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Anatomic Gift Foundation Inc

EIN 52-1853905 · Hanover, MD

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong93 out of 100GovernanceWeak30 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE ANATOMIC GIFT FOUNDATION, INC., (AGF) D/B/A ANATOMY GIFTS REGISTRY AND CREMATION CENTER OF MARYLAND, IS A NON-PROFIT, 501 (C) (3), ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1994. THE MISSION OF AGF'S CARING AND COMPASSIONATE PROGRAM IS TO SERVE MERITORIOUS RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, CLINICIANS, AND MEDICAL EDUCATORS WITH EXPERTLY PREPARED, SAFE, AND EFFICACIOUS, HUMAN ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS GIFTED FROM DONORS- AND DONOR FAMILIES' PARTICIPATING IN OUR WHOLE BODY DONOR PROGRAM. AGF ALSO SERVES THE DONORS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING SERVICES RELATING TO THE DONATION PROCESS; INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: OBTAINING INFORMED CONSENT / AUTHORIZATION FOR DONATION WITHIN ESTABLISHED LEGAL HIERARCHY, ACQUIRING VITAL STATISTIC INFORMATION FOR PURPOSES OF FILING A DEATH CERTIFICATE, TRANSPORTATION OF THE DECEASED FROM THE PLACE OF DEATH TO OUR FACILITY, PERFORM CREMATIONS AND PROVIDE ASHES TO THE FAMILY (FOR THEIR MEMENTO, INTERNMENT, SCATTERING), RESOURCES REGARDING GRIEF COUNSELING, ETC.

Income
$8.3 million
Spending
$8.0 million
Spent on programs
90%
Reserves
6.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 100%
Employees
36
Highest pay
$232,513, treasurer

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: 93 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 8% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    90% 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

Weak: 30 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    0 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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)
  1. $7.3 million spent. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2024: A. AGF MAINTAINED ITS ACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS (AATB) AS A NON-TRANSPLANT DONATION ORGANIZATION UPON PASSING OUR ON-SITE EVERY THREE-YEAR CYCLE ACCREDITATION INSPECTION; WITH A LEVEL A DESIGNATION AGAIN IN 2024. B. AGF SENIOR STAFF-MEMBERS HAVE DONATED THEIR TIME AS MEMBER PARTICIPANTS IN VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS IN THE FURTHERANCE NON-TRANSPLANT ANATOMIC DONATION (NADO) AND MEDICAL EDUCATION COMMUNITIES; INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO; AATB: NADO COUNCIL, EDUCATION COMMITTEE, MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE, EDUCATIONAL WEBINAR PRESENTER - MOST IMPORTANTLY ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF AATB IN 2022 (WHICH CONTINUED IN 2024), ASSOCIATION FOR BIOSKILLS LABORATORY EXCELLENCE (ABLE): BOARD MEMBER, GUIDANCE DOCUMENT COMMITTEE, MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE. C. ALL STAFF WHO WERE DUE TO SUBMIT THEIR CERTIFIED TISSUE BANK SPECIALIST (CTBS) CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEU)S TO RE-CERTIFY WITH AATB IN YEAR 2023 HAVE DONE SO AND HAVE KEPT THEIR CERTIFICATION. D. AGF MAINTAINED ITS NEW YORK LICENSE AS A NON-TRANSPLANT ANATOMIC BANK. E. AGF MAINTAINED ITS LICENSES & PERMITS BY THE MARYLAND BOARD OF MORTICIANS FOR OPERATING A CREMATORY; AS WELL AS FOR MORTUARY TRANSPORTERS F. AGF PASSED ALL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTIONS BY VARIOUS ENTITIES, I.E., FIRE MARSHALL, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT (BOTH AIR & RADIATION), ETC. G. AGF HAS CONTINUED ITS QUALITY SYSTEMS; WHICH INCLUDE REGULAR AUDITING AND REPORTING OF FINDINGS. II. 2024 STATISTICS: A. DONORS 1. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 1931 DONORS IN 2024 (REPRESENTING AN OVERALL 5% INCREASE FROM THAT IN 2023). AGF CONTINUED ITS COVERAGE AREA TO ITS HOME STATE OF MARYLAND; AND THEN REGIONAL STATES, AND GRADUALLY ADDED PRE- REGISTERED DONORS FROM STATES OUT OF AREA. THE BREAKDOWN OF DONORS BY AREA WAS: MD 34% (2% DECREASE OVER 2023), REGIONAL 51% (7% INCREASE OVER 2023) AND OUT-OF-AREA 15% (5% DECREASE OVER 2023). MANY POTENTIAL DONORS WHO HAD EITHER CONTRACTED COVID-19, HAD SYMPTOMS WITHOUT A NEGATIVE TEST, OR HAD DIRECT CONTACT WITH SOMEONE INFECTED WITH COVID-19 WERE NOT ACCEPTED; REGARDLESS OF GEOGRAPHIC AREA. 2. EACH DONOR IS EVALUATED BASED ON A MYRIAD OF ITEMS TO MAKE AN INDIVIDUALIZED TISSUE RECOVERY PLAN TO MAXIMIZE THE EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING ENDEAVORS MADE POSSIBLE BY THEIR GIFTS. CONSIDERATIONS ARE MADE AS TO AGE, SEX, SURGICAL HX, PATHOLOGY, BONE & JOINT QUALITY, ETC., AS WELL AS ANY REQUESTS FROM THE DONOR BEFORE THEIR DEATH OR FROM THEIR NEXT OF KIN AS TO PREFERENCE FOR PLACEMENT TO ANY DISEASE OR TYPE OF SURGERY OR SPECIFIC USE). B. FUTURE DONORS: -IN 2024 WE CONTINUED TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS TO BE PRE- REGISTERED WITH AGF TO BE FUTURE DONORS. THIS INFORMATION IS REVIEWED, CATALOGED AND ENTERED INTO OUR DATABASE FOR FUTURE RETRIEVAL, TO ASSIST THE FAMILIES AT THE TIME OF DEATH. DONOR AND FAMILY SERVICES COORDINATOR STAFF CONTACT OUR REGISTERED FUTURE DONORS EVERY FEW YEARS TO UPDATE THEIR MEDICAL RECORDS AND NEXT-OF-KIN CONTACT INFORMATION. 1. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 800 NEW REGISTERED (FUTURE) DONORS IN 2024. 2. TOTAL REGISTERED DONORS AT THE END OF 2024 TOPPED 17,000. 3. REFERRAL SOURCES IN 2024, WERE: A. ONLINE SEARCHES B. FAMILY OR FRIENDS THAT HAVE DONTATED THROUGH AGR C. HOSPICE END-OF-LIFE CARE AGENCIES D. HOSPITAL SOCIAL WORKERS AND/OR CHAPLAINS E. FUNERAL HOMES, CREMATION SERVICES F. STATE ANATOMY BOARDS G. TRANSPLANT AGENCIES (ORGAN, TISSUE AND/OR EYE) C. TISSUE PLACEMENT & USE: A TOTAL OF 7,693 SPECIMENS WERE PLACED TO APPROVED HUMAN TISSUE APPLICANTS IN 2024; FULFILLING 2,027 (AN 11% INCREASE FROM 2023) CLIENT REQUESTS FOR TISSUE IN BOTH OUR IN-HOUSE BIOSKILLS LAB USE; OR AS SHIPMENTS TO CLIENTS' FACILITIES (WHICH IS THE PREDOMINANCE OF PLACEMENTS). 1. IN-HOUSE SPECIMEN USE: WE ACCOMMODATED 64 (A 3% DECREASE FROM 2023) ON- SITE "BIOSKILLS LAB EVENTS IN 2024, SERVING HUNDREDS OF LEARNERS. 2. A TOTAL OF 196 (A 13% DECREASE OVER 2023) SPECIMENS WERE USED ON SITE WITH OUR IN-HOUSE BIOSKILLS LAB FACILITY: WE HOSTED AND PROVIDED SPECIMENS FOR 64 (A 3% DECREASE OVER 2023) LAB SESSIONS IN 2024. THE BREAKDOWN BY TYPE WAS: A. PHYSICIAN / SURGEON TRAINING: 12 SESSIONS (A 25% DECREASE OVER 2023) B. RESCUE / LIFE-SAVING / EMS TRAINING (ANATOMY AND PROCEDURE PRACTICUM LABS: 52 SESSIONS (AN 8% INCREASE OVER 2023) C. STUDENT /ANATOMY AND PROCEDURE PRACTICUM LAB EVENTS (INCLUDES HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, COLLEGE LEVEL AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION SESSIONS): WITH A TOTAL OF 0 SESSION IN THIS GENRE (SAME AS 2023). 3. IN 2024, WE CONTINUED TO HAVE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF RESCUE/ LIFE-SAVING/ EMS TRAINING COURSES; WITH A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PHYSICIAN/ SURGEON TRAINING. 4. IN 2024, WE ALSO HAD 0 TRANSPLANT RECOVERY TRAINING PROGRAMS ON SITE, BUT DID PLACE DONATIONS TO TRANSPLANT RECOVERY TRAINING LABS HELD AT TRANSPLANT BANK IN PENNSYLVANIA (2 SEPARATE EVENTS EACH EDUCATING RECOVERY TEAM MEMBERS FROM 2 SEPARATE TRANSPLANT BANKS. 5. AGR STAFF ACCOMPANIED 350 (BACK TO 2022 LEVELS) TISSUE SHIPMENTS; PER REQUEST OF THE RESEARCHER OR MEDICAL EDUCATOR. 6. IN 2024, AGR DONATED OVER 90 ORGANS AND TISSUES FOR SPECIALIZED RESEARCH (MS, GLIOBLASTOMA, ALZHEIMER'S, PARKINSON'S, PICKS DZ, LEWY BODY DEMENTIA, VASCULAR DEMENTIA, CEREBELLAR HYPOPLASIA, HHT, PSP, MENIERE'S DZ) III. PROGRAM INITIATIVES THAT ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION TO MEET ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS: 1. PUBLIC & PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL / OUTREACH ACTIVITIES 2024: A. TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS INTERNATIONAL (TRIO) MD VIRTUAL IN-SERVICE B. DE HOSPICE NURSES' WEEK EDUCATION DAY C. ATTENDED NJ HOME CARE AND HOSPICE CONFERENCE AS A SPEAKER THIS YEAR TO TALK ABOUT END-OF-LIFE PLANNING. D. ATTENDED THE NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION ANNUAL WALK E. MD HOSPICE CONFERENCES: WE SPOKE AT THIS EVENT AS WELL TO DISCUSS AGR/ DONATION THROUGH OUR PROGRAM F. INFINITE LEGACY FUN RUN G. MD KIDNEY FOUNDATION WALK PARTICIPATION H. MAILED MULTIPLE "MARKETING BOXES" WHICH INCLUDE PENS, BROCHURES, HAND SANITIZERS TO VARIOUS HOSPICE PROGRAMS I. PRESENTATIONS (NUM

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 1996.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 October 21, 2026.

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