501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$890K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.9M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$890K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $12.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1000K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 18 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$21.2M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$13.5M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$20.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$21.2M
FY2021▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$18.3M
FY2021$21.2M
FY2022$12.8M
FY2023$18.7M
FY2024$24.3M
FY2025$22.6M
Expenses
$13.5M
FY2021▲ +0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13.5M
FY2021$13.5M
FY2022$17.8M
FY2023$18.3M
FY2024$22.1M
FY2025$21.0M
Net assets
$20.3M
FY2021▲ +74%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.7M
FY2021$20.3M
FY2022$12.9M
FY2023$14.0M
FY2024$16.5M
FY2025$18.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1992.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $11.2M Management & general 6% · $763K Fundraising 12% · $1.6M

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

27 people listed on the 990; $890K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director, Development
$162,360Pt VII · Sec A
E.d. Btmf; Chief Advancement Officer
$160,248Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Dir., Corporate Partnerships
$154,158Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Major and Planned Gifts
$138,363Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Dir., Major Gifts-Thru 9/2020
$137,634Pt VII · Sec A
Manager, Major Gifts
$137,305Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Todd Peterson’s $360K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Todd Peterson$359,554$291,111$231,198———
Angie Fitzgerald$309,082$274,522$186,750$162,123$154,158—
Joy King$262,980$230,187$225,301$172,807$160,248$152,539
Todd a Peterson———$207,645——
Alex Mensing—$199,924$159,143———
Stephen Stout————$137,634$198,091
Daniel Lee$198,071$190,612$159,879$161,555$138,363$121,523
Jacqueline Chandonnet$189,205—$160,978$160,435$162,360$159,856

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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Questions the 990 asks

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

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Raises funds to support lifesaving cellular therapy research and early-career investigators working to improve patient outcomes and prevent post-treatment complications.

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3 programs · $7.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Patient Assistance

Be the match foundation (BTMF) provides financial assistance to patients throughout each stage of the transplant process. Funded fully by philanthropy, in FY2021 more than $6.1 million was provided to over 2,600 patients from more than 150 transplant centers. These are the highest numbers in program history.

$6.1Mprogram expense
02

Research

Research innovations are critical to expanding treatment to more patients and improving outcomes. Each year, BTMF is proud to invest in research through:the amy strelzer manasevit research program (amy program): our flagship research fellowship, the amy program funds early career investigators focused on advances in the prevention and…

$1.4Mprogram expense
03

Recruitment

The be the match registry provides the most diverse listing of potential donors and cord blood units in the world, with access to 39 million potential donors and 806,000 cord blood units worldwide. In FY2021, over 250,000 new potential donors were added to the be the match registry.

$36Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Grants paid · 153 grants · $69.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,594,564
National Marrow Donor ProgramMN · FY2024$1,105,370
National Marrow Donor ProgramMN · FY2024$773,415
National Marrow Donor ProgramMN · FY2024$756,655
Unitemized GrantFY2024$567,770
National Marrow Donor ProgramMN · FY2024$555,805
Unitemized GrantFY2024$248,809
National Marrow Donor ProgramMN · FY2024$232,384
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterFY2024$93,333
Lifeshare Blood CenterLA · FY2024$82,740
University of PittsburghPA · FY2024$80,000
Indiana UniversityIN · FY2024$80,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$71,760
Baylor College of MedicineTX · FY2024$40,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$21.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$492K
Money outPt IX
$13.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.2M
Managementcol C$763K
Fundraisingcol D$1.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$20.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.4M
Total assetsLn 16$21.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1000K
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$115K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$947K
Investment incomeLn 3$492K
Gains on assetsLn 7$231K
Total revenueLn 12$21.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$5.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$21.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1000K
Net assetsLn 32$20.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 548
VolunteersI 63,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M$5.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.5M$12.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$17.2M$21.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.5M$1000K
Net assetsLn 32$11.7M$20.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.5M$3.5M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.3M$5.3M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$70K$70K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$177K$125K$25K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.0M$2.2M$427K$457K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$169K$120K$24K$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$467K$331K$65K$70K
Payroll taxesLn 10$263K$187K$37K$39K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$699K$699K
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$644K$457K$77K$109K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$174K$37K$12K$125K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$6K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$149K$105K$21K$22K
TravelLn 17$26K$23K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24−$1.2M−$1.2M$26K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.5M$11.2M$763K$1.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $22.6M$21.0M$1.5M$18.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $24.3M$22.1M$2.2M$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $18.7M$18.3M$428K$14.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.8M$17.8M−$5.0M$12.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $21.2M$13.5M$7.6M$20.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $18.3M$13.5M$4.8M$11.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $21,167,274 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,034,650$20,737,956
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $474,694$491,516
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$234,956−$62,198
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $18,274,388$21,167,274
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,077,451$8,823,427
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,818,929$4,124,427
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $615,139$699,201
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $953,128−$113,509
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,464,647$13,533,546
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,809,741$7,633,728
Part VI · Governance 17 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $21,167,274 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$946,817
VIII-1d Related organizations$7,715,917
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,075,222
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$114,828
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$20,737,956
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $260,691$260,691
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $230,825$230,825
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$62,201−$62,201
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3$3
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $429,318$21,167,274
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,533,546 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,488,356$3,488,356
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,265,071$5,265,071
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $70,000$70,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $125,326 · Management $24,712 · Fundraising $26,477$176,515
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,164,974 · Management $426,896 · Fundraising $457,389$3,049,259
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $120,110 · Management $23,684 · Fundraising $25,375$169,169
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $331,256 · Management $65,318 · Fundraising $69,984$466,558
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $186,677 · Management $36,810 · Fundraising $39,439$262,926
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,000$25,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $699,201$699,201
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $6,470$6,470
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $457,152 · Management $77,265 · Fundraising $109,459$643,876
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,872$5,872
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36,586 · Management $12,195 · Fundraising $125,438$174,219
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,340 · Management $1,071 · Fundraising $1,518$8,929
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $105,491 · Management $20,801 · Fundraising $22,287$148,579
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,939 · Management $3,428$26,367
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $13,029$13,029
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs −$1,208,341 · Management $26,282 · Fundraising $16,209−$1,165,850
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,177,809 · Management $762,961 · Fundraising $1,592,776$13,533,546
Part X · Balance sheet $21,284,478 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,835,023$5,371,228
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,482,711$3,605,240
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $401,320$294,360
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,501,506$12,013,650
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,220,560$21,284,478
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,327,057$999,743
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,206,579$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,533,636$999,743
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,809,037$11,125,976
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,877,887$9,158,759
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,686,924$20,284,735
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,220,560$21,284,478
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,284,735 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$21,167,274
XI-2 Total expenses$13,533,546
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,633,728
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,686,924
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,014,083
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$50,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,284,735

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