The Breastfeeding Resource Center (brc) is a nonprofit corporation committed to providing expert clinical and educational Breastfeeding services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 83 volunteers and 32 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
$100K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $117K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$152K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% 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
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Revenue
$832K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$924K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$396K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$832K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$674K
FY2021$712K
FY2022$667K
FY2023$712K
FY2024$883K
FY2025$832K
Expenses
$924K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$601K
FY2021$643K
FY2022$610K
FY2023$740K
FY2024$878K
FY2025$924K
Net assets
$396K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$294K
FY2021$363K
FY2022$511K
FY2023$483K
FY2024$489K
FY2025$396K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2001.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $632K Management & general 27% · $248K Fundraising 5% · $44K

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; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Colette Acker Ibclc’s $100K as Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Colette Acker Ibclc$99,945$95,565$95,185$91,014$91,619$82,740

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers breastfeeding help to mothers and children, and trains healthcare professionals.

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1 program · $632K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The BRC continues to provide lactation services by an ibclc to families. In order to expand its reach, the BRC offers home visits outside the geographic area of the center. Free visits for families with medicaid are extended to this program. Inperson support groups were brought back weekly.

$632Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$832K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$687K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$113K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Money outPt IX
$924K
Ln 25
Programscol B$632K
Managementcol C$248K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$396K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$374K
Total assetsLn 16$548K
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$113K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$27K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$687K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Total revenueLn 12$832K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$199K
SavingsLn 2$176K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$374K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$141K
Total assetsLn 16$548K
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
Net assetsLn 32$396K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 683
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$485K$374K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$705K$548K
LiabilitiesLn 26$217K$152K
Net assetsLn 32$489K$396K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$80K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$581K$459K$104K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$35K$18K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$15K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$5K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$66K$50K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$5K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$57K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$6K$4K$697
Total functional expensesLn 25$924K$632K$248K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $832K$924K−$93K$396K 990 PDF
FY2024 $883K$878K$6K$489K 990 PDF
FY2023 $712K$740K−$28K$483K 990 PDF
FY2022 $667K$610K$58K$511K 990 PDF
FY2021 $712K$643K$69K$363K 990 PDF
FY2020 $674K$601K$73K$294K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $831,579 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $165,321$112,664
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $707,104$687,122
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,221$4,192
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,472$27,601
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $883,118$831,579
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $705,874$737,785
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $171,730$186,301
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $877,604$924,086
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,514−$92,507
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $831,579 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,959 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$27,334
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$85,330
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,024
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$112,664
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $687,122$687,122
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,192$4,192
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$25,642
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $689,081 · Excluded from tax $4,192$831,579
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $924,086 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $79,956 · Fundraising $19,989$99,945
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $459,251 · Management $103,760 · Fundraising $18,437$581,448
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,963 · Management $18,045 · Fundraising $3,384$56,392
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,000$7,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,008$1,008
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,682 · Management $4,894$19,576
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,972 · Fundraising $1,658$6,630
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $49,840 · Management $16,613$66,453
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,697 · Management $1,566$6,263
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,724$3,724
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,132$8,132
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,458$57,458
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,503 · Management $3,857 · Fundraising $697$10,057
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $632,374 · Management $247,547 · Fundraising $44,165$924,086
Part X · Balance sheet $548,006 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $313,274$198,775
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $171,472$175,663
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $102$22,251
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,412$8,614
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,314$1,914
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $203,853$140,789
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $705,427$548,006
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,727$7,427
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $207,900$144,286
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $216,627$151,713
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $488,800$396,293
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $488,800$396,293
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $705,427$548,006
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $396,293 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$831,579
XI-2 Total expenses$924,086
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$92,507
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$488,800
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$396,293

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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