Creative Testing Solutions EIN 27-1120123

Creative Testing Solutions FY2021 filing

EIN  27-1120123 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Tempe, AZ Founded 2009
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100M+
What they do
Offers specialized lab testing to help hospitals and healthcare providers save lives.
Leadership
Sally Caglioti · President/CEO · $708K
Money in and out
$369.1M revenue, $327.1M expenses
Bottom line
92% program efficiency

Offers specialized lab testing to help hospitals and healthcare providers save lives. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $369.1M in revenue, $327.1M in expenses, and $78.9M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$369.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$327.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$78.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $42.1M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.08
Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$369.1M
FY2021▼ -9%
Expenses
$327.1M
FY2021▼ -13%
Total assets
$144.8M
FY2021▼ -4%
Total liabilities
$65.9M
FY2021▼ -17%
Total revenue
$369.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$327.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$78.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$42.1M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$144.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $301.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Testing of blood samples received from blood donors provided inconjunction with blood donations at blood centers throughout the country as well as hospitals and other organizations, as required by the food and drug administration. See schedule o for further detail.

$298.3Mprogram expense
02

The CTS research program is dedicated to advancing blood safety and evidence-based transfusion practices through scientific research. See schedule o for further detail.

$3.0Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCreative Testing Solutions
EINHdr · item D27-1120123
Principal addressHdr · item CTempe, AZ
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.mycts.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAZ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$707,690Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Chief Operating Officer
$465,425Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$458,144Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Chief Scientific Officer
$373,819Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir, Info Tech (thru 7/21)
$283,108Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir, Information Technology
$264,806Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir, Org Change Management
$261,675Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations II
$253,753Pt VII · Sec A

Sally Choi’s $1.1M as President/CEO is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 8 $100M+ public safety & disaster 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sally Choi$1,130,047
Sally Caglioti$887,331$903,926$654,664
Sally Caglioti$707,690
Philip Williamson PHD$683,367$596,593$507,866$343,811
Tanya Perry$672,374$529,293$552,808$106,033
Eugene Robertson PHD$383,734$601,678$401,486
Jeffrey Modell$579,823$352,160$66,825
Eugene Robertson PHD$465,425

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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue100%$368.1M
Investment income$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$369.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.08
Program services92%$301.3M
Management & general8%$25.8M
Total functional expensesLn 25$327.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$55.0M
Total assetsLn 16$144.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$65.9M
Total net assetsLn 32$78.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $85.8M · Operating expenses/yr $327.1M
3.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $301.3M · Total expenses $327.1M
92%
Management & General
Management & general $25.8M · Total expenses $327.1M
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $327.1M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $369.1M
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $369.1M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $368.1M · Total revenue $369.1M
100%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1.0M · Total revenue $369.1M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $368.1M · Total expenses $327.1M
113%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $369.1M · Prior year $405.7M
-9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $78.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $369.1M · Expenses $327.1M
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $144.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $78.9M · Total assets $144.8M
55%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $30.8M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $144.8M
21%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sally Caglioti · Reported title PRESIDENT/CEO · Highest reported compensation $708K · Total expenses $327.1M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $62.3M · Total expenses $327.1M
19%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%
Overhead ratio 8%
Revenue growth -9%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$47K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$495.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$493.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$438.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$369.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$405.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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