Gift of Life Marrow Registry
Gift of Life Marrow Registry reported $31.9 million in revenue and $28.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $90.88 went to program services, $4.99 to management and general costs and $4.13 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 85.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $776,650 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT). 18 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 122% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $28MFor 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 $32M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$15.96 $5.2M
- Program service revenue$83.78 $27M
- Investment income$0.26 $85,019
Other revenue was negative: −$600K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.9% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.0% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.22 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 16.3% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 85.4% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $776,650 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.76% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 18 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 14 | 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 expenseDonor services- in 2024, 5,580 donors were requested for confirmatory and extended typing, and 523 transplants were facilitated for patients with life-threatening illnesses. Gift of Life serves as a liaison between the donor, collection center and transplant center, providing case management services including all logistics involved in donor confirmatory testing, workup, harvest and follow-up
Community engagement and recruitment - 1) engaging in public relations and marketing activities to promote public awareness of marrow donation and attendance at all donor drives; (2) operating the volunteer network which organizes speaking engagements at colleges, religious venues, community events and more; (3) provisioning of volunteers for staffing of donor drives and fundraising events; (4) providing web-based design for all online publications and print design for all educational materials, flyers, brochures and ads; (5) registration drives are conducted to tissue type potential donors…
Collection center - performs peripheral blood STEM cell collections by apheresis for transplantion. The center opened its doors in late september 2009 and performed 612 life-saving collections in 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 90.00 hrs/week | $616,650 | $160,000 | $0 | $776,650 |
| CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Officer, 70.00 hrs/week | $286,092 | $0 | $0 | $286,092 |
| CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $249,540 | $0 | $0 | $249,540 |
| CHIEF STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS OFFICER Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $219,098 | $0 | $0 | $219,098 |
| CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER AND Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $212,057 | $0 | $0 | $212,057 |
| CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $198,114 | $0 | $0 | $198,114 |
| CHIEF QUALITY AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $198,100 | $0 | $0 | $198,100 |
| DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $191,227 | $0 | $0 | $191,227 |
18 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Gift of Life Marrow Registry (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.0M (Part IX, line 5).
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–1b14 · 13 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 15aYes
- 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5164
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,623
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ELLIOTT CYMERMAN Software consultant | $122,588 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
33 private foundations reported grants to Gift of Life Marrow Registry totaling $636K 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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Questions people ask
How much of Gift of Life Marrow Registry's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Gift of Life Marrow Registry reported that 90.9% of its $28.1 million in expenses went to program services, 5.0% to management and general and 4.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Gift of Life Marrow Registry pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Gift of Life Marrow Registry reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $776,650, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Gift of Life Marrow Registry get its money?
Of $31.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 16.3% came from contributions and grants and 85.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Gift of Life Marrow Registry a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 22-3131232 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 202503219349306490 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202500289349301145 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312929349301311 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243489349300029 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113199349320301 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023189349305727 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 22-3131232: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.