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Blood Assurance

Chattanooga, TN · EIN 62-0842419 · 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

Blood Assurance reported $72.3 million in revenue and $61.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.66 went to program services, $12.08 to management and general costs and $0.26 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 90.6% of the total. Government grants made up 5.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $361,190 (PRESIDENT/CEO/MEDICAL DIRE). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 181% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $62M

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 $72M

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)
87.7%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.1%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.3%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.04$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
6.4%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
5.4%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
90.6%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$361,190$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.58%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
827
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.76.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
19 of 2088.9%

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
$54M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $66M

During 2025, Blood Assurance interviewed 132,748 individuals to support its life saving mission of providing Blood and Blood products to the communities it serves. From these donor interactions, the company produced 158,774 units of blood components that were provided to the approximately 68 health care facilities in the 205 counties served in tennessee, georgia, alabama, kentucky, and north carolina. Each day 540+ donors must be seen in order to collect enough product to supply its customers. This is accomplished by a combination of fixed locations (17) and mobile buses (19) that allow an…

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/MEDICAL DIRE
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$339,748$0$21,442$361,190
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$274,370$0$20,705$295,075
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF O
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$268,178$0$16,817$284,995
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF T
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$172,653$0$10,119$182,772
DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY SER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$141,466$0$17,375$158,841
REGIONAL OPERATIONS DIREC
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$124,947$0$11,094$136,041
CELLULAR THERAPY DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$116,925$0$14,144$131,069
CONTROLLER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$118,213$0$9,125$127,338

8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Blood Assurance (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (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$20M$40M$60M$80M2019202020212022202320242025$72M$62M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$72M$62M87.7%$50M$361,190
2024 ⓘ$57M$52M88.3%$39M$349,193
2023 ⓘ$45M$40M85.9%$33M$304,550
2022 ⓘ$36M$38M85.4%$28M$297,481
2021 ⓘ$40M$36M85.7%$33M$295,361
2020 ⓘ$31M$30M83.3%$29M$301,857
2019 ⓘ$26M$24M80.1%$26M$283,887

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–1b20 · 19 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 5499

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
DAYES LAW FIRM
Ertc filing
$454,116
SELECT GASES LLC
Lab equipment
$193,780

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Blood Assurance totaling $633K 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 Blood Assurance's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Blood Assurance, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Blood Assurance's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Blood Assurance reported that 87.7% of its $61.9 million in expenses went to program services, 12.1% to management and general and 0.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Blood Assurance pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Blood Assurance reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $361,190, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO/MEDICAL DIRE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Blood Assurance get its money?

Of $72.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 6.4% came from contributions and grants (including 5.4% from government grants) and 90.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Blood Assurance a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 62-0842419 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 202641949349300114 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543089349301609 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202401359349310255 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202311239349300706 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202220849349301557 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202141029349300139 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202030979349301113 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 62-0842419: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.