Our Mission

We strive to improve the health and survival of infants through breastfeeding advocacy and the safe, equitable provision of pasteurized donor human milk.

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2025-2030 Strategic Plan

Learn more about our organizational values, focus areas and goals.

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Impact Report

See how many ounces we dispensed in 2024, read stories about donors and milk recipients, learn more about our free breastfeeding support program and view our list of supporters.

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Nonprofit Milk Banking

As a 501(c)(3), we serve babies, not investors. Similar to blood banks, we rely on donated breastmilk and incur costs that ensure safety. For families of outpatient babies who can’t pay these tissue processing fees, our charitable care program steps in.

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Video Overview

Follow the milk from the hero mothers who donate their excess supply to the processing steps in our specialized laboratory . . . to the fragile recipient babies who need it most.

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Become a Milk Donor

Watch this short video about how you can donate your extra breastmilk in three easy steps.

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Our Impact

Total Ounces Dispensed Since Opening

9,376,134
Total Ounces Dispensed in August 2025

74,272
Total Approved Milk Donors

15,900

Donor milk bottles.

The Blog.

Paying It Forward: Caroline’s Journey from NICU Mom to Milk Donor

September 17, 2025

Paying It Forward: Caroline’s Journey from NICU Mom to Milk Donor

When Caroline pictured becoming a mother for the first time, she never imagined her baby girl would arrive two months early. A partial placental abruption changed everything, and suddenly, Caroline and her husband were thrust into the world of the NICU.

Melissa’s firstborn daughter introduced her to the life-changing power of donor milk. Her second gave her the chance to give back.

August 1, 2025

Melissa’s firstborn daughter introduced her to the life-changing power of donor milk. Her second gave her the chance to give back.

Melissa’s journey to donating over 7,400 ounces of breastmilk began with an unexpected pregnancy complication. Diagnosed with preeclampsia, a serious condition marked by high blood pressure and potential organ damage, she was induced early at 37 weeks.

Hope in the NICU: Sophia's Story of Surviving NEC

May 1, 2025

Hope in the NICU: Sophia's Story of Surviving NEC

Eight-month-old Sophia was born on August 13, 2024, at 24 weeks weighing only 1.8 pounds. As a “micropreemie”, she was extremely fragile and immediately required specialized care in the NICU.

Sophia needed support for vital functions such as breathing, feeding and temperature regulation and faced significant challenges along the way. Like many premature and medically vulnerable infants, she developed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening condition that causes severe inflammation of the intestines.

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