Lifegift Organ Donation Center
Lifegift Organ Donation Center reported $104.1 million in revenue and $99.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $80.95 went to program services, $19.05 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: 97.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $701,009 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 160 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 45% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $99MFor 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 $104MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.0% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 19.0% | 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 | 0.4% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 97.5% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $701,009 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.70% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 160 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.7 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseProcurement:as an organ procurement organization (opo), lifegift staff are available 24 hours a day to receive referrals from hospital personnel who identify potential organ and/or tissue donors. The organization is responsible for servicing a federally designated service area, which includes 109 counties in houston, fort worth, lubbock and amarillo and works with approximately 200 hospitals. During 2024, 1,570 organs were recovered from 471 donors for transplant, a rate of recovery that is higher than most other opos in the country. Lifegift works with transplant centers and united network…
Professional education:lifegift facilitates organ and tissue donation at over 200 hospitals across texas, working with hospital partners to employ data, education, and strategic plans to build successful donation programs and optimize donation at each institution. The hospital's understanding of its role and responsibilities in facilitating donation is vital to ensuring that all potential donors are identified, donor families are supported appropriately, and that the donation process occurs efficiently and effectively, ultimately increasing donation rates. Lifegift's donation systems team…
Public education:public education and outreach are vital components of lifegift's mission. In its work to increase organ and tissue donation, lifegift educates the community about donation and encourages texans to join the donate life texas registry to designate themselves an organ and tissue donor. Lifegift seeks to create a culture of donation with a particular emphasis on building trust and relationships with multicultural communities to dispel myths about donation and create strong connections between lifegift and the people it serves. With the support of an active volunteer program…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 AND CEO Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $656,355 | $0 | $44,654 | $701,009 |
| ABDOMINAL ORGAN RECOVERY SURGEON Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $490,844 | $0 | $44,654 | $535,498 |
| ABDOMINAL ORGAN RECOVERY SURGEON Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $469,969 | $0 | $40,054 | $510,023 |
| SR EXEC VP AND CFO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $456,647 | $0 | $43,261 | $499,908 |
| ABDOMINAL ORGAN RECOVERY SURGEON Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $420,124 | $0 | $36,669 | $456,793 |
| CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $391,656 | $0 | $24,922 | $416,578 |
| VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $290,795 | $0 | $36,405 | $327,200 |
| ABDOMINAL ORGAN RECOVERY SURGEON Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $288,046 | $0 | $38,408 | $326,454 |
160 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Lifegift Organ Donation Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.2M (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
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–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 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 5518
- Volunteers Part I, line 6620
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| AMERICAN JET INTERNATIONAL Transportation technologies | $3,365,995 |
| AIRSPACE TECHNOLOGIES Transportation services | $1,051,473 |
| EUROFINS VRL INC Lab testing services | $942,753 |
| ORGAN RECOVERY SOLUTIONS Medical services | $445,616 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 24 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to Lifegift Organ Donation Center totaling $3,907 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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Every number above is copied from Lifegift Organ Donation 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 Lifegift Organ Donation Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Lifegift Organ Donation Center spent in 2024, $80.95 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Lifegift Organ Donation Center's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Lifegift Organ Donation Center reported that 81.0% of its $99.4 million in expenses went to program services, 19.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Lifegift Organ Donation Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Lifegift Organ Donation Center reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $701,009, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Lifegift Organ Donation Center get its money?
Of $104.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.4% came from contributions and grants and 97.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Lifegift Organ Donation Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 76-0231238 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 202543179349304794 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202530319349301448 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333199349313313 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021 (amended), object 202233229349300628 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143159349304514 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043189349310454 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 76-0231238: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.