Bloodworks FY2021 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1944Health CareEIN 91-1019655Revenue $185.8M in FY2021

On file with the IRSbloodworksnw.org921 Terry Ave, 98104-1239 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Jan 1980Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Saving lives through research, innovation, education and excellence in blood, medical and laboratory services in partnership with our community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$4.6M 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $141K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4.6M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $904K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25.5M
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$185.8M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$173.5M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$80.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$185.8M
FY2021▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$198.4M
FY2021$185.8M
FY2022$134.3M
FY2023$154.2M
FY2024$159.8M
FY2025$167.5M
Expenses
$173.5M
FY2021▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$214.0M
FY2021$173.5M
FY2022$136.4M
FY2023$150.4M
FY2024$160.0M
FY2025$165.1M
Net assets
$80.3M
FY2021▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$69.8M
FY2021$80.3M
FY2022$74.9M
FY2023$81.0M
FY2024$83.5M
FY2025$89.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 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 1980.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $150.8M Management & general 13% · $22.4M Fundraising 0% · $216K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $4.6M 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
President & CEO
$775,212Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Scientific Officer (thru 10/20)
$379,603Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Director
$359,147Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Scientific Officer
$340,138Pt VII · Sec A
Ashi Medical Director
$331,075Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chief Medical Officer Med Svcs
$296,604Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chief Medical Officer Med Svcs
$282,671Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer & CFO
$281,333Pt VII · Sec A

Curt Bailey’s $974K as President & CEO is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1747 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr James Aubuchon—————$1,075,608
Curt Bailey$974,485$968,288$809,099$765,282$775,212$361,425
Vicki Finson—$460,283$291,808$279,218$264,750—
Jose Lopez MD$429,395$408,542$392,961$362,984$340,138$317,168
David Lin MD$294,942$424,462$327,663$294,122$273,076—
Yanyun Wu MD————$146,571$416,355
Theresa Nester MD$395,202$394,120$364,580$338,626$282,671$247,722
Kirsten Alcorn MD$393,470$391,803$357,180———

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

Improves health by researching, innovating, and providing excellent blood, medical, and lab services.

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2 programs · $150.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Recruit donors, collect, test, process and fractionate whole blood and components into transfusion ready products (whole blood, red blood cells, platelets, plasma and cryoprecipitate) for use in nearly 90 hospitals, primarily located in the pacific northwest.

$141.1Mprogram expense
02

We are a research institute with over 75 years of research and discoveries. Bloodworks scientists have transformed patient care with breakthroughs in transfusion medicine, blood biology, blood storage, cancer therapies, organ transplantation, and treatment of clotting disorders.

$9.7Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 49 grants · $3.7M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$290,483
University of WashingtonFY2024$59,511
Baylor College of MedicineTX · FY2024$8,474
Unitemized GrantFY2023$352,377
University of WashingtonFY2023$58,181
Swedish Health ServicesWA · FY2023$57,538
Baylor College of MedicineTX · FY2023$31,004
Unitemized GrantFY2022$431,990
University of WashingtonFY2022$59,053
University of WashingtonFY2022$32,662
Swedish Health ServicesWA · FY2022$32,614
Baylor College of MedicineTX · FY2022$29,989
University of Wisconsin-MadisonFY2022$10,755
University of UtahUT · FY2022$5,200
Unitemized GrantFY2021$438,300
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$185.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$180.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$173.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$150.8M
Managementcol C$22.4M
Fundraisingcol D$216K
Owns and owesPt X
$80.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18.4M
Total assetsLn 16$105.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A24
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$223K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$180.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$769K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3.1M
Total revenueLn 12$185.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$18.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38.2M
Other assetsLn 15$627K
Total assetsLn 16$105.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.5M
Net assetsLn 32$80.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,041
VolunteersI 6342
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$11.4M$18.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$35.2M$25.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42.7M$38.2M
Total assetsLn 16$124.0M$105.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$54.2M$25.5M
Net assetsLn 32$69.8M$80.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$246K$246K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$394K$394K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3.3M$1.7M$1.6M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$57.7M$48.4M$9.2M$120K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3.1M$2.6M$508K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5.7M$4.7M$993K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5.5M$4.1M$1.4M$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$451K$290K$161K
Accounting feesLn 11c$144K$144K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$139K$139K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.2M$2.4M$782K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2.1M$1.9M$269K
Office expensesLn 13$3.2M$1.5M$1.7M
Information technologyLn 14$4.6M$3.7M$803K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$6.9M$5.5M$1.3M$15K
TravelLn 17$44K$31K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$211K$86K$125K
InterestLn 20$28K$2K$21K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6.1M$3.4M$2.8M$8K
InsuranceLn 23$1.0M$829K$184K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69.4M$69.1M$331K
Total functional expensesLn 25$173.5M$150.8M$22.4M$216K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $167.5M$165.1M$2.5M$89.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $159.8M$160.0M−$220K$83.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $154.2M$150.4M$3.9M$81.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $134.3M$136.4M−$2.1M$74.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $185.8M$173.5M$12.3M$80.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $198.4M$214.0M−$15.5M$69.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $185,761,026 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,127,883$1,055,564
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $188,563,455$180,405,501
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,876,105$3,531,332
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $876,109$768,629
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $198,443,552$185,761,026
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $621,012$639,793
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $80,353,634$75,240,750
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $16,000$8,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $132,978,674$97,568,164
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $213,969,320$173,456,707
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,525,768$12,304,319
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $185,761,026 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,453,594 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$223,064
VIII-1e Government grants$15,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$817,500
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,003
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,055,564
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $176,951,907$176,951,907
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $474,056$474,056
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $766,888$766,888
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,057,276$3,057,276
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,741$1,741
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $180,405,501 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,299,961$185,761,026
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $173,456,707 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $245,551$245,551
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $394,242$394,242
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,683,792 · Management $1,595,100$3,278,892
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $48,412,365 · Management $9,166,699 · Fundraising $120,316$57,699,380
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,612,261 · Management $507,912 · Fundraising $4,353$3,124,526
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,650,615 · Management $992,784 · Fundraising $33,249$5,676,648
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,087,697 · Management $1,362,604 · Fundraising $11,003$5,461,304
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $290,237 · Management $160,912$451,149
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $144,000$144,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $8,000$8,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $139,493$139,493
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,443,360 · Management $781,910$3,225,270
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,861,752 · Management $269,111$2,130,863
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,463,285 · Management $1,746,405$3,209,690
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,748,750 · Management $803,366 · Fundraising $8,805$4,560,921
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,524,747 · Management $1,347,926 · Fundraising $15,171$6,887,844
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,491 · Management $12,087$43,578
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $85,758 · Management $125,080$210,838
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,148 · Management $21,171 · Fundraising $4,505$27,824
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,351,710 · Management $2,754,049 · Fundraising $8,233$6,113,992
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $829,288 · Management $183,683 · Fundraising $2,067$1,015,038
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,077,128 · Management $330,536$69,407,664
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $150,796,177 · Management $22,444,828 · Fundraising $215,702$173,456,707
Part X · Balance sheet $105,722,670 assets, 18 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,420,074$18,421,612
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $931,674$1,514,184
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $28,044,603$15,936,089
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,912,731$2,887,556
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,301,121$2,305,001
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $42,678,063$38,186,593
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $34,930,428$25,844,683
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $313,210$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $510,419$626,952
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $124,042,323$105,722,670
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,115,883$15,451,520
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$10,000,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,098,849$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $54,214,732$25,451,520
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $64,486,923$75,585,608
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,340,668$4,685,542
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $69,827,591$80,271,150
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $124,042,323$105,722,670
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $80,271,150 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$185,761,026
XI-2 Total expenses$173,456,707
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,304,319
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$69,827,591
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,689,708
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$171,052
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$80,271,150

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