Charity Impact Media

Home › Health care

Midwest Transplant Network

Westwood, KS · EIN 43-1016328 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Midwest Transplant Network reported $100.5 million in revenue and $105.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.01 went to program services, $15.99 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: 99.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $760,119 (PRESIDENT, CEO). 105 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 47% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $105M

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 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $100M

Other revenue was negative: −$131K. The bar shows the positive sources only.

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

2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
84.0%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
16.0%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
0.1%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
99.1%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$760,119$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.72%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
10527
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
7.46.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 1588.9%

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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$62M expenses · 70.4% of program spending · grants $10M · revenue $70M

Organ recovery: 371 organ donors; 1,080 organs recovered and transplanted

$16M expenses · 18.2% of program spending · revenue $16M

Laboratory testing: 39,302 tests performed

$10M expenses · 11.4% of program spending · revenue $13M

Tissue recovery: 1,682 tissue donors; 486 cornea donors; 5,885 tissues and corneas recovered

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT, CEO
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$684,504$0$75,615$760,119
VICE-PRESIDENT, CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$402,600$0$88,739$491,339
SRG. ORGAN RECOVERY SPECIALIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$422,669$0$52,008$474,677
SRG. ORGAN RECOVERY SPECIALIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$388,033$0$55,492$443,525
TREASURER, CFO
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$349,357$0$74,978$424,335
HLA LAB DIRECTOR
Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$318,571$0$51,534$370,105
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$300,252$0$65,786$366,038
CHIEF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT OFFICER
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$278,107$0$66,932$345,039

105 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Midwest Transplant Network (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.7M (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$50M$100M$150M$200M2019202020212022202320242025$100M$105M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$100M$105M84.0%$65M$760,119
2024 ⓘ$94M$89M80.8%$70M$761,032
2023 ⓘ$83M$79M78.7%$65M$668,093
2022 ⓘ$97M$81M84.3%$60M$639,899
2021 ⓘ$83M$76M84.6%$45M$585,917
2020 ⓘ$73M$69M86.0%$38M$531,076
2019 ⓘ$68M$61M82.9%$110M$523,111

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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 5375
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6100

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
RSM US LLP
Consulting
$668,850
NATIONWIDE ORGAN RECOVERY TRANSPLANT ALLIANCE
Air transportation
$608,197
P1 SERVICE LLC
Facility services
$433,372
SPEER FAMILY MORTUARY SERVICES
Mortuary services
$327,064
AIRMED INTERNATIONAL LLC
Air transportation
$324,716

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 39 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Midwest Transplant Network totaling $291 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 Midwest Transplant Network's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Midwest Transplant Network, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Similar-sized charities in this cause

All health care charities · Largest charities in Kansas

Questions people ask

How much of Midwest Transplant Network's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Midwest Transplant Network reported that 84.0% of its $105.3 million in expenses went to program services, 16.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Midwest Transplant Network pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Midwest Transplant Network reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $760,119, for the role of PRESIDENT, CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Midwest Transplant Network get its money?

Of $100.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.1% came from contributions and grants and 99.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Midwest Transplant Network a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 43-1016328 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202612659349301811 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202512679349301916 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422769349301772 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332779349301043 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242709349300224 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142719349301324 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043169349301559 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 43-1016328: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.