Healthy Children Project INC

Tax-deductible

Harwich, MA501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 04-3201637Revenue $3.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRShealthychildren.cc159 Long Pond Dr, 02645-1228 · Harwich, MATax-exempt since Jun 1995Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Operate as a reserach and educational institution focusing on improving child health outcomes in partnership with public, private and non-profit agencies. The organization is an international provider of breast-feeding and human lactation management, educating 1,500 healthcare providers, advocates and facilitators through workshops and conferences throughout the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$301K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 29% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$301K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 62% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $78
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$158K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 7 voting members
Worth a look: 3 of 7 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$6.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2025▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$3.5M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$6.9M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$6.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1995.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $2.0M Management & general 32% · $960K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $301K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Treasurer, Board of Direct
$112,200Pt VII · Sec A
President, Board of Direct
$112,200Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$77,010Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Karin a Cadwell’s $112K as President, Board of Direct is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Karin a Cadwell$112,200$107,400$93,400$86,400$51,040$84,680
Dr Kajsa Brimdyr$112,200$107,400$95,480$86,400$48,986$74,591
Cynthia Turner-Maffei——$60,800$86,400$41,786$65,589
Dr Anna L Blair$77,010$72,450$67,600$64,800$38,750$58,460

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves child health by providing global education on breastfeeding and human lactation management.

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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provide research , consultation and educational services to the public for breastfeeding

$2.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$78

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$203K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$960K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.8M
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$158K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$203K
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$495K
SavingsLn 2$4.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$567K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$272K
Other assetsLn 15$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$158K
Net assetsLn 32$6.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 557
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M$4.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$513K$567K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$249K$272K
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K$158K
Net assetsLn 32$6.3M$6.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$83K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$712K$534K$178K
Payroll taxesLn 10$73K$55K$18K
Management feesLn 11a$107K$107K
Accounting feesLn 11c$60K$60K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$65K$65K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$162K$162K
Office expensesLn 13$179K$179K
OccupancyLn 16$62K$62K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$33K
InsuranceLn 23$360K$270K$90K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$983K$965K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$79K$11K$68K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.0M$960K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.5M$3.0M$549K$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.2M$3.0M$1.2M$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.0M$2.8M$1.2M$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.8M$2.7M$1.1M$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.9M$2.2M$1.8M$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.9M$3.0M$932K$1.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,532,887 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $391,484$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,714,578$3,330,135
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $124,328$202,752
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,230,390$3,532,887
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $853,015$894,733
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,191,986$2,088,973
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,045,001$2,983,706
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,185,389$549,181
Part VI · Governance 3 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,532,887 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,330,135$3,330,135
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $202,752$202,752
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,330,135 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $202,752$3,532,887
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,983,706 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,680 · Management $27,560$110,240
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $533,850 · Management $177,950$711,800
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,520 · Management $18,173$72,693
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $106,826$106,826
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $59,545$59,545
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $65,271$65,271
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $161,721$161,721
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $179,452$179,452
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $62,000$62,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $32,558$32,558
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $269,960 · Management $89,987$359,947
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $965,313 · Management $17,806$983,119
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,636 · Management $67,898$78,534
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,023,785 · Management $959,921 · Fundraising $0$2,983,706
Part X · Balance sheet $7,034,354 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $15,901; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $465,879$494,988
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,465,559$4,306,309
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $391,484$128,105
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $50,000$53,788
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,874$13,950
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $248,639$271,624
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $513,379$566,570
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,226,919$1,183,119
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,394,120$7,034,354
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $94,506$157,612
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,707$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,213$157,612
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,293,907$6,876,742
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,293,907$6,876,742
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,394,120$7,034,354
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,876,742 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,532,887
XI-2 Total expenses$2,983,706
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$549,181
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,293,907
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$33,654
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,876,742

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