2025-11-17T15:07:52-08:00 2024-12-31 873267876 Price Paige & Company CPAs LLP 570 N Magnolia Ave Ste 100 Clovis CA 93611 990 2024-01-01 843848144 Black Wellness & Prosperity Center BLAC 5594785912 2201 Calavares Street Fresno CA 93721 Shantay R Davies-Balch President & CEO 2025-11-17 true true Henry Oum CPA P01552333 5592999540 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Shantay R Davies-Balch 2201 Calavares Street Fresno CA 93721 2381332 false X www.blackwpc.org X 2019 CA 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. 4 3 32 15 0 1612886 2051913 24961 322744 3 3 100 6672 1637950 2381332 97620 54196 0 863895 1388719 0 78694 1112530 1062217 2074045 2505132 -436095 -123800 3467003 3790216 2538941 2665926 928062 1124290 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. false false 1755507 54196 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. 1755507 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 21 0 true 32 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 4 3 true false false false false false false true false false false false true true true false true true false false CA X X Shantay Davies-Balch 5594785912 2201 Calaveras Street Fresno CA 93721 Shantay R Davies-Balch President & CEO 40.00 0.00 X 187000 0 0 Elliott Balch Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Laura Ward Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Venise Curry Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Subha Ladella Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 187000 1 false true false Ellis Family Partnership III 5132 N Palm Ave PMB 355 Fresno CA 93704 Rents 162912 Your Part-Time Controller 1600 Market Street Ste 3425 Philadelphia PA 19103 Accounting Firm 126540 2 1088261 963652 16571 2051913 Consulting Services 900099 322744 322744 322744 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Revenue 6672 6672 6672 2381332 329419 54196 54196 0 0 0 187000 9350 168300 9350 0 1070679 901390 107409 61880 0 28465 22755 5710 102575 77452 19597 5526 0 275 275 109496 109496 0 0 0 94242 94193 49 130632 130632 25105 24738 367 65688 60622 4938 128 0 247176 144959 102217 60861 59253 828 780 0 0 125998 125998 0 0 37452 30966 6477 9 Inventory Write Off 43536 43536 Program Supplies 27605 27605 Staff development 19857 19695 162 Printing and Publications 18722 18035 523 164 55572 35855 19227 490 2505132 1755507 670931 78694 204093 426368 0 469195 427614 0 0 0 0 13823 1065 6157 519170 146835 385248 372335 0 0 0 0 2407402 2543919 3467003 3790216 114171 101845 147679 355376 2277091 2208705 2538941 2665926 X 412314 361693 515748 762597 928062 1124290 3467003 3790216 -123800 12750 307278 X false true X false false X 104688 1297672 2211184 1612886 2051913 7278343 0 0 104688 1297672 2211184 1612886 2051913 7278343 0 7278343 20 66 25 3 3 117 0 322744 322744 7601204 0.95750 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 169407 18950 150457 349763 127885 221878 372335 Other Assets 193450 Right of Use Assets 2149969 Security Deposit 200500 2543919 Finance Lease Liability 2208705 2208705 false Concerned Citizens of West Fr 312 W Valencia Fresno CA 93706 10000 0 Passthrough Grant from CVCF 0 1 false false false false false false false false false Shantay R Davies-Balch President & CEO 187000 187000 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 President & CEO Shantay Davies-Balch is married to Board Member Elliott Balch. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A copy of Form 990 is reviewed by the CEO and external accounting firm prior to filing. All questions and concerns are addressed prior to filing the 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Each time a conflict arises (or may arise) the appropriate board member or employeeexplains the possible conflict and abstains from any decision. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a A closed session of the Board of Directors reviews comparable data for salaries in the industry to determine the Executive Director's compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Documents available upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2 - Financial Statements & Reporting Financial Statements are in the process of being audited. The audit was not complete by the due date of the tax returns.