March of Dimes Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE OMARCH OF DIMES LEADS THE FIGHT FOR THE HEALTH OF ALL MOMS AND BABIES. WE PROVIDE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND PROGRAMS TO GIVE EVERY FAMILY THE BEST POSSIBLE START. SINCE 1938, WE'VE BUILT A SUCCESSFUL LEGACY TO SUPPORT EVERY PREGNANT PERSON AND EVERY FAMILY.
- Income
- $83.6 million
- Spending
- $86.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- -4.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 429
- Volunteers
- 1,000,000
- Highest pay
- $353,561, interim president/ceo (beg 06/24)
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: 35 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 99% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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 (3)
- $45.6 million spent. COMMUNITY COLLABORATION - SEE SCHEDULE OCOMMUNITY COLLABORATIONWE COLLABORATED TO RALLY OVER 600 PARTNERS IN OUR MOM AND BABY ACTION NETWORK TO ADDRESS THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES FACING MOMS AND BABIES AND CONVENED MORE THAN 300 PARTNERS AND 125 BIRTH EQUITY FUNDERS FOR OUR IN-PERSON SUMMIT.MORE THAN 200 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS REACHED OVER 3,000 PEOPLE THROUGH COLLECTIVE IMPACT (CI), A MODEL FOR SOLVING COMPLEX SOCIAL PROBLEMS. THESE CI ACTIVITIES, MEETINGS, AND CONFERENCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOCUS EFFORTS ON KEY DRIVERS AND ROOT CAUSES OF INFANT MORTALITY, PRETERM BIRTH, MATERNAL MORTALITY, AND SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY. WE ALSO CONVENED 28 NATIONAL CORPORATE PARTNERS, COLLECTIVELY INVESTING TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH OUTCOMES.ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH MARCH FOR BABIES, OUR FLAGSHIP FUNDRAISER THAT BROUGHT NEARLY 43,000 PARTICIPANTS TOGETHER, AND YEAR-ROUND SPECIAL EVENTS, WE RAISED $45.1 MILLION TO IMPROVE MOM AND BABY HEALTH.
- $14.7 million spent. RESEARCH AND MEDICAL SUPPORT - SEE SCHEDULE ORESEARCH AND MEDICAL SUPPORTWE INNOVATED TO UNCOVER NEW TREATMENTS AND EXTEND OUR REACH. THE MARCH OF DIMES PREMATURITY RESEARCH CENTER OHIO COLLABORATIVE DISCOVERED AN ENZYME CALLED AKR1C1 THAT COULD BE TARGETED TO DELAY OR PREVENT PRETERM BIRTH BY CONTROLLING PROGESTERONE EFFECTS. AND THE MARCH OF DIMES INNOVATION FUND ADDED TWO NEW COMPANIES TO OUR PORTFOLIO: NOVOCUFF, WHICH IS DEVELOPING A DEVICE TO ADDRESS PRETERM PREMATURE RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES, AND SEVEN STARLING, A MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH COMPANY TO ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH CHALLENGES.WE ALSO INNOVATED HOW WE DELIVERED CARE AND SUPPORT TO OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR MOM & BABY MOBILE HEALTH CENTERS GAINED TWO NEW UNITS IN NEW YORK, NY, AND PHOENIX, AZ, BRINGING ON-THE-GROUND MATERNAL HEALTHCARE AND PROVIDING NEARLY 5,000 MEDICAL VISITS. OUR NICU FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM SERVED OVER 52,000 FAMILIES IN 70 HOSPITALS, PROVIDING FAMILY EDUCATION, STAFF TRAINING ON PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, AND AN IMPROVED PATIENT EXPERIENCE WITH THE SUPPORT OF MARCH OF DIMES EXPERTS.
- $3.4 million spent. PROGRAMS, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY - SEE SCHEDULE O EDUCATION AND ADVOCACYWE EDUCATED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CRISIS. OUR 2024 MARCH OF DIMES REPORT CARD SPOTLIGHTED THE HIGH PRETERM BIRTH RATE THAT EARNED THE US A D+ FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR. THE RELEASE OF OUR NOWHERE TO GO: MATERNITY CARE DESERTS ACROSS THE US 2024 REPORT REVEALED THAT 35% OF US COUNTIES ARE MATERNITY CARE DESERTS. WE ALSO LAUNCHED LOW DOSE, BIG BENEFITS TO EDUCATE PROVIDERS AND MOMS ABOUT LOW DOSE ASPIRIN TO HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF PREECLAMPSIA AND PRETERM BIRTH.TO ENSURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HAVE THE LATEST INFORMATION TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS, WE TRAINED NEARLY 19,000 MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND OUR TRUSTED CONTENT DREW MORE THAN 6 MILLION VISITS TO MARCH OF DIMES, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL GUIDANCE TO HEALTHCARE TEAMS AND FAMILIES IN 2024.WE ALSO ELEVATED TOPICS LIKE DOULA EXPANSION, VACCINES, AND POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION, CONTRIBUTING TO 214,739 VIEWS ON OUR IT STARTS WITH MOM CONSUMER EDUCATION PLATFORM. WE CONTINUED TO AMPLIFY OUR MESSAGE THROUGH MODCAST, OUR RESEARCH-BASED PODCAST, WHICH HAD 1,935 TOTAL DOWNLOADS AND YOUTUBE VIEWS. AND WE ADVOCATED BY RAISING OUR VOICES TO CHAMPION REAL CHANGE. THANKS TO OUR COMMITMENT, MORE THAN 115 BILLS WERE ADVOCATED FOR, WITH 50 SIGNED INTO LAW. OUR ADVOCACY NETWORK INCREASED TO OVER 43,000 INDIVIDUALS WILLING TO HEED THE CALL TO TAKE ACTION WHEN IT WAS NEEDED MOST.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1950.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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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