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Fed Is Best Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 81-3316541

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Nov 01, 2021

PO Box 241736Little Rock, AR 72223

(501) 291-3697

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

80th percentile

33%

Higher net margin than 80% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

86th percentile

82%

Faster asset growth than 86% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

28th percentile

-40%

Faster revenue growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Assets

Up

$18,531

Up $8,329 (+82%) from 2019

Net Assets

Up

$18,531

Up $8,329 (+82%) from 2019

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2019

Revenue

Down

$25,611

Down $17,256 (-40%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$17,282

Down $19,860 (-53%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

$8,329

Up $2,604 (+45%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2017: $2,702Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $4,477Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $4,4772018Assets 2019: $10,202Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $10,2022019Assets 2020: $18,531Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $18,5312020Assets 2021: $13,848Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $13,8482021Assets 2022: $6,424Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $6,4242022Assets 2023: $2,275Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $2,2752023Assets 2024: $1,524Net Assets 2024: $1,5242024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$18,531
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$18,531

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2017: $29,995Expenses 2017: $28,451Net Income 2017: $1,5442017Revenue 2018: $33,970Expenses 2018: $32,195Net Income 2018: $1,7752018Revenue 2019: $42,867Expenses 2019: $37,142Net Income 2019: $5,7252019Revenue 2020: $25,611Expenses 2020: $17,282Net Income 2020: $8,3292020Revenue 2021: $31,207Expenses 2021: $35,890Net Income 2021: -$4,6832021Revenue 2022: $24,197Expenses 2022: $31,621Net Income 2022: -$7,4242022Revenue 2023: $31,741Expenses 2023: $35,890Net Income 2023: -$4,1492023Revenue 2024: $48,407Expenses 2024: $49,158Net Income 2024: -$7512024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$25,611
Expenses$17,282
Net Income$8,329
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Nov 1, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$25,611
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The organization's purpose is to educate parents and health professionals about the dangers of accidental starvation from insufficient feeding of infants, particularly if exclusive breastfeeding when breastfeeding is not enough. We examine the science of infant feeding and brain injury caused by starvation related complications of exclusive breastfeeding by critically reviewing stories of breastfeeding complications sent to us by parents and health professionals and studying the scientific medical literature. We develop guidelines and provide education to prevent these tragedies.

The organization's purpose is ot educate parents and health professionals about the dangers of accidental starvation from insufficient feeding of infants, particularly if exclusive breastfeeding when breastfeeding is not enough. We examine the science of infant feeding and brain injury caused by starvation-related complications of exclusive breastfeeding by critically reviewing stories of breastfeeding tragedies sent to us by parents and health professionals. We develop guidelines and provide education to prevent these tragedies.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
IN THE YEAR 2020, THE FED IS BEST FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS WORK TO SUPPORT PARENTS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO SAFELY AND SUFFICIENTLY FEED NEWBORNS AND INFANTS. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM ON FACEBOOK INCLUDES THE PARENT INFANT FEEDING SUPPORT GROUP, WHICH PROVIDES DIRECT ONE ON ONE AND GROUP SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUAL PARENTS WHO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT INFANT FEEDING. IT IS MODERATED BY A PANEL OF LICENSED LACTATION CONSULTANTS, NURSES, AND DOCTORS THAT PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED SAFE FEEDING ADVICE. THE GOAL OF THE GROUP IS TO PROVIDE JUDGEMENT-FREE, SAFE, EVIDENCE-BADED FEEDING ADVICE TO PARENTS WHO ARE BREASTFEEDING, COMBINATION FEEDING, FORMULA FEEDING, PUMPED BREAST MILK FEEDING AND TUBE FEEDING IN A WAY THAT PRIORITIZES FEEDING PRACTICES THAT ALLOWS INFANTS TO THRIVE. WE ALSO ADDRESS MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES RELATED TO MODERN PRESSURES TO FEED INFANTS IN A PARTICULAR WAY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE UNABLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR FEEDING GOALS. WE ALSO SUPPORT HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN A PRIVATE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT GROUP. THIS GROUP INCLUDES NURSES, LACTATION PROFESSIONALS, AND DOCTORS WHO SHARE CONCERNS ABOUT THE HOSPITAL QUALITY METRIC THAT ENFORCES AVOIDANCE OF FORMULA SUPPLEMENTATION IN BREAST-FED INFANTS, WHICH HAS LED TO INFANTS BECOMING EXCESSIVELY JAUNDICED, DEHYDRATED, AND HYPOGLYCEMIC, RESULTING IN PREVENTABLE HOSPITALIZATIONS AND EVEN LONG-TERM BRAIN DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS. THESE PROFESSIONALS ARE COMMONLY GRAPPLING WITH THE ETHICAL DILEMMA OF BEING ENCOURAGED TO TELL PARENTS THEIR CRYING NEWBORNS ARE NOT HUNGRY TO AVOID FORMULA SUPPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO THE HOSPITAL METRIC, WHEN IN FACT THEY ARE AND ARE AT RISK OF DEVELOPING STARVATION RELATED COMPLICATIONS THAT CAN RESULT IN READMISSION, EXTENDED HOSPITAL ADMISSION, AND LONG-TERM NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY. WE STUDY THE PUBLISHED SCIENTIFIC DATA IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT CONSTITUTES SAFE THRESHOLDS IN THE CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF INFANTS AS IT RELATES TO WEIGHT LOSS, BILIRUBIN, GLUCOSE AND SODIUM LEVELS. WE ALSO DISCUSSED WAYS WE CAN SUPPORT PARENTS WITH A NON-JUDGEMENTAL WAY IN ORDER TO HELP THEM TO REACH THEIR INFANT FEEDING GOALS WHILE ENSURING THE SAFE AND HUMANE FEEDING OF THEIR INFANTS. WE CONTINUE OUR ADVOCACY BY COMPLETING "FED IS BEST: COMPLETE GUIDE TO SAFE INFANT FEEDING," AN OVER 700 PAGE MANUSCRIOPT THAT PROVICES DETAILED GUIDLINES ON HOW TO SAFELY FEED INFANTS THROUGH BREASTFEEDING, BOTTLE FEEDING, COMBINATION FEEDING OR TUB-FEEDING. WE PROVIDED A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF BREASTFEEDING AND BOTTLE FEEDING, THE SCIENCE OF INFANT FEEDING AS IT RELATED TO LONG TERM HEALTH AND NURODEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES AS WELL AS AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL ON EVERY TYPE OF INFANT FEEDING. WE PORVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO CLOSELY MONITOR NEWBORN BREASTFEEDING INITIATION TO PREVENT THE SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS OF JAUNDICE, DEHYDRATION, HYPERNATREMIA, AND HYPOGLYCEMIA AND HOW TO ENSURE HEALHTY GROWTH THROUGH THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE. WE EXPECT PUBLICATION ON THIS BOOK IN 2022. WE SAW PROGRESS IN THE AREA OF HEALTH POLICY AS THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES HAS DROPPED THE EXCLUSIVE BREAST MILK FEEDING METRIC AS A DETERMINANT OF HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT, A POLICY THAT CREATED A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FOR HOSPITALS TO AVIOD SUPPLEMENTATION OF NEWBORN INFANTS, RESLUTING IN INFANT HARM DUE TO UNDERFEEDING. DR. NICOLE KING, A SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE FED IS BEST FOUNDATION ALSO SPOKE AT THE USDA DIETARY GUIDELINES COMMITTEE MEETING TO DISCUSS THE DANGERS OF THE BABY-FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITITATIVE.$17,282-
WE BROUGHT THE SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE FED IS BEST FOUNDATION, THE LEAD AUTHOR OF THE PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINE SOCIETY NEONATAL HYPOGLYCEMIA GUIDELINES AND A NEONATOLOGIST REPRESENTING DOZENS OF NEONATOLOGISTS TO MEET VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH THE TOP OFFICIALS OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION BREASTFEEDING GUIDELINES COMMITTEE. WE QUERIED THEM REGARDING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPLICATIONS THAT HAVE RESULTED FROM OVER-AGGRESSIVE PROMOTION OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING, THE STARVATION-RELATED COMPLICATIONS AND THE NEGATIVE NEUROLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THESE COMPLICATIONS. WE DISCOVERED FROM THE MEETING THAT THE BABY-FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE HAS NEVER BEEN TESTED OR MONITORED FOR SAFETY AND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE WHO BFHI PROGRAM TO PREVENT BRAIN INJURY IN STARVED BREASTFED NEWBORNS, NAMELY TO TRAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO LOOK OUT FOR DANGER SIGNS LIKE, "LETHARGY, CONVULSIONS AND POOR FEEDING," LATE SIGNS OF BRAIN INJURY, WERE INSUFFICIENT TO PROTECT NEWBORNS FROM SERIOUS AND IRREVERSIBLE COMPLICATIONS.--
We have gathered the support and signatures of thousands of parents, newborn and pediatric nurses and physicians asking the CDC, the AAP and the Surgeon General to provide public health education on the dangers of insufficient feeding of newborns. We have recruited many skilled volunteers to help us reach public officials to make national change in infant feeding policy and patient rights protections.--
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
CHRISTIE DEL CASTILLO-HEGYI MDScience DirectoPT$0--
JODY SEGRAVE-DALY RN IBCLCInfant FeedingFT$0--
BETH DEL CASTILLOSecretaryPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Fed Is Best Foundation
EIN
81-3316541
Phone
5012913697
Address
PO BOX 241736, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72223

Signing Officer

Name
Christie Del Castillo-hegyi Md
Title
Science Director
Signed
2021-11-01
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Brown Rogers & Co LLC
Address
1 Executive Center Court, Little Rock, AR 72211
Preparer
Joseph R Colford CPA
Phone
5012253641
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1001

Advertising and Promotion $15552

Other Expenses.1002

Office Expenses $616

Other Expenses.1003

Information Technology $643

Other Expenses.1005

Travel $37

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