Dkms
Dkms reported $69.1 million in revenue and $65.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $89.38 went to program services, $7.61 to management and general costs and $3.01 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 93.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $160,476 (Head of Workup and Clinical Data). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 38% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $65MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $69MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.4% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.6% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.46 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 6.3% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 93.3% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $160,476 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.25% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.9 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 3 of 6 | 88.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseTransport facilitation: coordinated the transports of 1,609 (1,372 in 2023) bone marrow or blood STEM cells products from germany to U.S patients. This provided them with a second chance at life
Request management: facilitated 387 (368 in 2023) collections of bone marrow and blood STEM cell products from unrelated volunteer donors, which are transplanted into patients, thus providing a second chance at life for those patients
DONOR RECRUITMENT: RECRUITED 39,102 (41,902 in 2023) VOLUNTEER BONE MARROW & BLOOD STEM CELL DONORS. THIS INCREASES THE CHANCES FOR PATIENTS DEALING WITH VARIOUS BLOOD CANCERS TO FIND A LIFE-SAVING DONOR MATCH
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Workup and Clinical Data Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $110,099 | $0 | $50,377 | $160,476 |
| Project Manager Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $100,817 | $0 | $45,238 | $146,055 |
| Team Lead, Administration, Transports, & Logistics Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $109,979 | $0 | $30,182 | $140,161 |
| Global Corporate Communications Manager Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $113,678 | $0 | $22,890 | $136,568 |
| Operations Manager Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $116,231 | $0 | $13,826 | $130,057 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Dkms (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 3 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 567
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,200
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| DKMS Donor Center gGmbH Intercompany Services | $44,008,324 |
| ADP TotalSource Inc Payroll Services | $6,599,894 |
| TimeMatters Shipping & Transportation | $3,877,396 |
| ECS European Courier Services LLC Shipping & Transportation | $2,315,779 |
| DKMS Life Science Lab gGmbH HLA Typing Services | $1,130,047 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 17 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
10 private foundations reported grants to Dkms totaling $323K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Dkms's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Dkms, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Dkms's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Dkms reported that 89.4% of its $65.4 million in expenses went to program services, 7.6% to management and general and 3.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Dkms pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Dkms reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $160,476, for the role of Head of Workup and Clinical Data (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Dkms get its money?
Of $69.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 6.3% came from contributions and grants and 93.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Dkms a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 20-0989212 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503179349310140 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403189349311120 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303179349301240 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213189349303481 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123199349321342 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013219349317436 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 20-0989212: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.