The Blood Center
The Blood Center reported $30.5 million in revenue and $26.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.43 went to program services, $17.57 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: 88.6% of the total. Government grants made up 9.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $592,572 (DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 2% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $26MFor 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 $31MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.4% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.6% | 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 9.2% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 9.2% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 88.6% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $592,572 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.26% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 23.9 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 18 | 88.9% |
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 expenseBlood and components - the Blood Center recruits, collects, processes and distributes Blood and Blood components for over 40 hospitals and healthcare facilities. The blood products are provided to the facilities on a fee for service basis
Outside testing - the Blood Center provides infectious disease testing to determine the suitability of donated blood, platelets and plasma. This testing is performed for hospitals and other health care organizations located primarily in louisiana and mississippi
Reference lab - provides transfusion services (blood cross match and antibody identification) to client hospitals, to ensure safe and effective Blood and Blood components for transfusion to patients at over 40 facilities. The reference lab also resolves complex serological cases and provides rare blood units through the american rare donor program (ardp)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $494,465 | $0 | $98,107 | $592,572 |
| VP OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $161,172 | $0 | $5,647 | $166,819 |
| VP OF ADMINISTRATION Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $152,523 | $0 | $5,781 | $158,304 |
| MEDICAL DIRECTOR & VICE PR Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $156,000 | $0 | $0 | $156,000 |
| BIOMEDICAL TECH Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,005 | $0 | $4,308 | $144,313 |
| IT DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $103,536 | $0 | $4,141 | $107,677 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Blood Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $749K (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–1b18 · 17 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 5250
- Volunteers Part I, line 636,035
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| NATIONAL BLOOD TESTING COOP Lab services | $2,438,444 |
| OPEN FORCE Courier services | $859,939 |
| GPI Software support | $225,650 |
| GULF SOUTH COACH SYSTEMS LLC Repair & maintenance | $214,468 |
| INVITA Software support | $120,727 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from The 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 The Blood Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of The Blood Center's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, The Blood Center reported that 82.4% of its $26.2 million in expenses went to program services, 17.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Blood Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Blood Center reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $592,572, for the role of DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Blood Center get its money?
Of $30.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 9.2% came from contributions and grants (including 9.2% from government grants) and 88.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Blood Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 72-0725401 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 202602319349300615 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532209349301133 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202411719349300836 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202341959349300039 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202201369349309385 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202122669349301107 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202041909349300824 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 72-0725401: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.