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Nonprofit · EIN 13-6104296

LAMAZE INTERNATIONAL

Tax-exempt · RALEIGH, NC 27615

Financials

$1.2M$1.4M2023$915K$1.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LAMAZE INTERNATIONAL by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$915,161$1,522,640-$607,479$1,215,105$97,159$1,117,946
December 31, 2023990$1,238,159$1,438,083-$199,924$1,848,621$235,746$1,612,875
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$4,946
Program service revenue
$953,700
Investment income
-$43,485
Net gain from sales of assets
-$79,888
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$12,547
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$26,524
Accounting fees
$15,000
Travel
$16,806
Program services (functional)
$881,942
Management and general (functional)
$640,698

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,848,621
Total assets, end of year
$1,215,105
Total liabilities, end of year
$97,159
Net assets, end of year
$1,117,946
Publicly traded securities
$907,543
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,117,946
Gross receipts
$1,226,453
Employees
0
Volunteers
11
Year formed
1960
State of legal domicile
NY

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JESSICA DEEBPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
ROBIN DOUTHITPRESIDENT-ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
KACY CUTLERIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
NAIMA BECKLESSECRETARY/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
TERESA NAVARRODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
TRINISHA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
LESLIE ARNOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
MEGHAN BARDWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
SHAUNA LIVELYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
RACHELLE OSERANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
KATIE ROHSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
SILVIA QUEVEDOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ROBIN DOUTHITSECRETARY/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$1,200
KACY CUTLERPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
JESSICA DEEBPRESIDENT-ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
TANYA CAWTHORNEPAST PRESIDENT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2023
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
NAIMA BECKLESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
TERESA NAVARRODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
TRINISHA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
LESLIE ARNOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
MEGHAN BARDWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
SHAUNA LIVELYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
MERCELA SOUZADIRECTOR UNTIL JULY 2023
Trustee or director
5$0
SILVIA QUEVEDOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
183 WIND CHIME CT STE 203, RALEIGH, NC 27615-6473
In care of
% ROBIN SHADLE
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ROBIN SEIDEL SHADLE, 183 WIND CHIME COURT 203, RALEIGH, NC 27615
Signed the 990
ROBIN SEIDEL SHADLE, CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(919) 459-2070
Return prepared by
JM&M

Mission

TO ADVANCE SAFE AND HEALTHY PREGNANCY, BIRTH AND EARLY PARENTING THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • CERTIFICATION, ACCREDITATION, AND EDUCATION COUNCILS - THE LAMAZE CERTIFICATION COUNCIL (THE "COUNCIL") SERVES AS THE STANDARD-SETTING AND POLICY-MAKING BODY FOR THE COUNCIL'S CERTIFICATION. EACH YEAR, TWO CERTIFICATION EXAMS ARE DEVELOPED AND ADMINISTERED. A LAMAZE CERTIFIED CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR ("LCCE") MUST RECERTIFY EVERY THREE YEARS BY EITHER DEMONSTRATING THEY HAVE ACQUIRED 25 CONTACT HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION OR HAVE RETAKEN AND PASSED THE LAMAZE CERTIFICATION EXAM. THE COUNCIL SETS STANDARDS, GUIDELINES AND POLICY FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF LAMAZE CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHICH PREPARE CANDIDATES FOR LAMAZE CERTIFICATION AND GRANTS FORMAL APPROVAL TO OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING ACCREDITATION FOR OFFERING LAMAZE CONTACT HOURS FOR AND EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS. THE COUNCIL MAINTAINS A HIGH STANDARD FOR ITS CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION OFFERINGS USING A CLEARLY DEFINED PROCESS FOR ASSESSING NEED, PLANNING, DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING, AND EVALUATING LAMAZE CONTINUING EDUCATION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ADULT LEARNING PRINCIPLES AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS AND ETHICS, AND MAINTAINS THE ORGANIZATION'S STATUS AS AN ACCREDITED PROVIDER OF CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION THROUGH THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER AND CALIFORNIA BOARD OF REGISTERED NURSING.THE LAMAZE EDUCATION COUNCIL ENSURES THAT ALL CHILDBEARING WOMEN HAVE ACCESS TO LAMAZE EDUCATION THROUGH DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING, AND EVALUATING, HIGH QUALITY EVIDENCED-BASED TRAINING FOR CHILDBIRTH EDUCATORS, HIGH QUALITY EVIDENCED-BASED CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR CHILDBIRTH EDUCATORS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, AND HIGH QUALITY EVIDENCE-BASED CONSUMER EDUCATION. THE EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL'S PROGRAMS FOCUS ON CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR TRAINING AND RESOURCES, CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND PARENT EDUCATION, AND INCLUDE AN LCCE MEMBER-AT-LARGE WHICH REPRESENTS THE NEEDS OF NEW EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL EDUCATORS RELATED TO TRAINING, RESOURCES AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TO HELP ASSURE THAT EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL'S EDUCATION OFFERINGS ARE RELEVANT TO CHILDBIRTH EDUCATORS AND RESPONSIVE TO PARENTS' NEEDS, AS WELL AS THE NEEDS OF INTERESTED PROFESSIONALS.
    Expenses $558,904 · revenue $429,294
  • COMMUNICATIONS - THE ORGANIZATION HAS A ROBUST COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM WHICH TARGETS BOTH THE PERINATAL PROFESSIONAL AND PARENT/CONSUMER AUDIENCES THE ORGANIZATION SERVES. PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDE: THE JOURNAL OF PERINATAL EDUCATION, A QUARTERLY, PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATION; INSIDE LAMAZE, A MEMBER NEWSLETTER; AND CONNECTING THE DOTS, A RESEARCH BLOG ABOUT PREGNANCY, BIRTH AND BEYOND. COMMUNICATIONS FOR PARENTS/CONSUMERS INCLUDE GIVING BIRTH WITH CONFIDENCE, A BLOG WITH EVIDENCED-BASED ARTICLES AND TIPS RELATED TO PREGNANCY, BIRTH AND PARENTING. LAMAZE HAS A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE (WWW.LAMAZE.ORG) TARGETED TO PARENTS, CHILDBIRTH EDUCATORS AND BIRTH PROFESSIONALS, AND DOCTORS AND MIDWIVES, AS WELL AS A SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK, PINTEREST, YOUTUBE AND INSTAGRAM.
    Expenses $232,673 · grants $4,500 · revenue $463,979
  • ANNUAL MEETING - EACH YEAR THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS AN ANNUAL MEETING FOR LAMAZE MEMBERS AND OTHER MATERNITY CARE PROFESSIONALS TO GATHER FOR A ROBUST PROGRAM WITH AN ADVOCACY OR EDUCATIONAL FOCUS. THE MEETING INCLUDES EXHIBITS OF INTEREST TO ATTENDEES AND A SOCIAL PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE NETWORKING.
    Expenses $61,318 · revenue $38,157
  • COMMITTEES - CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE (CEC): UNDER THE LAMAZE EDUCATION COMMITTEE, THE CEC REVIEWS EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS TO DETERMINE RELEVANCY TO LAMAZE STAKEHOLDERS.FINANCE COMMITTEE: THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING THE ANNUAL BUDGET, SELECTION OF THE FINANCIAL AUDIT FIRM AND INVESTMENT MANAGER, FINANCIAL POLICIES AND TRANSFERS.SEARCH COMMITTEE: THE SEARCH COMMITTEE ACTIVELY SEEKS OUT LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OTHER KEY LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, REVIEWS THEIR QUALIFICATIONS, AND RECOMMENDS CANDIDATES FOR THE ELECTION SLATE OR APPOINTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAMAZE INTERNATIONAL BYLAWS AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE: THE ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE OVERSEES THE ACCREDITATION AND REACCREDITATION OF LAMAZE-ACCREDITED CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR PROGRAMS AND SETS RELATED POLICIES. MEMBERS REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND ATTEND MEETINGS TO DETERMINE ACCREDITATION STATUS. IDEAL FOR LCCES WITH EXPERIENCE IN CBE OR TEACHING SEMINARS, THE COMMITTEE REQUIRES VARYING MONTHLY TIME COMMITMENTS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS, AVERAGING ABOUT TWO HOURS PER APPLICATION. REVIEW THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL POLICY FOR MORE DETAILS.MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE: THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE ADVISES ON ENGAGEMENT, BENEFITS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, REVIEWS SURVEYS AND REPORTS, AND MONITORS SATISFACTION. MEMBERS COMMIT ABOUT 5 HOURS PER MONTH.EDUCATION COMMITTEE: THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE DEVELOPS, IMPLEMENTS, AND EVALUATES CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR TRAINING PROGRAMS AND SETS RELATED POLICIES. REVIEW THE EDUCATION COUNCIL POLICY FOR DETAILS ON ROLES AND PROCESSES. MEMBERS COMMIT ABOUT THREE HOURS PER MONTH.
    Expenses $29,047 · grants $8,047 · revenue $22,270

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-6104296
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Group exemption
Exempt since
1975
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E400)
Group exemption
2647 (1 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,215,105
Income (IRS master file)
$1,226,453

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$915,161$1,522,640$1,215,105XML
990December 2023$1,238,159$1,438,083$1,848,621XML
990December 2022$1,346,041$1,457,994$1,935,281IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021$1,838,528$1,525,072$2,195,981IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-6104296).

Questions about LAMAZE INTERNATIONAL

What is the EIN of LAMAZE INTERNATIONAL?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LAMAZE INTERNATIONAL is 13-6104296.
Is LAMAZE INTERNATIONAL tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
Are donations to LAMAZE INTERNATIONAL tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
Which annual return does LAMAZE INTERNATIONAL file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of LAMAZE INTERNATIONAL due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did LAMAZE INTERNATIONAL last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of LAMAZE INTERNATIONAL?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ROBIN SEIDEL SHADLE.
Who are the officers and directors of LAMAZE INTERNATIONAL?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does LAMAZE INTERNATIONAL have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $915,161, expenses of $1,522,640 and total assets of $1,215,105 at year end.

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