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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by EVERY MOTHER COUNTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,715,516
Total expenses
$7,995,018
Contributions and grants received
$7,454,952
Grants paid
$3,106,500
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$359,510
Other revenue
-$98,946
Total assets, end of year
$12,285,362
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,594,257
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,691,105
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,683,687
Management and general expenses
$1,101,343
Fundraising expenses
$209,988
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,683,687

Program services were 83.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $218,657

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,236,295

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $17,305

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $323,662 · excluded $323,662

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $9,953,102

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $9,917,254

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $35,848

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $35,848 · excluded $35,848

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $16,717

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $218,657

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $117,179

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$100,462 · excluded -$100,462

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $1,516 · excluded $1,516

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,516

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,499,000 · program services $2,499,000

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $607,500 · program services $607,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $207,967 · program services $207,967

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,467,460 · program services $829,588 · management and general $492,524 · fundraising $145,348

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $16,138 · program services $9,298 · management and general $4,729 · fundraising $2,111

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $159,964 · program services $113,221 · management and general $33,652 · fundraising $13,091

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $131,074 · program services $84,889 · management and general $33,971 · fundraising $12,214

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $66,541 · program services $31,749 · management and general $34,792

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $166,919 · program services $5,773 · management and general $161,146

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $6,105 · management and general $6,105

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,112,453 · program services $939,698 · management and general $169,535 · fundraising $3,220

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $81,448 · program services $81,043 · management and general $405

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $120,524 · program services $87,872 · management and general $22,711 · fundraising $9,941

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $82,823 · program services $67,086 · management and general $10,422 · fundraising $5,315

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $159,384 · program services $129,556 · management and general $17,095 · fundraising $12,733

  • 17 · Travel

    total $145,872 · program services $135,021 · management and general $10,851

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $110,703 · program services $95,196 · management and general $14,232 · fundraising $1,275

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $38,405 · program services $9,249 · management and general $29,156

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,821 · program services $7,276 · management and general $139 · fundraising $406

  • 24a · Other expenses: MATERNAL HEALTH SUPPORT

    total $638,770 · program services $638,734 · management and general $36

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENSES AND FEES

    total $85,896 · program services $45,810 · management and general $39,232 · fundraising $854

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF TRAINING

    total $51,520 · program services $38,218 · management and general $9,822 · fundraising $3,480

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT & FURNITURE

    total $4,655 · program services $127 · management and general $4,528

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $26,076 · program services $19,816 · management and general $6,260

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,049,788 · end of year $1,059,962

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,679,184 · end of year $375,660

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,288,784 · end of year $2,103,315

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $52,643 · end of year $203,002

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $275,544

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $178,205

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $60,239 · end of year $97,339

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,829,328 · end of year $8,283,738

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $324,768 · end of year $162,346

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $288,137 · end of year $717,271

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $710,000 · end of year $620,000

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $139,151

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $289,689 · end of year $117,835

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,196,898 · end of year $8,325,251

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,800,010 · end of year $2,365,854

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

EVERY MOTHER COUNTS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO MAKING PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH SAFE, RESPECTFUL, AND EQUITABLE FOR EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE. MOTIVATED BY THE BELIEF THAT MATERNAL HEALTH IS A HUMAN RIGHT, WE ADVANCE EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE GLOBAL MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS AND IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES AND THE EXPERIENCE OF CARE FOR ALL, FOCUSING SPECIFICALLY ON SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-CENTERED CARE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. WE DO THIS BY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS, INVESTING IN COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS, AND ADVOCATING FOR CRITICAL SYSTEMS CHANGE.

  • GRANTMAKING AND TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVES - IN 2023, EVERY MOTHER COUNTS COMMITTED GRANTS TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SAFE, RESPECTFUL, AND EQUITABLE MATERNITY CARE IN NINE CORE COUNTRIES (BANGLADESH, GUATEMALA, HAITI, INDIA, INDONESIA, KENYA, NEPAL, TANZANIA, AND THE UNITED STATES). THROUGH GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANTS, EMC INVESTS IN COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS THAT EXPAND, STRENGTHEN, AND DIVERSIFY THE MATERNITY CARE WORKFORCE AND ADVANCE PROVEN, EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS OF CARE AND SUPPORT THROUGH DIRECT SERVICE PROVISION. IN ADDITION TO GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANTS, EMC ISSUED EMERGENCY GRANTS TO SUPPORT RESPONSE EFFORTS TO HUMANITARIAN CRISES AND NATURAL DISASTERS IN UKRAINE, GAZA, AND OTHER SETTINGS AND SUPPORTED PROJECT-SPECIFIC EFFORTS TO SCALE EVIDENCE-BASED, INNOVATIVE MODELS OF CARE AND SUPPORT, INCLUDING JUSTBIRTH SPACE AND CHOICES IN CHILDBIRTH, TWO INITIATIVES THAT OFFER FREE VIRTUAL SUPPORT AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS DURING PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, AND BEYOND.

    Expenses $5,155,301 · Grants $3,106,500

  • RAISING AWARENESS & EDUCATION - IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED 273,924 PEOPLE THROUGH EVENTS, CAMPAIGNS, RACES, AND FILMS THAT HELPED SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON MATERNAL HEALTH. BY AMPLIFYING WOMEN'S VOICES AND BIRTHING EXPERIENCES, WE EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT MATERNAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD. THROUGH COMPELLING STORYTELLING AND ENGAGING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS OUR RUNNING AND FITNESS EVENTS, WE HAVE GROWN A COMMUNITY OF INFORMED SUPPORTERS AND INSPIRED THESE INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME ADVOCATES FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS.

    Expenses $826,642

  • POLICY & ADVOCACY - TO IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES, THE ORGANIZATION ADVOCATES FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE. IN 2023, IT SUPPORTED 24 PIECES OF LEGISLATION (INCLUDING 13 BILLS IN AN OMNIBUS PACKAGE) AT THE U.S. FEDERAL LEVEL TO ADVANCE MATERNAL HEALTH AND MOBILIZED OVER 2,400 ADVOCATES THROUGH EMC ADVOCACY TRAINING AND TAKE ACTION CAMPAIGNS.

    Expenses $701,744

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Allison Gollust

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Autumn Hunter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christiane Lemieux

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Sharmila Makhija

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elizabeth Liz Howell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kim Thu-Posnett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mariam Naficy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christy Turlington Burns

    PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Elizabeth Liz Robinson

    CHAIR, TREASURER (FROM 4/1/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Hilani Kerr

    DIRECTOR, TREASURER (UNTIL 3/1/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Courtney Yannacci

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $161,231
    From this org
    $142,818
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,413
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,818
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,285
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,128
    Filer's total
    $161,231
  • Katharine Grimes Dir Of Fin

    & OPS., SECRETARY (UNTIL 4/30/23)

    Total calculated
    $41,037
    From this org
    $35,236
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,801
    Hours/week
    40
  • Nan Strauss Managing Dir

    OF POL., ADV. & GRAN (UNTIL 2/15/23)

    Total calculated
    $170,887
    From this org
    $158,066
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,821
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $97,586
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $60,480
    Deferred
    $3,942
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,879
    Filer's total
    $170,887
  • Grace Kellum

    DIR. OF BRAND PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $138,073
    From this org
    $132,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,573
    Hours/week
    40
  • Nina R Blecker

    VP. COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $164,172
    From this org
    $162,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,772
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,400
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,499
    Nontaxable benefits
    $273
    Filer's total
    $164,172
  • Melissa Gradilla

    DIRECTOR, GRANTMAKING

    Total calculated
    $148,472
    From this org
    $127,836
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,636
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
NAN STRAUSS, MANAGING DIRECTOR, LEFT THE POSITION FEBRUARY 15, 2023. SHE RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $60,480 UNDER A SEPARATION AGREEMENT DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2023 AND IT IS REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN (B)(III).
PART I, LINE 7
MELISSA GRADILLA, DIRECTOR, RECEIVED A BONUS OF $5,000.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE HOPE FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES TO THE MOST UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN RURAL BANGLADESH USING EDUCATION, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE.

  • GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR BUMI SEHAT'S WORK TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE, ESPECIALLY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION, A HUMAN RIGHT. IN ADDITION, A CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ATTENDANCE OF BUMI SEHAT MIDWIVES AT THE 2023 ICM CONFERENCE IN BALI AND A SITE VISIT GRANT AFTER AN EMC LEARNING TRIP.

  • GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR COMMONSENSE CHILDBIRTH TO ADVANCE THEIR EFFORTS TO ERADICATE RACIAL DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL HEALTH BY RESTORING DEEPLY ROOTED NETWORKS OF CARE AND SUPPORT.

  • PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE SCALING OF LWALAS OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE INITIATIVE (OHI), WHICH ADDRESSES THE LEADING CAUSE OF MATERNAL DEATH IN KENYA BY ADVANCING A BUNDLE OF PROTOCOLS AND TOOLS TO TREAT OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE AND THE TRAINING OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO KNOW WHICH TOOLS TO DEPLOY AND WHEN, AND TO EXPAND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OHI ACTIVITIES TO ADDTIONAL COUNTIES.

  • GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF TWO BIRTH CENTERS: ROOTS COMMUNITY BIRTH CENTER IN MINNEAPOLIS AND MAGNOLIA BIRTH HOUSE IN NORTH MIAMI BEACH TO PROVIDE NON-REIMBURSABLE MIDWIFE-LED PRENATAL, CHILDBIRTH, AND POSTPARTUM CARE, AS WELL AS WRAPAROUND SERVICES, REFERRALS, TRAINING FOR STAFF, AND BROADER EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS.

  • GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO ADVANCE ACAM'S WORK TO IMPROVE MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES BY HELPING TO PREPARE AND SUSTAIN LOCAL MIDWIVES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORTING THEM TO HAVE A VOICE IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL POLICIES.

  • PROJECT SUPPORT FOR ONE HEART WORLDWIDE'S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF RURAL NEPAL BY CONTRIBUTING TO SCALING OF OHW'S NETWORK OF SAFETY MODEL IN ADDITIONAL DISTRICTS.

  • GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO ADVANCE CHANGING WOMAN INITIATIVE'S MISSION TO EMPOWER DIVERSE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT CULTURAL BIRTH RESILIENCY AND THE FUNDAMENTAL INDIGENOUS HUMAN RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, DIGNITY, AND JUSTICE.

  • GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO SUPPORT NAZDEEK'S WORK TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY JUSTICE AND LEGAL EMPOWERMENT.

  • GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR SISTERWEB, A NETWORK OF CULTURALLY CONGRUENT COMMUNITY DOULAS AND BIRTH WORKERS FROM AND FOR BLACK COMMUNITIES, THAT WORKS TO DISMANTLE RACIST HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND ADVANCE ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR BIRTHING FAMILIES AND DOULAS IN SAN FRANCISCO.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423209349308127

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