Equity Before Birth FY2024 filing

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Durham, NC501(c)(3)Since 2020Human ServicesEIN 85-2675630

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To save the lives of black and brown mamas, birthing people and their infants by increasing access to critical pregnancy related support and enhancing the Birth experience

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
16¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$347K 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $151K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
16%
of spending
Concern: 16% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$347K
to officers and key staff · 70% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 70% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $386K
Looks good: 13 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
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
$641K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$495K
To programs
16%
Net assets
$554K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$641K
FY2024▲ +24%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$24K
FY2021$548K
FY2022$538K
FY2023$518K
FY2024$641K
FY2025$761K
Expenses
$495K
FY2024▲ +15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$229K
FY2022$540K
FY2023$431K
FY2024$495K
FY2025$553K
Net assets
$554K
FY2024▲ +36%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6K
FY2021$325K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$409K
FY2024$554K
FY2025$749K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2020.

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

Where the money goes

16 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 16% · $81K Management & general 84% · $414K Fundraising 0% · $3

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

10 people listed on the 990; $347K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$105,927Pt VII · Sec A
$76,044Pt VII · Sec A
$72,643Pt VII · Sec A
$70,169Pt VII · Sec A
$17,381Pt VII · Sec A
$4,398Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Governance Committe
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joy Spencer’s $87K as Executie Director is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joy Spencer$86,855$105,927————
Shaqwelle Mauesby-Greeene—$76,044————
Joy Spencer——$75,102$67,866$49,996$8,801
Terrinae Watson$67,134$72,643————
Liat Shemer$70,569—————
Shemer Liat—$70,169————
Shaqwelle Mauesby-Greene$65,292—————
Breann Wyman$20,733$17,381————

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

Improves Black maternal and infant health by providing access to paid leave, doulas, transport, therapy, and baby supplies.

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3 program services account for $77K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Access to Culturally Congruent Care Teams (ACT) We help increase access to maternal healthcare support services by covering the cost of doula services, midwifery care, therapy, perinatal education and transportation to doctor appointments.

$46Kprogram expense
02

We are Family (Family Engagement) We value building relationships with the families we serve to ensure our programming is not merely transactional but also relational. We offer several family engagement opportunities throughout the year including: Listening Session Mama Moments Group Chat Community Events

$21Kprogram expense
03

Supplies for Babies to Thrive Covering the cost of essential baby items such as diapers, wipes, cribs and feeding supplies to help families and infants thrive. We give direct cash assistance for these items and partner with others such as the H.E.A.R.T.S. Love Bug Closet in order to cover the cost of essential baby and hygiene items.

$10Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 12 grants · $321K · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$18,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,200
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$90,996
Unitemized GrantFY2022$46,950
Unitemized GrantFY2022$35,996
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,450
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,100
Unitemized GrantFY2021$45,550
Unitemized GrantFY2021$34,484
Unitemized GrantFY2021$23,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$641K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$640K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$495K
Ln 25
Programscol B$81K
Managementcol C$414K
Fundraisingcol D$3
Owns and owesPt X
$554K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$554K
Total assetsLn 16$554K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$640K
Government grantsLn 1e$316K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$641K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$116K
SavingsLn 2$439K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$554K
Total assetsLn 16$554K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$554K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 671
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$409K$554K
Total assetsLn 16$409K$554K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$409K$554K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$81K$81K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$106K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$197K$197K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$24K
Management feesLn 11a$50K$50K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$3$3
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$495K$81K$414K$3

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $761K$553K$208K$749K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $641K$495K$146K$554K 990 PDF
FY2023 $518K$431K$86K$409K 990 PDF
FY2022 $538K$540K−$2K$322K 990 PDF
FY2021 $548K$229K$319K$325K 990 PDF
FY2020 $24K$6K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $640,734 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$316,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$323,650
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$639,650
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,084$1,084
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,084 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$640,734
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $494,967 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $81,057$81,057
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $105,927$105,927
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $197,388$197,388
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $18,970$18,970
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $24,321$24,321
IX-11a Management feesManagement $49,789$49,789
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,750$1,750
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $3$3
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,932$6,932
IX-17 TravelManagement $7,498$7,498
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,332$1,332
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $81,057 · Management $413,907 · Fundraising $3$494,967
Part X · Balance sheet $554,367 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,911$115,558
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $343,689$438,809
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $408,600$554,367
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $393,600$554,367
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $408,600$554,367
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $408,600$554,367
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $554,367 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$640,734
XI-2 Total expenses$494,967
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$145,767
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$408,600
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$554,367

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

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