Is the International Breast Milk Project a non-profit organization?
Yes. The International Breast Milk Project is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Our Federal Identification Number is 20-8711843. International Breast Milk Project was recently awarded the prestigious Charities Review Council seal of approval by earning top ranks in the Council's rigorous accountability assessment. The assessment addresses a nonprofit organization's performance in four critical areas: Public Disclosure, Governance, Financial Activity and Fundraising. We demonstrated our responsibility, integrity and transparency to our donors and constituents by earning top ranks in this program.
What are funds raised by International Breast Milk Project being used for?
Funds raised will be used to support our programs and services to further of vision that every infant in the world will have access to donor human milk as a first choice when mom's own milk is not available.
International Breast Milk Project has been recognized by Charities Review Council for our financial accountability, governance and transparency.
How much milk has been sent to Africa to date?
By the end of 2009, IBMP donors provided over 65,000 bottles of breast milk from donors across the US to infants in urgent need in South Africa and around the world. That is equivalent to the amount of milk needed to feed 2,168 babies one bottle of milk a day for 30 days.
What has the International Breast Milk Project granted in the past?
International Breast Milk Project has raised over $185,957 to help organizations in Africa improve the lives of infants and children in their community. Our current area of focus is breast milk banking initiatives that support infants in South Africa.
$13,000: Lewa Children's Home - Clean water project
$5,100: Beryl Thyer Memorial Africa Trust, Cameroon - Hospital equipment for a local breast milk bank
$10,000: Village Life Outreach, Tanzania - Clean water project
$5,000: PADI/Rivuma Mission to the Poor, Tanzania - Clean water project
$40,000: Village Life Outreach, Tanzania - Operations and support of a local health care clinic to serve three rural villages
$77,566: Lewa Children's Home, Kenya - Support of health care for orphans
$22,448: Milk Matters, South Africa - Milk bank operations and development
$12,843.23: iThemba Lethu, South Africa - Collection and processing of donor breast milk
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