EIN 54-1329096

International Lactation Consultant Association

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
Year formed
1984
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
The International Lactation Consultant Association advances the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant profession worldwide through leadership, advocacy, professional development, and research. The Association provides lactation professionals with innovative education and networking opportunities. Its annual conference, located in Chicago, IL, is the premier lactation education and professional development event of the year and offers a learning environment for lactation professionals, midwives, child and family health nurses.
Total revenues
$775,204
2022
Total expenses
$914,207
2022
Total assets
$689,593
2022
Num. employees
0
2022

Program areas at International Lactation Consultant Association

Annual conference: the Association's annual conference is the premier Lactation education and professional development event of the year. The conference provides a learning environment for Lactation professionals, midwives, child and family health nurses, general practitioners, physicians, dieticians and nutritionists, breastfeeding counselors, researchers, pharmacists, nurses, doulas, policy advocates, and other advocates who assist mothers and babies with breastfeeding. The Association provides continuing education for Lactation consultants, nurses, and physicians. The 2021 annual conference offered up to 23 contact hours as well as networking opportunities with colleagues around the world and access to committee meetings and other groups.
Publications and communications: the Association provides resources for its members and others who care for breastfeeding mothers and infants that can be purchased from the Association's online store or may be available as downloads. The Association's other publications and communications include position papers, standards of practice, and clinical guidelines as well as materials that can be used to promote the Lactation Consultant profession.
The journal of human Lactation, the official journal of the Association, is a quarterly, peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary journal publishing original research related to all aspects of human Lactation and breastfeeding behavior, non-research articles on policy and practice issues relevant to the practicing Lactation Consultant and other health professionals who assist lactating mothers or their breastfeeding infants, and columns and commentaries that discuss relevant current issues in the Lactation field. Jhl is consistent with International ethical standards in publishing and Lactation. Jhl editorial staff mentors International researchers, offering both technical and english language editing.
The Association's educational mission is to advance the International board certified Lactation Consultant (ibclc) profession worldwide through professional development. The Association provides Lactation professionals with innovative education and networking and provides access to and interpretation of Lactation research. In 2021, the Association's annual conference disseminated reserach related to human Lactation and encouraged its integration into clinical practice; faciliatated greater development of cultural humility among Lactation specialists; promoted ethical, evidence- based practice that projects the well-being of breastfeeding dyads in diverse contexts; promoted breastfeeding as the biological norm for feeding and nurturing infants and young children; promoted equitable across to breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, and the ibclc profession; promoted support of families' informed decisions regarding breastfeeding; and promoted breastfeeding-supportive practices in healthcare, social service, and community settings. The Association also provided a wide variety of opportunities for earning continuing education units including live and recorded webinars and conference sessions as well as independent study modules. These units help ibclcs, nurses, physicians, and other professional meet the educational requirements of the accrediting and licensing bodies that govern their professions.

Personnel at International Lactation Consultant Association

NameTitleCompensation
Janet JonesTreasurer$0
Tova OvitsSecretary$0
Iona MacNabPresident$0
Angela Love-Zaranka Ba Ibclc RlcPast Treasurer$0
Mudiwah A Kadeshe LncPresident$0
...and 8 more key personnel

Financials for International Lactation Consultant Association

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$379,741
Program services$239,548
Investment income and dividends$9,358
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$155,937
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-10,957
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,577
Total revenues$775,204

Form 990s for International Lactation Consultant Association

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-10-02990View PDF
2020-122021-09-03990View PDF
2019-122021-01-28990View PDF
2018-122019-06-19990View PDF
2017-122019-03-15990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 1, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
November 27, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 21, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
August 22, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019
March 29, 2021
Updated personnel
Identified 8 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Professional associationsBusiness and community development organizationsHealth organizationsCharities
Issues
HealthCommunity improvementBusiness and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
Address
330 N Wabash Ave 2000
Chicago, IL 60611
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Website URL
ilca.org/ 
Phone
(312) 673-5832
IRS details
EIN
54-1329096
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1984
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
E03: Health Care Professional Societies and Associations
NAICS code, primary
813920: Professional Associations
Parent/child status
Independent
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