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Lifeshare Blood Center

Shreveport, LA · EIN 72-0511367 · 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

Lifeshare Blood Center reported $47.7 million in revenue and $47.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $77.02 went to program services, $22.77 to management and general costs and $0.21 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 97.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $735,844 (PRESIDENT, CEO). 17 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 12% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $48M

For 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 $48M

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

2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
77.0%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
22.8%11.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.2%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
0.2%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
97.2%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$735,844$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.54%1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
176
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.36.8
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
13 of 13100.0%

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
$35M expenses · 94.8% of program spending · grants $121K · revenue $47M

Collect, process, and distribute voluntarily donated blood components for use by patients. Perform apheresis, laboratory and scientific support services related to provision of blood components for use by patients. Conduct public education and awareness programs for the purpose of recruiting volunteer blood donors

$549K expenses · 1.5% of program spending

Lifeshare biologics: home to three state-of-the-art cleanrooms, rated iso 8, 7, and 6, with a biosafety laminar flow hood ratediso 5. Our teams isolate, expand, and freeze human placentalmesenchymal stromal/STEM cells (msc), as well as human umbilical cordendothelial cells (huvec) and amnion

$1.4M expenses · 3.7% of program spending · revenue $381K

Pelican plasma: collect plasma - the most liquid portion of your bloodthat helps transport nutrients, enzymes, waste and other matterthroughout your body

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
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$689,004$0$46,840$735,844
EXEC. DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week
$271,827$0$41,717$313,544
COO, BIOLOGICS
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$231,454$0$39,470$270,924
CFO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$224,371$0$26,174$250,545
COO, BLOOD SERVICES
Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week
$198,675$0$39,577$238,252
CAO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$162,957$0$22,377$185,334
SR. DIRECTOR - LABORATORY SERVICES
Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week
$137,531$0$33,563$171,094
SR. CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$126,510$0$35,203$161,713

17 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Lifeshare Blood Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.3M (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$48M$48M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$48M$48M77.0%$37M$735,844
2024 ⓘ$46M$47M78.6%$37M$746,327
2023 ⓘ$48M$46M78.0%$51M$686,749
2022 ⓘ$47M$42M77.9%$48M$623,725
2021 (amended) ⓘ$47M$42M78.4%$45M$591,575
2020 ⓘ$44M$43M79.0%$40M$583,212
2019 ⓘ$43M$43M79.0%$39M$553,255

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–1b13 · 13 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 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 5661
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6100,000

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
NATIONAL BOOD TESTING COOPERATIVE
Blood testing services
$3,658,086
COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Construction services
$2,645,832
ASAP EXPRESS DELIVERY LLC
Delivery services
$268,213
STORER EQUIPMENT
Equipment maintenance services
$261,543
MIKE KORTUS ELECTRICAL SERVICES LLC
Construction services
$196,465

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 8 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

4 private foundations reported grants to Lifeshare Blood Center totaling $38,621 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 Lifeshare Blood Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Lifeshare Blood Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Lifeshare Blood Center's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Lifeshare Blood Center reported that 77.0% of its $47.8 million in expenses went to program services, 22.8% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Lifeshare Blood Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Lifeshare Blood Center reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $735,844, for the role of PRESIDENT, CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Lifeshare Blood Center get its money?

Of $47.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.2% came from contributions and grants and 97.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Lifeshare Blood Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 72-0511367 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 202612449349301206 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503569349301405 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433209349317038 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303139349302175 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021 (amended), object 202301789349301455 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202220219349300762 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043259349300419 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 72-0511367: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.