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American Foundation for Donation and Transplantation

Also known as Transplantation

Richmond, VA · EIN 54-0980824 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

American Foundation for Donation and Transplantation reported $531.8 million in revenue and $528.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.51 went to program services, $0.49 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: 99.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $321,607 (CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 168% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $528M

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

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $532M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
99.5%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
0.5%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
99.9%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$321,607$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.06%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
227
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.56.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
14 of 1488.9%

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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$525M expenses · 99.9% of program spending · revenue $525M

The organization provides an organ donor-to-recipient billing service for hospitals providing the transplants. The organs consist mainly of kidneys, livers and other organs that are procured and transplanted in recipients

$337K expenses · 0.1% of program spending · revenue $55,958

The organization provides educational programs

$165K expenses · 0.0% of program spending · revenue $326K

The organization conducts a living organ donor network and living donation workshop along with a transplant quality institute workshop

$34,550 all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$279,019$0$42,588$321,607
Controller
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$266,049$0$45,818$311,867

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from American Foundation for Donation and Transplantation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $633K (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
FY2025 ⓘ$532M$528M99.5%$22M$321,607
FY2024 ⓘ$480M$476M99.5%$18M$290,457
FY2023 ⓘ$433M$430M99.5%$15M$271,121
FY2022 ⓘ$345M$343M99.5%$12M$255,002
FY2021 ⓘ$279M$277M99.4%$9.5M$239,975
FY2020 ⓘ$198M$197M99.3%$7.2M$224,492

Governance 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–1b14 · 14 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 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 57

Correct a figure or respond

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

Questions people ask

How much of American Foundation for Donation and Transplantation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, American Foundation for Donation and Transplantation reported that 99.5% of its $528.0 million in expenses went to program services, 0.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does American Foundation for Donation and Transplantation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation American Foundation for Donation and Transplantation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $321,607, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does American Foundation for Donation and Transplantation get its money?

Of $531.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 99.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is American Foundation for Donation and Transplantation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 54-0980824 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

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202630419349300618 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540389349301669 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430249349301413 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330519349300303 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210209349301011 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140339349300534 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 54-0980824: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.