Michigan Breastfeeding Network

Tax-deductible

Lansing, MI501(c)(3)Since 2012Human ServicesEIN 26-4308289Revenue $1.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmibreastfeeding.org503 Mall Court 296, 48912-5200 · Lansing, MITax-exempt since Feb 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Michigan Breastfeeding Network (mibfn) is to advocate, educate, and community-build alongisde families and organizations for the advancement of an equitable, just, and Breastfeeding-supportive culture.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 6 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $75K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 60% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $389K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$492K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$694K
FY2021$833K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$447K
FY2021$906K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$492K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$291K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$326K
FY2024$441K
FY2025$492K

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 Feb 2013.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $1.3M Management & general 3% · $35K Fundraising 1% · $8K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$128,503Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shannon Mckenney- Shubert’s $129K as Executive Di is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shannon Mckenney- Shubert$128,503$118,320————
Shannon J Mckenney-Shubert——$86,887$84,859$84,000$77,501
Elon Geffrard—————$1,750

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

Promotes a culture that supports and encourages breastfeeding for all.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Mibfns 2025 Accomplishments Include

Providing online educational webinars that reached over 8,000 learners throughout the us and world; continuing to provide the 45-HOUR community breastfeeding supporter course; convening monthly meetings with more than 100 local breastfeeding supporters across michigan to learn and advocate for systemic changes in solidarity with their…

$1.3Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$492K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$264K
Total assetsLn 16$517K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$460K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$23
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$214K
SavingsLn 2$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$264K
Total assetsLn 16$517K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$492K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$322K$264K
Total assetsLn 16$482K$517K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$441K$492K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$125K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$352K$343K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$84K$74K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$44K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$372$372
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$45
Information technologyLn 14$21K$20K$679
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$98
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$11K$129$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$614K$604K$7K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.3M$35K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.3M$51K$492K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.1M$115K$441K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.1M$21K$326K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$87K$305K 990 PDF
FY2021 $833K$906K−$73K$218K 990 PDF
FY2020 $694K$447K$247K$291K 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 $1,372,235 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,229,014$1,335,712
I-9 Program service revenue$36,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28$23
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,229,042$1,372,235
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $585,296$614,349
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $528,619$706,600
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,113,915$1,320,949
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $115,127$51,286
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,372,235 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$460,102
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$875,610
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,335,712
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,500$36,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23$23
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,500 · Excluded from tax $23$1,372,235
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,320,949 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $125,302 · Management $3,201$128,503
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $342,861 · Management $8,758$351,619
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $74,211 · Management $9,787$83,998
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,377 · Management $5,852$50,229
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $372$372
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $39,200$39,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,474$5,474
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,090 · Management $45$2,135
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,422 · Management $679$21,101
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,519 · Management $98$4,617
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,428 · Management $129 · Fundraising $4,315$15,872
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,362$3,362
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $604,060 · Management $6,908 · Fundraising $3,499$614,467
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,277,678 · Management $35,457 · Fundraising $7,814$1,320,949
Part X · Balance sheet $517,306 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $171,728$214,119
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150,006$50,001
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$252,978
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $160,470$208
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $482,204$517,306
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,806$4,779
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $19,633$20,476
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,439$25,255
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $290,765$292,051
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $150,000$200,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $440,765$492,051
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $482,204$517,306
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $492,051 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,372,235
XI-2 Total expenses$1,320,949
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$51,286
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$440,765
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$492,051

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

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