Because their tomorrow starts with your support today – explore our giving opportunities . . .
At Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast, our work is driven by science and fueled by generosity. As one of the largest accredited nonprofit milk banks in the country, we provide safe, pasteurized donor human milk to medically fragile and premature infants—milk that supports their growth and, in many cases, saves lives.
We invite you to explore our current giving opportunities or reach out with your own ideas. Your gift to Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast is a gift to the thousands of families we serve every year.
The Compassion Fund
For babies at home who need Pasteurized Donor Human Milk, the milk bank offers the Compassion Fund – a fund meant to remove barriers for families with financial and medical needs. This fund supports the use of donor milk in a variety of circumstances, including:
- Short-term use: as a bridge to breastfeeding.
- Long-term use: for babies with severe medical needs such as organ transplantation.
- Special Circumstances: for situations where breastfeeding is not possible due to maternal loss or cancer treatment.
The Dr. Francis J. Bednarek Internship & Education Fund
In honor of Dr. Francis “Frank” Bednarek, a founding leader of Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast and longtime champion of vulnerable newborns, this fund carries forward his legacy of compassionate care and dedication to neonatal medicine.
Your support helps train future healthcare professionals through hands-on internships at the milk bank, advancing education in donor human milk and neonatal care, with the goal of improving outcomes for medically fragile infants.
Growing Our Futures
As demand for donor milk continues to grow, so does the need to invest in the people, facilities, equipment, and infrastructure that make this lifesaving work possible.
Support for Growing Our Futures helps Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast strengthen its capacity today while preparing to serve more babies and families in the years ahead.
Programs
Through philanthropy, we’re able to grow special programs like our bereaved family initiative, which gives parents a way to honor their child. When a baby is lost, families can feel invisible. This program ensures their child’s name is remembered and carried forward with purpose.
Support also helps expand educational opportunities for healthcare professionals, promoting the evidence-based use of donor human milk. We also engage directly with new and expectant parents to build understanding of human milk and its benefits for babies.
Greatest Need
We remain steadfast in our mission to provide equitable access to safe, lifesaving, pasteurized donor human milk.
Unrestricted support helps us meet our evolving needs as we serve more than 22,000 families throughout the northeast annually.
Ready to make a difference? Explore the many ways to give — including by check, PayPal, or through a donor-advised fund (DAF) — here. Questions? Please contact our team via email.
