Jamaa Birth Village

Tax-deductible

Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 47-5592021

To provide affordable access to Midwives & Doulas of color and Childbirth & Parenting education in the St. Louis region to lower prematurity maternal-infant morbidity and mortality through a network of health professionals and peers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$261K 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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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$261K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 99% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $138K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$719K
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$660K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$266K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$719K
FY2024▲ +34%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$314K
FY2021$493K
FY2022$996K
FY2023$535K
FY2024$719K
Expenses
$660K
FY2024▼ -22%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$274K
FY2021$380K
FY2022$782K
FY2023$842K
FY2024$660K
Net assets
$266K
FY2024▲ +20%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$315K
FY2022$528K
FY2023$221K
FY2024$266K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending October 2024) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2016.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $456K Management & general 29% · $191K Fundraising 2% · $12K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $261K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board President
$260,820Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brittany Conteh’s $261K as Board President is at the 99th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2020
Brittany Conteh$260,820——
Brittany Campbell—$260,599$47,981
Kylan Williams—$7,211—

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

Connects expectant parents with affordable midwives, doulas, and education to improve birth outcomes.

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3 program services account for $265K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Jamaa birth village completed the STL 360 doula initiative funded by merck for mothers by training a total of 363 doulas. This successful project provided public education on the benefits of doulas, awarded doula training scholarships for community members across missouri, and closed the doula disparity gap.

$185Kprogram expense
02

Jamaa birth village launched missouri's 1ST statewide black maternal health summit, in partnership with the missouri community doula council, april 16-17, 2024, in alignment with the national movement to eradicate preventable causes of maternal morbidity, mortality, and prematurity for african american mothers and babies.

$50Kprogram expense
03

Jamaa birth village celebrated the global launch of black doula day in ST. Louis via a press conference in partnership with the city of ST. Louis department of health. On april 11, 2024, in partnership with black mamas matter alliance, jamaa birth village hosted a black doula day virtual pep rally with over 650 doulas and maternal health…

$30Kprogram expense

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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
Panorama GlobalFY2024$20K
Race ForwardFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$138K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$719K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$272K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$660K
Ln 25
Programscol B$456K
Managementcol C$191K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$266K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$41K
Total assetsLn 16$306K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$272K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$719K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$41K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$262K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$306K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$266K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K$41K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$160K$262K
Total assetsLn 16$221K$306K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$39K
Net assetsLn 32$221K$266K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$58K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$37K$28K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$8K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$123K$92K$31K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$40K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$86K$65K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$4K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$14K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$2K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$11K$4K
TravelLn 17$25K$19K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$37K$37K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$9K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$924
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$135K$101K$34K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$5K$8K$600
Total functional expensesLn 25$660K$456K$191K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $719K$660K$59K$266K 990 PDF
FY2023 $535K$842K−$307K$221K 990 PDF
FY2022 $996K$782K$214K$528K 990 PDF
FY2021 $493K$380K$113K$315K 990 PDF
FY2020 $314K$274K$41K$202K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $718,917 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$446,446
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$446,446
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $272,470$272,470
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $272,471 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$718,917
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $660,048 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,419 · Management $19,473$77,892
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $27,547 · Management $9,182$36,729
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,710 · Management $2,570$10,280
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $92,390 · Management $30,797$123,187
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,000$40,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $64,669 · Management $21,556$86,225
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,838 · Fundraising $11,513$15,351
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,435 · Management $4,812$19,247
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,218 · Management $6,654$8,872
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,228 · Management $3,742$14,970
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,966 · Management $6,322$25,288
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $37,268$37,268
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,975 · Management $2,992$11,967
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,771 · Management $924$3,695
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $100,923 · Management $33,641$134,564
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,087 · Management $7,826 · Fundraising $600$13,513
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $456,444 · Management $191,491 · Fundraising $12,113$660,048
Part X · Balance sheet $305,734 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $48,516$40,628
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,269$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $159,639$262,074
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$3,032
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $221,424$305,734
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$19,832
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$19,532
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$39,364
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $221,424$266,370
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $221,424$305,734
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $266,370 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$718,917
XI-2 Total expenses$660,048
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$58,869
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$221,424
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$13,923
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$266,370

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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