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Community Blood Center

Appleton, WI · EIN 39-0906273 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Community Blood Center reported $21.9 million in revenue and $27.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $82.05 went to program services, $17.95 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: 92.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $437,371 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 39% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $27M

For 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 $22M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
82.0%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
18.0%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
Not reported$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
92.8%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$437,371$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.61%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1127
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
11.26.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
16 of 1788.9%

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 expense
$22M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $61,429 · revenue $20M

Community Blood Center provides 100% of the blood to 38 hospitals throughout northeastern wisconsin and the upper peninsula of michigan. In 2024 we collected over 63,000 units of red blood cells and platelets that we then tested, processed and distributed to hospitals for blood transfusion to patients in need. We are also one of the lowest cost providers of blood in the nation through our dedication to cost containment and efficincy

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT/CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$371,418$0$65,953$437,371
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$332,368$0$34,306$366,674
VP, HR & STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$203,921$0$12,349$216,270
VP, FINANCE (THRU 10/2024)
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$185,717$0$10,874$196,591
VP, MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$184,993$0$11,083$196,076
VP, OPERATIONS
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$176,052$0$19,354$195,406
EXEC. DIRECTOR, LAB SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$165,470$0$25,099$190,569
VP, QUALITY ASSURANCE & REG. AFFAIRS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$161,489$0$25,280$186,769

11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Blood Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.5M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$22M$27M82.0%$25M$437,371
2023 ⓘ$23M$24M85.2%$25M$416,668
2022 ⓘ$20M$22M86.7%$29M$398,991
2021 ⓘ$21M$21M88.8%$36M$386,000
2020 ⓘ$19M$20M87.7%$33M$342,571
2019 ⓘ$16M$17M82.2%$31M$294,486

Governance 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–1b17 · 16 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 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5211
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6269

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Community Blood Center totaling $42 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Community Blood Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Community Blood Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Community Blood Center's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Community Blood Center reported that 82.0% of its $27.1 million in expenses went to program services, 18.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Community Blood Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Community Blood Center reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $437,371, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Community Blood Center get its money?

Of $21.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 92.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Community Blood Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 39-0906273 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 202523169349301407 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423119349301032 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343199349302639 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213199349329096 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123199349322877 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023219349314247 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 39-0906273: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.