Perinatal Advisory Council Leadership Advocacy and Consultati
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO IMPROVE PERINATAL HEALTH OUTCOMES BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO PROFESSIONALS AND SYSTEMS CARING FOR WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- Income
- $762,559
- Spending
- $660,917
- Spent on programs
- 67%
- Reserves
- 3.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 68%
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $118,461, interim 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: 76 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 18% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1567% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 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
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (3)
- $220,037 spent. Regional Perinatal Programs for California RPPC Grant scope of work - assisted 75 hospitals 25 in Southern Inland Counties 15 in South Coastal and East Los Angeles and 35 in Central North Los Angeles and Coastal5Valley with their perinatal quality improvement technical assistance policy updating and education and training during the fiscal year by annual in-person site visits or virtual meetings annually: 1. Providing resources and TA to hospitals to help standardize risk assessment and response to providing appropriate levels of care coordinated transfers transports to risk appropriate facilities 2. Help facilities improve regionalized awareness and capacity of healthcare public health and social services providers to address pregnant birthing postpartum and lactating individuals during public health emergencies by championing facility preparedness and build local coalitions with expertise and scope - present annual webinars on perinatal emergency preparedness and discussion at perinatal nursing leadership meetings via zoom 3. We review stratified data for specific quality measures such as exclusive breastfeeding severe maternal morbidity cesarean sections and premature birth and discuss disparities and implementing and maintaining practices that advance equity in these areas and meet the H&SC 123367 for breastfeeding by providing guidance resources to assist 4. Focus on infant safety with respect to Safe Sleep and review policies practices nurses training and education and help align with current clinical standards of practice to reduce SIDS and SUIDS 5. Help reduce preventable mortality and morbidity disparities by increasing the proportion of facilities that evaluate their quality of care with respect to clinical measures and patient experience by reviewing data speaking with staff and management help facilities that need to adopt respectful maternity care practices provide implicit bias training every 2 years as per law and recommend tools and resources to promote respectful maternity neonatal care.
- $105,282 spent. Welcome Baby Program - Part of Los Angeles Best Babies Network from 1 st 5 LA - PAC LAC has been providing technical assistance and webinars to registered nurses program management and home visitation personnel and health coaches for the past four years. In 24-25 we provided 12 months of technical assistance and three 90 minute educational webinars on: 3 4 25 Newborn Hyperbilirubinemia to 80 RNs 3 17 25 Implicit Bias and Cultural Humility Part I to Parent Coaches - 79 attendees; 5 19 25 Cultural Humility Considerations Part II 72 attendees. PAC LAC participated in 3 community events through the year with the African American Infant Maternal Mortality Community Action Team AAIMM-CAT in Pasadena Duarte Altadena disseminating information on important topics such as Pre-eclampsia Use of Low-Dose Aspirin Vaccinations Breastfeeding Congenital Syphilis and more. The attendance average was 150 200 and 325 - birthing persons and their infants and families. Also participated in a community event in Whittier CA where 1,000 people attended in partnership with WIC and had a table with information about our organization and other maternal neonatal health education resources. In partnership with CeraVe donated 3 boxes of sachets for infant skin care at each of the events. PAC LAC also donated a 200 target gift card to AAIMM during Christmas holiday event for the San Gabriel Valley communities and participated in gift giving to 40 needy families. Provided 4 webinars throughout the year - 11 20 24 Nursing Empowerment in the Perinatal Setting with 15 attendees 1 15 25 Promotion of Donor Breastmilk with 35 attendees 6 18 25 Trauma Informed Care and Addressing ACES through Perinatal care with 18 attendees 2 18 25 Navigating Menopause with 24 attendees. Additional talk per request from hospital in Monterey Park CA on Raising Awareness and Promoting Equity in Perinatal Nursing Care 9 25 24 2 hour talk in-person for Perinatal Nursing Services with 46 people in attendance comprised of RNs IBCLC OB techs management; continuing education units provided. Conducted Perinatal Nurse Leadership Meetings every other month 2 nd Wednesday from noon - 2:00pm 6 virtual meetings on 7 24 9 24 11 24 1 25 3 25 5 25 with hospital RN leaders in MaternalChild Health and some IBCLCs average attendance is 23-28. 1 st half of meeting with guest speaker presentations on Implicit Bias new regulatory concerns and legislation supporting lactation as a public health issues and use of donor human milk important role of doulas and domestic violence and the second half of the meetings were to facilitate and discuss any challenges opportunities successes surveys concerns that were confidential and important to the nursing leadership. Collaboration and participation and attendance at virtual with San Bernardino Maternal Mental Health Coalition monthly FIMR - Fetal Infant Mortality Review and Community Action Team quarterly meetings San Bernardino County and presented talk on Congenital Syphilis; collaboration with women infants WIC to promote nutritional health for mother baby and prenatally. Regional breastfeeding Liaison attends annual hospital site visits with perinatal consultants from PAC LAC Partner with AAIMM in San Gabriel Valley SGV attending monthly planning meetings co-lead of healthcare provider workgroup to promote trust between healthcare facilities and Black birthing persons and their families in the SGV.
- $114,754 spent. Our PAC LAC annual perinatal conference occurred on May 29 2025 with 225 people in attendance from nurses physicians public health social workers health educators lactation consultants and educators and health care managers directors and community organizations. Our theme was Emerging Challenges in Maternal and Neonatal Care see attached Brochure that provides organization description agenda objectives continuing education and faculty.
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 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 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 August 1984.
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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