POLICY CENTER FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH

Financials

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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

5101 SANTA MONICA BLVD STE 8-326, LOS ANGELES, CA 90029-2480

Mailing address (990-N for 2014)

1750 W Front St Suite 200, Boise ID 83702

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

JOY BURKHARD, 5101 SANTA MONICA BLVD STE 8-326, LOS ANGELES, CA 90029

Principal officer (990-N for 2014)

Joy Burkhard, 27101 Island View Court, Valencia CA 91355

Signed the 990

JOY BURKHARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(310) 955-1081

Website

www.policycentermmh.org

Return prepared by

EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 45-5009704 or by the name POLICY CENTER FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers

Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Secretary of State, bizfile Online

Corporation status, entity number, agent for service

Franchise Tax Board

Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE POLICY CENTER FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH IS TO CLOSE GAPS IN MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH (MMH) CARE SO THAT EVERY MOTHER, CHILD, AND FAMILY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE. KEY COMPONENTS OF OUR MISSION AND STRATEGIC FOCUS INCLUDE: (1) SYSTEMIC CHANGE - ADVOCATING FOR SYSTEMIC HEALTHCARE POLICY CHANGES SO THAT THE U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ROUTINELY SCREENS, DETECTS, AND TREATS MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS (SUCH AS POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION) FOR EVERY MOTHER; (2) INTEGRATED CARE - PROMOTING THE INTEGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE DIRECTLY INTO OBSTETRIC AND COMMUNITY-BASED MEDICAL SETTINGS; AND (3) PROVIDER/TREATMENT ACCESSIBILITY - ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO CARE BY EXPANDING THE CAPACITY OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND ENSURING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE ADEQUATELY COVERED AND REIMBURSED BY HEALTH PLANS AND INSURERS.

Program accomplishments

• FEDERAL AND STATE POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND INFLUENCE: AS A THINK TANK, WE INFORM AND INFLUENCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF FEDERAL AND STATE POLICY. FEDERAL POLICY: WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE FEDERAL MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH TASK FORCE, WHICH THE POLICY CENTER CHAMPIONED IN 2023 THROUGH FEDERAL LEGISLATION WE WROTE AND ADVANCED: THE TRIUMPH FOR NEW MOMS ACT. AS A RESULT OF THIS WORK, THE FIRST REPORT TO CONGRESS ON MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AND THE FIRST NATIONAL STRATEGY WERE RELEASED IN 2024 AND 2025, RESPECTIVELY. IN 2025, AS THE FEDERAL TASK FORCE CONCLUDED, WE CONVENED FORMER MEMBERS TO ORGANIZE THE FIELD AROUND KEY PRIORITIES WITHIN THE NATIONAL MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGY. KEY PRIORITIES WE ARE FACILITATING INCLUDE OB/GYN SCREENING AND MEASUREMENT OF SCREENING, SUICIDE PREVENTION, AFFORDABLE MATERNITY CARE, AND COMPREHENSIVE MATERNITY CARE CENTERS (CMCCS), INCLUDING MIDWIFERY, MENTAL HEALTH, DOULA CARE, AND PEDIATRICS. EACH OF THESE PRIORITIES INCLUDES PHILANTHROPIC AND FEDERAL POLICY SOLUTIONS. WE KEPT MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH ON THE MINDS OF LEADERS AT FEDERAL AGENCIES BY MEETING WITH THEM REGULARLY, INCLUDING THE CENTERS FOR MEDICAID AND MEDICARE SERVICES (CMS), THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC), THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA), THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA), AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH). IN ADDITION, WE BEGAN ENGAGING THE NEW FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION WITH AN OVERVIEW OF HOW THE MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN AGENDA CAN SUPPORT MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH. WE CONDUCTED 19 FEDERAL POLICY ANALYSES REACHING MORE THAN 15,000 READERS ON TOPICS INCLUDING TECHNOLOGY, MATERNAL SUICIDE DATA, AND REIMBURSEMENT. WE WROTE FOUR LETTERS TO SHARE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND POLICY PRIORITIES (TOPICS INCLUDED PAID LEAVE, SCREENING RATE REPORTING, AND MATERNAL HEALTH DATASETS) WITH KEY FEDERAL LEADERS (INCLUDING THE MMH TASK FORCE, CONGRESSIONAL WORKING GROUPS, AND NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA) ABOUT NECESSARY CHANGES TO THE MEASURE TO REPORT MMH SCREENING AND FOLLOW-UP CARE. WE ALSO SUPPORTED PARTNER NONPROFITS' POLICY WORK THAT WAS ALIGNED WITH THIS AGENDA BY SIGNING ON TO 31 LETTERS. POLICY EVENTS: IN MAY, MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, WE UNVEILED OUR ANNUAL STATE REPORT CARDS DURING A VIRTUAL BRIEFING WHERE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND STATE LEADERS WERE BRIEFED ON THE MEASURES AND STATE GRADES. IN SEPTEMBER, THE POLICY CENTER HOSTED A CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION ON MATERNAL SUICIDE PREVENTION AND PROGRESS MADE TO ADDRESS MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. THE CONVENING ATTRACTED 75+ LEADERS FROM CONGRESS, FEDERAL AGENCIES (INCLUDING SAMHSA, CDC, NIH, AND CMS), AND NATIONAL NON-PROFIT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN PERSON ON CAPITOL HILL. WE PRESENTED THE LATEST CDC DATA, HAD A FATHER SHARE HIS PERSONAL STORY ABOUT LOSING HIS WIFE TO MATERNAL SUICIDE, AND EXPLORED THE MULTIPRONGED AND COMPLEX SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT MATERNAL SUICIDE - A LEADING CAUSE OF PREGNANCY-RELATED MATERNAL MORTALITY IN THE U.S. STATE POLICY: THE POLICY CENTER IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE EXPERT IN STATE POLICY, WHICH IS WHERE MOST HEALTHCARE LEGISLATION AND REGULATION OCCURS UNDER THE U.S. FEDERALISM FRAMEWORK. THIS INCLUDED OUR STATE NON-PROFIT AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY POLICY FELLOWS TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, MAINTAINING AND PROMOTING OUR MODEL LEGISLATION, TRACKING STATE MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION, AND SUMMARIZING LEGISLATION IN AN ANNUAL REPORT. WE CONTINUED TO RUN OUR TWO STATE POLICY FELLOWS PROGRAMS (FOR NON-PROFITS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES) TO SHARE DATA, HEAR FROM EXPERTS ABOUT PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT ARE WORKING, AND ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN AND SHARE IN A 12-MONTH LEARNING COMMUNITY. THE 2024-2025 COHORT GRADUATING CLASS INCLUDED 31 PARTICIPANTS FROM THE FOLLOWING STATES AND TERRITORIES: CALIFORNIA, CONNECTICUT, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW JERSEY, OREGON, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND VERMONT. WE PROVIDE ONGOING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FELLOWS WHO GRADUATE FROM THE PROGRAM.
  Expenses $192,534
• MONITORING SCREENING AND REIMBURSEMENT: THE POLICY CENTER RESEARCHES, REPORTS ON, AND PUSHES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ONGOING LEVERS TO ADVANCE MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH (MMH) SYSTEMS CHANGE, INCLUDING PAYMENT AND SCREENING/TREATMENT MEASURES. AS PART OF OUR WORK ON HEALTH INSURER PAYOR LEVERS, WE REPORT REGULARLY ON MMH SCREENING AND FOLLOW-UP RATES BY ANALYZING HEDIS DATA (A STANDARDIZED SET OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES DEVELOPED BY THE NCQA) AS WELL AS CLAIMS DATA. THE REPORTS AND THE STATE REPORT CARDS REFERENCED BELOW ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.POLICYCENTERMMH.ORG/REPORTS. OUR ANALYSIS, "THE ROLE OF MEDICAID IN ADVANCING OBSTETRIC PROVIDER MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING AND TREATMENT," HIGHLIGHTED THE ACTIONS MEDICAID AGENCIES CAN TAKE TO ADDRESS SCREENING, INCLUDING THE STRATEGIES OF THE STATES WITH THE HIGHEST MEDICAID SCREENING RATES. WE EVALUATED THE EXTENT TO WHICH OB PROVIDERS SUBMIT SEPARATE CLAIMS TO PRIVATE INSURERS FOR MMH SCREENING AND FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT, OUTSIDE THE "BUNDLED OBSTETRIC PAYMENT." THIS IS CONTAINED IN OUR NEW REPORT TITLED "OBSTETRIC PROVIDER BILLING RATES BY PRIVATE INSURERS FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING AND TREATMENT." THIS ANALYSIS OF CLAIMS DATA SHOWED PERSISTENTLY LOW BILLING RATES BY OBSTETRIC PROVIDERS FOR MMH SCREENING, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT, HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED FOR INSURERS TO PUBLISH MMH FEE-FOR-SERVICE BILLING CODES FOR OBSTETRIC PROVIDERS AND TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE REIMBURSEMENT. WE ALSO ASSESSED STATE-SPECIFIC RATES AND FOUND THAT THE STATES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PRIVATE INSURANCE CLAIM SUBMISSIONS FOR POSTPARTUM MMH SCREENING ARE COLORADO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEST VIRGINIA, AND INDIANA. THE SCREENING RATES AND PRIVATE CLAIMS SUBMISSION RATES ARE ALSO BOTH MEASURES IN OUR ANNUAL STATE MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH REPORT CARDS. THIS WORK IS ADVANCING UNIVERSAL SCREENING EFFORTS BY DRAWING ATTENTION TO BILLING AND SCREENING RATES NATIONWIDE, WITH THE REPORTS AND RESOURCES SERVING TO INFORM POLICY ACTION AT THE STATE LEVEL.
  Expenses $127,742
• RESEARCH, REPORTS, RESOURCES & THE FORUM: AS A POLICY AND RESEARCH THINK TANK, AND "FIELD CATALYST" WE CONDUCT CRITICAL RESEARCH, COLLATE ARTICLES AND EXTERNAL RESEARCH, CREATE ISSUE BRIEFS, IMPLEMENTATION RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND HOST WEBINARS AND OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE, THE FORUM, TO INFORM THE FIELD INCLUDING THE FOUR KEY PLAYERS (WHICH WE REFER TO AS THE 4PS) WHICH ARE POSITIONED TO AFFECTUATE CHANGE (POLICYMAKERS, PAYERS, PROVIDERS AND PHILANTHROPY/NON-PROFIT/RESEARCH PARTNERS). RESEARCH AND REPORTS: IN MAY, WHICH IS MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, THE POLICY CENTER RELEASED OUR TWO LANDMARK REPORTS, THE 3RD ANNUAL STATE REPORT MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH CARDS, AND THE MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNTY RISK & RESOURCE REPORT AND MAP. AT OUR CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING. THE REPORT CARDS AGAIN RELIED ON 18 DATA SETS, INCLUDING DATA PRODUCED EXTERNALLY AND OUR OWN DATA/REPORTS. THERE HAS STILL BEEN MEANINGFUL PROGRESS AS 26 STATES IMPROVED THEIR MMH GRADES (AND THE U.S. HAS INCHED UP FROM A D+ TO C-). THE RISK AND RESOURCE REPORT IDENTIFIED THAT THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES WITH SEVERE RISK FOR MMH DISORDERS HAS TRIPLED SINCE 2023. THE REPORTS WERE FEATURED IN VARIOUS LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWS OUTLETS AND HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN RAISING AWARENESS OF MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AND POINTING THE WAY TOWARD AN EVIDENCE-BASED PATH FORWARD. OUR REPORTS WERE COVERED BY MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS SUCH AS THE NEW YORK TIMES, FORBES, USA TODAY, CBS, AND KFF HEALTH NEWS. THIS YEAR WE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP DATA-DRIVEN, ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS THROUGH NEARLY 30 ARTICLES, REPORTS, FACT SHEETS, AND ISSUE BRIEFS, INCLUDING NEW MATERIALS SUCH AS THE LATINA AND HISPANIC MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE BRIEF, A FACT SHEET ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH, AND AN ISSUE BRIEF ON THE INTERCONNECTION OF PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE AND MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH. WE HOSTED THREE WEBINARS, ADDRESSING EATING DISORDERS IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD, BIRTH TRAUMA AND PTSD, AND THE ROLE OF HOSPITALS IN DEVELOPING MENTAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAMS. THESE EVENTS SERVE TO EDUCATE KEY PLAYERS AND DRIVE ACTION ON PRESSING MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. LASTLY, WE HELD OUR 15TH ANNUAL FORUM MARCH 18-19, 2025 IN WASHINGTON, DC, AND ATTRACTED NEARLY 700 CROSS-SECTOR PARTICIPANTS FROM ACROSS THE U.S. THE FORUM THEME WAS "AT THE INTERSECTION OF POLICY, PAYMENT, AND PRACTICE," WITH PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING TWO DAYS OF PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING A KEYNOTE, 11 PANELS, THREE FIRESIDE CHATS, TWO MOTHERS' STORIES, AND REGIONAL NETWORKING. THE FORUM AGAIN FEATURED HIGH-PROFILE SPEAKERS FROM ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE KENNEDY FORUM, CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE, URBAN INDIAN HEALTH INSTITUTE, KFF, NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN & FAMILIES, AND MORE. NINETY-SEVEN PERCENT OF ATTENDEES REPORTED THAT THE FORUM PROVIDED INSIGHT INTO EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY AND PRACTICE SOLUTIONS IN MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE.
  Expenses $112,054 · revenue $162,997
• OTHER PROGRAMS: GENERAL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE, CO-LABORATORY, CHW PROJECT.
  Expenses $370,545 · revenue $178,347

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

45-5009704

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2013

Accounting year ends

September

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Health care (E40)

Assets (IRS master file)

$1,092,361

Income (IRS master file)

$726,987

Filing history

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 45-5009704).

Questions about POLICY CENTER FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH

What is the EIN of POLICY CENTER FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH?

The employer identification number (EIN) of POLICY CENTER FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH is 45-5009704.

Is POLICY CENTER FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.

Are donations to POLICY CENTER FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does POLICY CENTER FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH 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 POLICY CENTER FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did POLICY CENTER FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Who is the principal officer of POLICY CENTER FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JOY BURKHARD.

Who are the officers and directors of POLICY CENTER FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $131,454 (JOY BURKHARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does POLICY CENTER FOR MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH have?

On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $726,987, expenses of $907,839 and total assets of $1,092,361 at year end.

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