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National Perinatal Information Center Inc

EIN 05-0415082 · Warwick, RI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak31 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE NATIONAL PERINATAL INFORMATION CENTER (NPIC) IS DEDICATED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF PERINATAL HEALTH THROUGH COMPARATIVE DATA ANALYSIS, PROGRAM EVALUATION, HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION.

Income
$1.6 million
Spending
$1.9 million
Spent on programs
66%
Reserves
0.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 100%
Employees
0
Highest pay
$271,746, leased emplo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 31 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 84% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 17% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 8% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    66% of spending went to programs.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $1.3 million spent. THE NATIONAL PERINATAL INFORMATION CENTER (NPIC) IS DEDICATED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF PERINATAL HEALTH THROUGH COMPARATIVE DATA ANALYSIS, PROGRAM EVALUATION, HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, AND PROFESSIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION. NPIC IS ONE OF THE LEADING PERINATAL AND NEONATAL DATA ANALYTICS AND OUTCOME DATABASES IN THE UNITED STATES. FOR OVER 35 YEARS, NPIC HAS WORKED WITH HOSPITALS, PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS, INSURERS, AND RESEARCHERS TO COLLECT AND INTERPRET THE DATA THAT DRIVES BETTER OUTCOMES FOR MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS. AS A DATA LEADER IN THE MATERNAL AND NEWBORN SPACE, NPIC CONTINUES TO PROVIDE BEST-IN-CLASS OUTCOMES AND BENCHMARK REPORTING FOR ITS MEMBER HOSPITALS. EARLY ON, NPIC BECAME NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS UNIQUE EXPERTISE IN THE ORGANIZATION OF PERINATAL CARE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE REGIONALIZATION OF PERINATAL CARE. THIS EARLY WORK SERVED AS THE FOUNDATION BY WHICH NPIC WOULD BROADEN ITS REACH AND IMPACT OVER THE NEXT THREE DECADES. THROUGH ITS MEMBERSHIP, NPIC PROVIDES BENCHMARKING AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR OVER 650,000 MATERNAL AND NEWBORN DISCHARGES PER YEAR, REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE NATION'S BIRTH VOLUME AND MAKING IT ONE OF THE LARGEST PERINATAL AND NEONATAL DATABASES IN THE COUNTRY. FOR OVER 20 YEARS, NPIC HAS BEEN LEADING EFFORTS IN LINKED MOTHER/BABY DATA, WHICH PROVIDES A UNIQUE AND VALUABLE LENS INTO NEWBORN OUTCOMES BASED ON MATERNAL HEALTH AND COMORBIDITIES. IN ADDITION, NPIC PROVIDES DATA ANALYTICS, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING FOR A VARIETY OF KEY ORGANIZATIONS THAT UTILIZE THE NPIC DATABASE FOR RESEARCH AND HEALTH ANALYSIS. IN 2021, NPIC WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE FIRST ANNUAL WHITE HOUSE MATERNAL HEALTH DAY OF ACTION FOR ITS WORK ON STRATIFYING OUTCOMES BY ETHNICITY, PROVIDING HOSPITALS, CLINICIANS, AND COMMUNITIES THE DATA NEEDED FOR SUSTAINABLE EFFORTS RELATED TO HEALTH AND BIRTH EQUITY. NPIC PARTNERS WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES THAT SEEK TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF MOTHERS, BIRTHING PEOPLE, AND NEWBORNS THROUGH DATA ANALYSIS, MATERNAL AND NEONATAL HEALTH RESOURCES, AND FRONTLINE STAFF ENGAGEMENT. THROUGH ITS EXPERTISE IN MATERNAL AND NEONATAL HEALTH, NPIC CONTRACTS WITH HOSPITALS, HEALTHCARE ENTITIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO SERVE AS A CONSULTANT AND COLLABORATOR FOR STATE AND REGIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. NPIC SUPPORTS NATIONAL AND LOCAL MATERNAL AND NEONATAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS THROUGH THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR THE INNOVATION ON MATERNAL HEALTH (AIM) AND THE PERINATAL NEONATAL QUALITY COLLABORATIVE OF RHODE ISLAND (PNQCRI). THE NATIONAL PERINATAL INFORMATION CENTER (NPIC) IS DEDICATED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF PERINATAL HEALTH THROUGH COMPARATIVE DATA ANALYSIS, PROGRAM EVALUATION, HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, AND PROFESSIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION. NPIC IS ONE OF THE LEADING PERINATAL AND NEONATAL DATA ANALYTICS AND OUTCOME DATABASES IN THE UNITED STATES. FOR OVER 35 YEARS, NPIC HAS WORKED WITH HOSPITALS, PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS, INSURERS, AND RESEARCHERS TO COLLECT AND INTERPRET THE DATA THAT DRIVES BETTER OUTCOMES FOR MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS. AS A DATA LEADER IN THE MATERNAL AND NEWBORN SPACE, NPIC CONTINUES TO PROVIDE BEST-IN-CLASS OUTCOMES AND BENCHMARK REPORTING FOR ITS MEMBER HOSPITALS. EARLY ON, NPIC BECAME NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS UNIQUE EXPERTISE IN THE ORGANIZATION OF PERINATAL CARE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE REGIONALIZATION OF PERINATAL CARE. THIS EARLY WORK SERVED AS THE FOUNDATION BY WHICH NPIC WOULD BROADEN ITS REACH AND IMPACT OVER THE NEXT THREE DECADES. THROUGH ITS MEMBERSHIP, NPIC PROVIDES BENCHMARKING AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR OVER 650,000 MATERNAL AND NEWBORN DISCHARGES PER YEAR, REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE NATION'S BIRTH VOLUME AND MAKING IT ONE OF THE LARGEST PERINATAL AND NEONATAL DATABASES IN THE COUNTRY. FOR OVER 20 YEARS, NPIC HAS BEEN LEADING EFFORTS IN LINKED MOTHER/BABY DATA, WHICH PROVIDES A UNIQUE AND VALUABLE LENS INTO NEWBORN OUTCOMES BASED ON MATERNAL HEALTH AND COMORBIDITIES. IN ADDITION, NPIC PROVIDES DATA ANALYTICS, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING FOR A VARIETY OF KEY ORGANIZATIONS THAT UTILIZE THE NPIC DATABASE FOR RESEARCH AND HEALTH ANALYSIS. IN 2021, NPIC WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE FIRST ANNUAL WHITE HOUSE MATERNAL HEALTH DAY OF ACTION FOR ITS WORK ON STRATIFYING OUTCOMES BY ETHNICITY, PROVIDING HOSPITALS, CLINICIANS, AND COMMUNITIES THE DATA NEEDED FOR SUSTAINABLE EFFORTS RELATED TO HEALTH AND BIRTH EQUITY. NPIC PARTNERS WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES THAT SEEK TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF MOTHERS, BIRTHING PEOPLE, AND NEWBORNS THROUGH DATA ANALYSIS, MATERNAL AND NEONATAL HEALTH RESOURCES, AND FRONTLINE STAFF ENGAGEMENT. THROUGH ITS EXPERTISE IN MATERNAL AND NEONATAL HEALTH, NPIC CONTRACTS WITH HOSPITALS, HEALTHCARE ENTITIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO SERVE AS A CONSULTANT AND COLLABORATOR FOR STATE AND REGIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. NPIC SUPPORTS NATIONAL AND LOCAL MATERNAL AND NEONATAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS THROUGH THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR THE INNOVATION ON MATERNAL HEALTH (AIM) AND THE PERINATAL NEONATAL QUALITY COLLABORATIVE OF RHODE ISLAND (PNQCRI).

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 1986.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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