Vitalant
Vitalant reported $739.6 million in revenue and $738.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $85.57 went to program services, $14.43 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: 92.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,802,965 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 740 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 40% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $739MFor 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 $740MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.4% | 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 | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 92.2% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,802,965 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.24% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 740 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 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 expenseBlood services division - blood banking the primary purpose of the blood services division (bsd) is to provide a safe and stable supply of blood and blood components to hospitals and medical facilities. The strength of bsd is that it operates as local blood centers that are part of the community and yet has access to a large networked organization with all the advantages and efficiencies that are realized through standardization and economies of scale. Bsd collects blood from volunteer donors, performs screening and testing on the donated blood, and processes the whole blood into blood…
Vitalant laboratories (vl) - vitalant laboratories' staff of highly trained and experienced personnel provide support and expertise to hospitals, transfusion and transplant centers and other healthcare facilities for their transfusion medicine needs. Vl operates eighteen laboratories for (irl) immunohematology reference lab, three (hla) histocompatibility laboratories and four (ctl) cellular therapy laboratories. Together they solve some of the most complex immunohematologic compatibility cases and ensure life-saving blood and cellular therapy services to hospitals all across the united…
Vitalant research institute (vri) - the vitalant research institute carries out studies funded by extramural grants (nih and other agencies) and receives intramural funding from vitalant between $7.0m and $10.0m each year. Vri has historically been noted for contributions to infectious disease testing / monitoring, epidemiology / public policy, and selected non-infectious risks of transfusion. Recent research efforts include characterization of metabolic and genetic factors that influence red blood cell stability, and since the pandemic, a host of critically important studies to understand…
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/CEO Officer, 55.0 hrs/week | $1,752,599 | $0 | $50,366 | $1,802,965 |
| EVP, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Officer, 55.0 hrs/week | $870,577 | $0 | $65,926 | $936,503 |
| EVP, CHIEF MEDICAL & SCIENTIFIC OFFICER Key employee, 54.0 hrs/week | $760,485 | $0 | $52,038 | $812,523 |
| EVP, CLO, GENERAL COUNSEL, SECRETARY Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $731,723 | $0 | $71,034 | $802,757 |
| EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, TREASURER Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $705,819 | $0 | $51,492 | $757,311 |
| EVP, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Key employee, 55.0 hrs/week | $660,057 | $0 | $65,415 | $725,472 |
| VP, QUALITY SYSTEMS & REG SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 45.0 hrs/week | $659,179 | $0 | $61,200 | $720,379 |
| EVP, CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER Key employee, 55.0 hrs/week | $661,204 | $0 | $51,493 | $712,697 |
740 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Vitalant (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $8.7M (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–1b14 · 14 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 55,069
- Volunteers Part I, line 6912
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CREATIVE TESTING SOLUTIONS Laboratory testing | $45,418,179 |
| UPS Delivery services | $5,085,213 |
| MAK SYSTEMS CORPORATION Technology services | $3,884,594 |
| UPMC Physician services | $3,247,621 |
| One Lambda Laboratory testing | $2,407,402 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 180 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Vitalant totaling $1,325 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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Of every $100 Vitalant spent in 2024, $85.57 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Vitalant's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Vitalant reported that 85.6% of its $738.9 million in expenses went to program services, 14.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Vitalant pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Vitalant reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $1,802,965, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Vitalant get its money?
Of $739.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.8% came from contributions and grants (including 0.0% from government grants) and 92.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Vitalant a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 86-0098929 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 202522829349300142 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403039349303025 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343069349300004 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243129349305324 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142589349301639 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042899349300104 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 86-0098929: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.