER SEX SUPPLIES AND EDUCATION AT THEIR ANNUAL EVENT IN BISMARCK. IN SOUTH DAKOTA, WE CONTINUED ORGANIZING AT BOTH SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA TO PROVIDE INCOMING AND CURRENT STUDENTS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT PLANNED PARENTHOOD'S MISSION AND SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUES BROADLY. CAMPUSES HELD A TOTAL OF 33 EVENTS OR COMMUNITY OUTREACH TABLES. THEY BOTH GREW THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THEIR CHAPTERS.

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

  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 November 6, 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 June 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 September 1969.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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