Santa Fe Birth center's mission is to increase good outcomes and positive Birth experiences by expanding place-of-Birth choices. Santa Fe Birth Center is a non profit 501c3 organization providing a vital choice for the transformative experience of childbirth. IT is Santa fe's only Birth Center, adding an essential birthing alternative to hospital or home Birth options. Santa Fe Birth Center provides a safe, satisfying, cost effective Birth place that promotes a midwifery model of care for eligible clients of all cultural traditions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3K 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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 12% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% 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 · 0.8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $91K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$67K
65% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 65% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$446K
+107% vs prior year
Spent
$349K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$37K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$446K
FY2024▲ +107%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$197K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$446K
Expenses
$349K
FY2024▲ +49%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$234K
FY2024$349K
Net assets
$37K
FY2024▲ +161%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022−$41K
FY2023−$60K
FY2024$37K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2021.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $349K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$2,700Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Meria Loeks’s $3K as President is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1980 $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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides a safe, cost-effective birth center alternative to hospital or home births.

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1 program · $349K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Childbirth is a life-changing event. Santa fe birth centers vision is to provide a unique opportunity for birthing people to express their individual birthing style autonomously in a facility designed solely for the physiological process of birth. Our goal is to provide a beautiful, appealing center that is sustainable over time.

$349Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$91K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$446K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$266K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$179K
Money outPt IX
$349K
Ln 25
Programscol B$349K
Owns and owesPt X
$37K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$104K
Total assetsLn 16$104K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$179K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$266K
Total revenueLn 12$446K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$104K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$104K
Total assetsLn 16$104K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
Net assetsLn 32$37K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K$104K
Total assetsLn 16$7K$104K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K$67K
Net assetsLn 32−$60K$37K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$153K$153K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$61K$61K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$223$223
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$52K$52K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$349K$349K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $446K$349K$97K$37K 990 PDF
FY2023 $215K$234K−$19K−$60K 990 PDF
FY2022 $197K−$41K 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 $445,687 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $56,061$179,421
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $159,338$266,266
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $215,399$445,687
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $149,609$170,612
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $84,428$178,260
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $234,037$348,872
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,638$96,815
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $445,687 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$179,421
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$179,421
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $266,266$266,266
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $266,266$445,687
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $348,872 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,700$2,700
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $153,061$153,061
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,851$14,851
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,110$61,110
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $223$223
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,648$7,648
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,062$20,062
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,565$51,565
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,191$3,191
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,677$1,677
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,244$15,244
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,772$15,772
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,768$1,768
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $348,872 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$348,872
Part X · Balance sheet $104,227 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,411$104,227
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,411$104,227
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $37,483$37,484
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $67,483$67,484
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$60,072$36,743
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$60,072$36,743
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,411$104,227
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $36,743 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$445,687
XI-2 Total expenses$348,872
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$96,815
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$60,072
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$36,743

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