Ratings & Metrics
*Why a Question Mark Rating?
CharityWatch currently has concerns about this organization and/or is unable to provide complete rating information due to the organization's nondisclosure of financial information. Please see the Analysts' Notes section for a more detailed explanation.
Governance & Transparency
Top Salaries
| Name | Title | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anupama Surendran | CEO | $245,319 |
| 2 | Jacob T. Geers | Director of Individual Giving | $157,290 |
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1 Name: Anupama Surendran Title: CEO Compensation: $245,319 |
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2 Name: Jacob T. Geers Title: Director of Individual Giving Compensation: $157,290 |
Analysts' Notes
CharityWatch is currently unable to assign a letter grade rating to USA for UNFPA based on its fiscal year ended 12/31/2023 due to our specific concerns about the charity's financial reporting. For this reason, we have assigned it a "?" rating for fiscal 2023. In certain past years, USA for UNFPA has both granted funds to, and received funds from, the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) in the same fiscal year. When this occurs, prior to computing USA for UNFPA's program efficiency ratio, CharityWatch makes certain adjustments to the charity's reported program spending to avoid giving it credit for the same funds twice. For example, if USA for UNFPA receives a $500,000 grant from UNPF in a given year, but in that same year grants UNPF $800,000, CharityWatch would adjust $500,000 out of USA for UNFPA's reported program spending prior to computing its program efficiency ratio. If USA for UNFPA grants funds to UNPF in a given year, but receives no grants from UNPF that same year, CharityWatch would not make an adjustment to USA for UNFPA's reported program spending. In addition, CharityWatch excludes from USA for UNFPA's reported contributions any grants it receives from UNPF prior to computing its fundraising efficiency ratio, on the basis that USA for UNFPA presumably does not expend more than a negligible amount of fundraising dollars to bring in grants from UNPF. This adjustment allows us to arrive at a fundraising ratio that better reflects how efficiently USA for UNFPA is raising funds from independent sources. CharityWatch contacted USA for UNFPA via U.S. mail and the online contact form of the charity's website on February 19, 2025, asking for information about any funds it granted to, or received from, UNPF in fiscal 2023, and for clarification regarding the recipient of a $1,146,909 grant (IRS Form 990, Schedule I, Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations, Governments, and Individuals in the United States). The charity's IRS Form 990 reflects that the grant recipient was itself, "USA for UNFPA" and was made for "general support." Since a charity cannot grant funds to itself, it is not possible for CharityWatch to compute a meaningful program expense efficiency ratio for USA for UNFPA without clarification about who received this grant. As of March 30. 2025, CharityWatch has not received a response. Should USA for UNFPA provide information to CharityWatch in the future that allows us to complete a meaningful evaluation of its fiscal 2023 financial activities, we may update the rating at that time. For more information on adjustments CharityWatch makes to charities' financial reporting during our evaluation process, please visit CharityWatch's Our Process page. |
According to the USA for UNFPA consolidated audit of December 31, 2023 (Note 6, Significant Contributions): "During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, approximately 20% and 23%, respectively, of the Organization's revenue (excluding in-kind services) was derived from contributions received from one donor." |
USA for UNFPA reports providing "bonus & incentive compensation" of $22,500 to Anupama Surendran, CEO, with total reported compensation of $245,319 during 2023 (IRS Form 990, Schedule J, Compensation, Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highly Compensated Employees). |