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
45 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $1K paid to officers and key staff.
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
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Lamaze International executive salaries →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.
Questions for Lamaze International
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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…
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…
Committees
Continuing education committee (cec): under the lamaze education committee, the cec reviews educational offerings to determine relevancy to lamaze STAKEHOLDERS.FINANCE committee: the finance committee makes recommendations to the board of directors regarding the annual budget, selection of the financial audit firm and investment manager…
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $797K | $646K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $766K | $737K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.9M | $1.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $138K | $236K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.8M | $1.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $19K | $19K | ||
| Management feesLn 11a | $1.0M | $418K | $615K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $77K | $21K | $57K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $14K | $14K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $6K | $6K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $32K | $22K | $10K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $18K | $18K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $106K | $65K | $41K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $16K | $16K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $29K | $29K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $4K | $4K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $11K | $11K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $69K | $62K | $7K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.4M | $644K | $794K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 11, 2025 | $915K | $1.5M | −$607K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 5, 2024 | $1.2M | $1.4M | −$200K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $1.3M | $1.5M | −$112K | $1.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2022 | $1.8M | $1.5M | $313K | $2.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $2.0M | $1.5M | $512K | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,238,159 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,238,159 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,438,083 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,848,621 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,612,875 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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