Miraclefeet
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MIRACLEFEET INCREASES ACCESS TO PROPER TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN BORN WITH CLUBFOOT IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
- Income
- $8.7 million
- Spending
- $9.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 7.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $218,300, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 77 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 12 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 June 30, 2025, 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)
- $7.7 million spent. MIRACLEFEET IS COMMITTED TO ELIMINATING UNTREATED CLUBFOOT, A COMMON BIRTH DEFECT THAT CAUSES ONE OR BOTH FEET TO TURN INWARDS AND DOWN, MAKING WALKING PAINFUL AND DIFFICULT IF LEFT UNTREATED. AFFECTING ABOUT 1 IN 800 NEWBORNS WORLDWIDE, CLUBFOOT IS CORRECTIBLE WITH THE PONSETI METHOD, THE LOW-COST, NONSURGICAL STANDARD OF CARE ROUTINELY PROVIDED IN ADVANCED HEALTH SYSTEMS. MIRACLEFEET WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN BORN WITH CLUBFOOT IN HIGH-NEED COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE WHERE FEWER THAN 1 IN 5 HAVE ACCESS TO TREATMENT. MORE THAN 95% OF CASES CAN BE TREATED AT AN AVERAGE COST OF $500 PER CHILD. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)MIRACLEFEET EXPANDS ACCESS TO CLUBFOOT TREATMENT BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND GOVERNMENTS, PROVIDING THE ORGANIZATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES NEEDED TO CREATE AND SUPPORT CLUBFOOT CLINICS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES. MIRACLEFEET FUNDS ARE USED TO PROVIDE TREATMENT SUPPLIES LIKE FOOT ABDUCTION BRACES; HIRE CLINIC ASSISTANTS TO PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP AND PARENT EDUCATION; EXECUTE CLUBFOOT AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS; TRAIN HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN THE PONSETI METHOD; AND CREATE EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND REFERRAL (EDR) PATHWAYS. ALL MIRACLEFEET PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE CLUBFOOT CARE INTO NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, ENSURING LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL MINISTRIES OF HEALTH, PUBLIC HOSPITALS, AND LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, MIRACLEFEET AND OUR NETWORK OF 49 PARTNERS ENROLLED 17,846 NEW CHILDREN IN CLUBFOOT TREATMENT, AND OUR REACH GREW TO 37 TOTAL COUNTRIES AND 515 CLINICS. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 2010, OVER 116,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ENROLLED IN CARE. WE WORKED ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA, EAST AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SOUTH ASIA, EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, AND LATIN AMERICA. TRAINING PROVIDERS IS AT THE HEART OF ENSURING CLUBFOOT CARE IS ACCESSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE. THIS YEAR WE FACILITATED CLINICAL TRAININGS FOR 1,407 PONSETI CLINICIANS AT 139 TRAININGS ACROSS 27 PARTNER COUNTRIES. AN ADDITIONAL 131 CLINICIANS PARTICIPATED IN TRAINING THROUGH ACT ONLINE, OUR ONLINE PLATFORM DESIGNED FOR LEARNING PONSETI SKILLS IN LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS. FURTHER, WE ORGANIZED THREE REGIONAL SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION TRAININGS AND ONE TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSE TO EQUIP EXPERIENCED CLINICIANS FROM OUR PARTNER COUNTRIES WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, HANDS-ON PONSETI TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP TO THEIR PEERS. SINCE EARLY TREATMENT IN INFANTS LEADS TO FASTER AND LESS COMPLEX CORRECTION, WE PRIORITIZE EARLY DETECTION AND REFERRAL PATHWAYS AND PROVIDE FUNDING TO PARTNERS TO CONDUCT EDR TRAININGS. IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, OUR PARTNERS HELD 212 EDR TRAININGS AND AN ADDITIONAL 34 COMMUNITY AWARENESS SESSIONS. IN ADDITION, THE PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION'S (PAHO) ONLINE EDR TRAINING, LAUNCHED IN 2023, HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETED BY NEARLY 10,000 HEALTH WORKERS, MOSTLY IN LATIN AMERICA. PRIORITIZING CLUBFOOT AWARENESS AMONG HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WHO ROUTINELY SEE NEWBORNS AND BABIES, RATHER THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION, HAS PROVEN HIGHLY EFFECTIVE: A LARGE MAJORITY OF OUR PARTNER COUNTRIES NOW MEET OR EXCEED OUR KPI FOR ENROLLING CHILDREN IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF LIFE.RECOGNIZING THAT BRACING IS CRITICAL TO LONG-TERM TREATMENT SUCCESS, MIRACLEFEET COLLABORATED WITH STANFORD UNIVERSITY, SUNCAST, AND CLARKS SHOES TO DEVELOP A LOW-COST, HIGH-QUALITY BRACE. LAST YEAR, MIRACLEFEET DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 32,000 PAIRS OF SHOES AND OVER 19,000 BARS (BRACE COMPONENTS) TO 29 COUNTRIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 June 2025.
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 March 2011.
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 October 21, 2026.
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