Lifebanc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MISSION: LIFEBANC SAVES AND HEALS LIVES.VISION: PURSUING A FUTURE WHERE ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION IS EMBRACED AS AN HONOR AND A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.VALUES: SERVICE, TEAMWORK, INTEGRITY, COMMITMENT, INNOVATION, QUALITY.
- Income
- $39.2 million
- Spending
- $39.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 11 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 238
- Volunteers
- 193
- Highest pay
- $993,129, chief executive officer
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
Fair: 60 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.0 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 51% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 39 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: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2518 of 18 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
7 of 7Has a 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 (2)
- $30.7 million spent. SINCE 1986, LIFEBANC HAS BEEN THE NORTHEAST OHIO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO SAVE AND HEAL LIVES THROUGH ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION. LIFEBANC BEGAN AS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS A LEADER IN THE FIELD AND A HIGHLY RESPECTED ORGANIZATION REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY. LIFEBANC SERVES NORTHEAST OHIO'S POPULATION OF OVER FOUR MILLION PEOPLE AND WORKS WITH 80 HOSPITALS IN A 20-COUNTY AREA. VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF WORK TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION, ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO DESIGNATE THEIR DONATION DECISION AND OFFER GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES TO FAMILIES TOUCHED BY DONATION. LIFEBANC IS GOVERNED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS; COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CLINICIANS, RECIPIENTS AND DONOR FAMILY MEMBERS, WHO DRIVE(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY WITH THE VISION OF A FUTURE WHERE ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION IS EMBRACED AS AN HONOR AND A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. IN 2024, 184 NORTHEAST OHIOANS GAVE THE GIFT OF LIFE THROUGH ORGAN DONATION AND ADDITIIONALLY 924 GAVE THE GIFTS OF TISSUE AND 594 GAVE THE GIFT OF EYE DONATION. THIS GENEROSITY RESULTED IN 548 ORGANS DONATED THAT SAVED THE LIVES OF 561 PEOPLE. THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE SAVED BY ORGAN DONORS FROM NORTHEAST OHIO EACH YEAR HAS RISEN OVER 350% SINCE 2014. ORGANS FROM DONORS IN NORTHEAST OHIO WERE TRANSPLANTED TO RECIPIENTS IN NEARLY THREE DOZEN STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. MANY LIFE-SAVING AND HEALING PROCEDURES UTILIZE DONATED TISSUE. THE GIFTS OF TISSUE DONORS WILL SAVE THE LIVES OF BURN VICTIMS, REPAIR DAMAGED HEARTS, GIVE BACK MOBILITY AND RESTORE SIGHT TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. LIFEBANC PROVIDES EXTENSIVE CARE FOR THE FAMILIES OF DONORS THAT BEGINS AT THEIR FIRST MOMENT OF NEED AND EXTENDS FOR UP TO TWO YEARS PAST THE GIFTS OF THE DONATION. INCLUDED IS FREE GRIEF SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING WITH A LICENSED THERAPIST, GROUP COUNSELING, AND HOST OF OTHER ACTIVITIES. IN 2024, LIFEBANC COMMUNICATED WITH 2,500 FAMILIES, PROVIDED EXTENSIVE HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, AND OFFERED A VARIETY OF 10-WEEK SUPPORT GROUPS AND MULTIPLE ONE-TIME SEMINARS. LIFEBANC ALSO HELPS COORDINATE ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DONOR FAMILIES AND RECIPIENTS AND FACILITATED THOUSANDS OF CORRESPONDENCES/UPDATES. DESPITE THE INCREASE IN ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONORS THERE REMAINS A CRITICAL ORGAN SHORTAGE IN THE UNITED STATES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY OVER 110,000 PEOPLE WAITING FOR A LIFE-SAVING ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THERE MORE THAN 1,300 PEOPLE WAITING IN NORTHEAST OHIO ALONE. IN 2024, OVER 200 PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST OHIO EITHER DIED WAITING FOR AN ORGAN OR BECAME TOO SICK TO TRANSPLANT. THE BEST CHANCE THOSE STILL WAITING HAVE AT RECEIVING THE LIFE-SAVING TRANSPLANT THEY NEED IS BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO REGISTER THEIR WISHES TO BE AN ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONOR. IN 2024, OVER 60,000 PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST OHIO REGISTERED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE OHIO DONOR REGISTRY. BEST CHANCE THOSE STILL WAITING HAVE AT RECEIVING THE LIFE-SAVING TRANSPLANT THEY NEED IS BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO REGISTER THEIR WISHES TO BE AN ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONOR.
- $392,338 spent. ANNUALLY, LIFEBANC VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF EDUCATE MORE THAN 100,000 STUDENTS AND ADULTS IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION, ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONORS. LIFEBANC ALSO PROVIDES BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO FAMILIES TOUCHED BY DONATION.
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 October 1986.
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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