To perform Laboratory Services on a centralized and Cooperative basis for its members.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$143K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9.7M a year · 52% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$143K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $99K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$19.8M
Spent
$9.2M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$19.8M
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$19.8M
FY2021$17.8M
FY2022$18.4M
FY2023$18.3M
FY2024$19.2M
FY2025$17.6M
Expenses
$9.2M
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.2M
FY2021$8.2M
FY2022$8.4M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$9.5M
FY2025$9.3M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim
You’re viewing the FY2020 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $6.9M Management & general 25% · $2.3M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $143K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CFO
$142,769Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margaret Harris’s $189K as President & CEO is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2901 $10–100M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margaret Harris$189,078$157,583$161,735$131,389$159,900$142,769

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

See Laboratory Services Cooperative executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides centralized laboratory services to its members.

Questions for Laboratory Services Cooperative

Tap to ask. Laboratory Services Cooperative sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Laboratory Services Cooperative answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $6.9M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Laboratory Services

The cooperative provides superior laboratory services and customer support for its 14 member affiliates and their clients. The cooperative supports the mission of its member affiliates by issuing financial distributions.

$6.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$99K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$19.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.8M
Money outPt IX
$9.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.9M
Managementcol C$2.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.8M
Total revenueLn 12$19.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$160K$48K$112K
Management feesLn 11a$1.6M$476K$1.1M
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$49K$15K$34K
Office expensesLn 13$639K$192K$447K
Information technologyLn 14$53K$16K$37K
OccupancyLn 16$134K$40K$94K
TravelLn 17$20K$20K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$399$399
InterestLn 20$713$713
InsuranceLn 23$407$407
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6.5M$6.1M$436K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.2M$6.9M$2.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $17.6M$9.3M$8.2M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $19.2M$9.5M$9.7M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $18.3M$8.2M$10.1M$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $18.4M$8.4M$10.0M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $17.8M$8.2M$9.6M$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $19.8M$9.2M$10.6M$3.1M 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $19,826,477 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,253,216$19,826,477
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $20,253,216$19,826,477
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $187,500$159,849
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,052,116$9,036,676
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,239,616$9,196,525
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,013,600$10,629,952
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $19,826,477 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,826,477$19,826,477
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,826,477 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$19,826,477
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,196,525 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,955 · Management $111,894$159,849
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $475,561 · Management $1,109,642$1,585,203
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,370$1,370
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,753$20,753
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,605 · Management $34,079$48,684
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $191,623 · Management $447,121$638,744
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,938 · Management $37,189$53,127
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $40,078 · Management $93,515$133,593
IX-17 TravelManagement $20,179$20,179
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $399$399
IX-20 InterestManagement $713$713
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $407$407
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,095,072 · Management $436,303$6,531,375
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,129$2,129
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,880,832 · Management $2,315,693 · Fundraising $0$9,196,525
Part X · Balance sheet $4,070,103 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,491,729$2,481,924
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,250,241$1,368,548
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $228,247$180,979
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $39,435$38,652
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,009,652$4,070,103
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,547,973$1,003,406
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,750$7,875
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,563,723$1,011,281
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,445,929$3,058,822
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,445,929$3,058,822
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,009,652$4,070,103
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,058,822 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$19,826,477
XI-2 Total expenses$9,196,525
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,629,952
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,445,929
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$11,017,059
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,058,822

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.