To advance care in pregnancy through research and education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$112K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $253K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $8.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $28K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$938K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$573K
-41% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$8.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$573K
FY2023▼ -41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$967K
FY2023$573K
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$605K
FY2021$580K
FY2022$923K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$8.3M
FY2023▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.7M
FY2021$9.8M
FY2022$8.2M
FY2023$8.3M
FY2024$9.4M

From the FY2023 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2004.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $985K Management & general 16% · $206K Fundraising 10% · $133K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $112K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$112,428Pt VII · Sec A
Development Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scholarly Activities Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara Hoopes’s $113K as Executive Director is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Sara Hoopes$112,934$112,428

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advance pregnancy care through research and education.

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1 program · $985K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The foundation successfully funds and awards scholarships and grants to promising researchers who are investigating causes of maternal and infant mortality and morbidity. Foundation programs have offered opportunities to improve pregnancy outcomes through research and clinical training grants, global health initiatives and mentoring of…

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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 2 funders$28K
Grants paid · 37 grants · $1.3M · 2020–2024
Duke UniversityNC · FY2024$75,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCA · FY2024$60,000
Yale UniversityCA · FY2024$60,000
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPA · FY2024$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,943
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,727
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,125
Yale UniversityCT · FY2023$120,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCA · FY2023$60,000
University of Maryland BaltimoreFY2023$55,890
Unitemized GrantFY2023$27,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,550
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$573K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$367K
Investment incomeLn 3$255K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$985K
Managementcol C$206K
Fundraisingcol D$133K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$448K
Total assetsLn 16$9.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$938K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$367K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$49K
Investment incomeLn 3$255K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$15K
Total revenueLn 12$573K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$448K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$448K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$9.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$938K
Net assetsLn 32$8.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 693
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$633K$448K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.9M$8.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$2K
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M$9.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$622K$938K
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M$8.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$463K$463K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$41K$41K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$73K$28K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$302K$175K$67K$60K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53K$31K$12K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$18K$7K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$6K$4K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$8K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$785$3K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$521$6K$366
Information technologyLn 14$8K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$3K$8K$309
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$172K$172K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$311$311
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$2K$15K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$985K$206K$133K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.0M$1.1M$866K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $573K$1.3M−$751K$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $967K$923K$44K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$580K$674K$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$605K$433K$8.7M 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
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Part I · Summary $572,915 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $750,838$366,673
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $209,017$254,870
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,076−$48,628
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $966,931$572,915
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $316,660$504,019
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$512,102
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $3,500$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $602,780$307,796
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $922,940$1,323,917
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $43,991−$751,002
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $572,915 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$180,481
VIII-1c Fundraising events$49,436
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$136,756
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$23,530
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$366,673
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $270,228$270,228
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$15,358−$15,358
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$48,628−$48,628
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $206,242$572,915
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,323,917 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $462,968$462,968
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $41,051$41,051
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,187 · Management $27,761 · Fundraising $25,237$126,185
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $175,404 · Management $66,533 · Fundraising $60,484$302,421
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $30,782 · Management $11,676 · Fundraising $10,615$53,073
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,645 · Management $6,693 · Fundraising $6,085$30,423
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $3,595 · Management $1,363 · Fundraising $1,239$6,197
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,544$11,544
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $33,118$33,118
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $8,345 · Fundraising $21,019$29,364
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $785 · Management $3,040 · Fundraising $2,290$6,115
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $521 · Management $5,590 · Fundraising $366$6,477
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,564 · Fundraising $4,194$7,758
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,057 · Management $8,489 · Fundraising $309$11,855
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,194 · Management $1,535$3,729
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $171,643$171,643
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $311$311
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,537$1,537
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,880 · Management $15,125 · Fundraising $1,143$18,148
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $984,712 · Management $206,224 · Fundraising $132,981$1,323,917
Part X · Balance sheet $9,246,021 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $632,724$447,671
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $47,500$30,300
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,870$12,651
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$1,556
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,935,227$8,753,843
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,811,731$9,246,021
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $477,169$753,699
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $145,225$184,166
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $622,394$937,865
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,105,582$6,537,651
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,083,755$1,770,505
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,189,337$8,308,156
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,811,731$9,246,021
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,308,156 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$572,915
XI-2 Total expenses$1,323,917
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$751,002
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,189,337
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$869,821
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,308,156

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