Population Council

The Population Council is an international, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and sustainable balance between people and resources. The Council conducts biomedical, social science, and public health research and helps build research capacities in developing countries. Established in 1952, the Council is governed by an international board of trustees.

Headquartered in New York, the Population Council has 18 offices in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and does work in nearly 80 countries. With an annual budget of $86 million, it employs nearly 600 people from more than 40 countries with expertise in a wide array of scientific disciplines.