Nebraska · Nonprofit
OMAHA BETTER BIRTH PROJECT
OMAHA BETTER BIRTH PROJECT (Nebraska) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $481,229 to it, the largest being THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION ($460,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $353k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $481k
- Net assets
- $252k
What Omaha Better Birth Project does
Mission
To decrease inequities in childbirth by providing access to doula services, childbirth education, and prenatal & postpartum support for low-income and teen families in the Omaha area.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2025 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
Omaha Better Birth Project no longer offers the Fresh Start Diaper Program due to limited organizational and volunteer capacity.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Omaha Better Birth Project served 150 low-income and teen families through the Doula Access Grants Program. This is a 65% increase in supported families from 2024. Through this program, families receive access to funds to help pay for birth or postpartum doula services. The birth doula grant participants saw an unplanned cesarean rate of 12% - well below local, state, and national averages. Of the families who intended to breastfeed after birth, 97% met that goal. 90% of families surveyed said having a doula led to a more empowered birth or postpartum experience. Lastly, doulas across the Omaha community were invited to participate in a postpartum depression reduction program training and pilot facilitated by Omaha Better Birth Project, called the ROSE Program. 12 doulas participated in the training and provided 5 families with the program through the pilot phase. We anticipate offering this training on a bi-annual basis.
$190,538 spent92% of program spendingOur community outreach and support program provided essential baby and postpartum supplies to more than 150 low-income and teen families. Through this program, we distributed items such as strollers, Pack 'n Plays, car seats, diapers, wipes, baby carriers, bottles, and hygiene kits to more than one hundred families in need. These items are more than just products, they are tools that support safety, bonding, and daily care during a critical time in a family's life. For many parents, especially teen and first-time parents, receiving these essentials brought peace of mind and allowed them to focus on nurturing their babies. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and community partners, we were able to meet the growing demand for supplies and respond quickly to urgent needs. These supplies helped bridge gaps in access, especially for families without reliable transportation or stable housing. In every package we deliver, we aim to provide not just material goods, but also a message: you are not alone, and your community cares about you and your baby. Additionally, we hosted our annual Community Baby Shower, a joyful and empowering event to celebrate expectant and new parents in our…
$14,711 spent7% of program spendingThrough the Fresh Start Diaper Program, we provided more than 400 low-income and teen families with supplemental diapers and wipes. This program closed in March 2025 due to organizational and volunteer capacity limits.
$1,729 spent1% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $206,978.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $121k to $252k (+109%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of OMAHA BETTER BIRTH PROJECT’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Samantha Wall
Executive Director
Board chair
Kathleen Scott
Board Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $6k → $15k.
1 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of OMAHA BETTER BIRTH PROJECT’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
OMAHA BETTER BIRTH PROJECT leans on a few funders — its largest provides 96% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 99% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
96% of OMAHA BETTER BIRTH PROJECT's grant income comes from Nebraska funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $229 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
OMAHA BETTER BIRTH PROJECT runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 13,062 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,062 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like OMAHA BETTER BIRTH PROJECT
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In Nebraska
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
94% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds OMAHA BETTER BIRTH PROJECT?
- OMAHA BETTER BIRTH PROJECT (Nebraska) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $481,229 to it, the largest being THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION ($460,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does OMAHA BETTER BIRTH PROJECT have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $481,229 in grants to OMAHA BETTER BIRTH PROJECT, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of OMAHA BETTER BIRTH PROJECT?
- THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $460,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like OMAHA BETTER BIRTH PROJECT find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Nebraska. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing