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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COTA CHILDRENS ORGAN TRANSPLANT ASSOCIATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,481,067
Total expenses
$7,122,108
Contributions and grants received
$5,030,340
Grants paid
$3,963,259
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,397,055
Other revenue
$53,672
Total assets, end of year
$45,104,942
Total liabilities, end of year
$186,653
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$44,918,289
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,612,582
Management and general expenses
$1,006,973
Fundraising expenses
$502,553
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,612,582

Program services were 78.8% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $160,289

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,870,051

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $29,941

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,094,892 · unrelated business $568 · excluded $2,094,324

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $141,481

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $141,481 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $141,481 · excluded $141,481

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $13,466,739

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

    securities $13,164,576

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $302,163 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $302,163 · excluded $302,163

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $34,686

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $160,289

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $122,495

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$87,809 · excluded -$87,809

  • 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.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,963,259 · program services $3,963,259

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $627,662 · program services $158,948 · management and general $359,372 · fundraising $109,342

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,137,530 · program services $830,723 · management and general $133,340 · fundraising $173,467

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $104,482 · program services $77,931 · management and general $11,186 · fundraising $15,365

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $177,985 · program services $116,908 · management and general $32,496 · fundraising $28,581

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $114,919 · program services $66,653 · management and general $29,879 · fundraising $18,387

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,372 · management and general $4,372

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,399 · management and general $40,399

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $177,429 · management and general $177,429

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $301,555 · program services $148,117 · management and general $88,680 · fundraising $64,758

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $91,626 · program services $63,462 · management and general $1,070 · fundraising $27,094

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $57,994 · program services $19,159 · management and general $33,805 · fundraising $5,030

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,567 · program services $6,756 · management and general $16,493 · fundraising $1,318

  • 17 · Travel

    total $135,403 · program services $68,367 · management and general $32,916 · fundraising $34,120

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,193 · management and general $3,193

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $63,784 · program services $36,995 · management and general $16,584 · fundraising $10,205

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,533 · program services $7,269 · management and general $3,259 · fundraising $2,005

  • 24a · Other expenses: Backpacks\Auction Items

    total $29,941 · program services $29,941

  • 24b · Other expenses: Certification Fees

    total $18,094 · program services $18,094

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions

    total $1,449 · management and general $1,191 · fundraising $258

  • 24d · Other expenses: Other

    total $33,932 · management and general $21,309 · fundraising $12,623

  • 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 $3,140

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $620,727 · end of year $533,350

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $434,415 · end of year $95,104

  • 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

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $83,336 · end of year $95,965

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

    $1,564,958

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

    $1,127,273

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $498,270 · end of year $437,685

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $42,245,610 · end of year $43,493,060

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $109,996 · end of year $103,769

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $335,000 · end of year $346,009

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $139,243 · end of year $148,365

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $76,946 · end of year $26,917

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $104,561 · end of year $11,371

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,994,190 · end of year $2,491,100

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $42,015,554 · end of year $42,427,189

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The Children's Organ Transplant Association helps children and young adults who need a life-saving transplant by providing fundraising assistance and family support.

  • COTA's program services consist of fundraising and family support for children and young adults in need of a life-saving transplant. COTA provides volunteers with fundraising assistance and support, pays patient transplant related expenses, and provides public education regarding organ and tissue donation. In the current year, COTA paid over 3.9 million dollars of transplant related expenses for over 950 families of transplant patients. COTA has over 2,800 active families/patient accounts located in nearly every state.

    Expenses $5,612,582 · Grants $3,963,259

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Anthony Paganelli

    Board Chair (Starting July 2024) / Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bo Hannah

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathleen McNeely

    BOARD CHAIR (Thru June 2024) / Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Fitzpatrick

    VICE CHAIR (THRU AUG 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Zina Berry

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cassandra Amadio

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chella Tedrow

    Board Member (Starting Feb. 2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Jolene Ellis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr YOLANDA TREVINO PhD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Isabel Santner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joellen Baldwin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Macey Levan

    Board Member (Starting June 2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marc Collins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Kayne

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Ganton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Price

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susy Timmons

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzanne Seiders

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • T Michael Ford

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Doug Giles

    Chief Financial Officer (Starting June 2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lisa Fulkerson

    Chief Financial Officer (THRU June 2025)

    Total calculated
    $255,890
    From this org
    $211,552
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,338
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,563
    Bonus
    $6,989
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,991
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,347
    Filer's total
    $255,890
  • Richard Lofgren

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $336,979
    From this org
    $283,947
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,032
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $270,840
    Bonus
    $5,725
    Other
    $7,382
    Deferred
    $33,102
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,930
    Filer's total
    $336,979
  • Kristy Brown

    Chief Development Officer

    Total calculated
    $196,534
    From this org
    $158,820
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,714
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,455
    Bonus
    $5,365
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,685
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,029
    Filer's total
    $196,534
  • Ryan Gallagher

    Executive Director of Development

    Total calculated
    $154,141
    From this org
    $135,033
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,108
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,303
    Bonus
    $4,730
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,015
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,093
    Filer's total
    $154,141

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 · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 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
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 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 Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
The organization provided Rick Lofgren with tax gross-up payments for his personal use of a company owned automobile. The benefit was treated as taxable compensation. Also, the organization gives additional compensation to Richard Lofgren pay disability premiums. The organization provided him with tax gross-up payments on this additional compensation. The benefit was treated as taxable compensation.

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
29 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202503029349301250

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