Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$333,673

Total expenses

$235,569

Contributions and grants received

$333,294

Grants paid

$30,863

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$379

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$267,487

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$267,487

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$174,608

Management and general expenses

$42,638

Fundraising expenses

$18,323

Program service expenses (Part III)

$174,608

Program services were 74.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• NON-EQUIPMENT BASED SUPPORT FORMS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF GBF'S OVERALL PACKAGE OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITY. GBF WORKED WITH A NEW PARTNER IN GHANA - VILLAGE OF HOPE - TO EQUIP A NEW BLOOD BANK IN THEIR HOSPITAL FACILITY. ALL EQUIPMENT NEEDED AND A SUPPLY OF CONSUMABLES WERE PROCURED ON THEIR BEHALF. ENRICHING THE NARRATIVE AROUND THE POWER OF BLOOD TO SAVE AND CHANGE LIVES IS AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN BLOOD DONATION ACTIVITY. TO THIS END, GBF RAN TWO 'STORY CONTESTS' OVER THE PERIOD, IN NIGERIA AND NAMIBIA. BUILDING ON EARLIER SUCCESSES, THE APPROACH HAS EVOLVED FROM SOLICITING WRITTEN TESTIMONIALS TO EXCOURAGING AUDIO AND VIDEO CONTRIBUTIONS, WHICH ARE MOPE EASILY SHARED AND IMPACTFUL ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. THROUGH AGREEMENT WITH HEMA-QUEBEC IN CANADA, A VERSION OF THEIR VIDEO '130-FOR-1' WAS RECAPTIONED AND DONATED FOR USE IN NAMIBIA. SCOPING TOOK PLACE OF A PROGRAM TO EXCOURAGE C-SUITE STAFF IN US-BASED BLOOD ORGANIZATIONS TO VISIT AFRICA TO BETTER UNDERSTAND GLOBAL DISPARTITIES AND BECOME MORE ENGAGED AND EMPOWERED TO EFFECT CHANGE. THE PROGRAM DID NOT LAUNCH BUT IS UNDER REVIEW FOR FUTURE INTRODUCTION.

  Expenses $69,843 · Grants $12,345

• RE-HOMING OF DISPLACED EQUIPMENT RETAINED ITS STATUS AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROGRAMS. GBF OWNS AND MANAGES 'EqXCHANGE', A CLOUD-BASED PLATFORM ENABLING BLOOD SERVICES WORLDWIDE TO LIST EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE FOR DONATION. THIS TYPICALLY BECOMES AVAILABLE WHERE ITEMS ARE DISPLACED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF ROUTINE UPGRADE PROGRAMS, LEAVING STILL-SERVICEABLE EQUIPMENT SURPLUS TO LOCAL REQUIREMENTS. ONCE A MATCH IS MADE BETWEEN DONOR AND RECIPIENT, GBF MANAGES AND RESOURCES THE LOGISTICS OF RE-HOMING. DONATIONS MOSTLY COME FROM THE US AND EUROPE. RECIPIENTS ARE TYPICALLY BLOOD SERVICES IN AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, AND ASIA. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, WORK WAS COMPLETED ON BUILDING NEW FUNCTIONALITY INTO THE PLATFORM IN ORDER TO BETTER ENGAGE WITH LARGER, MORE COMPLEX ENTITTIES. EXAMPLES OF 2024/25 ACTIVITY INCLUDE 118 HF400 BLOOD MIXURES SENT TO EL SALVADOR, CENTRIFUGES AND DONOR BEDS TO MEXICO AND A CONTAINER OF 13,000 'BLOOD DONOR'-BRANDED GARMENTS SENT TO GHANA.

  Expenses $43,652 · Grants $7,716

• THE MENTORING PROGRAM LAUNCHED LAST YEAR IS DESIGNED TO LEVERAGE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF SEASONED BLOOD BANKING PROFESSIONALS IN THE US AND EUROPE, TO HELP PROFESSIONAL COUNTERPARTS IN LOW-HDI SETTINGS. THE PILOT HAD SOME SUCCESS BUT RAN UP AGAINST THE ISSUE OF LIMITED C-SUITE SUPPORT FOR SOMETHING SEEN AS NON-CORE BY THE EMPLOYING ORGANIZATIONS OF POTENTIAL MENTORS. A VARIATION WAS ADOPTED WHEREBY THE TARGET MENTORS WERE RETIRED OR SOON-TO-BE-RETIRED PERSONNEL. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE FELT MORE LIKELY TO HAVE THE TIME AND ALSO MOTIVATION NOT TO LET THEIR LIFTIME OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE ATROPHY. IMPORTANTLY, EMPLOYERS SHOULD WELCOME THE DUTY-OF-CARE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THEIR TEAM EXITING THE ORGANIZATION TO PREPARE FOR RETIREMENT. THE CONTRACT WITH 'TOGETHER' - A COMMERCIAL PLATFORM - WAS ALLOWED TO LAPSE AS IT WAS PERCEIVED TO ADD LIMITED VALUE. GBF CONTINUES TO PROMOTE ITS ONLINE TRAINING COURSE FOCUSED ON DONOR RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND MANAGEMENT. THIS REMOTE LEARNING INITIATIVE OFFERS SIX HOURS/12 MODULES OF FREE VIDEO CONTENT. SEVERAL HUNDRED ENROLLEES HAVE NOW COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND IT CONTINUES TO ATTRACT SIGNIFICANT INTEREST AND ENGAGEMENT AND WIDESPREAD APPROBATION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BLOOD BANKING COMMUNITY.

  Expenses $34,922 · Grants $6,173

• MUCH OF GBF'S ACTIVITY RELATES TO ITS ABILITY TO CREATE AND GALVANIZE NETWORKS IN THE US, EUROPE, AND AUSTRALASIA (NATIONAL AND REGIONAL BLOOD SERVICES, INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS, REGULATORY BODIES ETC.) TO ASSIST DEVELOPING-WORLD BLOOD COLLECTION ORGANIZATIONS. WORKING BOTH DIRECTLY AND THROUGH PAN-NATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, GBF IS ABLE TO ASSEMBLE MULTI-AGENCY COLLABORATIONS, WITH OBJECTIVES AND CONFIGURATIONS DIFFERING BY PROJECT. OVER THE PERIOD, CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WERE NURTURED WITH AfSBT (AFRICA SOCIETY FOR BLOOD TRANSFUSION), ISBT (INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR BLOOD TRANSFUSION), COBA (COALITION OF BLOOD FOR AFRICA), AABB (ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF BLOOD AND BIOTHERAPIES), ADRP (ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD DONOR PROFESSIONALS), GCIAMT (GRUPO COOPERATIVO IBEROAMERICANO DE MEDICINA TRANSFUSIONAL), ETC. IN MARCH 2024 AN MOU WAS SIGNED WITH AABB, FORMALLY EXTENDING AND RECOMMITTING TO THE EXISTING PARTNERSHIP. IN FEBRUARY 2025 THE GBF BOARD WAS STRENGTHENED THROUGH THE ADDITION OF A DIRECTOR REPRESENTING TERUMO BCT, A MAJOR INDUSTRY SUPPLIER. THIS ILLUSTRATES THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO CREATE A VALUE-ADDING CONFLUENCE OF PARTNERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE AND IS AN APPROACH UPON WHICH THE CHARITY WILL TRY TO BUILD IN THE FUTURE.

  Expenses $17,461 · Grants $3,086

• A TRADITIONAL MAINSTAY OF GBF'S FUNDRAISING APPROACH HAS BEEN THE "OPEN ARMS" PROGRAM, WHICH GIVES BLOOD CENTERS ACROSS THE U.S. AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AN OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER THEIR BLOOD DONORS A CHARITABLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE USUAL RECOGNITION ITEMS OF PRINTED T-SHIRTS, ETC. THIS PROGRAM CREATES A VIRTUOUS CIRCLE OF ACTIVITY SUCH AS IMPROVING DONOR CHOICE, MOTIVATING COLLECTION STAFF, SAVING BLOOD CENTERS MONEY, PROVIDING A DIVERSITY PLATFORM TO ENCOURAGE BLOOD DONATION FROM MINORITY COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORK IN AN AREA OF INTEREST TO ALL PARTIES. HOWEVER, PARTICIPATION HAS WANED AS BLOOD CENTER BECOME MORE SELF-DIRECTED IN THEIR USE OF CHARITABLE FUNDING. THIS HAS INCREASED RELIANCE ON EXTERNAL DONATIONS, PRIMARILY FROM ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN THE BLOOD BANKING ECOSYSTEM. THE LAUNCH LAST YEAR OF 'FRIENDS OF GLOBAL BLOOD FUND' WAS DESIGNED. THROUGH FORWARD COMMITMENT, TO BRING MORE CERTAINTY TO THIS INCOME STREAM. BUT THERE IS SEEMINGLY A RELUCTANCE - SOMETIMES FOLLOWING LEGAL ADVICE - TO COMMIT TO SUCH FUTURE DONATIONS, AND SO THE CHALLENGE OF ACCURATE BUDGETING IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES REMAINS. A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS WERE MADE FOR GRANTS TO FUND SCOPED PROJECTS, BUT NONE WERE SUCCESSFUL. THE TEXT-TO-GIVE SERVICE, LONG USED BY GBF, CLOSED DURING THE PERIOD, DEPRIVING THE CHARITY OF FUTURE REVENUES THROUGH THIS CHANNEL. GBF ENGAGED IN TWO ROUNDS OF CROWDFUNDING TO RESOURCE ITS COMMITMENTS TO VILLAGE OF HOPE AND TO MANAGE THE LOGISTICS OF GETTING THE GARMENT DONATION TO GHANA. THIS WAS SUCCESSFUL AND WILL BECOME A MORE ROUTINE PART OF THE FUNDRAISING MIX IN THE FUTURE. GBF IS THE DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY OF A PERCENTAGE OF REVENUES FROM OTHER INITIATIVES; NAMELY REVIVR, DONABLE AND MISSION MARKET. FUNDING FROM THESE STREAMS IS MODEST AT PRESENT, BUT WILL GROW AS AND WHEN THESE PROJECTS BECOME MORE ESTABLISHED. GBF HELD A T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST, WITH THE WINNING DESIGN BEING USED ON A GARMENT THAT WAS THEN OFFERED FOR SALE. THIS RAISED MODEST ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

  Expenses $8,730 · Grants $1,543

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

Listed in Part VII

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

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.

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.

• OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE

  501(c)(3) · BLOOD CENTER · OK

  Directly controlled by OBI HOLDING COMPANY

• OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE FOUNDATION

  501(c)(3) · SUPPORT ORG · OK

  Directly controlled by OBI HOLDING COMPANY

• OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE REAL ESTATE

  501(c)(25) · REAL ESTATE · OK

  Directly controlled by OBI HOLDING COMPANY

• OBI HOLDING COMPANY

  501(c)(3) · HOLDING CO · OK

  Directly controlled by NA

• Southern Oklahoma Blood Institute

  501(c)(3) · Support Org · OK

  Directly controlled by OBI

• East Central Oklahoma Blood Institute

  501(c)(3) · Support Org · OK

  Directly controlled by OBI

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

11 February 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.1

Source object

202610429349300331

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