North American Transplant Coordinators Organization
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NATCO is a membership organization committed to the advancement of organ, eye, and tissue donation, and the professional development of transplant professionals. Significant activities consist of conferences, courses, and webinars.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 8.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 70%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 60
- Highest pay
- $263,805, executive director
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
Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.5 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 40% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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)
- $951,305 spent. Educational programs - NATCO provided 3 face-to-face conferences with 612 attendees, 4 on-demand courses with 244 attendees,2 virtual conferences with 113 attendees, and 31 webinars with 1,479 attendees. The content of the programs covered subjects such as: Introductory Knowledge for Both Procurement and Transplant Professionals; Introductory Knowledge for Hospital Engagement Professionals; Advanced Hospital Engagement Skills; Advanced Donor Management Skills; Preparation for the Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator Examination; Current Issues and Best Practices in Donation, Transplantation, and Transplant Nutrition; and Leadership Development.
- $118,423 spent. Journal - The journal, Progress in Transplantation, reflects a multi-disciplinary team approach to procurement and clinical aspects of organ and tissue transplantation. It provides a professional forum for exchange of the continually changing body of knowledge in transplantation through the publication of original research, case studies, donor management issues, international papers, review articles, clinical practice issues, and policy papers of interest to the various professional disciplines focused on transplantation. Progress in Transplantation is a quarterly, indexed, peer-reviewed publication. Manuscripts submitted totaled 110 in 2024. Subscriptions totaled 13,200. On-line usage increased 10% over the prior year with more than 71,100 downloads in 2024.
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 December 1983.
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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