To improve the quality of Life for people affected by organ and tissue donation and transplantation. To transform our community by eliminating the waiting list for organ and tissue transplants.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 0.1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $78.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$494K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.1M
-67% vs prior year
Spent
$4.6M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$90.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2024▼ -67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$12.4M
FY2024$4.1M
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$7.6M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.6M
Net assets
$90.2M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$80.3M
FY2021$90.2M
FY2022$76.5M
FY2023$85.4M
FY2024$90.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2014.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $4.6M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$800Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$800Pt VII · Sec A
$800Pt VII · Sec A
$800Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$500Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$500Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$500Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$500Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Davis’s $800 as Director is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kevin Lee——$279,228$251,716$225,994
Linda Heitman————$69,000
Jennifer Davis$800$2,300$1,300$2,800$2,900
Robert Ream MD—$2,650$1,550$2,050$2,700
Jorge Riopedre$500$2,200$1,300$2,500$2,600
Ellen Barnidge—$1,000$1,000$2,500$2,600
William Ross MD————$2,600
Gene Ridolfi$500$2,000$1,000$2,500—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps people affected by organ transplants and works to end transplant waiting lists.

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3 programs · $4.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Family house was opened in 2013. It provides lodging assistance to patients who must reside close to the transplant center while awaiting a transplant or receiving care post-transplant surgery. In 2024, the family house supported 129 recipients and families with over 6,500 nights occupied.

$2.8Mprogram expense
02

Community grants are awarded to organizations that improve the health of our communities through mental and preventative health programs that impact organ, tissue, and eye donation and transplantation.

$970Kprogram expense
03

The clinical innovation fund supports clinical research in the area of organ, tissue, and eye donation and transplantation.

$876Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28K
Grants paid · 105 grants · $13.9M · 2020–2024
Washington UniversityMO · FY2024$681,130
St Louis UniversityMO · FY2024$496,774
Unitemized GrantFY2024$106,876
Eye ThriveMO · FY2024$100,000
University of Missouri St LouisFY2024$100,000
Lost and FoundMO · FY2024$100,000
Casa De SaludMO · FY2024$99,664
Infant Loss Resources INCMO · FY2024$97,830
Gift of Life INCKS · FY2024$67,500
Southeast Missouri State UniversityFY2024$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,806
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$3.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$164K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$95K
Money outPt IX
$4.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$90.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$833K
Total assetsLn 16$90.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$494K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$164K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$95K
Investment incomeLn 3$3.8M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.6M
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$833K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$833K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$78.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.7M
Other assetsLn 15$66K
Total assetsLn 16$90.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$494K
Net assetsLn 32$90.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$237K$833K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$73.3M$78.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.9M$11.7M
Total assetsLn 16$85.5M$90.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K$494K
Net assetsLn 32$85.4M$90.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.1M$3.1M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$135K$135K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$149K$149K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$120K$120K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$176K$176K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$527$527
Office expensesLn 13$30K$30K
Information technologyLn 14$77K$77K
OccupancyLn 16$57K$57K
TravelLn 17$41K$41K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$522K$522K
InsuranceLn 23$507$507
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$185K$185K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.6M$4.6M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.1M$4.6M−$557K$90.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.4M$4.0M$8.4M$85.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$7.6M−$4.5M$76.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.9M$3.3M$3.6M$90.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.3M$2.9M−$551K$80.3M 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,088,832 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,433,595$164,208
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $70,735$95,490
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,871,853$3,829,134
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,376,183$4,088,832
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,700,777$3,244,587
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $199,394$170,745
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,118,708$1,230,968
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,018,879$4,646,300
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,357,304−$557,468
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,088,832 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$164,208
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$164,208
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $95,490$95,490
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $150,431 · Excluded from tax $2,063,686$2,214,117
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,615,017$1,615,017
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $95,490 · Unrelated business $150,431 · Excluded from tax $3,678,703$4,088,832
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,646,300 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,110,085$3,110,085
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $134,502$134,502
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $148,868$148,868
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,924$9,924
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,433$5,433
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,520$6,520
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,156$2,156
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,410$4,410
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $119,618$119,618
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $176,479$176,479
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $527$527
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,220$30,220
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $76,534$76,534
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $56,584$56,584
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,540$40,540
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,706$16,706
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $521,921$521,921
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $507$507
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $184,766$184,766
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,646,300 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,646,300
Part X · Balance sheet $90,665,278 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $237,276$833,205
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,960$13,430
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,436$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,922,812$11,734,752
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $73,255,083$78,018,106
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $91,892$65,785
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $85,512,459$90,665,278
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,349$427,790
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $81,015$66,354
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,364$494,144
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $85,412,095$90,171,134
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $85,412,095$90,171,134
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $85,512,459$90,665,278
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $90,171,134 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,088,832
XI-2 Total expenses$4,646,300
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$557,468
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$85,412,095
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,316,507
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$90,171,134

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