Inland Empire Breastfeeding Coalition
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our Inland Empire Breastfeeding Coalition (IEBfC) is a group of dedicated health care professionals and community members who have a desire to raise awareness of the importance of breastfeeding and to create collaborative efforts among hospitals and health care agencies. Our IEBfC provides required lactation continuing lactation education, networking and support for perinatal health care professionals who provide breastfeeding and birth support and assistance to families in various settings throughout the Inland Empire (San Bernardino and Riverside Counties in So California) including hospitals, public health settings and in-home.
- Income
- $192,261
- Spending
- $193,382
- Reserves
- 2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
- Highest pay
- $43,360, programs manager/treasurer
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 December 31, 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 (3)
- $36,964 spent. Virtual 'General Continuing Education' Webinar Sessions for Perinatal Health Care Professionals, 4th Tuesday of Every Month. We provide FREE excellent evidence-based education sessions. We also provide the required continuing education units (CEUs, CERPs, BRNs, etc) for Health Professionals (RNs, Dietitians, Lactation Consultants, etc.) - FREE for members and $30 per session for non-members for the Continuing Education Units. 2025 Session Topics Included: - Hand Expression Techniques: Go Milk Yourself: You Have Power: Express it!! - Mothers Milk, Many Voices: Cultural Conversations on Breastfeeding - The Father Factor in Maternal Health - Supporting Feeding Skills of Late Preterm Infants - Simplifying Breastfeeding: Lactation Education Through Easy-To-Understand Analogies - How Lactation Research can Impact Exclusive Breastfeeding and The Next Generation of Physicians - Examining issues of PMAD's (Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders), Lactation, and Leave in the Workplace - Critical Thinking: Herbal Options in Lactation Care - Milk Banking and Donor Milk: More than Just Nutrition - Nestle 2.0: Lactation Professionals and Infant Formula Marketing in the Digital Age - Breast Health: A Lifetime of Transformations **All sessions are recorded and uploaded to our website for viewing by those who cannot attend live. 905 Health Care Professionals attended who serve 1000s of families each year!
- $24,844 spent. Virtual 'Monthly Check-Ins & Resource Sharing' Webinars for Perinatal Health Care Professionals, Second Tuesday of Every Month. We provide a platform for information and resource sharing. 2025 Session Topics/Resources included: California Breastfeeding Coalition 2025 Summit Scholarship Recipients' Presentation Summaries - Disrupting Burnout - Advancing Pasteurized Donor Human Milk: National, State, and Local Efforts for NICU Care - Diaper Diagnostics: Decoding Infant Elimination - The Role of Lactation Professionals in Infant Care: Case Studies on Collaborative Success - Breastfeeding Blues: An Integrated Approach to Understanding and Supporting the Relationship Between Perinatal Mental Health and Infant Feeding Challenges - Letting Down While Hot Flashing: A Perimenopausal Guide to Lactation - Efforts to Reduce Breastfeeding Disparities: Differential Hospital Reported and Patient Experience of Maternity Care Practices by Race/Ethnicity Fuels Quality Improvement - Understanding the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, Why it Matters Now More Than Ever 554 Health Care Professionals attended who serve 1000s of families each year.
- $74,881 spent. LATCH On IE (Lactation, Assessment, Training, Competencies for Hospitals) Inland Empire Course Birthing Hospital Registered Nurses (RNs)Training Developed by University of North Carolina Gillings School of Public Health for us to meet the new CA State (SB402) Baby-Friendly Hospital mandates, including training for ALL RNs working in birthing hospitals in CA. LATCH on IE is a three part course offered by the Inland Empire Breastfeeding Coalition. This course provides each cohort all the didactic knowledge (2 days) and skills/competency assessments (1 day) required. DIDACTIC DAYS - The 2 full virtual didactic education days, taught by IBCLCs and RNs, include engagement with open discussion, poll questions and breakout sessions. SKILLS DAYS - competency assessments with our collaborative partner, Inland Empire Health Plan. There are a total of 72 skills/competencies each RN must be assessed on by a Lactation Professional Examiner during the 6 station rotation Skills Days. During Skills Days, nurses are able to communicate, network and share ideas from their own worksites about strategies for implementation of the 10 Steps. We provide the required continuing education units (CEUs, CERPs, BRNs, etc) for Health Professionals (RNs, Dietitians, Lactation Consultants, etc.) SUCCESSES: In 2025 we conducted 4 LATCH on IE Training cohorts - 2 classes in the Spring and 2 classes in the Fall. Of the 28 Inland Empire Hospitals (16 San Bernardino Co and 12 Riverside Co), 19 hospitals were represented including 2 of the lowest breastfeeding performing (SB Co) hospitals in CA. 300+ RN Nurses have attended who serve 1000s of families annually.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 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 2025.
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 January 2004.
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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