Fact Sheet: Planned Parenthood’s 2020-2021 Annual Report

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Abortion and Non-abortion Services: Change from Last Year and Long-term Trends

• Planned Parenthood’s service data lags behind the rest of the information in the report – the 2020-21 report contains information on services provided in 2019-2020.[1]
• Planned Parenthood performed 383,460 abortions[2] in 2019-20 – the highest number of abortions it has yet reported, and an increase of nearly 28,600 from the previous year.
• Over the past 10 reports, Planned Parenthood has performed nearly 3.4 million abortions.[3]
• The number of patients (2.16 million)[4] decreased by approximately 240,000, or 10% from the previous report, while the number of abortions increased.
• In 2019-20, abortions made up 96.6% of Planned Parenthood’s pregnancy resolution services, while prenatal services, miscarriage care, and adoption referrals accounted for only 2.2% (8,775), 0.7% (2,793) and 0.5% (1,940), respectively.[5]
• For every adoption referral in 2019-20, Planned Parenthood performed 198 abortions.[6] Over the past 10 annual reports, this ratio was approximately 126 abortions for every adoption referral.[7]
• According to data from Planned Parenthood’s own annual reports[8], since 2010:
  • Total services are down 21.4%.
  • With changing practice guidelines,[9] total cancer screening and prevention services have dropped by 74%, including declines of 77% for breast exams and 74% for pap tests.
  • Prenatal services are down 72%. 
  • Contraceptive services are down 41%.
  • Unique patients have dropped by 840,000 since 2010 – a 28% decline.

Planned Parenthood’s Financials

• In its 2020-21 annual report, Planned Parenthood reported $1.7 billion in income[10] and over $2.1 billion in net assets[11] — an increase from the previous report.
• $579.3 million came from private contributions, up 14% from the previous report.[12]
• Taxpayer funding in the form of government grants, contracts, and Medicaid reimbursements hit $633.4 million, or almost $1.74 million per day[13]– an annual increase of $15.3 million from the previous year to make up 37% of Planned Parenthood’s overall revenue.[14]
• Planned Parenthood’s taxpayer funding has increased by nearly 30% since 2010.[15]
• However, taxpayer funding is reported by Planned Parenthood’s affiliates, whose information lags behind the national office and covers fiscal years ending in 2020.[16] Planned Parenthood’s excess of total revenue over total expenses is $133.7 million.[17] Last year Planned Parenthood reported an excess of total revenue over total expenses of $69.7 million.[18]

*The years on the graph denote the fiscal years that Planned Parenthood’s annual reports cover. As noted on pages 1 and 2, the service data and government funding data in those annual reports contain information on services provided for the year before the fiscal year.

[1] Planned Parenthood 2020-21 Annual Report, https://www.plannedparenthood.org/uploads/filer_public/40/8f/408fc2ad-c8c2-48da-ad87-be5cc257d370/211214-ppfa-annualreport-20-21-c3-digital.pdf.

[2] Planned Parenthood 2020-21 Annual Report, p. 27.

[3] Planned Parenthood annual reports, 2011-12 through 2020-21

[4] Planned Parenthood 2020-21 Annual Report, p. 11.

[5] Planned Parenthood 2020-21 Annual Report, p. 27.

[6] Planned Parenthood 2020-21 Annual Report, Ibid.

[7] Planned Parenthood annual reports, 2011-12 through 2020-21

[8] Ibid.

[9] See, e.g., “New Mammography Screening Guidelines,” Harvard Health Publishing, Harvard Medical School (viewed January 21, 2019, at https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/new-mammography-screening-guideline).

[10] Planned Parenthood 2020-21 Annual Report, p. 30.

[11] Planned Parenthood 2020-21 Annual Report, p. 28.

[12] Planned Parenthood 2019-20 Annual Report, p. 38.

[13] Planned Parenthood 2020-21 Annual Report, p. 30.

[14] Ibid.

[15] Planned Parenthood annual reports, 2010 and 2020-21.

[16] Planned Parenthood 2020-21 Annual Report, p. 32.

[17] Planned Parenthood 2020-21 Annual Report, p. 30-31. See Total Revenue of $1.714.4 million and Total Expenses of $1,580.7 million.

[18] Planned Parenthood 2019-20 Annual Report, p. 38-39. See Total Revenue of $1641.4 million and Total Expenses of $1571.7 million.