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TAKING CARA BABIES FOUNDATION

GLENDALE, AZ · EIN 850775186 · Form 990PF · FY2022 · NTEE T22 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Small ($100K-$1M) · takingcarababies.com
revenue
$260K
expenses
$2K
net assets
$31K
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

Taking Cara Babies provides online classes and educational resources to help infants and toddlers sleep better, serving families from birth through age four. Founded by a neonatal nurse and pediatric sleep consultant, the organization offers evidence-based, customizable sleep training programs focused on maintaining emotional connection between parents and children. The programs cover newborns through preschoolers and include support for naps, nighttime sleep, travel, and developmental transitions.

named programs · 6 · from sources

what they call their work

B.E.S.T. Swaddle
Physical product line of swaddles featuring buttery soft, breathable fabric with silent-seal closure and three swaddling options to support the womb-to-room transition
Flying with a Baby or Toddler
Interactive guide providing strategies for air travel with children under 5, including booking tips, packing lists, security navigation, in-flight entertainment, and jet lag management
Jacky
Swaddle transition jacket designed for babies showing signs of rolling, providing non-weighted support for the Moro reflex while allowing safe movement during sleep
Newborn Sleep Bundle
Online class and e-book for parents of 0-4 month olds covering gentle newborn sleep strategies, flexible scheduling, and navigating the 4-month sleep regression without sleep training or crying it out
The 5–24 Month Collection
Online class series teaching parents how to establish 10-12 hour consolidated nights, solid naps, and manage sleep regressions for babies 5-24 months old through customizable, holistic sleep training methods
Toddler Sleep Training
Online course for parents of 2-4 year olds teaching customizable strategies for independent sleep, bedtime routines, naps/quiet time, and managing developmental transitions like potty training and sibling arrival
activities · 4 clusters

what they do

  • Infant and Toddler Sleep Education 8 activities
    • Free Baby Sleep Support Services
      Offers free online classes and resources to assist parents with infant sleep challenges, including a free class on adapting sleep strategies during developmental disruptions such as illness, teething, and vaccinations.
    • Offers free sleep support resources for families
      Provides free online classes and on-demand resources to help parents manage infant and toddler sleep disruptions due to developmental changes, illness, teething, or vaccinations, including evidence-based strategies and practical tools.
    • Online Infant Sleep Training Classes
      Offers a collection of online classes for parents of infants aged 0-24 months, providing education on understanding sleep cues, establishing healthy sleep routines, creating customized sleep training plans, and adapting strategies during developmental disruptions. These classes include video lessons, eBooks, searchable guides, sample schedules, checklists, and workbooks.
    • Online Infant Sleep Training Classes
      Offers a collection of online classes for parents of infants aged 0-24 months, providing education on understanding sleep cues, establishing healthy sleep routines, creating customized sleep training plans, and adapting strategies during developmental disruptions. These classes include video lessons, eBooks, searchable guides, sample schedules, checklists, and workbooks.
    • Online Sleep Education Programs for Infants and Toddlers
      Offers a suite of online courses and educational resources for parents of children from birth through age 4, covering infant and toddler sleep patterns, nap routines, and sleep challenges during developmental transitions. Programs include video instruction, sample schedules, checklists, workbooks, and evidence-based strategies for creating customized sleep plans.
    • Online Toddler Sleep Training Classes
      Provides online courses for parents of toddlers, offering customizable, holistic plans for improving sleep at night, during naps, and through developmental transitions. These courses include video-based instruction, evidence-based strategies, sample schedules, checklists, and workbook pages.
    • Online Toddler Sleep Training Classes
      Offers an online course designed to provide parents with a customizable, holistic plan for improving toddler sleep at night, during naps, and through developmental transitions. The course includes video-based instruction, evidence-based strategies, sample schedules, checklists, and workbook pages.
    • Provides online sleep education programs for infants and toddlers
      Offers a suite of online classes and educational bundles for parents of children from birth through age 4, covering newborn sleep cues, infant sleep patterns (ages 5–24 months), and toddler sleep challenges, including customizable plans, video instruction, sample schedules, and progress-tracking tools.
  • Early Childhood Literacy Resource Provision 4 activities
    • Delivers interactive air travel guidance for families with young children
      Offers a 6-chapter interactive travel guide with on-demand video and audio advice, demonstration videos, packing lists, and downloadable resources to support families flying with infants and toddlers.
    • Interactive Air Travel Guide for Families with Young Children
      Provides an on-demand, interactive guide with demonstration videos, audio and video advice, packing lists, and downloadable resources to support families traveling by air with infants and toddlers, offering permanent access upon enrollment.
    • Online Travel Guide for Families with Young Children
      Offers an interactive online guide with 6 chapters to support families traveling by air with young children, providing demonstration videos, audio and video advice, packing lists, and downloadable resources.
    • Online Travel Guide for Families with Young Children
      Provides an interactive, 6-chapter online guide for families traveling by air with young children, offering demonstration videos, audio and video advice, packing lists, and downloadable resources.
  • Distribution of Comfort and Sensory Blankets 4 activities
    • Distributes specialized swaddle blankets for infant sleep
      Produces and provides swaddle blankets made from Oeko-Tex certified Modal fabric, featuring silent-seal closures, ease of use during nighttime care, and three customizable swaddling methods to support safe and comfortable infant sleep.
    • Sale of Swaddle Blankets
      Produces and sells Oeko-Tex certified Modal fabric swaddle blankets designed for breathability, softness, and ease of use during nighttime feedings. These blankets feature a silent-seal closure and allow for three customizable swaddling methods.
    • Sale of Swaddle Blankets
      Produces and sells Oeko-Tex certified Modal fabric swaddle blankets designed for breathability, softness, and ease of use during nighttime feedings. These blankets feature a silent-seal closure and allow for three customizable swaddling methods.
    • Specialty Swaddle Blankets for Infant Sleep
      Produces and offers swaddle blankets made from Oeko-Tex certified Modal fabric, featuring silent-seal closures and customizable swaddling methods via an inner band and outer wrap, designed for breathability, softness, and ease of use during nighttime feedings and changes.
  • Uncategorized 4 activities
    • Digital Gift Card Program for Educational Classes
      Provides digital gift cards with permanent validity that can be emailed directly to recipients or to purchasers for print delivery, allowing redemption for access to age-appropriate parenting education classes with reapplication of value if needed.
    • Digital Gift Card Sales
      Offers digital gift cards that can be purchased and emailed to recipients or printed for hand delivery. These non-expiring gift cards can be redeemed for educational classes and their value can be reapplied to age-appropriate classes if needed.
    • Digital Gift Card Sales
      Offers digital gift cards that can be emailed to recipients or purchasers, are non-expiring, and can be reapplied toward age-appropriate classes, providing access to educational content upon redemption.
    • Manages digital gift card program for educational classes
      Offers non-expiring digital gift cards that can be emailed directly to recipients or purchasers, with on-demand access to educational content upon redemption and flexibility to reapply value toward age-appropriate classes.
financials · form 990PF · fy2022

the money

revenue
Total revenue$260K
Contributions & grants$260K100%
Program service revenue
Investment income$00%
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$2K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits
Grants paid out$275K
balance sheet
Total assets$31K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$31K
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue -48.0%
relationships · 1

who they work with

  • pediatricians Partner — Collaborates with pediatricians to affirm the sleep strategies taught in its educational programs.