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← THE BLOOD CONNECTION INCORPORATED

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE BLOOD CONNECTION INCORPORATED.

Totals

Total revenue
$149,672,688
Total expenses
$141,355,040
Contributions and grants received
$56,059
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$148,843,402
Investment income
$761,626
Other revenue
$11,601
Total assets, end of year
$107,707,386
Total liabilities, end of year
$34,362,666
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$73,344,720
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$133,120,503
Management and general expenses
$8,234,537
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$133,120,503

Program services were 94.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $56,059

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Blood Service Fee

    total $146,469,024 · related or exempt $146,469,024

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Lab Testings

    total $417,717 · related or exempt $417,717

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Cellular Therapy

    total $843,917 · related or exempt $843,917

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $1,112,744 · related or exempt $1,112,744 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $620,021 · excluded $620,021

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $11,601

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $11,601 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $11,601 · excluded $11,601

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,765,000 · other assets $126,964

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $3,640,061 · other assets $110,298

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $124,939 · other assets $16,666

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $141,605 · excluded $141,605

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,910,024 · program services $1,104,885 · management and general $2,805,139

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $41,673,130 · program services $41,368,925 · management and general $304,205

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,388,819 · program services $2,190,251 · management and general $198,568

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,984,283 · program services $4,064,213 · management and general $920,070

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,284,936 · program services $3,103,649 · management and general $181,287

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $61,883 · management and general $61,883

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $132,748 · program services $75,356 · management and general $57,392

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $69,485 · management and general $69,485

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,682,793 · program services $4,307,055 · management and general $375,738 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $24,156,594 · program services $24,156,594

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,015,345 · program services $9,447,387 · management and general $567,958

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $728,125 · program services $728,125

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,053,131 · program services $962,062 · management and general $91,069

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,294,336 · program services $3,182,299 · management and general $112,037

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $23,939 · program services $17,473 · management and general $6,466

  • 20 · Interest

    total $545,562 · program services $545,562

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,997,224 · program services $5,415,772 · management and general $581,452

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,582,672 · program services $1,582,672

  • 24a · Other expenses: Risk Management

    total $2,011,927 · program services $110,139 · management and general $1,901,788

  • 24b · Other expenses: Medical Supplies

    total $30,758,084 · program services $30,758,084

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $1,000

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,446,101 · end of year $3,319,955

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $34,029 · end of year $23,741

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $24,805,658 · end of year $23,813,935

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $722,107 · end of year $722,107

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $3,599,258 · end of year $3,937,846

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,603,612 · end of year $2,646,298

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $90,384,940

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $46,560,149

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $42,515,112 · end of year $43,824,791

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $10,192,907 · end of year $15,927,910

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $462,045 · end of year $462,045

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $1

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10,567,568 · end of year $13,027,758

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,754,671 · end of year $9,164,775

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $73,363 · end of year $89,637

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $15,945,956 · end of year $12,048,634

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $10,401,269 · end of year $13,059,620

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $64,740,110 · end of year $73,320,979

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $34,029 · end of year $23,741

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

HEALTHCARE PARTNERS SUPPORTED BY ADEQUATE, SAFE, COST-EFFECTIVE BLOOD SUPPLIES AND SERVICES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE COMMUNITY BLOOD BANKING & TRANSFUSION MEDICINE AND CELLULAR TRANSPLANTATION SERVICES.

  • BLOOD DONOR PROGRAM: ALLOGENEIC WHOLE BLOOD DONOR PROGRAM: AFFORDS FREE OPPORTUNITY FOR PATRONS TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THE FORM OF VOLUNTARY WHOLE BLOOD DONATIONS. FOR DONORS - EARLY DETECTION & TREATMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, ANEMIA, ABNORMAL PULSE RATE AND OTHER ILLNESSES FOUND DURING BLOOD DONOR SCREENING. AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD PROGRAM: AFFORDS FREE OPPORTUNITY FOR PATIENTS TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN BLOOD IN ADVANCE OF MEDICAL TREATMENT. REDUCTION IN DEMAND ON COMMUNITY BLOOD SUPPLY, REDUCED RISK OF TRANSFUSION TRANSMITTED DISEASE. DIRECTED BLOOD DONOR PROGRAM: AFFORDS OPPORTUNITY FOR PATIENTS TO DESIGNATE DONORS OF THE BLOOD FOR THE PATIENTS TRANSFUSIONS. AUTOMATED COLLECTION APHERESIS (PLATELET, PLASMA & RBC) DONOR PROGRAM: AFFORDS FREE OPPORTUNITY FOR PATRONS TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THE FORM OF VOLUNTARY, AUTOMATED DONATIONS. THERAPEUTIC SERVICE PROGRAM: PROVIDES FREE THERAPEUTIC PHLEBOTOMY FOR PATIENTS WITH BLOOD DISORDERS SUCH A POLYCYTHEMIA AND HEMOCHROMATOSIS. CELLULAR PROGRAM: HEMATOPOIETIC PROGENITOR CELL PROCESSING SERVICES: PROVIDES CELLULAR THERAPY SERVICES INCLUDING PROCESSING, CRYOPRESERVATION, STORAGE, INFUSION PREPARATIONS FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY, AND TRANSPLANT FOR BOTH AUTOLOGOUS AND MATCHED RELATED TRANSPLANTS FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA, NHL AND HODGKINIS LYMPHOMA. PROVIDES TRANSPLANT PRODUCT PREPARATION AND SHIPMENT PREPARATION TO AN OUTSIDE FACILITY UPON REQUEST. THE CRYOGENIC STORAGE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE FOR THE FIRST YEAR. GOALS: PROCESS 100% OF REQUESTS FOR PROCESSING AND INFUSIONS OF HEMATOPOIETIC PROGENITOR CELLS AND DONOR LYMPHOCYTES, OFFER SERVICES 24/7, PROVIDE SAME DAY TURNAROUND FOR CD34+ FLOW CYTOMETRY ANALYSIS, AND PRODUCE A PRODUCT PROVEN TO BE CAPABLE OF ENGRAFTMENT. CELLULAR THERAPY COLLECTION SERVICES: PROVIDES CELLULAR COLLECTION SERVICES FOR TWO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. ONE, A BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY (DENDREON) APPLIES ITS EXPERTISE IN ANTIGEN IDENTIFICATION, ENGINEERING AND CELL PROCESSING TO PRODUCE AN ACTIVE CELLULAR IMMUNOTHERAPY PRODUCT CALLED PROVENGE (SIPULEUCEL-T). PROVENGE IS INDICATED FOR TREATMENT OF ASYMPTOMATIC OR MINIMALLY SYMPTOMATIC METASTATIC CASTRATE RESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER. THE BLOOD CONNECTION COLLECTS MONONUCLEAR CELLS FROM PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS DEEMED SUITABLE BY THEIR PHYSICIAN AND SCHEDULED BY DENDREON. POST COLLECTION, THE COLLECTED PRODUCT IS SHIPPED TO DENDREON FOR FURTHER TESTING AND PROCESSING; THE FINAL PRODUCT IS LATER TRANSFUSED BACK TO THE PATIENT AT THEIR TRANSFUSION CENTER. THE OTHER PROVIDER IS A CANCER TREATMENT INSTITUTE AFFILIATED WITH A LOCAL HOSPITAL SYSTEM. THE BLOOD CONNECTION COLLECTS CIRCULATING BONE MARROW CELLS FROM PATIENTS IN THE REMISSION PHASE OF CELLULAR CANCERS SUCH AS LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA, AND MYELOMA. THOSE COLLECTIONS, RICH IN HEMATOPOIETIC PROGENITOR CELLS, ARE THEN PROCESSED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

    Expenses $95,358,967 · Revenue $148,425,685

  • SEE SCHEDULE O BLOOD PROCESSING STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION: PROVISION OF BLOOD COMPONENTS TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS: ON A FEE FOR SERVICE BASIS, PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BLOOD COMPONENTS TO HOSPITALS, CLINICS, DIALYSIS CENTERS, BLOOD BANKS, AND BLOOD FRACTIONATORS. GOAL: PREPARE BLOOD COMPONENTS AND DISTRIBUTE ACCORDING TO NEEDS OF HEALTHCARE CLIENTS. MAINTAIN CONSISTENT (5-7 DAY SUPPLY) INVENTORY OF ALL TYPES UNITS OF PLASMA DISTRIBUTED FOR BLOOD DERIVATIVE PREPARATION. COST CONTAINMENT FOR HEALTHCARE OF BLOOD COMPONENTS, FOR HEALTHCARE CLIENTS, NUMBER OF PATIENT BENEFICIARIES, DERIVED HEALTH BENEFITS, LIVES SAVED.

    Expenses $19,172,934

  • SEE SCHEDULE O LABORATORY SERVICES: DONATED BLOOD TESTING PROGRAM: USES LABORATORY SEROLOGIC, CHEMISTRY, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE ASSAYS TO ASSESS THE SUITABILITY OF DONATED BLOOD, PLATELETS AND PLASMA. FOR DONORS DETECTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE FOR WHICH DONOR MAY SEEK TREATMENT. POSITIVE PUBLIC HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF DISEASE DETECTION, PARTNER NOTIFICATION, EXPOSURE CONTROL.

    Expenses $18,024,135 · Revenue $417,717

  • ADDITIONAL PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE INTEREST EXPENSES AND PROGRAM RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

    Expenses $564,467

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ben Abzug

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jessica McCoy

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Walker McSwain

    Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brent Odom

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chad Richards

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Forrest Long

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Heidi Phillips

    Trustee (term ended Dec 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeff Brown

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kip Dillihay

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Larry Gosnell

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Landreth

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Johnston

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Priscilla Cherry

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Scott Pietras

    Trustee (term ended Dec 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Surabhi Gaur

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Delisa English

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $574,562
    From this org
    $541,943
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,619
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $416,770
    Bonus
    $109,150
    Other
    $16,023
    Deferred
    $30,232
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,387
    Filer's total
    $574,562
  • Don Hall

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $342,548
    From this org
    $280,472
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,076
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,855
    Bonus
    $44,617
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $28,683
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,393
    Filer's total
    $342,548
  • Amber Fuller

    Sr Director of Technical Services

    Total calculated
    $200,400
    From this org
    $164,640
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,760
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,090
    Bonus
    $12,550
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,065
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,695
    Filer's total
    $200,400
  • Brian Madden

    Executive VP/COO

    Total calculated
    $441,949
    From this org
    $401,040
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,909
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $308,014
    Bonus
    $63,500
    Other
    $29,526
    Deferred
    $30,907
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,002
    Filer's total
    $441,949
  • Denise Calloway

    VP/Chief Quality Officer

    Total calculated
    $293,731
    From this org
    $266,576
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,155
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,810
    Bonus
    $47,057
    Other
    $10,709
    Deferred
    $16,314
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,841
    Filer's total
    $293,731
  • Latronya Rodgers

    VP of Clinical Support

    Total calculated
    $222,099
    From this org
    $206,266
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,833
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,525
    Bonus
    $35,777
    Other
    $7,964
    Deferred
    $14,599
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,234
    Filer's total
    $222,099
  • Robert Rainer

    Medical Director

    Total calculated
    $293,142
    From this org
    $275,774
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,368
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $254,734
    Bonus
    $21,040
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,646
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,722
    Filer's total
    $293,142
  • Ryan Horejsi

    Sr Director of HR

    Total calculated
    $207,731
    From this org
    $186,395
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,336
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,998
    Bonus
    $13,805
    Other
    $3,592
    Deferred
    $19,049
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,287
    Filer's total
    $207,731
  • Theresa Botti

    Divisional Director II

    Total calculated
    $206,645
    From this org
    $167,222
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,423
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,212
    Bonus
    $13,010
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,301
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,122
    Filer's total
    $206,645
  • Tracy Bridges

    Executive VP/Chief Technical Officer

    Total calculated
    $360,226
    From this org
    $319,167
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,059
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $242,511
    Bonus
    $49,617
    Other
    $27,039
    Deferred
    $31,057
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,002
    Filer's total
    $360,226
  • Troy Kidd

    Divisional Director III

    Total calculated
    $207,631
    From this org
    $180,269
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,362
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,999
    Bonus
    $13,010
    Other
    $7,260
    Deferred
    $18,224
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,138
    Filer's total
    $207,631
  • William Mimbs

    VP of Operational Support

    Total calculated
    $261,802
    From this org
    $217,763
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,039
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,916
    Bonus
    $36,870
    Other
    $4,977
    Deferred
    $20,606
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,433
    Filer's total
    $261,802
  • Adam Medford

    Information Technology Manager

    Total calculated
    $144,732
    From this org
    $122,224
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,508
    Hours/week
    40
  • Christen Grazulis

    Director of Quality and Safety

    Total calculated
    $152,153
    From this org
    $127,123
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,030
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $117,259
    Bonus
    $9,864
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,053
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,977
    Filer's total
    $152,153
  • Kenneth Hager

    Director of Production Planning

    Total calculated
    $163,331
    From this org
    $128,264
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,067
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $118,124
    Bonus
    $9,668
    Other
    $472
    Deferred
    $13,441
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,626
    Filer's total
    $163,331
  • Michael McDaniel

    Donor Services Regional Director

    Total calculated
    $146,581
    From this org
    $135,464
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,117
    Hours/week
    40
  • Stephanie Ezell

    Director of Donor Resources

    Total calculated
    $135,640
    From this org
    $115,870
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,770
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Health or social club dues or initiation fees
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE OFFICERS WITH MEMBERSHIP TO THE COMMERCE CLUB OR POINSETT CLUB.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 6a Compensation contingent on net earnings of the organization
NET REVENUE SHARING ARRANGEMENT (PRIDE PROGRAM) All eligible employees participate in the net revenue sharing arrangement. Criteria have been set and are measured on a monthly basis to determine the amount available for distribution. The criteria are reviewed for accuracy and consistency before the distribution is made. Caps are in place to provide guidance on the maximum amount that an employee can earn under the agreement. Participation is open to all employees that meet basic eligibility requirements. Based on services obtained from compensation consultants in the past, the distribution amounts are reasonable in comparison to industry norms. Calculation of the distribution amount includes retaining 50% of the excess net revenue for the organization to protect against disproportional benefits to the employees at the expense of the organization. The CEO has an incentive plan based on 5 company performance criteria. This plan has been put in place by the Board.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 July 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202601919349301435

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