Aabc Foundation Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 232778441
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2013–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Perkiomenville, PA, USA
- Phone
- 2152348068
- Rating
- 79
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Health Treatment Facilities, Primarily Outpatient
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $915,847
- Expenses
- $451,304
- Assets
- $2,563,029
- Liabilities
- $89,469
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
16 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- BRIANNA BENNETT (PRESIDENT)
- DIANE ORTEGA (VICE PRESIDENT)
- ANN GEISLER (PAST PRESIDENT THRU DECEMBER)
- KATE BAUER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- KATE BAUER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $122,643 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The aabc foundation raises funds to support the advancement of the aabc midwifery-led birth center model as a standard to achieve high-value, evidence-based wellness care that is equitable, safe, and respectful.
What it reported doing in 2024
Research grants: the aabc foundation supports the identification and validation of components of the birth center model through ongoing quantitative and qualitative research. Aabcf awards grants to support research projects on issues related to the birth center model of care. In 2024, the aabc foundation awarded 4 research grants. Accreditation support grants: the aabc foundation supports cabc accreditation as the standard for birth center excellence and awards grants to assist birth centers with accreditation fees due to the commission for the accreditation of birth centers. In 2024, 4 accreditation support grants were awarded.see additional information on schedule o.membership support grants: the aabc foundation seeks to assure the continued development, expansion and stability of the birth center model and awards grants to birth centers to assist with membership dues to the american association of birth centers. The aabc foundation awarded 19 membership support grants in 2024.scholarships: the aabc foundation also awards scholarships to individuals to attend the aabc how to start a birth center workshops and the aabc birth institute and community birth assistant training. In 2024, 27 scholarships were awarded.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 88% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 67% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filed totals do not add up.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 64
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 82
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 55.6%; rating input score 56
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 71.4%; rating input score 71; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 50.7%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.68; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 3.2%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 17% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 15.9% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 15.5% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 55.6% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $451K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $123K · 16 people listed
- Consistency: 22 of 23 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 56/100.
- Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 56/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.