Our Founders’ Family Story
No parent should ever have to accept that there is no hope to save their child’s life. Having battled TTTS, we experienced firsthand the power of hope. Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) should have taken our daughters’ lives, but after our frantic search for information and resources, fetal surgery saved them.
Today, as grateful parents of healthy identical twin girls, we are proud as founders to continue to lead the Fetal Health Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to hope for expectant parents who’ve received a fetal syndrome diagnosis.
You can read more of our story here: The Somers’ Story
FETAL HEALTH FOUNDATION MISSION
Fetal Health Foundation supports families receiving a fetal syndrome diagnosis, funds life-saving research, increases fetal syndrome awareness, and shares leading medical information on fetal syndromes.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Erika Wolf-Ferraco
Executive Director
Lonnie Somers
Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Michelle Somers
Founder
Matthew M. Cooper, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMA, FCAMA
Mary Beth Martin, BSN, MBA
Distinguished Leader in Fetal & Perinatal Health Innovation
Timothy Crombleholme
Abigail Wilpers, Ph.D., WHNP-BC
Dr. Ken Moise
“I really appreciate Fetal Health’s assistance during a time like this. It was truly a blessing, and has helped a great deal. I will never forget the help you all provided and look forward to becoming a donor one day.”
– A family the Fetal Health Foundation helped in 2010
Financial Documents
Non Profit Organization Status
The Fetal Health Foundation is a registered 501 (c)(3) non profit organization, and your contributions are tax-deductible. Our Federal Tax Identification number is 20-0837174
Tax Documents
2025 Form 990
2025 Schedule B
2024 Form 990
2024 Schedule B
2023 Form 990
2023 Schedule B
2022 Form 990
2022 Schedule B
2021 Form 990
2021 Schedule B
2020 Form 990
2019 Form 990
2018 Form 990
2018 Schedule B
2017 Form 990
2017 Schedule B
2016 Form 990
2015 Schedule B
2014 Form 990
2013 Form 990
2012 Form 990
Previous documents can be found on our GuideStar Profile
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Medical Advisory Board
Leaders in maternal- fetal medicine advise us and allow us access to information on the newest and most promising treatments.
Dr. Ahmet Baschat
Director, Center for Fetal Therapy
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Stephen R. Carr
Director of Prenatal Diagnosis Center
Fetal Treatment Program of New England
Dr. Ramen Chmait
Director, Los Angeles Fetal Surgery
CHLA-USC Fetal-Maternal Center
Dr. Timothy M Crombleholme
Director, Fetal Care Center
Fetal Care Center at Connecticut Children’s
Dr. Anthony Johnson
Co-Director
The Fetal Center at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
Dr. Hanmin Lee
Surgeon-in-Chief/Co-Director, Fetal Treatment Center
UCSF BCH Fetal Treatment Center
Dr. Francois Luks
Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief
Fetal Treatment Program of New England
Dr. Kenneth Moise, Jr.
Co-Director
The Comprehensive Fetal Care Center – Dell Children’s Medical Center & UT Health Austin
Dr. Ruben Quintero
Co-Founder
The Fetal Center, Miami
Susan S. Spinner, MSN, RN
Senior Director, Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Courtney D. Stephenson
Director of Fetoscopic Intervention
Cleveland Clinic
Leandra Tolusso, MS, LGC
Genetic Counselor
Cincinnati Children’s Fetal Care Center
Dr. Martin Walker
Co-Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine Intervention and Surgery Program
Seattle Children’s Fetal Care and Treatment Center