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.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $556K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.5 months of spending in cash, plus $556K 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
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$548K
+279% vs prior year
Spent
$693K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$586K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$548K
FY2023▲ +279%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$139K
FY2022$144K
FY2023$548K
FY2024$493K
Expenses
$693K
FY2023▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$673K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$798K
FY2023$693K
FY2024$861K
Net assets
$586K
FY2023▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$721K
FY2023$586K
FY2024$210K

From the FY2023 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.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $651K Management & general 1% · $7K Fundraising 5% · $35K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President - Past
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and Compliance Offi
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President VP and Medical Dir
$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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3 programs · $627K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

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).

$319Kprogram expense
02

The Fund provides facilities, project managment, financial resources, and medical staff training for a dedicated womens 30 bed community hospital in Uganda that focuses on treatment of obstetric fistula with treatment capacity for 600 women per year.

$267Kprogram expense
03

The Foundation provides support, mainly in Sub Saharan Africa, for the prevention and treatment of childbirth injuries, in particular for obstetric fistula, pelvic organ prolapse, and related complications, through education of medical professionals in the area of urogynecology.

$40Kprogram 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 · 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$548K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$521K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Money outPt IX
$693K
Ln 25
Programscol B$651K
Managementcol C$7K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$586K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K
Total assetsLn 16$586K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$521K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Gains on assetsLn 7$38
Total revenueLn 12$548K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$31K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$556K
Total assetsLn 16$586K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$586K
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$610K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$78K$31K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$643K$556K
Total assetsLn 16$721K$586K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$721K$586K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$610K$610K
Legal feesLn 11b$99$99
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$150$150
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$27K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$404$404
Office expensesLn 13$16K$1K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$16K$15K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$693K$651K$7K$35K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $493K$861K−$368K$210K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $547,612 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $132,897$521,092
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,523$26,520
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $144,420$547,612
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $767,463$609,708
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $30,588$83,526
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $798,051$693,234
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$653,631−$145,622
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $547,612 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$521,092
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,169
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$521,092
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,482$26,482
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $38$38
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $38 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26,482$547,612
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $693,234 across 10 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $609,708$609,708
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $99$99
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,700$2,700
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $150$150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $26,505 · Fundraising $17,998$44,503
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $404$404
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,020 · Fundraising $14,979$15,999
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,738$1,738
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,269 · Fundraising $1,224$16,493
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,440$1,440
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $651,482 · Management $7,147 · Fundraising $34,605$693,234
Part X · Balance sheet $586,201 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $77,649$30,544
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $643,328$555,657
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $720,977$586,201
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $451,559$311,201
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $269,418$275,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $720,977$586,201
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $720,977$586,201
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $586,201 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$547,612
XI-2 Total expenses$693,234
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$145,622
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$720,977
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,789
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,056
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$586,201

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