To advance safe and healthy pregnancy, birth and early parenting through evidence-based education and advocacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
48¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1K 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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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: 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
FY2024
latest Form 990-T
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $19K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
48%
of spending
Concern: 48% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1K
to officers and key staff · 0.07% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$138K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.3M
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
48%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2022▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$915K
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2022▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2022▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1975.

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

Where the money goes

48 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 48% · $694K Management & general 52% · $764K

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

12 people listed on the 990-T; $1K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
11/2022, Then Secretary/Treasurer
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
Until 11/2022, Then President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Until 11/2022, Then President-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robin Douthit’s $1K as Secretary/Treasurer is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1980 $100K–1M health care 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Robin Douthit$1,200—
Robin Douthit Director Until—$1,000

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

Educates and advocates for safe pregnancies, births, and early parenting.

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3 programs · $694K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Certification, Accreditation, and Education Councils

The lamaze certification council serves as the standard-setting and policy-making body for the council's certification. Each year two certification exams are developed and administered. A lamaze certified childbirth educator ("lcce") must recertify every three years by either demonstrating they have acquired 25 contact hours of…

$359Kprogram expense
02

Communications

The organization has a robust communications program which targets both the professional and PARENT/CONSUMER audiences the organization serves. Professional communications include: the journal of perinatal education, a quarterly, peer-reviewed publication; inside lamaze, a member newsletter; and connecting the dots, a research blog about…

$262Kprogram expense
03

Committees

The lamaze institute for safe and healthy birth was reorganized in 2018 into three distinct areas of focused work: research working group, advocacy and collaboration committee and diversity and outreach committee.

$73Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $42K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,478
Unitemized GrantFY2023$19,345
Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,559

By the numbers

The FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$1.3M
Fees for services$1.3M
Investment income$22K
Gifts and grants$2K
Money out
$1.5M
Programs$694K
Management$764K
Owns and owes
$1.8M
net assets
Cash and savings$797K
Total assets$1.9M
Liabilities$138K
People
12
listed
Paid1
Voting board11
Independent11
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$2K
Fees for services$1.3M
Investment income$22K
Total revenue$1.3M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$797K
Total assets$1.9M
Liabilities$138K
Net assets$1.8M
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers13
Fiscal year endsDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $915K$1.5M−$607K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.4M−$200K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.3M$1.5M−$112K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.5M$313K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$1.5M$512K$1.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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