Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization
Also known as Lifesource
Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization reported $82.5 million in revenue and $75.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $89.71 went to program services, $10.21 to management and general costs and $0.08 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 97.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $787,513 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 88 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 44% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $76MFor 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 $82M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.75 $616K
- Program service revenue$97.40 $80M
- Investment income$1.85 $1.5M
Other revenue was negative: −$13,935. 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) | 89.7% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.2% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.10 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 97.4% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $787,513 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.04% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 88 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 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 expenseOrgan Procurement: the Organ Procurement department works collaboratively with hospital staff in the lifesource donor service area (minnesota, north dakota, south dakota, and a portion of western wisconsin) to identify potential organ donors, provide support to families throughout the donation process, support protocols established by the united network for organ sharing to match the organs with the intended recipient, coordinate all clinical activities and arrange the surgical recovery of organs. Donation coordinators in conjunction with donor services center staff acquire known information…
Public education:lifesource maintains a strong commitment to public education activities designed to increase awareness and understanding about the need for organ and tissue donation in the lifesource region. The lifesource region has an overall donor designation rate of 56%, among the highest in the nation. The education activities are focused on developing external relationships for the purpose of building support for donation and positioning lifesource as the donation expert in the region. This work is critical as the growing need for organs and tissues will not be met without increased…
Tissue and eye procurement: lifesource tissue recovery staff coordinated 966 tissue donation cases, resulting in the transplant of approximately 72,400 tissue grafts consisting of bone, connective tissue, fascia, skin, vein and heart valves. Lifesource tissue recovery staff also coordinated 217 eye donation cases, resulting in corneas recovered for transplant and research
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 Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $734,946 | $0 | $52,567 | $787,513 |
| CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $384,030 | $0 | $36,100 | $420,130 |
| RECOVERY SURGEON Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $354,214 | $0 | $37,552 | $391,766 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $343,257 | $0 | $42,434 | $385,691 |
| DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES-ORGAN Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $300,619 | $0 | $66,898 | $367,517 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $319,168 | $0 | $37,675 | $356,843 |
| DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SVCS TISSUE&DSC Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $318,932 | $0 | $27,496 | $346,428 |
| DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $259,362 | $0 | $15,640 | $275,002 |
88 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.0M (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–1b15 · 15 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 4Yes
- 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 5302
- Volunteers Part I, line 6241
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| TRINITY MEDICAL SOURLUTIONS Air and ground transportaion services | $10,969,994 |
| UW HEALTH UNIVERSITY OF WI HOSPITAL AND Organ aquisition charges | $3,170,458 |
| IOWA DONOR NETWORK Organ aquisition charges | $2,326,955 |
| LIVE ON NEBRASKA Organ aquisition charges | $1,908,000 |
| 5IVE LLC Design and marketing servives | $1,072,735 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 54 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization totaling $1,211 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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Of every $100 Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization spent in 2024, $89.71 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization reported that 89.7% of its $75.9 million in expenses went to program services, 10.2% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $787,513, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization get its money?
Of $82.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.7% came from contributions and grants and 97.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-3584029 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 202512659349300546 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412919349300611 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322789349300637 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202839349300015 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132649349301098 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022769349301067 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-3584029: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.