Oklahoma Blood Institute
Oklahoma Blood Institute reported $155.9 million in revenue and $149.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.18 went to program services, $14.82 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: 94.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $910,905 (President & CEO). 89 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 32% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $150MFor 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
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $156MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.2% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.8% | 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 | 1.8% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 94.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $910,905 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.61% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 89 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.4 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 24 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseService fees for blood products: as the sixth-largest blood center in the U.S, obi collects, tests, processes, and distributes more than 450,000 life-saving blood products annually in 16 blood donation centers across oklahoma, arkansas, and texas. Our complex technological infrastructure and rare medical expertise allow obi to provide safe and adequate blood to patients at more than 230 area hospitals, medical facilities, and air ambulances across all three states. Our rigorous safety measures and the tireless efforts of our medical laboratory staff ensure that the donated blood is safe and…
Testing services: while many blood centers outsource their testing, obi maintains an inhouse testing laboratory to provide a rapid response to processing units. With every donation, our diligent laboratory staff performs multiple tests to ensure blood products are safe and ready to be transfused to local patients. As a fully licensed and certified laboratory, obi maintains the highest standards and leads the nation in applying cutting-edge technology to create the safest blood products possible. Obi's testing laboratory provides a wide scope of safety testing for several blood-born…
Patient care revenue: therapeutic apheresis services for patients at area hospitals are provided by specially trained registered nurses under the direction of transfusion medicine physicians. Patients undergo treatments that remove harmful proteins, chemicals or cells in the blood that contribute to a variety of life-threatening diseases or transplant complications. Based on patients' conditions, specific offending agents or components of the blood are isolated and irradiated or removed. After this intricate processing, patients receive their treated blood to restore health
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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, 50.0 hrs/week | $830,992 | $0 | $79,913 | $910,905 |
| Chief Medical Officer Officer, 50.0 hrs/week | $451,766 | $0 | $121,486 | $573,252 |
| Treasurer & CFO Director/trustee, officer, 50.0 hrs/week | $310,664 | $0 | $50,121 | $360,785 |
| Chief Operations Officer Officer, 50.0 hrs/week | $311,410 | $0 | $37,547 | $348,957 |
| Medical Director Key employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $271,367 | $0 | $29,055 | $300,422 |
| Vice Pres-Bio Development Officer, 50.0 hrs/week | $223,923 | $0 | $61,590 | $285,513 |
| Chief Information Officer Officer, 50.0 hrs/week | $214,142 | $0 | $52,343 | $266,485 |
| Vice Pres-CR & DR Officer, 50.0 hrs/week | $220,318 | $0 | $29,934 | $250,252 |
89 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Oklahoma Blood Institute (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.9M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b24 · 18 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 51,406
- Volunteers Part I, line 64,350
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| GROTE CASTON CM Construction contractor | $4,547,296 |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD Tpa - health plan administration | $1,361,370 |
| STANDLEY SYSTEMS Document management | $388,388 |
| UNITED MECHANICAL SERVICE INC Facility maintenance | $344,746 |
| R-E SOLUTIONS Promotional services | $340,264 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 17 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Oklahoma Blood Institute totaling $5,138 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 Oklahoma Blood Institute's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, Oklahoma Blood Institute reported that 85.2% of its $149.7 million in expenses went to program services, 14.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Oklahoma Blood Institute pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Oklahoma Blood Institute reported for one person in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 was $910,905, for the role of President & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Oklahoma Blood Institute get its money?
Of $155.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, 1.8% came from contributions and grants (including 0.3% from government grants) and 94.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Oklahoma Blood Institute a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 73-1008735 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, object 202600439349301435 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, object 202530469349300903 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, object 202400449349300745 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, object 202330449349301393 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, object 202200429349301145 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, object 202100369349301405 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 73-1008735: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.