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Nonprofit · EIN 84-3848144

BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER

Tax-exempt · FRESNO, CA 93721

Financials

$834K$562K2021$1.9M$1.2M2022$1.6M$2.1M2023$2.4M$2.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$2,381,332$2,505,132-$123,800$3,790,216$2,665,926$1,124,290
December 31, 2023990$1,637,950$2,074,045-$436,095$3,467,003$2,538,941$928,062
December 31, 2022990 (amended)$1,914,178$1,200,932$713,246$3,722,791$2,745,305$977,486
December 31, 2021990 (amended)$834,495$562,201$272,294$941,771$677,531$264,240
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,051,913
of which government grants
$1,088,261
Program service revenue
$322,744
Investment income
$3
Other revenue
$6,672

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$54,196
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$187,000
Other salaries and wages
$1,070,679
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,388,719
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$275
Accounting fees
$109,496
Occupancy
$247,176
Travel
$60,861
Program services (functional)
$1,755,507
Management and general (functional)
$670,931
Fundraising (functional)
$78,694

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,467,003
Total assets, end of year
$3,790,216
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,665,926
Net assets, end of year
$1,124,290
Land, buildings and equipment
$372,335
Net assets without donor restrictions
$361,693
Net assets with donor restrictions
$762,597
Gross receipts
$2,381,332
Employees
32
Volunteers
15
Year formed
2019
State of legal domicile
CA

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
Shantay R Davies-BalchPresident & CEO
Officer
40$187,000
Elliott BalchSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Laura WardMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Venise CurryTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Subha LadellaMember
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Shantay R Davies-BalchPresident & CEO
Officer
40$187,000
Venise CurryMember
Trustee or director
2$40,000
Elliott BalchSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Laura WardMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Subha LadellaMember
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Shantay R Davies-BalchPresident & CEO
Officer
40$199,732
Elliott BalchSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Laura WardMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Venise CurryMember
Trustee or director
2$0
Subha LadellaMember
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Shantay R Davies-BalchPresident & CEO
Officer
40$178,167
Elliott BalchSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Laura WardMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Venise CurryMember
Trustee or director
2$0
Subha LadellaMember
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2201 CALAVERAS ST, FRESNO, CA 93721-1103
In care of
% SHANTAY R DAVIES-BALCH
Mailing address (990-N for 2019)
1133 S Street, Fresno CA 93721
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Shantay R Davies-Balch, 2201 Calavares Street, Fresno, CA 93721
Principal officer (990-N for 2019)
Shantay Davies-Balch, 1133 S Street, Fresno CA 93721
Signed the 990
Shantay R Davies-Balch, President & CEO
Phone
(559) 478-5912
Return prepared by
Price Paige & Company CPAs LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 84-3848144 or by the name BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

BLACK Wellness and Prosperity Center (BWPC) exists to serve the Black community in Californias Central Valley focusing on Black birthing persons with sustained efforts to improve Black maternal and infant health outcomes, effectively unite and elevate Black voices, and build sustainable infrastructure to strengthen the capacity of the Black community. We have built multi-stakeholder alliances with local agencies, health plans, and universities to lead research and policy solutions that improve maternal and infant health outcomes for Black families in the underserved region of Californias Central Valley and elsewhere.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • OUR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON IMPROVING MATERNAL, INFANT, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH: INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING, ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS.OUR WORK:THE PURPOSE OF OUR PROVIDER ENGAGEMENT IS TO EQUIP CLINICIANS IN HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL SETTINGS WITH KNOWLEDGE ON THE BENEFITS OF DOULA SUPPORT FOR THEIR PATIENTS AND HOW TO CREATE AND UTILIZE OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE WITH DOULAS FOR IMPROVED MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH OUTCOMES.- THE BLACK DOULA NETWORK AIMS TO ADDRESS THE DOULA PROVIDER DEFICIT IN FRESNO AND BUILD THE NECESSARY BACKBONE AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN DOULAS. BY THE END OF 2024, FOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMPLETED THE BLACK DOULA NETWORK TRAINING AND EARNED THEIR CERTIFICATION.- BWPC LAUNCHED BLACK PREGNANCY CARE SUPPORT GROUPSA SPACE FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS TO CONNECT, LEARN, AND PREPARE FOR BIRTH. LED BY A CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIFE, BLACK DOULA NETWORK DOULAS, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVOCATES, THE PROGRAM OFFERS GUIDANCE, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT. - COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ACCESS TO CARE: BWPCS TEAM OF COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVOCATES (CHA), ALSO KNOWN AS COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, SUPPORT PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING BY HELPING FAMILIES ACCESS HEALTHCARE AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. BWPCS MOBILE HEALTH UNIT IS UTILIZED AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH AND TRAINING VEHICLE. ITS PURPOSE IS TO SERVE FRESNOS BLACK BIRTHING PERSONS AND BABIES, AS WELL AS PROVIDE DIRECT COMMUNITY CARE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.- CULTURALLY AFFIRMING STATE-OF-THE-ART COMMUNITY BIRTH-SIMULATOR: OLIVIA, "LIV" IS A FULL-BODY-SIZED, PROPORTIONATE FEMALE HIGH-FIDELITY BIRTH SIMULATOR WHO DEMONSTRATES VARIOUS VITAL FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING BREATHING, HEARTBEAT, LABOR AND BIRTH, AND OTHER REAL-LIFE HEALTH CONDITIONS. LIV IS UTILIZED IN THE BLACK DOULA TRAINING PROGRAM AS WELL AS IN COMMUNITY EDUCATION.- COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING: BWPCS ONLINE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION LIBRARY IS CONTINUALLY EXPANDING WITH OVER 50 CLINICALLY REVIEWED MATERNAL AND GENERAL HEALTH TOPICS, INCLUDING NEWBORN CARE, BREASTFEEDING, PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, MENTAL HEALTH AND MORE. ADDITIONALLY, BWPC DEVELOPS AND LEADS TRAININGS TO SUPPORT PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN REDUCING RISKS AND PROMOTING SAFER PRACTICES TO ENHANCE INFANT-CHILD SAFETY AND WELL-BEING. OUR SAFER SLEEP TRAINING WAS DEVELOPED TO REDUCE RATES OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME IN OUR COMMUNITY. BWPCS CARSEAT SAFETY TRAINING, LED BY AN IN-HOUSE CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIAN, TRAINS PARENTS TO PROPERLY INSTALL CARSEATS AND PROVIDES CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY EDUCATION.ADVOCACY:WE ENGAGE WITH POLICY AND DECISION MAKERS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF RACIAL HEALTH DISPARITIES AND INFLUENCE LOCAL AND STATE-LEVEL POLICIES. OUR 2024 ADVOCACY WORK INCLUDES SPONSORING ASSEMBLYMEMBER DR. JOAQUIN ARAMBULAS AB29 THAT TO AIMED TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AND DOULAS AS MEDI-CAL PROVIDERS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS FOR ACES TRAUMA SCREENINGS. AS A PART OF THE ORGANIZATIONS ANNUAL BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK ADVOCACY, WE DEVELOPED TWO PROCLAMATIONS THAT RESULTED IN PROCLAIMING APRIL 11-17TH "BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK" IN FRESNO COUNTY AND IN THE CITY OF FRESNO. BWPC CONTINUES TO LEAD FRESNOS BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK BRINGING TOGETHER, A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY GROUP OF POLICYMAKERS, ADVOCATES, HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS, INSURANCE PAYERS, PROVIDERS, CLINICIANS, PUBLIC-HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, RESEARCHERS AND PARTNERS LIKE THE CALIFORNIA SURGEON GENERAL, ALL DEDICATED TO IMPROVING MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES. OUR BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK EVENTS ARE FREE AND CONNECT MOTHERS WITH PROVIDERS, HOSPITALS AND INSURANCE, RESOURCES AND IN-DEPTH EDUCATION ON CRITICAL TOPICS SUCH AS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, PREECLAMPSIA, PRETERM BIRTH, ANEMIA, STI PREVENTION, BREASTFEEDING, NUTRITION AND MORE. BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR BWPCS YEAR-ROUND WORK IN POLICY ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY POWER-BUILDING. IN THE LATTER HALF OF 2024, BWPC LAUNCHED A NON-PARTISAN VOTER EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TITLED YOUR VOTE, YOUR VOICE, YOUR HEALTH, WHICH INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH OUTCOMES, ALONG WITH RESOURCES FOR FURTHER LEARNING.RESEARCH:DEVELOP AN ANEMIA PREVENTION TOOLKIT: WE DESIGNED OPPORTUNITIES THAT PRIORITIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIRTHING PERSONS TO BE HEARD. WE WORKED WITH COMMUNITY VOICES AND INSTITUTIONS TO EXPLORE BARRIERS OF IDA (IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA) TREATMENT DURING PREGNANCY IN BLACK AND HISPANIC/LATINX BIRTHING PERSONS AND DEVELOP CULTURALLY RESONATING AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS IN PATIENT EDUCATION AND ANEMIA MANAGEMENT.OUR RESULTSWE DONT JUST IMPLEMENT PROJECTS AND PROCEED TO THE NEXT ONE. WE BRING TANGIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE CHANGES IN OUR COMMUNITY. SEVERAL OF OUR WORK SUCH AS OUR TRAINING ENHACING KNOWLEDGE OF DOULA SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR PROVIDERS AND THE SAFER SLEEP EDUCATION PORTFOLIO GREW OUT OF SINGULAR PROJECTS. WE ARE A VISIONARY COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION, AND WE SEEK PARTNERS WHO WISH TO INVEST IN TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY-LED CHANGES. IN THE LAST YEAR, BWPC ACHIEVED A RECORD-BREAKING MILESTONE, SECURING $4.91 MILLION IN FUNDING ACROSS MORE THAN 30 GRANTS, INCLUDING MULTI-YEAR COMMITMENTS. THESE INVESTMENTS STRENGTHEN OUR PROGRAMS, EXPAND OUR REACH, AND BUILD LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. WITH CONTINUED TRUST FROM OUR PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY WE ARE COMMITTED TO ESTABLISHING A FULL-SPECTRUM, WOMENS HEALTH CLINIC FOCUSED ON PRENATAL CARE THAT WILL EVOLVE INTO FRESNOS FIRST FREESTANDING BIRTH CENTER, A TRANSFORMATIVE STEP TOWARD BIRTH EQUITY IN OUR REGION.
    Expenses $1,755,507 · grants $54,196

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
84-3848144
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
2019
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,790,216
Income (IRS master file)
$2,381,332

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$2,381,332$2,505,132$3,790,216XML
990December 2023$1,637,950$2,074,045$3,467,003XML
990December 2022$1,914,178$1,200,932$3,722,791XML
990December 2021$834,495$562,201$941,771XML
990-EZDecember 2020–––IRS
990-N for 2019
Officer: Shantay Davies-Balch
December 31, 2019≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 84-3848144).

Questions about BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER

What is the EIN of BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER is 84-3848144.
Is BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
Are donations to BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER 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 BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER 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 BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER 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 BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Shantay R Davies-Balch.
Who are the officers and directors of BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $187,000 (Shantay R Davies-Balch, President & CEO).
How much revenue does BLACK WELLNESS & PROSPERITY CENTER have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,381,332, expenses of $2,505,132 and total assets of $3,790,216 at year end.

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