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Honorbridge

Greenville, NC · EIN 58-1627444 · 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

Honorbridge reported $66.2 million in revenue and $64.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.73 went to program services, $20.13 to management and general costs and $0.14 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 98.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $554,781 (CEO). 97 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 60% between FY2020 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $65M

For context, the median across 314 covered diseases, disorders & medical disciplines charities: $88.73 programs, $10.89 management, $0.38 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 $66M

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

2025 filing. Median across 314 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
79.7%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
20.1%10.6%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.1%0.4%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.03
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.1%24.7%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.6%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.0%59.5%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$554,781$391,657
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.86%1.45%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
9710
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
10.47.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 12100.0%

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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$52M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $65M

This reporting period, honorbridge facilitated the donation process for 339 organ donors resulting in 906 organs being recovered for transplant and 789 lives saved. Honorbridge recovered bone from 787 donors, skin from 1423 donors, heart valves from 192 donors, veins and other tissues from 584 donors. Honorbridge's hospital services team conducted hospital-based education programs to improve conversion rates by implementing national organ donation process best practices. This department is responsible for implementing individualized hospital assessments and the analysis of donor potential…

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
CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$503,759$0$51,022$554,781
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$368,248$0$42,778$411,026
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$335,442$0$47,555$382,997
COO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$310,123$0$38,155$348,278
ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$320,381$0$16,045$336,426
CSO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$269,387$0$26,635$296,022
GENERAL COUNSEL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$215,033$0$28,081$243,114
ORGAN DONATION SPECIALIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$185,004$0$25,797$210,801

97 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Honorbridge (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.6M (Part IX, line 5).

7 filings since FY2020

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpensesShort periods (after a fiscal-year change) are in the table, not the chart.
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY202020212022202320242025$66M$65M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$66M$65M79.7%$56M$554,781
2024 ⓘ$60M$59M81.9%$53M$582,380
2023 ⓘ$56M$52M82.2%$51M$410,981
2022 ⓘ$49M$43M85.7%$46M$421,977
2021 ⓘ$45M$40M87.6%$41M$383,957
FY2020 (6 mo.) ⓘ$24M$19M88.9%$35M$376,977
FY2020 ⓘ$41M$36M87.7%$31M$345,689

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–1b12 · 12 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 5283

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
Legal services
$902,567
ORGAN RECOVERY SOLUTIONS
Medical services
$751,890
ONE SOURCE COMMUNICATION
Communication services
$166,957

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Honorbridge totaling $6,000 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 Honorbridge's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Honorbridge, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Honorbridge's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Honorbridge reported that 79.7% of its $64.8 million in expenses went to program services, 20.1% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Honorbridge pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Honorbridge reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $554,781, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Honorbridge get its money?

Of $66.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.1% came from contributions and grants and 98.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Honorbridge a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 58-1627444 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 202631559349301083 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202501539349300320 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202411509349300026 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202311369349300036 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242499349300109 · read the filing
  • FY2020 (6 mo.): Form 990 for the 6-month short period ending December 31, 2020, object 202222989349301317 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202013219349304371 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 58-1627444: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.