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Group B Strep International

EIN 20-5483622 · Pomona, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak26 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

International awareness and prevention of group B strep disease in babies

Income
$76,898
Spending
$76,396
Reserves
0.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$21,050, ceo/cofounder, director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 26 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 95% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 (5)
  1. $30,009 spent. Social Media for GBSI profile - X: 1234 followers; Facebook Page: 2K+ followers; Facebook Groups Page (public): 2.1K+ members; Facebook Discussion Group (private): 2.8K+ members; Instagram: approx. 1074 followers; LinkedIn: approx. 340 followers; Threads: 192 followers; YouTube approx. 74 followers; Bluesky: 54 followers; Social Media for GBS Research Connect profile: X:63 followers; Bluesky: 36 followers
  2. $20,780 spent. GBS Info to All - Website info and downloadable website materials were available during 49K+ website views, responded to info requests, e-newsletters sent to approx. 1000 individuals each month; sponsored July 8-14 as GBS Awareness Week, February as International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month, and October as Prenatal-onset GBS Disease Recognition Month with toolkits available for each of these health observances.
  3. $10,535 spent. GBS Research Connect - Coordinated free membership platform for researchers, healthcare professionals, and professional health advocates/academics involved in furthering GBS research and disease prevention with 180 new members joining by fiscal-year end. Total membership at fiscal-year end was 598. Held five member-exclusive webinars; facilitated networking and added pertinent content.
  4. $5,346 spent. Exhibits and Presentations - Attended and exhibited at the Summit for Perinatal Excellence in Minneapolis, MN in June of 2025, approx. 200 attendees; GBSI's CEO was on the Scientific Organizing Committee for the International Symposium on Streptococcus Agalactiae (ISSAD) in Nairobi, Kenya held in February 2025, co-organized GBS parents sharing their stories via video and storyboards, co-organized, presented at, and participated in the Parent Advocacy Workshop as well as gave a portion of the opening message, approx 300 in attendance; GBSI's CEO attended and was a parent advocacy presenter at the GBS Symposium, 50+ attendees, and was one of 11 collaborators at the GBS Prevention Workshop, both events held in Perth, Australia in March 2025.
  5. $457 spent. WAVES Study - The WAVES (Ways to Avoid Various Elements of Susceptibility) Study is an ongoing comprehensive survey of mothers developed and launched to help determine gaps in GBS care and communication. Estimating 200,000+ as the reach once the results are analyzed. Results will be posted on our website, promoted on our social media, and shared in presentations and at future exhibits.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

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

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2026.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2007.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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