According to their latest financial statement International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), the world’s leading provider of and advocate for abortion, receives over 80 percent of its revenues through coercive wealth transfers arranged by governments (i.e. taxpayer dollars) around the world. That is less than 20 percent is obtained through voluntary means. This is a summary of their financials provided by the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute:
…funding for IPPF’s activities primarily came from
government… Of IPPF’s total income of $119 million, almost
80% of that came directly from government grants. 17 countries gave
money to IPPF in 2008, with the governments of Sweden, the United
Kingdom and Japan topping the list.
Additionally, $1
million in funding came from the United Nations Population Fund and the
UN Program on HIV/AIDS. Charitable foundations such as the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, and the Hewlett
Foundation also filled IPPF’s coffers with $23 million. Other prominent
abortion advocacy organizations such as Population Action International
and Ipas also gave significant amounts.
IPPF’s total
expenditure for 2008 totaled $121.4 million…In 2008, IPPF employed 297 staffers full-time for a cost of $23
million. Over 3 dozen individuals were paid out six figure salaries,
with the top salary grossing close to $480,000 a year.