West Tennessee Regional Blood Center
Also known as Lifeline Blood Services
West Tennessee Regional Blood Center reported $10.6 million in revenue and $10.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $63.68 went to program services, $36.32 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: 95.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $234,417 (President/CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 30% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 63.7% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 36.3% | 11.5% |
| 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 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.7% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 95.2% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $234,417 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.22% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 16.3 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 12 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseWest Tennessee Regional Blood Center dba lifeline blood services was established in 1947. It holds the honor of being one of the nation's oldest blood banks. The Blood Center recruits volunteer blood donors and then collects, processes, tests, stores, and transports blood products to patients in need.these steps make transfusion possible. Highly regulated and licensed by the food and drug adminstration, association for the advancement of blood & biotherapies, and the state of tennessee. It provides the safest blood products possible to rural hospitals, trauma hospitals, air ambulance and…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President/CEO Director/trustee, officer, 1.0 hrs/week | $224,682 | $0 | $9,735 | $234,417 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from West Tennessee Regional Blood Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $234K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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 · 11 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 11aNo
- 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 597
- Volunteers Part I, line 69,765
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to West Tennessee Regional Blood Center totaling $31 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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Questions people ask
How much of West Tennessee Regional Blood Center's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, West Tennessee Regional Blood Center reported that 63.7% of its $10.5 million in expenses went to program services, 36.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does West Tennessee Regional Blood Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation West Tennessee Regional Blood Center reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $234,417, for the role of President/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does West Tennessee Regional Blood Center get its money?
Of $10.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.7% came from contributions and grants and 95.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is West Tennessee Regional Blood Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 62-0876430 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 202621599349301207 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202511329349303106 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202421239349301837 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202311319349301026 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202211369349304861 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202111339349303381 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202021359349303562 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 62-0876430: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.