As south carolina's federally designated organ procurement organization, We Are Sharing Hope SC facilitates life-saving organ and life-enhancing tissue donation across the state. The organization supports families through their loss and offers Hope to the community through the gift of organ, eye, and tissue donation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.5M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.0M a year · 7% 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23.4M
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$38.7M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$35.5M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$28.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$38.7M
FY2022▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$29.0M
FY2021$34.2M
FY2022$38.7M
FY2023$39.7M
FY2024$49.3M
FY2025$52.3M
Expenses
$35.5M
FY2022▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$26.8M
FY2021$30.5M
FY2022$35.5M
FY2023$39.0M
FY2024$44.0M
FY2025$49.6M
Net assets
$28.1M
FY2022▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$21.4M
FY2021$25.3M
FY2022$28.1M
FY2023$28.9M
FY2024$34.5M
FY2025$37.5M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2006.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $28.7M Management & general 19% · $6.8M

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

18 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$358,171Pt VII · Sec A
$239,988Pt VII · Sec A
Donor Surgeon
$232,374Pt VII · Sec A
$218,967Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Medical Direc
$158,680Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Human Resources
$146,450Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Director
$115,100Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Director
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A

David Destefano’s $666K as CEO is at the 97th 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
David Destefano$665,526$552,106$491,932$358,171$309,526$297,000
Laia Hernandez$303,077$357,031————
Kenneth Woodside$342,478—————
Margaret Theresa Craft—$324,404$284,548$239,988$210,858$204,818
Joe Spitz$300,421$268,667$245,672$218,967$173,915$168,541
Kim Zaruca$292,120$264,444$208,062———
Joesph Buell——$275,758———
Haytham Maria———$232,374——

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

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

Programs and updates

Facilitates organ and tissue donations to save and improve lives through transplants.

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1 program · $28.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Human organ and tissue procurement for transplantation. 725 organs procured from 229 local organ donors, 431 organs imported from other services areas, and 742 tissues procured from 389 donors.

$28.7Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$38.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$122K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$33K
Money outPt IX
$35.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$28.7M
Managementcol C$6.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$28.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.2M
Total assetsLn 16$51.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$33K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$122K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$19K
Total revenueLn 12$38.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26.4M
Other assetsLn 15$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$51.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.4M
Net assetsLn 32$28.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5191
VolunteersI 6155
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.4M$11.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.1M$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22.5M$26.4M
Total assetsLn 16$50.0M$51.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.7M$23.4M
Net assetsLn 32$25.3M$28.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$869K$214K$656K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.0M$6.1M$1.9M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$236K$168K$68K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.6M$1.1M$464K
Payroll taxesLn 10$635K$452K$183K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.6M$591K$978K
Office expensesLn 13$666K$474K$192K
OccupancyLn 16$562K$400K$162K
TravelLn 17$481K$342K$139K
InterestLn 20$410K$410K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$779K$779K
InsuranceLn 23$492K$492K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17.0M$17.0M
All other expensesLn 24e$2.2M$1.9M$331K
Total functional expensesLn 25$35.5M$28.7M$6.8M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $52.3M$49.6M$2.7M$37.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $49.3M$44.0M$5.4M$34.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $39.7M$39.0M$723K$28.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $38.7M$35.5M$3.2M$28.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $34.2M$30.5M$3.7M$25.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $29.0M$26.8M$2.3M$21.4M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $38,721,175 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,642,976$32,665
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,338,706$38,536,984
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $192,615$122,395
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,914$29,131
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $34,221,211$38,721,175
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 $10,247,801$11,331,506
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,268,298$24,155,019
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $30,516,099$35,486,525
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,705,112$3,234,650
Part VI · Governance 10 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $38,721,175 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$18,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,165
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$32,665
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $38,536,984$38,536,984
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $141,245$141,245
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$18,850−$18,850
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,633−$2,633
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $31,764$31,764
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $38,568,748 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $119,762$38,721,175
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $35,486,525 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $213,680 · Management $655,603$869,283
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,083,612 · Management $1,899,852$7,983,464
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $167,776 · Management $68,084$235,860
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,143,554 · Management $464,056$1,607,610
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $451,905 · Management $183,384$635,289
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $591,122 · Management $977,713$1,568,835
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $473,556 · Management $192,170$665,726
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $399,962 · Management $162,305$562,267
IX-17 TravelPrograms $342,135 · Management $138,839$480,974
IX-20 InterestManagement $409,952$409,952
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $778,973$778,973
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $492,421$492,421
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,012,076$17,012,076
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,852,836 · Management $330,959$2,183,795
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $28,732,214 · Management $6,754,311 · Fundraising $0$35,486,525
Part X · Balance sheet $51,518,358 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,388,489$11,171,781
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,192,768$9,169,806
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $216,745$226,115
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $450,506$653,699
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,480,158$26,396,342
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,124,492$2,684,660
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,171,905$1,215,955
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $50,025,063$51,518,358
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,439,381$3,527,963
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,383$1,235,504
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,700,024$23,420,696
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $25,325,039$28,097,662
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $25,325,039$28,097,662
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $50,025,063$51,518,358
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $28,097,662 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$38,721,175
XI-2 Total expenses$35,486,525
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,234,650
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$25,325,039
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$462,027
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$28,097,662

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