Isrhml

Legal name: International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
760608889
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Phone
2154988498
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Adult, Continuing Education

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$21,000
Expenses
$140,987
Assets
$277,788
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CAROL WAGNER MD (PRESIDENT)
  • MAUREEN GROER PHD RN FAAN (PRESIDENT ELECT)
  • DANIEL SELLEN PHD (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CAROL WAGNER MD (PRESIDENT)
  • MAUREEN GROER PHD RN FAAN (PRESIDENT ELECT)
  • JANET WILLIAMS PHD (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To advance research, mentorship, and leadership in the field of human milk and lactation.

What it reported doing in 2025

The society brings together an international community of scientists from a variety of research related backgrounds in the field of human milk and lactation. The goal of isrhml is to promote excellence in research on all aspects of human lactation including the composition of human milk and the impact of human milk on health outcomes for infants and lactating parents. During the last fiscal year, we provided both webinars and newsletters for our members, as well as individual and group mentorship to trainees in the fields.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 93.2%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -571.4%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.97; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 93.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $131K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.