South Texas Blood & Tissue Center
South Texas Blood & Tissue Center reported $84.9 million in revenue and $87.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $73.76 went to program services, $26.24 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 98.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $423,265 (SVP, COO STBTC). 31 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 76% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $88MFor 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 $85MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 73.8% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 26.2% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 98.6% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $423,265 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.48% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 31 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | -1.5 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 0 of 1 | 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 expenseThe South Texas Blood & Tissue Center (stbtc) specializes in collecting and providing life-saving Blood and Blood components to hospitals and patients throughout texas and beyond. We meet this commitment through our generous donors, who help save lives every day by giving of themselves. Stbtc drew 119,777 life-saving red blood cell units and 28,379 platelet units in 2024. The center for advanced therapies includes the life legacies tissue dept., apheresis services, the cord blood/birth tissue program and clinical & research operations. In 2024, the tissue department grew deceased donor…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVP, COO STBTC Officer, 49.0 hrs/week | $394,721 | $0 | $28,544 | $423,265 |
| MEDICAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $310,495 | $0 | $40,807 | $351,302 |
| VP, BLOOD OPERATIONS Key employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $286,981 | $0 | $18,025 | $305,006 |
| VP SALES, STBTC Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $263,252 | $0 | $38,751 | $302,003 |
| EXEC. DIRECTOR, BLOOD OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $252,341 | $0 | $37,494 | $289,835 |
| EXEC. DIRECTOR, Starting Materials & Clinical Svcs Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $246,948 | $0 | $30,941 | $277,889 |
| Sr. Director, Donor Marketing & Community Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $221,019 | $0 | $13,684 | $234,703 |
31 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from South Texas Blood & Tissue Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $722K (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–1b1 · 0 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 11aNo
- 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 5460
- Volunteers Part I, line 64
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| TANGO CARD INC Donor incentives | $3,040,969 |
| THE WOOD AGENCY Advertising | $912,272 |
| GPI USA INC Soft maint&host fees | $500,753 |
| PRIORITY COURIER Courier services | $458,176 |
| H-E-B LP Donor incentives | $379,594 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 13 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
7 private foundations reported grants to South Texas Blood & Tissue Center totaling $193K 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 South Texas Blood & Tissue Center's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, South Texas Blood & Tissue Center reported that 73.8% of its $87.7 million in expenses went to program services, 26.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does South Texas Blood & Tissue Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation South Texas Blood & Tissue Center reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $423,265, for the role of SVP, COO STBTC (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does South Texas Blood & Tissue Center get its money?
Of $84.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.5% came from contributions and grants and 98.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is South Texas Blood & Tissue Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7379332 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202513219349307231 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413199349318596 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349314757 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243199349303684 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143199349322489 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003219349300140 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7379332: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.