Guttmacher Institute

What Guttmacher Institute does

Guttmacher Institute, founded in 1968 and headquartered at 125 Maiden Lane in New York, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research and policy organization (EIN 13-2890727) that produces evidence-based analysis on sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and globally. The organization delivers its impact through an interrelated program of research, policy analysis, and public-facing tools, serving five primary audience segments: policymakers and legislators, researchers and academics, healthcare providers, the general public/advocates, and international organizations such as UNFPA. Guttmacher operates six regions (Global, Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern America, and Oceania) with a 51-100 person staff and a senior leadership team that includes multiple Vice Presidents across Research, Public Policy, Finance, Communications, Development, and Global Science and Policy Integration.

The product surface is research-centric rather than software-centric. Core deliverables include two long-running peer-reviewed journals (Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health since 1969; International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 1975–2020); flagship initiatives such as Adding It Up, the Reproductive Health Impact Study, and the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission (launched 2018); interactive policy tools including the US Abortion Policies and Access After Roe interactive map, the Monthly Abortion Provision Study Dashboard, the Safe Abortion Calculator, and the Family Planning Investment Impact Calculator; and downloadable public-use datasets. Underlying methodology combines ongoing provider censuses, state-level policy tracking, and large-N statistical modeling rather than software platforms.

Revenue is generated entirely through philanthropic and government channels. The 2020 income breakdown shows roughly 63% from US private foundations (40% restricted + 23% unrestricted), 22% from individual contributions and donor-advised funds, with the remainder from global organizations, governments, and US government grants. Major institutional funders include the Ford Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, UNFPA, NICHD/NIH, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the UK Government, complemented by 501(c)(3) participation in the Combined Federal Campaign. Research outputs are distributed free of charge via guttmacher.org, peer-reviewed journals, policy briefs, news releases, congressional testimony, and UN briefings; no commercial pricing exists. Operational efficiency is reported at 80% of expenditures on program services (2020), and the organization carries Charity Navigator's four-star rating, CharityWatch top-rated status, and GuideStar's Platinum Transparency designation.

Name

Guttmacher Institute

Legal name

Guttmacher Institute, Inc.

Website

https://guttmacher.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Guttmacher Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research and policy organization, founded in 1968 and based in New York, that produces evidence-based data, interactive tools, and peer-reviewed analysis on sexual and reproductive health for policymakers, researchers, healthcare providers, and advocates in the United States and globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reproductive Health Policy Research

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Reproductive Health Analytics (HLAJAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Data, Vital Statistics & Population Health Informatics (BPAIAJAM), Health Statistics & Reporting (National/State/Local Indicators) (HLAJAJAC), Sexual Health & STI/HIV Prevention Health Departments (HLAJAAAL)

Keywords

• Sexual reproductive health
• Policy research
• Public health data
• Reproductive rights advocacy
• Nonprofit research

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Contributions and Donations: Individual donors, monthly giving programs, planned giving (Legacy Circle), donor-advised fund contributions, stock/securities donations, wire transfers, and workplace giving through Combined Federal Campaign
2. Foundation Grants: Restricted and unrestricted grants from US private foundations including Ford Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and others
3. Government and Multilateral Funding: Grants and contracts from government agencies including NIH/NICHD, UNFPA, UK Government, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
4. Publication Sales: Sale of research publications, fact sheets, and reports

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Guttmacher Institute conducts independent research and policy analysis on sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and globally. It produces peer-reviewed publications, interactive data tools, policy briefs, and public-use datasets, and disseminates these resources to inform policymakers, advocates, healthcare providers, researchers, and the media.

Product overview

The Guttmacher Institute is a research organization (not a software product company) that produces data, policy analysis, and evidence-based resources on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Its offerings include interactive tools (an interactive state policy map, monthly abortion provision dashboard, public-use datasets, calculators), published content (fact sheets, research articles, policy analyses, Guttmacher Policy Review journal), initiatives (Adding It Up, Reproductive Health Impact Study, Guttmacher-Lancet Commission), and state/federal policy tracking resources. There is no unified software product or platform; rather, the organization publishes research and provides public-facing analytical tools and data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Charley Chatbot: A nonprofit chatbot that offers secure and up-to-date information on how and where to get abortion care anywhere in the United States. Anything shared with Charley is anonymous and confidential.

Products and services

• Interactive Map: U.S. Abortion Policies and Access After Roe

Quantifiable outcome

• 47 million women and couples provided access to modern contraception annually through US international family planning funding
• +5 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• OriéntamecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColombian organization working on reproductive health; partner on research about informal access to misoprostol in Colombia. Guttmacher co-published fact sheets with Oriéntame on Colombia's abortion landscape.
• Brújula ComunicacionescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic communications firm based in Colombia working with clients to improve public health and advance women's rights in Latin America. Partner on public health communications initiatives.
• Charley (Chatbot)minorOthersThird-party nonprofit chatbot that provides secure and up-to-date information on how and where to get abortion care in the United States. Guttmacher links to Charley from its website as a patient resource.
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey multilateral partner for global reproductive health data and policy work; Guttmacher provides data and analysis supporting UNFPA's mission

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF): Major US health policy research nonprofit producing data and analysis on health, including reproductive health; comparable as a peer health-policy research organization with similar funding model and policy audience.
• Planned Parenthood Federation of America: Largest US SRHR provider and advocacy organization; overlaps with Guttmacher's research/policy mission but is primarily a service-delivery and advocacy incumbent rather than a research-only nonprofit.
• International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF): Global SRHR umbrella organization providing services and advocacy across 120+ countries; comparable to Guttmacher's global SRHR focus but with a service-delivery and federation-based operating model.
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA): UN agency focused on SRHR globally and an existing Guttmacher partner; operates at much larger scale as a multilateral body but shares the same SRHR data and policy mandate.
• World Health Organization (WHO) – SRHR Department: Sets global SRHR norms, guidelines, and statistics; comparable as a producer of authoritative SRHR data and policy guidance at global scale, though with a public-sector rather than nonprofit structure.

Direct peers

• Center for Reproductive Rights: Global SRHR advocacy and legal organization that uses research and litigation to advance reproductive rights; directly comparable to Guttmacher as a peer SRHR-focused nonprofit producing data, policy analysis, and advocacy outputs.
• Ibis Reproductive Health: Research nonprofit focused on SRHR with emphasis on abortion, contraception, and pregnancy; comparable to Guttmacher in mission and methodology, though smaller in scale and scope.
• Population Reference Bureau (PRB): Nonprofit that produces demographic and reproductive health data, policy analysis, and global indicators; closely comparable to Guttmacher's data-and-policy work on family planning and reproductive health.
• National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH): US SRHR advocacy and policy organization working at the state level; comparable to Guttmacher's US state policy tracking and advocacy focus, with overlapping funder base.

Others

• RAND Corporation: Large policy research organization producing health and social policy analysis; comparable as a research-methodology peer but much broader in topic scope and predominantly US defense/security focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Guttmacher
• Facebookfacebook.com/guttmacher
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/guttmacher-institute
• Instagraminstagram.com/guttmacherinstitute
• Xx.com/Guttmacher

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