Birth Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE BIRTH CENTER DBA LIFECYCLE WELLNESS AND BIRTH CENTER IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND FREE-STANDING, OUT-OF-HOSPITAL BIRTH CENTER. OUR TEAM OF MIDWIVES AND NURSE-PRACTITIONERS PROVIDE EMPOWERING GYNECOLOGY AND BIRTH-ORIENTED HEALTH CARE TO CLIENTS IN A TRUSTING AND CARING ENVIRONMENT. LIFECYCLE ADVOCATES FOR AND EDUCATES ABOUT THE MIDWIFERY MODEL OF CARE.
- Income
- $6.6 million
- Spending
- $6.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 2.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 86%
- Employees
- 73
- Volunteers
- 34
- Highest pay
- $165,875, clinical director
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
Good: 71 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 21% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 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.
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)
- $4.2 million spent. MATERNITY CARE - THE BIRTH CENTER DBA LIFECYCLE WELLNESS AND BIRTH CENTER (LWBC) PROVIDES COMPLETE PRENATAL AND BIRTHING SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 600 LOW RISK CHILDBEARING CLIENTS AND THEIR BABIES EACH YEAR, OFFERING A SAFE, HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENT FOR DELIVERY, AND EMPOWERING, EXCEPTIONAL, EVIDENCE-BASED CARE. AS MATERNITY CARE AND BIRTHING OPTIONS DWINDLE IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY REGION, LWBC'S CLIENT BASE AND ITS RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY CONTINUE TO GROW.
- $1.1 million spent. GYNECOLOGICAL CARE -LWBC PROVIDES SKILLED GYNECOLOGICAL SERVICES TO MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 3,000 UNIQUE CLIENTS OF ALL AGES ANNUALLY. LWBC'S GYNECOLOGICAL CARE INCLUDES ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH CONCERNS FROM MENARCHE TO MENOPAUSE. LWBC MIDWIVES AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS SUPPORT THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY WITH PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE SCREENINGS FOR CANCER AND OTHER MODIFIABLE CAUSES OF DISEASE. THEY HELP CLIENTS MEET THEIR HEALTH CARE NEEDS INCLUDING ROUTINE EXAMS, TREATMENT AND COUNSELING, HPV VACCINES, CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, HORMONE REPLACEMENT QUESTIONS AND MANY OTHER WOMEN'S HEALTH CONCERNS.
- $378,256 spent. EDUCATION AND SUPPORT EDUCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF LWBC AND DRIVES MANY ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES. FROM THE CURRENT (2024) MISSION STATEMENT: LIFECYCLE IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND FREE-STANDING, OUT-OF-HOSPITAL BIRTH CENTER. OUR TEAM OF MIDWIVES AND NURSE-PRACTITIONERS PROVIDE EMPOWERING GYNECOLOGY AND BIRTH-ORIENTED HEALTH CARE TO CLIENTS IN A TRUSTING AND CARING ENVIRONMENT. LIFECYCLE ADVOCATES FOR AND EDUCATES ABOUT THE MIDWIFERY MODEL OF CARE.EDUCATION IS RECOGNIZED IN THREE OF THE CORE LWBC VALUE STATEMENTS ADOPTED IN 2024:- AT OUR CORE, WE VALUE AND UPHOLD LIFECYCLE EVENTS - SUCH AS PUBERTY, BIRTH, AND MENOPAUSE - AS NATURAL AND HEALTHY TRANSITIONS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EDUCATION AND EVIDENCE-BASED MIDWIFERY CARE THAT SUPPORTS THESE MILESTONES. - CENTRAL TO OUR VALUES IS FOSTERING A TRUSTED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CLIENTS AND PROVIDERS. WE EMPOWER THROUGH EDUCATION, ENABLING INFORMED HEALTHCARE DECISIONS THAT PRIORITIZE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.- EDUCATION LIES AT THE HEART OF OUR INITIATIVE. WE EDUCATE FUTURE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND THOSE INTERESTED IN THE MIDWIFERY MODEL OF CARE, ENSURING CONTINUITY AND EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE PRACTICES.OUR EDUCATIONAL COMMITMENT TAKES MANY FORMS AND SERVES ABOUT 1,000 CLIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS PLUS MANY NURSING/MIDWIFERY STUDENTS EACH YEAR:- MULTI-MONTH CLINICAL PLACEMENTS FOR SELECTED INDIVIDUAL MIDWIFERY AND NURSING STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES- TOURS AND SEMINARS FOR 18-20 ANNUAL GROUPS OF NURSING STUDENTS FROM LOCAL UNIVERSITIES - PARTICIPATING AS GUEST LECTURERS ON MIDWIFERY CARE AT VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS- COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORT GROUPS, FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FOR LACTATION SUPPORT AND NEW PARENT ADJUSTMENT. THIS SUPPORTS HEALTHY INFANT DEVELOPMENT AND PARENTAL WELL-BEING. PROGRAMMING IS PROVIDED VIA BOTH ONSITE AND REMOTE PLATFORMS, ENABLING US TO REACH MORE PEOPLE.- FREE, VOLUNTARY POSTPARTUM SUPPORT GROUPS FOR CLIENTS AND PARTNERS IN THE WEEKS FOLLOWING DELIVERY- FREE SEMINARS FOR FAMILIES CONSIDERING BIRTH CENTER AND PHYSIOLOGIC, OFTEN CALLED "NATURAL," BIRTH- PAID CLASSES HAVE INCLUDED PREPARATION FOR CHILDBIRTH, POSTPARTUM MOTHER AND BABY CARE, PRENATAL YOGA, BABY WEARING, PARENT/BABY MUSIC, POSTPARTUM RECOVERY, SIBLING PREPARATION AND EFFECTIVE PARENTING.- ENGAGEMENT BY SENIOR STAFF IN VARIOUS HEALTH ADVOCACY GROUPS: PENNSYLVANIA BREASTFEEDING COALITION, DELAWARE COUNTY BREASTFEEDING COALITION, KEYSTONE 10 COLLABORATION, PENNSYLVANIA DOULA AND PERINATAL ADVISORY GROUP, CHOP COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR BREASTFEEDING, FIRST FOOD COLLABORATION, BABY'S 1ST PROJECT COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK, GIRL SCOUTS, DELAWARE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH- LWBC IS A MID-ATLANTIC MOTHERS' MILK BANK DEPOT. WE ACCEPT, HOUSE, AND SHIP BREAST MILK FOR LOCAL MAMMB APPROVED DONORS MAKING MILK DONATIONS FOR MEDICALLY FRAGILE INFANTS CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE.
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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1979.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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