Dedicated to saving and healing lives through the recovery of organs and tissues for transplant.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.8M 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.9M a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.8M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $33K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.3M
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$55.7M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$54.9M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$29.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$55.7M
FY2022▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$46.8M
FY2021$53.5M
FY2022$55.7M
FY2023$79.4M
FY2024$85.4M
Expenses
$54.9M
FY2022▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$42.5M
FY2021$50.8M
FY2022$54.9M
FY2023$72.6M
FY2024$85.7M
Net assets
$29.7M
FY2022▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$26.2M
FY2021$28.8M
FY2022$29.7M
FY2023$37.0M
FY2024$37.2M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1996.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $46.2M Management & general 16% · $8.7M

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

22 people listed on the 990; $2.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Surgical Organ Recovery Specialist
$562,970Pt VII · Sec A
Surgical Organ Recovery Specialist
$475,408Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel and VP Admin
$287,471Pt VII · Sec A
President and CEO
$287,314Pt VII · Sec A
VP Clinical Operations
$261,334Pt VII · Sec A
President and CEO (thru 3/22)
$210,003Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Organ Utilization
$194,983Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance and Accounting
$163,310Pt VII · Sec A

James Kisthard’s $525K as Surgical Organ Recovery Specialist is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2901 $10–100M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kevin O'Connor——$210,003$646,181$556,497
James Kisthard$524,601$618,092$562,970$611,899$465,886
Imran Javed$479,879$541,101$475,408$503,358$419,123
Santokh Gill$521,683$384,851$287,314——
Yansheng Fu$378,962$273,179———
Anna Rawlings$348,611$288,260$287,471$278,058$302,341
Holly Foote$278,050————
Dominic Adorno——$261,334$249,903$271,502

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Saving and healing lives by recovering organs and tissues for transplant.

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3 programs · $44.9M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Organ Recovery Services

Donor referral response to hospitals, donor family support, evaluation of patient's suitability for donation, management of the donor's care from death declaration through organ recovery. Placement of organs, coordination of recovery teams' transportation to and from donor hospital, surgical recovery and transportation of organs and…

$38.5Mprogram expense
02

Tissue Recovery Services

Evaluation of potential donors, coordination of recovery teams' transportation to and from donor hospital, surgical recovery of tissue, coordination with tissue processors to provide recovered tissue for processing and distribution. Lifecenter northwest facilitated a total of 392 tissue donors in 2022.

$3.4Mprogram expense
03

Hospital Development

Work in close collaboration with more than 200 partner hospitals to maximize donation opportunities across alaska, montana, north idaho and washington. Provide ongoing education for hospital staff regarding organ and tissue donation guidelines and procedures to ensure that potential donors are consistently recognized and referred, and to…

$2.9Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$33K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$55.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$621K
Investment incomeLn 3$218K
Money outPt IX
$54.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$46.2M
Managementcol C$8.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$29.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.8M
Total assetsLn 16$40.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$621K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$218K
Other incomeLn 4–11$190
Gains on assetsLn 7−$234K
Total revenueLn 12$55.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.2M
SavingsLn 2$4.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$647K
Other assetsLn 15$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$40.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.3M
Net assetsLn 32$29.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5241
VolunteersI 6165
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$24.2M$7.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M$17.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$837K$647K
Total assetsLn 16$39.9M$40.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.1M$10.3M
Net assetsLn 32$28.8M$29.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.3M$1.3M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$18.9M$15.5M$3.3M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$806K$646K$160K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.8M$1.4M$385K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.5M$1.2M$338K
Legal feesLn 11b$53K$53K
Accounting feesLn 11c$56K$56K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4.7M$4.4M$373K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$249K$144K$105K
Office expensesLn 13$467K$120K$347K
Information technologyLn 14$876K$10K$866K
OccupancyLn 16$858K$151K$707K
TravelLn 17$6.2M$6.2M$39K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$158K$91K$67K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$254K$254K
InsuranceLn 23$333K$333K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16.4M$16.4M$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$21K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$54.9M$46.2M$8.7M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $85.4M$85.7M−$287K$37.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $79.4M$72.6M$6.8M$37.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $55.7M$54.9M$736K$29.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $53.5M$50.8M$2.7M$28.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $46.8M$42.5M$4.3M$26.2M 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 $55,662,103 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $665,654$620,837
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $52,652,690$55,041,076
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $127,996−$15,654
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,860$15,844
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $53,479,200$55,662,103
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 $21,532,956$24,239,069
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,230,504$30,687,293
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $50,763,460$54,926,362
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,715,740$735,741
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $55,662,103 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$620,837
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$620,837
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,041,076$55,041,076
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $218,360$218,360
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$234,014−$234,014
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $15,844$15,844
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,041,076 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $190$55,662,103
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $54,926,362 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,308,994$1,308,994
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,544,773 · Management $3,328,246$18,873,019
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $646,235 · Management $159,659$805,894
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,371,389 · Management $384,561$1,755,950
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,157,575 · Management $337,637$1,495,212
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $53,199$53,199
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $55,640$55,640
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,364,498 · Management $373,470$4,737,968
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $143,959 · Management $105,042$249,001
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $119,801 · Management $347,420$467,221
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,914 · Management $865,835$875,749
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $151,205 · Management $707,238$858,443
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,189,511 · Management $38,924$6,228,435
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $91,367 · Management $66,627$157,994
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,441$1,441
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $254,447$254,447
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $332,830$332,830
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,386,549 · Management $4,406$16,390,955
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,764 · Management $3,206$23,970
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $46,197,540 · Management $8,728,822 · Fundraising $0$54,926,362
Part X · Balance sheet $40,023,013 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,823,825$3,201,980
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,346,870$4,626,354
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,560,687$11,737,868
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $695,009$961,115
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $837,297$646,548
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,266,919$17,184,366
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $354,451$1,664,782
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $39,885,058$40,023,013
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,417,960$8,494,470
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $609,629$231,962
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $27,452$1,557,268
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,055,041$10,283,700
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,830,017$29,739,313
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,830,017$29,739,313
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $39,885,058$40,023,013
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,739,313 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$55,662,103
XI-2 Total expenses$54,926,362
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$735,741
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,830,017
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$173,555
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,739,313

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