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Southwest Transplant Alliance

Dallas, TX · EIN 75-1469319 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Southwest Transplant Alliance reported $105.0 million in revenue and $95.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $88.39 went to program services, $11.61 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: 98.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $780,799 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 140 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 47% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $96M

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 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $105M

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

2024 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
88.4%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.6%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
Not reported$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.4%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$780,799$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.81%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
14027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
6.76.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 1188.9%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$85M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $103M

Procurement of human organs for transplantation. In 2024, the organization had 782 organ donors, and recovered 2,554 organs for transplantation

Highest reported compensation

2024 · 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
$721,133$0$59,666$780,799
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$622,855$0$60,404$683,259
RECOVERY SURGEON
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$511,010$0$45,156$556,166
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$465,701$0$55,201$520,902
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$440,583$0$60,104$500,687
GENERAL COUNSEL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$302,243$0$55,973$358,216
DIRECTOR OF ORGAN RECOVERY
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$297,969$0$41,014$338,983
VP OF INNOVATION (LEFT MAY 2024)
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$269,649$0$14,736$284,385

140 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Southwest Transplant Alliance (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.8M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$105M$96M88.4%$54M$780,799
2023 ⓘ$91M$84M88.7%$44M$709,413
2022 ⓘ$100M$105M89.9%$37M$627,971
2021 ⓘ$86M$84M89.0%$38M$812,919
2020 ⓘ$78M$74M87.1%$35M$789,479
2019 ⓘ$72M$68M87.9%$33M$762,269

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b11 · 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 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 4Yes
  • 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 5479
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6402

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Southwest Transplant Alliance totaling $60,026 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 Southwest Transplant Alliance's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Southwest Transplant Alliance, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Southwest Transplant Alliance's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Southwest Transplant Alliance reported that 88.4% of its $95.8 million in expenses went to program services, 11.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Southwest Transplant Alliance pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Southwest Transplant Alliance reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $780,799, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Southwest Transplant Alliance get its money?

Of $105.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 98.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Southwest Transplant Alliance a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 75-1469319 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533209349302608 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433199349315833 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303199349309470 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233199349308828 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123199349313252 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043189349307339 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 75-1469319: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.