Transplant Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE "O".
- Income
- $4.5 million
- Spending
- $4.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 51%
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 400
- Highest pay
- $1.0 million, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 97 out of 100. Higher than 83% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 55% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $4.1 million spent. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE MISSION OF GIFT OF LIFE DONOR PROGRAM THROUGH ITS COMMITMENT TO:- IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS AWAITING TRANSPLANTATION BY MAXIMIZING THE AVAILABILITY OF DONOR ORGANS AND TISSUES WHILE UPHOLDING THE HIGHEST MEDICAL, LEGAL, ETHICAL AND FISCAL STANDARDS THROUGH INITIATIVES SUCH AS EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO THECOMMUNITY AT LARGE THROUGH THE SPECIAL EVENTS AND CLINICAL TRAININGS SUPPORTED BY TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION TO THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE; CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE EMBRACES A STRONG PRO-DONATION PHILOSOPHY BASED ON OVER FIFTY YEARS OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE DEMONSTRATED BY THE NATION'S LONGTIME LEADER IN THE FIELD OF ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION, GIFT OF LIFE DONOR PROGRAM. THIS PHILOSOPHY EXTENDS TO INNOVATIVE IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES AND ASSOCIATED TRAINING. GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE TRAININGS ARE FOCUSED ON ESTABLISHING TEAM STANDARDS OF PRACTICE THAT EQUIP DONATION PROFESSIONALS WITH THE STRATEGIES AND SKILLS TO CRITICALLY THINK TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVE ORGANIZATIONAL AUTHORIZATION AND DONATION GOALS. THESE INNOVATIVE TRAININGS ARE DELIVERED IN-PERSON AND REMOTELY VIA ELEARNING, SIMULATIONS, MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATIONS, AND COACHING PROGRAMS. GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE FACULTY ARE PRACTICING CLINICAL EXPERTS AND BUSINESS LEADERS, EACH WITH DECADES OF LEADERSHIP AND OPO FIELD EXPERIENCE. EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES ARE CREATED, KNOWING THAT THE PRACTICAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO MITIGATE AND OVERCOME BARRIERS AND PRESSURE POINTS ARE CRITICAL TO SUCCESS. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION IS ALSO HOME TO TRANSPLANT PREGNANCY REGISTRY INTERNATIONAL; AN ONGOING RESEARCH STUDY FOCUSED ON THE EFFECTS OF PREGNANCY ON TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS AND THE EFFECTS OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE MEDICATIONS ON FERTILITY AND PREGNANCY OUTCOMES. THE TPRI PROVIDES INFORMATION TO TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS CONTEMPLATING POST-TRANSPLANT PARENTHOOD AND TO THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WHO CARE FOR THEM.IN ADDITION TO ITS ONGOING COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND GRANT PROGRAMS, AND THE PROGRAMMING THROUGH ITS GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE, TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT GIFT OF LIFE HOWIE'S HOUSE, A RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE-TYPE SETTING, WHERE FAMILIES OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSPLANTS AT TRANSPLANT CENTERS IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION ARE ACCOMMODATED NEAR THE SITE OF THE SURGERY AND FOR FOLLOW-UP VISITS. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION SUPPORTED THE PLANNING, DESIGN, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, AND CONSTRUCTION OF GIFT OF LIFE HOWIE'S HOUSE AND CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ITS ONGOING OPERATIONS.TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF GIFT OF LIFE DONOR PROGRAM, AS DETAILED IN PART III A. IN 2024, TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION FULFILLED THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING ONGOING SUPPORT TO GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE, ORGANIZING THE TEAM PHILADELPHIA ENTRY IN THE TRANSPLANT GAMES OF AMERICA, COORDINATING GIFT OF LIFE DONOR DASH AND CONTINUING ITS SUPPORT OF THE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION GRANT PROGRAM. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVESTHROUGH GRANTS TO SCHOOLS, HOUSES OF WORSHIP, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND REGIONAL TRANSPLANT FAMILY SUPPORT GRANTS, WHICH ASSIST THOSE TRAVELING FOR TRANSPLANT-RELATED CARE TO CENTERS IN HARRISBURG/HERSHEY, ALLENTOWN, NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, AND DELAWARE BY FUNDING CERTAIN FOOD, LODGING, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION ALSO EXTENDED ITS SUPPORT WITH A GRANT FOR THE ONGOING OPERATION OF GIFT OF LIFE HOWIE'S HOUSE.TO FURTHER TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION'S MISSION THROUGH ITS GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE, 29 WORKSHOPS AND CONSULTING OPPORTUNITIES WERE CONDUCTED IN 2024, FOCUSING ON FAMILY COMMUNICATION, AUTHORIZATION FOR ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION, AND HOSPITAL SERVICES STAFF DEVELOPMENT, WITH OVER 460 PARTICIPANTS. ADDITIONALLY, GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE PROVIDED TRAINING TO 372 DONATION PROFESSIONALS THROUGH ITS WEBENCOUNTER PLATFORM (153), ELEARNING COURSES (163), AND VIRTUAL CLASSROOM INITIATIVES (56). GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE HAS ALSO COLLABORATED WITH NEARLY 40 COUNTRIES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESPONSIBLE AND ETHICAL DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION PRACTICES ON A GLOBAL SCALE. IN 2024, GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE PROUDLY GRADUATED THE SEVENTH CLASS OF ITS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM, "THE ART AND SCIENCE OF LEADERSHIP: DRIVING RESULTS FOR DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION PROFESSIONALS." THIS FULLY SUBSCRIBED, SIX-MONTH CERTIFICATE PROGRAM, DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WHARTON SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND THE FOX SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, IS TAILORED FOR BOTH EMERGING AND EXPERIENCED LEADERS SEEKING TO ENHANCE THEIR MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND STRATEGIC INSIGHT. FOURTEEN CURRENT AND FORMER LEADERS FROM ELEVEN ORGAN DONATION ORGANIZATIONS SERVED AS COACHES, GUIDING 23 PROFESSIONALS FROM 13 ORGAN DONATION ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THIS INTENSIVE, MULTI-FACETED PROGRAM. IN 2024, THE "DETERMINATION OF BRAIN DEATH AND FAMILY COMMUNICATION PHYSICIAN TRAINING" PROGRAM CONTINUED TO ATTRACT 352 PHYSICIAN LEARNERS TO ITS DISTINCTIVE ELEARNING AND VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING PLATFORM. IN 2012, GIFT OF LIFE INSTITUTE EXPANDED ITS RESEARCH INITIATIVES AND SUPPORT FOR TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS BY WELCOMING THE TRANSPLANTATION PREGNANCY REGISTRY INTERNATIONAL (TPRI), FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL TRANSPLANT PREGNANCY REGISTRY, INTO ITS FOLD. SINCE 1991, TPRI HAS TRACKED AND STUDIED THE OUTCOMES OF THOUSANDS OF PREGNANCIES IN SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS, PROVIDING INVALUABLE INFORMATION THAT AIDS THESE INDIVIDUALS IN MAKING INFORMED FAMILY PLANNING DECISIONS. THE TPRI TEAM COMPRISES NURSES WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN TRANSPLANT PATIENT CARE AND SKILLED INTERVIEWERS. IN 2024, THE TEAM SUBMITTED AND HAD 16 ABSTRACTS ACCEPTED FOR PRESENTATIONS AT ACADEMIC MEETINGS, PUBLISHED 5 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES, AND DELIVERED 8 INVITED PRESENTATIONS AT ACADEMIC MEETINGS, TRANSPLANT CENTERS, AND RECIPIENT SUPPORT GROUPS, ALL WITH THE GOAL OF SHARING IMPORTANT KNO
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1997.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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