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BABY QUEST FOUNDATION INC

Granting financial assistance...fulfilling dreams...building families

aka Baby Quest Foundation, Inc.   |   Los Angeles, CA   |  www.babyquestfoundation.org

Mission

Baby Quest is a charitable organization whose goal is to
grant financial assistance to those who cannot afford the high cost of
procedures such as egg donation, IVF and gestational surrogacy. We accept applications from US residents -  heterosexual, same sex couples, and singles.

 

We hope you will
join us in fulfilling the dreams of those who so desperately want to have a
child.

Ruling year info

2011

founder

Pamela Hirsch

Main address

149 S. Barrington Avenue #112

Los Angeles, CA 90049 USA

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EIN

45-2256722

NTEE code info

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (P12)

Personal Social Services (P50)

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (W12)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Baby Quest awards grants to those who cannot afford the high costs of assisted reproduction. With limited overhead and low administrative costs, nearly all funds go to our recipients. As of January 2022, we have helped produce 126 babies and counting. Baby Quest has awarded over $2.3 million in cash and cash equivalents. We continue to strive to fulfill the dreams of those who want to start a family.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Baby Quest Grants

Twice yearly grants are awarded.. spring and fall

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of grants received

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Baby Quest Grants

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Each year we have awarded more in cash and cash equivalents

Total dollar amount of grants awarded

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Ethnic and racial groups

Related Program

Baby Quest Grants

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

In March 2023, we awarded $200,000 to 16 new grant recipients.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Our goal is to fund as many of those who cannot afford to proceed with assisted reproduction...ivf, embryo donation, gestational surrogacy.

Social media, corporate sponsorships, individual donations

Our enhanced website and social media presence have enabled us to reach more. We have also made strives in destigmatizing infertility for both females and males.

Covid had an extreme impact on the world of fertility with clinics closing and procedures put on hold. This also had a negative impact on our 2020 revenues. Now with the world opening up slowly, we are again seeing growth.

Baby Quest has continued to award grants, despite the impact of Covid. We are achieving new levels of philanthropy, as can be shown by the increase in grants and those awarded.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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BABY QUEST FOUNDATION INC

Board of directors
as of 06/21/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Pamela Hirsch

Pamela Hirsch

Marc Kalan

Nicole Lawson

Amanda Lewis

Rose Kesten Pondel

Bruce Tenenbaum

Heather Tonkins

Samantha Sedaka

Lora Shahine

Karen Jeffries

Marc Sedaka

Julie Allgood

Natalie Crawford

Temeka Zore

Fred Licciardi

Lowell Ku

Leyla Bilali

Allison Kasirer

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable