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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LIFELINK FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$205,771,733
Total expenses
$178,341,449
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$240,532
Program service revenue
$179,667,851
Investment income
$25,954,037
Other revenue
$149,845
Total assets, end of year
$321,109,450
Total liabilities, end of year
$45,773,531
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$275,335,919
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$168,447,729
Management and general expenses
$9,893,720
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$168,447,729

Program services were 94.5% 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.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ORGAN PLACEMENT

    total $116,421,016 · related or exempt $116,421,016

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TISSUE PLACEMENT

    total $51,164,636 · related or exempt $51,164,636

  • 2c · Program service revenue: IMMUNOLOGY LAB

    total $12,082,199 · related or exempt $12,082,199

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $10,896,440 · excluded $10,896,440

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $68,505,747

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

    securities $53,438,603 · other assets $9,547

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $15,067,144 · other assets -$9,547

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $15,057,597 · excluded $15,057,597

  • 11a · Other revenue: ALLOGRAFT WAREHOUSING

    total $149,845 · unrelated business $149,845

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $149,845

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $240,532 · program services $240,532

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $4,366,705 · program services $3,118,263 · management and general $1,248,442

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $336,613 · program services $336,613

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $58,446,202 · program services $55,411,323 · management and general $3,034,879

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,189,853 · program services $4,920,365 · management and general $269,488

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $17,926,565 · program services $16,900,557 · management and general $1,026,008

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $4,573,686 · program services $4,259,584 · management and general $314,102

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $571,290 · management and general $571,290

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $130,523 · management and general $130,523

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $391,238 · program services $391,238

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $344,365 · management and general $344,365

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $40,719,872 · program services $40,520,794 · management and general $199,078

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,469,587 · program services $4,469,587

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,832,327 · program services $4,716,143 · management and general $116,184

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,442,905 · program services $2,092,733 · management and general $350,172

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,431,880 · program services $2,685,715 · management and general $746,165

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,960,004 · program services $3,656,287 · management and general $303,717

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $507,702 · program services $500,545 · management and general $7,157

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,856 · program services $2,856

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,847,292 · program services $2,763,127 · management and general $84,165

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,129,235 · management and general $1,129,235

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEDICAL SUPPLIES

    total $21,425,976 · program services $21,425,976

  • 24b · Other expenses: DONATED PROPERTY EXPENS

    total $23,671 · program services $23,671

  • 24c · Other expenses: SETTLEMENT

    total $18,750 · management and general $18,750

  • 24d · Other expenses: UBI TAX

    total $11,820 · program services $11,820

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $12,962,537 · end of year $12,772,942

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $29,068,820 · end of year $32,406,593

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $21,622,354 · end of year $23,977,049

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $658,207 · end of year $655,233

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

    $69,867,306

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

    $44,113,769

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $27,329,903 · end of year $25,753,537

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $196,800,286 · end of year $220,923,660

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $200,221 · end of year $1,071,677

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $238,421 · end of year $222,924

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,740,163 · end of year $3,325,835

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $38,064,476 · end of year $44,530,637

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $273,821

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,531,811 · end of year $1,242,894

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $251,025,807 · end of year $274,610,922

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $724,997 · end of year $724,997

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO HONOR DONORS AND SAVE LIVES THROUGH ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION. (EXPANDED MISSION ON SCHEDULE O)

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO HONOR DONORS AND SAVE LIVES THROUGH ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION.

  • LIFELINK FOUNDATION ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATIONS: ORGAN DONATION IS ONE OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL, EMOTIONAL, AND VULNERABLE EXPERIENCES A FAMILY CAN FACE. OUR LONGSTANDING PRESENCE IN OUR DONOR SERVICE AREAS MEAN:- FAMILIES KNOW US- HOSPITALS RELY ON US- COMMUNITY PARTNERS VALUE OUR OUTREACH- OUR STAFF REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE- TRANSPLANT CENTERS TRUST OUR EXPERTISE(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)LIFELINK OF FLORIDA, LIFELINK OF GEORGIA, AND LIFELINK OF PUERTO RICO PARTNER WITH HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND COMFORT TO FAMILIES THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ORGAN DONATION IN 15 FLORIDA COUNTIES, THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND TWO COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA, AND THE COMMONWEALTHS OF PUERTO RICO AND US VIRGIN ISLANDS, RESPECTIVELY. THEY CARRY OUT THE DECISIONS OF REGISTERED DONORS AND THOSE FAMILIES WHO SAID "YES" TO DONATION AND HONOR THE LIFE OF EACH DONOR BY PROVIDING ORGANS FOR TRANSPLANT TO AS MANY PATIENTS AS POSSIBLE.THE ACT OF ORGAN DONATION GIVES PATIENTS WITH CRITICAL CONDITIONS A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE. ONE ORGAN DONOR CAN SAVE 8 LIVES. THANKS TO A DONOR HERO'S LIFESAVING GIFTS, MANY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS GO ON TO LEAD NORMAL, ACTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF ORGAN DONORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, LIFELINK OF FLORIDA, LIFELINK OF GEORGIA AND LIFELINK OF PUERTO RICO FACILITATED 2,645 LIFE-SAVING ORGAN TRANSPLANTS DURING THE 2025 FISCAL YEAR, REPRESENTING OVER 5% OF ALL TRANSPLANTS PERFORMED IN THE UNITED STATES. EACH LIFELINK OPO CONTRIBUTED TO THESE EFFORTS, WITH LIFELINK OF FLORIDA FACILITATING RECOVERY OF 356 DONORS, LEADING TO 959 ORGANS BEING TRANSPLANTED. LIFELINK OF GEORGIA TRANSPLANTED 1,388 ORGANS FROM THE RECOVERY OF 446 DONORS. LIFELINK OF PUERTO RICO RECOVERED FROM 115 DONORS AND TRANSPLANTED 298 ORGANS. DONATION RESULTS FROM INTERNAL COLLABORATION, AS WELL AS COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER HOSPITALS AND THE COMMUNITY, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, STAFF COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, AND MOST OF ALL, DONOR FAMILY SUPPORT AND THE FORETHOUGHT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO CHOSE TO JOIN THEIR RESPECTIVE STATE DONOR REGISTRIES.AN EXAMPLE OF COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNER HOSPITALS HAS BEEN THE LIFELINK DONOR CARE UNIT AT PIEDMONT ATLANTA HOSPITAL. THE DONOR CARE UNIT ENHANCES THE LIFESAVING GIFTS PROVIDED BY GENEROUS ORGAN DONORS THROUGH EXPERT CLINICAL MANAGEMENT, WHILE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT DONOR FAMILIES THROUGH THE DONATION PROCESS WITH COMPASSIONATE, PERSONALIZED CARE. A SIMILAR CONCEPT OF DEDICATED SPACE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL IN TAMPA, FLORIDA FOR OUR LIFELINK FLORIDA OPO AND AT AUXILLO MUTUO IN PUERTO RICO FOR OUR LIFELINK PUERTO RICO OPO. PARTNERSHIP WITH HOSPITALS DOES NOT END WITH ENGAGEMENT IN CLINICAL DONOR MANAGEMENT AND ORGAN RECOVERY. LIFELINK OPOS ALSO WORKED WITH 383 LOCAL HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE FOUNDATION SERVICE AREA TO CREATE A DONATION FRIENDLY COMMUNITY WITHIN HOSPITALS AND THE AREAS WE BOTH SERVE.

    Expenses $107,989,240 · Grants $240,532 · Revenue $116,421,016

  • LIFELINK TISSUE BANK: LIFELINK TISSUE BANK IS A DEDICATED STEWARD OF THE LEGACY ENTRUSTED TO US BY TISSUE DONORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE HONOR EACH TISSUE DONOR BY SAFELY PROVIDING AN ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE THROUGH TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) GENEROUS TISSUE DONORS MADE POSSIBLE MORE THAN 83,000 MUSCULOSKELETAL TISSUE GRAFTS TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF PATIENTS IN NEED OF TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH BIRTH TISSUE DONATION, THE ONLY DONATION LIFELINK FACILITATES FROM LIVING DONORS, NEARLY 45,000 GRAFTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO HELP PATIENTS RECOVER FROM DIFFICULT-TO-HEAL WOUNDS, DIABETIC ULCERS AND DURING OTHER LIFE ENHANCING SURGICAL PROCEDURES.TISSUES RECOVERED BY LIFELINK TISSUE BANK: SKIN: PRIMARILY USED TO ASSIST IN THE HEALING OF BURN PATIENTS BONE: USED FOR A VARIETY OF ORTHOPEDIC AND SPINAL PROCEDURES TENDONS: OFTEN USED ON SPORTS-RELATED INJURIES VALVES: USED COMMONLY IN HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT SURGERIES BIRTH TISSUE: PLACENTAL TISSUE DONATED BY NEW MOTHERS AFTER THE BIRTH OF THEIR BABY AND THE ONLY TISSUE RECOVERED AND PROCESSED BY LIFELINK TISSUE BANK FROM A LIVING DONOR, IS UTILIZED AS A WOUND COVERING. TISSUES PROCESSED AND DISTRIBUTED BY LIFELINK TISSUE BANK: SPINAL GRAFTS: DESIGNED TO PROMOTE FUSION AND HELP PATIENTS WHO SUFFER FROM SEVERE AND/OR CHRONIC PAIN TO LEAD NORMAL LIVES. SPORTS GRAFTS: USED IN JOINT RESTORATION PROCEDURES TO HELP RESTORE MOVEMENT TO PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM PAIN AND DISCOMFORT THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM ENJOYING ACTIVE LIFESTYLES. GENERAL ORTHOPEDIC GRAFTS: HELP TO PROMOTE BONE FORMATION, OPTIMIZE HEALING AND ACCELERATE A PATIENT'S RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTION. FRESH AMNIOTIC BIRTH TISSUE TO TREAT DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS AND OTHER DIFFICULT TO CLOSE WOUNDS.

    Expenses $48,100,710 · Revenue $51,164,636

  • LIFELINK TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY: LIFELINK TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY BRINGS THE LEGACY ESTABLISHED BY ORGAN DONORS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO LIFE BY SERVING AS THE MATCHMAKER BETWEEN ORGAN DONORS AND POTENTIAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. WE CONTINUE TO HONOR DONORS BY ENSURING THE LONGEVITY OF RENEWED LIFE WITH DILIGENT POST-TRANSPLANT MONITORING AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)DURING THE 2025 FISCAL YEAR, THE LIFELINK TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY FACILITATED 1,062 LIFESAVING TRANSPLANTS FOR SIX TRANSPLANT CENTERS SERVED. THEY ALSO EVALUATED 545 LIVING DONORS AND 947 DECEASED DONORS AND CONDUCTED OVER 44,000 TRANSPLANT RELATED TESTS. THE LIFELINK TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY UTILIZES HLA TYPING BY NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING (NGS) TO BETTER ASSESS THE COMPATIBILITY OF A DONOR AND A POTENTIAL RECIPIENT.

    Expenses $12,357,779 · Revenue $12,082,199

  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: THE PRIMARY GOAL OF LIFELINK IS TO RECOVER LIFESAVING ORGANS AND TISSUES FOR TRANSPLANTATION. HOWEVER, THERE ARE INSTANCES WHEN THOSE ORGANS AND/OR TISSUES ARE UNABLE TO BE TRANSPLANTED, IN WHICH CASE THEY CAN STILL BE DIRECTED TO HELP OTHERS IN NEED THROUGH RESEARCH INITIATIVES. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AIDS LIFELINK EFFORTS TO MAXIMIZE ALL GIFTS OF DONATION WITH A SHARED GOAL TO BENEFIT DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION OUTCOMES THROUGH SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVORS.PUBLIC EDUCATION: PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN GEORGIA, FLORIDA, AND PUERTO RICO: THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND MULTICULTURAL DONATION EDUCATION PROGRAM TEAMS WORK TO PROVIDE DONATION EDUCATION AND INCREASE DONOR REGISTRATION ACROSS VARIOUS AUDIENCES INCLUDING DRIVER LICENSE ISSUING OFFICES, HOSPITALS, YOUTH, FAITH, AND MINORITY COMMUNITIES. LIFELINK UTILIZES AMBASSADORS THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREAS TO SHARE DONATION AND TRANSPLANT STORIES WHILE ENCOURAGING INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE A LIFESAVING DECISION BY REGISTERING TO BE AN ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Stephanie Hernandez

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $913,162
    From this org
    $575,348
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $337,814
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $496,950
    Bonus
    $70,000
    Other
    $8,398
    Deferred
    $314,589
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,225
    Filer's total
    $913,162

  • Victor Bowers MD

    VICE CHAIR, MEDICAL DIRECTOR OPO

    Total calculated
    $448,446
    From this org
    $375,604
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $72,842
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $342,833
    Bonus
    $23,966
    Other
    $8,805
    Deferred
    $48,695
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,147
    Filer's total
    $448,446

  • Thomas Pearson MD

    DIRECTOR, MEDICAL DIRECTOR LLGA

    Total calculated
    $116,331
    From this org
    $84,903
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,428
    Hours/week
    20 + 2 related

  • Joel Van Sickler MD

    DIRECTOR, ASSOC MEDICAL DIR LLFL

    Total calculated
    $84,396
    From this org
    $55,832
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,564
    Hours/week
    20 + 2 related

  • Esther Torres

    DIRECTOR, MEDICAL DIRECTOR OPO PR

    Total calculated
    $110,080
    From this org
    $79,389
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,691
    Hours/week
    20

  • Jean Davis

    CHAIR (TERM END 5/2025)

    Total calculated
    $2,250
    From this org
    $2,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Harold Mullis Jr Esquire

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,250
    From this org
    $2,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeffrey L Seavey CFP

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,500
    From this org
    $1,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • J David Vega MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,500
    From this org
    $1,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Deborah Winegard JD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,250
    From this org
    $2,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James J Wynn MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,250
    From this org
    $2,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • William Cleveland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $750
    From this org
    $750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dara Simon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,500
    From this org
    $1,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christina Klein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,500
    From this org
    $1,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Benjamin James

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,500
    From this org
    $1,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Arnold Mignucci

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,500
    From this org
    $1,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marty Sellers

    DIRECTOR (TERM END 11/08/2024)

    Total calculated
    $1,500
    From this org
    $1,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shannon Holthaus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,250
    From this org
    $2,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Larry Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,250
    From this org
    $2,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Patrick Brisley

    TREASURER & CFO

    Total calculated
    $347,508
    From this org
    $288,729
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,779
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $259,708
    Bonus
    $24,000
    Other
    $5,021
    Deferred
    $36,632
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,147
    Filer's total
    $347,508

  • Theresa Daly

    EXEC DIR, OPO OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $407,322
    From this org
    $338,708
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,614
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $305,834
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $7,874
    Deferred
    $45,049
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,565
    Filer's total
    $407,322

  • Susan Rabel

    VP EXEC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $317,474
    From this org
    $262,162
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,312
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $240,180
    Bonus
    $16,000
    Other
    $5,982
    Deferred
    $33,165
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,147
    Filer's total
    $317,474

  • Katherine Payne

    EXEC DIRECTOR LLGA (THRU 12/13/24)

    Total calculated
    $298,289
    From this org
    $259,817
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,472
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $237,872
    Bonus
    $16,712
    Other
    $5,233
    Deferred
    $16,193
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,279
    Filer's total
    $298,289

  • Hope Weed

    EXEC DIRECTOR LLGA

    Total calculated
    $234,193
    From this org
    $191,502
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,691
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,153
    Bonus
    $14,309
    Other
    $4,040
    Deferred
    $20,466
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,225
    Filer's total
    $234,193

  • Guillermina Sanchez

    EXEC DIRECTOR LLPR

    Total calculated
    $230,261
    From this org
    $187,368
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,893
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,989
    Bonus
    $12,000
    Other
    $5,379
    Deferred
    $20,746
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,147
    Filer's total
    $230,261

  • Michael Consilvio

    EXEC DIRECTOR GENERAL MGR

    Total calculated
    $452,295
    From this org
    $379,703
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $72,592
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $341,426
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $8,277
    Deferred
    $50,367
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,225
    Filer's total
    $452,295

  • John Lunz

    EXEC DIRECTOR IMMUNOLOGY LAB

    Total calculated
    $493,279
    From this org
    $368,782
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $124,497
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $320,312
    Bonus
    $41,000
    Other
    $7,470
    Deferred
    $101,622
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,875
    Filer's total
    $493,279

  • Jacentha Buggs

    ORGAN RECOVERY SURGEON

    Total calculated
    $409,838
    From this org
    $351,596
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,242
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $332,240
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $18,356
    Deferred
    $32,950
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,292
    Filer's total
    $409,838

  • Mark P Strong

    SR VP, ASSOC EXEC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $345,520
    From this org
    $286,542
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,978
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $261,054
    Bonus
    $22,000
    Other
    $3,488
    Deferred
    $36,613
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,365
    Filer's total
    $345,520

  • Hussein Osman Mohamed

    ORGAN RECOVERY SURGEON

    Total calculated
    $332,667
    From this org
    $283,684
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,983
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $272,929
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $10,255
    Deferred
    $25,727
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,256
    Filer's total
    $332,667

  • Catherine Gebhart

    DIRECTOR, IMMUNOLOGY LAB

    Total calculated
    $347,278
    From this org
    $282,650
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,628
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $274,321
    Bonus
    $8,000
    Other
    $329
    Deferred
    $39,263
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,365
    Filer's total
    $347,278

  • Brad Bassler

    VP OPS, ASSOC EXEC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $327,881
    From this org
    $270,847
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,034
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $240,879
    Bonus
    $24,000
    Other
    $5,968
    Deferred
    $32,887
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,147
    Filer's total
    $327,881

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
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE FOUNDATION'S BENEFIT PROGRAM PERMITS A NOMINAL FITNESS MEMBERSHIP REIMBURSEMENT AS A STANDARD BENEFIT TO ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THESE MEMBERSHIPS ARE INCLUDED IN TAXABLE INCOME.
PART I, LINE 4B
THE FOUNDATION HAS A SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (SERP) WHICH PROVIDES CERTAIN EXECUTIVES DEFERRED COMPENSATION BENEFITS IF THEY PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL FUTURE SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION. BENEFITS TO THE PARTICIPANT UNDER THIS PLAN ONLY VEST ON EVENT OF NORMAL RETIREMENT, DISABILITY, DEATH OR SERP TERMINATION, AS DEFINED. IF A PARTICIPANT WERE TO TERMINATE EMPLOYMENT BEFORE ONE OF THESE EVENTS THE PARTICIPANT WOULD FORFEIT HIS OR HER ENTIRE BENEFIT. SERP BENEFITS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IN A MANNER THAT QUALIFIES FOR THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS UNDER FEDERAL TAX LAW. THE FOUNDATION INCURRED EXPENSES OF $318,354 UNDER THE SERP DURING THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR AS FOLLOWS: STEPHANIE HERNANDEZ, $264,223 JOHN LUNZ, $54,131
PART I, LINE 7
LIFELINK POLICIES PERMIT THE PAYMENT OF DISCRETIONARY ANNUAL BONUSES TO ALL STAFF. BONUSES ARE PART OF THE OVERALL COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY AN EMPLOYEE AND AS SUCH THE ORGANIZATIONAL BONUS POOL AS WELL AS THE BONUS AND TOTAL COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND ALL DISQUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED FOR REASONABLENESS BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IN A MANNER THAT QUALIFIES FOR THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS UNDER FEDERAL TAX LAW.

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • LIFELINK LEGACY FUND INC

    501(C)(3) · TO SUPPORT THE LIFELINK FOUNDATION MISSION · FL · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by LIFELINK FOUNDATION INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611349349309586

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