2024-08-22T12:42:49-05:00 2023-12-31 562306396 BEACH FREEMAN LIM & CLELAND LLP 861 PARKVIEW DR N SUITE 200 EL SEGUNDO CA 90245 990 2023-01-01 954861413 THE BREASTFEEDING TASK FORCE OF GREATER BREA 3232108505 2851 WEST 120TH STREET E 335 HAWTHORNE CA 90250 ARISSA PALMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3232108505 2024-08-12 1 0 STEVE CLELAND P00367242 3104471234 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z ARISSA PALMER 2851 WEST 120TH STREET E 335 HAWTHORNE CA 90250 991519 0 X WWW.BREASTFEEDLA.ORG X 2001 CA IMPROVE HEALTH OF INFANTS & FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATION & ADVOCACY TO PROMOTE BREASTFEEDING. 12 12 9 41 42 0 456528 730571 265273 260906 747 42 0 0 722548 991519 0 56342 0 0 391355 449092 0 0 2852 131950 269060 523305 774494 199243 217025 620519 849967 68 460 620451 849507 X THE BREASTFEEDING TASK FORCE OF GREATER LOS ANGELES IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INFANTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND ADVOCACY TO PROTECT, PROMOTE AND SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING. 0 0 75822 63608 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - BREASTFEEDLA PROVIDES TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TO HOSPITALS, CLINICS, AND EMPLOYERS WORKING TO IMPROVE BREASTFEEDING OUTCOMES. 399164 56342 144618 EDUCATION (IBCLC TRAINING) - BREASTFEEDLA OFFERS A 45 HOUR AND 90 HOUR LACTATION EDUCATION CURRICULUM. THE COURSE SATISFIES THE BABY-FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS THE LACTATION SPECIFIC EDUCATION REQUIRED TO SIT FOR THE EXAM TOWARDS BECOMING A BOARD CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANT. BREASTFEEDLA ALSO HOSTS BABY CAFES, PROVIDING FREE, ACCESSIBLE SUPPORT AND EDUCATION TO BREASTFEEDING FAMILIES IN A WELCOMING COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT LED BY STUDENTS IN THE IBCLC TRAINING PROGRAM. 82273 52680 SEMINARS - BREASTFEEDLA PROVIDES CONTINUING EDUCATION IN LACTATION FOR OVER 1500 LACTATION AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS EACH YEAR. SEMINARS ARE HELD EACH MONTH THROUGHOUT GREATER LOS ANGELES COUNTY AS WELL AS THROUGH WEBINARS. 158546 EDUCATIONLACTATION EDUCATION PROGRAM: BREASTFEEDLA'S LACTATION EDUCATION PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO LACTATION EDUCATION FOR UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. WITNESSING THE SERIOUS DEFICIT OF BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) LACTATION CONSULTANTS ACROSS THE NATION, BREASTFEEDLA SAW THE NEED FOR A CULTURALLY COMPETENT, INTERSECTIONAL, HOLISTIC, AND FINANCIALLY ACCESSIBLE LACTATION COURSE. SINCE INCEPTION, WE HAVE PROVIDED OVER 150 SCHOLARSHIPS TO BIPOC INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE THE COURSE.CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: BREASTFEEDLA PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR NURSES, LACTATION CONSULTANTS, AND BREAST/CHESTFEEDING ADVOCATES BY OFFERING ELEVEN SEMINARS PER YEAR AND BIANNUAL SUMMITS REACHING 1500+ PEOPLE ANNUALLY.OUTREACHTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: WE PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO OVER 40 HOSPITALS AND CLINICS TO IMPROVE BREAST/CHESTFEEDING OUTCOMES. BREASTFEEDLA CO-LEADS THE REGIONAL BREASTFEEDING CONSORTIUMS (RBC), A FORUM OF HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, BREASTFEEDING EXPERTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR DISCUSSING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT SUPPORT INFANT FEEDING IN THE FOUR REGIONS OF LAC.CULTURALLY CONGRUENT SUPPORT GROUPS: IN 2021, WE LAUNCHED THREE BABY CAFS IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE CULTURALLY CONGRUENT LACTATION SUPPORT. BABY CAF IS A FREE, INFANT FEEDING SUPPORT GROUP OPEN TO PARENTS THROUGHOUT LAC. IN THE BREASTFEEDLA BABY CAFS, LACTATION STUDENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY LEAD THE GROUPS WHILE BEING ACTIVELY MENTORED BY INTERNATIONAL BOARDCERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANTS. THE DEDE DINER CENTERS THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY IN LONG BEACH. THE CHICHI LOUNGE CENTERS THE LATINX AND CHICANX COMMUNITY IN EAST LOS ANGELES. THE AFRICAN AMERICAN INFANT AND MATERNAL MORTALITY INITIATIVE (AAIMM) BABY CAF CENTERS BLACK FAMILIES IN SOUTH LA. WE INITIALLY RECEIVED FUNDING FOR 1 YEAR TO SUPPORT THESE BABY CAFE'S. WE NEED ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO CONTINUE AND MAINTAIN THESE VITAL SUPPORT GROUPS.COLLABORATION WITH CULTURAL WORKGROUPS: IN 2017, BREASTFEEDLA ALONG WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARTNERS FORMED THE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER (API) BREASTFEEDING TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS THE LOW BREAST/CHESTFEEDING RATES OF API FAMILIES LIVING IN LAC. THE TASK FORCE IMPLEMENTED A PHOTO PROJECT TO NORMALIZE BREAST/CHESTFEEDING AMONG THE API COMMUNITY AND IS CREATING A DIRECTORY OF API LACTATION PROFESSIONALS AND EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF LACTATION PROFESSIONALS THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.SINCE 2019, BREASTFEEDLA HAS ACTIVELY PARTNERED WITH THE (AAIMM) INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS THE BREAST/CHESTFEEDING DISPARITIES THAT EXIST AT THE 54 BIRTHING HOSPITALS IN LAC AND CREATE WAYS TO REMOVE 3 BARRIERS TO BREAST/CHESTFEEDING. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDED 60 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AAIMM STAKEHOLDERS TO BECOME LACTATION EDUCATORS.ONLINE RESOURCE DIRECTORY: BREASTFEEDLA CREATED THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE BREAST/CHESTFEEDING RESOURCE DIRECTORY IN LAC. THIS DIRECTORY IS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE AND SERVES AS A COMPREHENSIVE BREAST/CHESTFEEDING RESOURCE FOR NEW FAMILIES, HOSPITALS, AND OTHERS. HTTP://WWW.BREASTFEEDLA.ORG/RESOURCESMAP/ADVOCACYINSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY CHANGE: BREASTFEEDLA WORKS FOR INSTITUTIONAL POLICY CHANGE TO SUPPORT BREAST/CHESTFEEDING FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS AND THE WORKPLACE BY ADVOCATING FOR PAID FAMILY LEAVE AND LACTATION ACCOMMODATIONS. 158546 715805 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 CA X THE ORGANIZATION 3232108505 2851 WEST 120TH STREET E 335 HAWTHORNE CA 90250 STACEY ARMATO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN ORTIZ BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUMMER BRIDGES FORMER PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 MILAN SPENCER PRESIDENT 2.00 X 8000 0 0 JENNIFER DURAN-WEST BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 NAKEISHA ROBINSON PAST PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY SKIFFER-THOMPSON TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY DE LEON SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 NATASHA WEINSTEIN NOMINATING CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LIA BERQUIST FUNDRAISING CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANSAR MUHAMMAD BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 ARISSA PALMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 111919 0 0 119919 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9437 200000 521134 730571 EDUCATION INCOME 611710 134438 134438 SERVICE FEES 611710 38325 38325 OTHER INCOME 611710 32491 32491 ACCRUAL TO CASH ADJUST 611710 27269 27269 SEMINAR INCOME 611430 23833 23833 4550 4550 260906 42 42 0 9437 0 0 991519 260906 42 0 56342 56342 111919 104746 7173 303334 277149 26185 33839 31572 2267 17202 17154 48 24119 24119 980 815 165 35434 35434 13316 13222 94 16800 2400 14400 12983 12723 260 945 945 22793 19770 3023 OUTSIDE SERVICES 102270 102267 3 FEES 6499 2944 703 2852 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 4237 3992 245 SUPPLIES 4108 4014 94 7374 7142 232 774494 715805 55837 2852 620519 344727 7443 2651 0 4792 500448 620519 849967 68 460 68 460 X 620451 687007 162500 620451 849507 620519 849967 X 217025 12031 14400 -14400 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 93161 147206 206746 395666 733165 1575944 93161 147206 206746 395666 733165 1575944 1575944 431 1208 747 42 2428 1578372 1449598 0.99850 0.99700 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7443 2651 4792 4792 FIDELITY INVESTMENTS 500448 F 500448 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 460 460 1 KELLOGG FOUNDATION 1 MICHIGAN AVE EAST BATTLE CREEK MI 49017 381359264 17615 0 EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CA COMMISSION GRANT 925 L STREET 345 SACRAMENTO CA 95814 38727 0 EDUCATIONAL TRAINING FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD SHALL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVIEWING THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 (INCLUDING ALL PERTINENT SCHEDULES) BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE SENT TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS VIA EMAIL. BOARD MEMBERS CAN THEN ASK OR MAKE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTED REVISIONS ONCE THE BOARD HAS COMPLETED ITS INITIAL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990, ALL OF THE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTED REVISIONS SET FORTH BY THE BOARD SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED, ALONG WITH ANY RESPONSES FROM THE PREPARER OF THE FORM 990, IF APPLICABLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST REPORTS FILED BY OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS SALARIES FROM THE NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT ANNUALLY FOR THE TOP MANAGEMENT POSITIONS. THE BOARD MEETS AND REVIEWS THE REPORT AND MAKES A DECISION ABOUT INCREASES FOR TOP MANAGEMENT SALARY. 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