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Nmdp Foundation reported $22.6 million in revenue and $21.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.11 went to program services, $9.85 to management and general costs and $10.04 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 101.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,152,247 (NMDP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 19 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 24% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $21MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $23MOther revenue was negative: −$1.1M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.1% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.9% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 10.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.09 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 101.7% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $2,152,247 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 10.23% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 19 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 10.7 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 18 | 100.0% |
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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePatient assistance:the Nmdp Foundation provides financial assistance to patients throughout each stage of the transplant process. Funded by philanthropy, in FY25, more than $7 million was provided to over 3,000 patients from 148 transplant centers. In FY25, the proportion of grant recipients who identified as non-hispanic white ranged from 0%-67% depending on the grant type. For the sickle cell fertility preservation grant, which helps pay for fertility preservation and storage pre-transplant for sickle cell disease, all recipients identified as either black / african american or hispanic.…
Recruitment:the nmdp registry is a listing of millions of potential donors and cord blood units. Every search through nmdp provides patients with access to more than 43 million potential adult donors and more than 761,000 cord blood units worldwide. The best match for a patient is typically someone who shares their ethnic background. Improving the ethnic diversity of the nmdp registry improves all patients' odds of finding their best match, regardless of ethnic background.people between the ages of 18 and 35 are most urgently needed. Research has shown that cells from younger donors lead to…
Research: research innovations are critical to expanding treatment to more patients and improving outcomes. Each year, the Nmdp Foundation is proud to invest in research through:the nmdp amy strelzer manasevit research program: the amy program funds early career investigators focused on advances in the prevention and treatment of post-cell therapy complications (e.g., graft-versus-host -disease and infection).in 2025, we funded the work of 12 amy scholars. Amy scholars have gone on to become leaders in the field, pursuing scientific advances that help nmdp patients live longer, healthier…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMDP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Director/trustee, officer, 2.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,855,370 | $296,877 | $2,152,247 |
| CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Key employee, 20.00 hrs/week | $262,980 | $394,471 | $49,185 | $706,636 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $359,554 | $0 | $85,054 | $444,608 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 2.00 hrs/week | $0 | $376,054 | $30,432 | $406,486 |
| SR DIRECTOR, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $309,082 | $0 | $50,458 | $359,540 |
| DIRECTOR, ADVANCEMENT SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $186,644 | $0 | $47,503 | $234,147 |
| DIRECTOR, MAJOR AND PLANNED GIFTS Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $198,071 | $0 | $35,732 | $233,803 |
| DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $189,205 | $0 | $23,718 | $212,923 |
19 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Nmdp Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $667K (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
FY2025 · 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–1b18 · 17 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 548
- Volunteers Part I, line 63,000
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| COMMUNITY COUNSELLING SERVICE Fundraising consulting | $448,604 |
| ACCESS XP Event services | $267,307 |
| 25 BROADWAY BALLROOM DBA CIPRIANI Facility rental and event services | $193,425 |
| BLACKBAUD Software support | $174,879 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
5 private foundations reported grants to Nmdp Foundation totaling $78,759 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 Nmdp Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Nmdp Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Nmdp Foundation spent in FY2025, $80.11 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Nmdp Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Nmdp Foundation reported that 80.1% of its $21.0 million in expenses went to program services, 9.9% to management and general and 10.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Nmdp Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Nmdp Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $2,152,247, for the role of NMDP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Nmdp Foundation get its money?
Of $22.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 101.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Nmdp Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-1704734 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202642269349302574 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202502279349300325 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 (amended), object 202532319349301123 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202332239349300113 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202221339349307507 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202101319349302630 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-1704734: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.