Maternal Health Fund is dedicated to the treatment and prevention of childbirth injuries by building sustainable capacity with local partners in Sub-Saharan Africa supporting world-renowned doctors, researchers and hospitals that treat women with compassionate holistic care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $160K a year · 32% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff · 0.4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $165K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.4 months of spending in cash, plus $165K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $127K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$493K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$861K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$210K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$493K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$139K
FY2022$144K
FY2023$548K
FY2024$493K
Expenses
$861K
FY2024▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$673K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$798K
FY2023$693K
FY2024$861K
Net assets
$210K
FY2024▼ -64%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$721K
FY2023$586K
FY2024$210K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 2011.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $799K Management & general 3% · $22K Fundraising 5% · $40K

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; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$3,040Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President and Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President, Chairperson and Acting Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeanette Bax-Kurtz’s $3K as Treasurer is at the 2nd 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.

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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

Treats and prevents childbirth injuries by building local capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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1 program · $86K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Developing initiative in Hawassa Ethiopia focusing on preventing Maternal, Newborn and Child Health MNCH diseases, injuries and deaths by providing comprehensive MNCH services, prioritizing underprivileged women and children in a brand new state of the art MNCH-Specialty Center MNCH-SC.

$86Kprogram 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 4 funders$127K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $82K · 2020–2020
Water to ThriveTX · FY2020$82,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$493K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$469K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$861K
Ln 25
Programscol B$799K
Managementcol C$22K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$210K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K
Total assetsLn 16$210K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$469K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Gains on assetsLn 7$60
Total revenueLn 12$493K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$27K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$165K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$210K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$210K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$673K
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$52K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K$27K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$556K$165K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$586K$210K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$586K$210K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$673K$673K
Legal feesLn 11b$224$224
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K$435
Office expensesLn 13$11K$6$9K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$10K$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$50K$33K$1K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$59K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$861K$799K$22K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $493K$861K−$368K$210K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 29, 2024 $548K$693K−$146K$586K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $144K$798K−$654K$721K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $139K$284K−$146K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 27, 2021 $1.2M$673K$513K$1.5M 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $492,891 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $521,092$469,350
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,520$23,541
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $547,612$492,891
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $609,708$673,007
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $83,526$187,857
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $693,234$860,864
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$145,622−$367,973
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $492,891 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$469,350
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$51,780
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$469,350
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,481$23,481
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $60$60
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,541$492,891
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $860,864 across 13 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $673,007$673,007
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $224$224
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,040$3,040
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $17,896$17,896
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,691 · Fundraising $435$18,126
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6 · Management $9,413 · Fundraising $1,493$10,912
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,585 · Management $1,679$7,264
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,369 · Management $5,185 · Fundraising $5,185$20,739
IX-17 TravelPrograms $33,154 · Management $1,402 · Fundraising $14,968$49,524
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,443$1,443
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,689$58,689
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $798,501 · Management $22,386 · Fundraising $39,977$860,864
Part X · Balance sheet $210,310 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,544$26,881
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$14,043
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $555,657$164,961
X-15 Other assets$4,425
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $586,201$210,310
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $311,201$166,767
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $586,201$210,310
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $586,201$210,310
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $210,310 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$492,891
XI-2 Total expenses$860,864
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$367,973
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$586,201
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$7,918
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$210,310

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