2026-04-01T09:22:22-05:00 2025-12-31 300038643 VARNEY & ASSOCIATES CPAS LLC 1501 POYNTZ AVE MANHATTAN KS 66502 990 2025-01-01 264042868 KANSAS BREASTFEEDING COALITION INC KANS 7852513511 8101 COLLEGE BLVD 100 OVERLAND PARK KS 66210 WHITNEY WINDER KBC TREASURER 7852513511 2026-04-01 1 APRIL G SWARTZ P01266112 7855372202 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z WHITNEY WINDER 8101 COLLEGE BLVD 100 OVERLAND PARK KS 66210 422455 0 X WWW.KSBREASTFEEDING.ORG X 2009 KS PROMOTE, PROTECT, AND SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING IN KANSAS 8 8 3 25 0 0 668044 328678 102882 93777 0 0 0 0 770926 422455 236736 19780 0 0 187753 189819 0 0 0 316461 318019 740950 527618 29976 -105163 324876 225486 0 5773 324876 219713 X IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF KANSANS BY WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO PROMOTE, PROTECT, AND SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING/HUMAN MILK FEEDING 0 0 70783 TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES TO REDUCE MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY IN KANSAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS 129638 TO WORK WITH PARTNERS ACROSS THE STATE TO INCREASE BREASTFEEDING RATES AS A STRATEGY TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH AND REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY. WORK INCLUDES SUPPORT OF OVER 30 LOCAL BREASTFEEDING COALITIONS, OVER 50 HOSPITALS, 100 LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS, EMPLOYERS, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SYSTEMS. 56973 TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC PLANNING, BOARD AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY TRAINING TO CREATE INTERNAL STRUCTURES, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES WITH INCLUSIVE DECISION-MAKING AND POWER-SHARING ON ALL LEVELS OF THE KBC WORK. 228527 19780 93777 ADVOCATING AND ADVANCING POLICY FOR BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT IN KANSAS ($43,484 IN EXPENSES) - TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES BY ADVOCATING AND INTEGRATING POLICY WORK WITH EQUITY AT THE CENTERSTATEWIDE BREASTFEEDING CONFERENCE ($24,416 IN EXPENSES AND $31,278 IN REVENUES) - A TWO-DAY IN PERSON CONFERENCE TO PROVIDE CLINICAL LACTATION EDUCATION AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE POLICIES, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENTS TO BETTER SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING FAMILIES. 180 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER 2025.BUILDING A CULTURE OF BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT ($40,192 IN EXPENSES) - TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THREE COMMUNITIES WITH LOW BREASTFEEDING RATES TO IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO BREASTFEEDING AND INCREASE BREASTFEEDING RATES.MID-WEST REGION WIC TRAININGS ($30,366 IN EXPENSES AND $40,250 IN REVENUES) - TO PROVIDE BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION TO WIC STAFF IN THE MID-WEST REGION USING THE USDA WIC BREASTFEEDING CURRICULUM. 224 INDIVIDUALS COMPLETED THE TRAININGS.LACTATION BILLING MANUAL ($26,207 IN EXPENSES) - TO CREATE A LACTATION BILLING MANUAL TO HELP HOSPITALS, CLINICS, AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS BILL INSURANCE AND STATE MEDICAID AGENCIES FOR LACTATION SERVICES.LACTATION EDUCATION GRANTS AND TRAINING PROGRAM ($4,784 IN EXPENSES) -(WAS NAMED CLINICAL LACTATION TRAINING PROGRAM IN 2023) TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL GRANTS AND CLINICAL PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO QUALIFIED LACTATION STUDENTS ACROSS KANSAS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER AND DIVERSITY OF HIGHLY SKILLED LACTATION SUPPORT PROVIDERS AVAILABLE TO SERVE KANSAS FAMILIES. ELEVEN (11) EDUCATIONAL GRANTS WERE AWARDED THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS. A FINAL NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORT ARE REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF THE AWARD.MINI-GRANTS TO LOCAL BREASTFEEDING COALITIONS ($9,996 IN EXPENSES) - ELEVEN (11) MINI-GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO LOCAL BREASTFEEDING COALITIONS IN KANSAS FOR PROJECTS TO IMPROVE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. GRANTS WERE AWARDED THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS. A FINAL NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORT ARE REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF THE AWARD.BREASTFEEDING COURSES ($12,291 IN EXPENSES AND $13,085 IN REVENUES) - BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION FOR THOSE WHO SUPPORT FAMILIES. 100 INDIVIDUALS COMPLETED THE ONLINE COURSES.WELLNESS SUPPORT FOR KBC BOARD & STAFF ($2,957 IN EXPENSES) - TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE WELLNESS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FULL-TIME STAFF THROUGH TRAINING AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES.DONOR HUMAN MILK ACCESS ($14,001 IN EXPENSES) - TO INCREASE ACCESS TO DONOR HUMAN MILK IN KANSASTRAINING ($7,066 IN EXPENSES AND $7,500 IN REVENUES) - TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION TO PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, HOME VISITORS, AND OTHERS.BREASTFEEDING FRIENDLY PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DESIGNATION (NEW) ($3,500 IN EXPENSES) - TO ASSIST PHYSICIAN PRACTICE TO IMPLEMENT BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT POLICIES AND PRACTICESFAMILY FORWARD WORKPLACES ($9,471 IN EXPENSES AND -$500 IN REVENUES) - TO EDUCATE KANSAS EMPLOYERS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF FAMILY FORWARD WORKPLACE POLICIES AND TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT THESE POLICIES 228527 19780 93777 485921 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 X X X BRENDA BANDY 7854774666 3005 CHERRY HILL MANHATTAN KS 66503 SARAH JOLLEY CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KOURTNEY BETTINGER CHAIR-ELECT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANNE RUPNICKI PAST CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ABRIONA MARKHAM SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WHITNEY WINDER TREASURER 2.00 X X 500 0 0 MANDY CHAPIN MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAKALA NAVARRO MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHARLA SMITH MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDA BANDY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 75000 0 0 75500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140168 188510 328678 COURSES & TRAININGS 611430 60835 60835 KBC CONFERENCE REVENUE 611430 31278 31278 OTHER TYPES OF INCOME 900099 1037 1037 REIMBURSEMENT FOR MATE 323100 627 627 93777 422455 93777 0 0 X 9996 9996 9784 9784 75000 75000 101200 101200 150 150 13469 13469 13330 13330 185194 184019 1175 6474 4454 2020 28545 25318 3227 5944 833 5111 24347 21400 2947 1599 655 944 3309 3309 SUPPLIES 24254 17257 6997 FOOD 17073 16346 727 MISCELLANEOUS 7950 6190 1760 527618 485921 41697 0 324876 121755 100000 0 3731 324876 225486 5773 0 5773 X 324876 219713 324876 219713 324876 225486 -105163 0 X 0 0 0 X 245884 475775 870433 668044 328678 2588814 245884 475775 870433 668044 328678 2588814 302423 2286391 2588814 318375 0.88320 0.88440 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 964 1975 2939 524679 527618 104143 26036 0 0 99069 139154 136143 104143 478509 717764 3850 2146 1600 2939 10535 24767 34789 34036 30080 123672 185508 2877 1887 772 800 6336 0 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FOR EACH OF THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ANY INTEREST OR PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH TAX MATTERS. 1 EDUCATIONAL GRANTS 12 9784 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE MISSION OF THE KBC AS SET FORTH IN THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE KBC, EXCEPT INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BENEFIT FINANCIALLY FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT MANUFACTURE AND/OR DISTRIBUTE INFANT FORMULA AND ANY OTHER BREAST MILK SUBSTITUTES AND ANY ORGANIZATION AND/OR FOUNDATION REPRESENTING, ESTABLISHED OR SUPPORTED BY THESE ORGANIZATIONS. NO PERSON SHALL BE DENIED MEMBERSHIP BASED ON RACE, SEX, RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE, GENDER, AGE, ETHNIC CONSIDERATIONS OR ANY OTHER GROUNDS ON WHICH IT IS IMPERMISSIBLE TO DISCRIMINATE. AN ACTIVE MEMBER IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED AN INTEREST IN BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY THROUGH THEIR CONTACT WITH THE KBC, AND MEETS SUCH OTHER QUALIFICATIONS AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL ESTABLISH FROM TIME TO TIME FOR MEMBERSHIP. ONLY ACTIVE MEMBERS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE. EACH ACTIVE MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON ALL MATTERS ON WHICH ACTIVE MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BY DULY ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS, MAY ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP NOT HAVING THE POWER TO VOTE AND PRESCRIBE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH MEMBERSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A BALLOTS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE ACTIVE MEMBERS VIA EMAIL AT LEAST SIXTY (60) DAYS PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING IN OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR, WITH A RETURN DATE OF THIRTY (30) DAYS PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING, AS SPECIFIED IN THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS POLICY (APPENDIX A). EACH ACTIVE MEMBER MAY CAST ONE VOTE FOR EACH PERSON NOMINATED IN THE ELECTION BY COMPLETING, SIGNING, AND DATING A WRITTEN OR ELECTRONIC BALLOT, AND RETURNING IT TO THE KBC BY THE SPECIFIED RETURN DATE FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B COPIES OF THE 990 ARE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE CPA FIRM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C KBC HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. EACH BOARD MEMBER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A FORM ANNUALLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY. WHEN POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARISE, BOARD MEMBERS SHALL PRESENT THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO WILL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS AND WHAT STEPS SHALL BE TAKEN TO AVOID ANY IMPROPRIETY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S). THE COMPENSATION IS COMPARED TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN KANSAS WITH SIMILAR BUDGET SIZE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS MAKES THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE ON ITS OWN WEBSITE, AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING, AND UPON REQUEST. KBC'S FEDERAL FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON ITS OWN WEBSITE AND VIA THE INTERNET AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTUAL - OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 184,019. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,175. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 185,194.