National Marrow Donor Program
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $741.2 million
- Spending
- $694.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 3.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 91%
- Employees
- 1,868
- Volunteers
- 21,000
- Highest pay
- $2.2 million, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 39% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 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 September 30, 2025, 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 (4)
- $442.2 million spent. TRANSPLANT:AT NMDP, WE BELIEVE EACH OF US HOLDS THE KEY TO CURING BLOOD CANCERS AND DISORDERS. AS A GLOBAL NONPROFIT LEADER IN CELL THERAPY, NMDP CREATES ESSENTIAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN RESEARCHERS AND SUPPORTERS TO INSPIRE ACTION AND ACCELERATE INNOVATION TO FIND LIFE-SAVING CURES. WITH THE HELP OF BLOOD STEM DONORS AND OUR EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF TRANSPLANT PARTNERS, PHYSICIANS AND CAREGIVERS, WE'RE EXPANDING ACCESS TO TREATMENT SO THAT EVERY PATIENT CAN RECEIVE THEIR LIFE-SAVING CELL THERAPY. CURRENTLY THERE ARE MORE THAN 9 MILLION TOTAL POTENTIAL U.S. DONORS ON THE NMDP REGISTRY. NMDP FACILITATES ALL UNRELATED TRANSPLANTS IN THE U.S., ASSISTING DOCTORS IN SEARCHING MORE THAN 43 MILLION POTENTIAL DONORS WORLDWIDE. NMDP HAS IMPACTED MORE THAN 150,000 LIVES SINCE 1987.
- $74.3 million spent. RESEARCH: RESEARCH INNOVATIONS ARE CRITICAL TO EXPANDING TREATMENT TO MORE PATIENTS AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES. EACH YEAR, THE NMDP FOUNDATION IS PROUD TO INVEST IN RESEARCH THROUGH:THE NMDP AMY STRELZER MANASEVIT RESEARCH PROGRAM: THE AMY PROGRAM FUNDS EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATORS FOCUSED ON ADVANCES IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POST-CELL THERAPY COMPLICATIONS (E.G., GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST -DISEASE AND INFECTION).IN 2025, NMDP FOUNDATION FUNDED THE WORK OF 12 AMY SCHOLARS. AMY SCHOLARS HAVE GONE ON TO BECOME LEADERS IN THE FIELD, PURSUING SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES THAT HELP NMDP PATIENTS LIVE LONGER, HEALTHIER LIVES. SINCE 1998, THE NMDP FOUNDATION HAS INVESTED NEARLY $13 MILLION TO HELP LAUNCH THE CAREERS OF 53 YOUNG PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS. AFTER RECEIVING THEIR NMDP AMY SCHOLAR AWARD, 53 YOUNG PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS HAVE GONE ON TO WIN MORE THAN $250 MILLION IN SUBSEQUENT GOVERNMENT GRANT FUNDING TO PURSUE THE DISCOVERIES TO HELP PATIENTS LIVE LONGER, HEALTHIER LIVES AFTER CELL THERAPY. TODAY, THE AMY STRELZER MANASEVIT RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR THE STUDY OF POST-CELL THERAPY COMPLICATIONS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST COVETED FELLOWSHIPS IN THE FIELD OF TRANSPLANTATION.NMDP DONOR FOR ALL: THIS SERIES OF TRANSFORMATIONAL MULTI-CENTER CLINICAL TRIALS IS TESTING A NEW TRANSPLANT PROTOCOL AIMED AT MAKING MISMATCHED DONOR TRANSPLANTS SAFER AND MORE EFFECTIVE, WITH THE GOAL OF EXPANDING ACCESS TO TRANSPLANT TO THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS WHO LACK A FULLY MATCHED DONOR.ANTHONY NOLAN TRUST: PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ANTHONY NOLAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE TO CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN HLA CLASS I AND II SEQUENCE DATABASE AND PROVISION OF HLA CLASS I AND II SEQUENCE INFORMATION.CIBMTR (CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANT RESEARCH) A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN AND NMDP IS THE LEADING HUB FOR TRANSPLANT AND CELL THERAPY RESEARCH. NMDP FOUNDATION HELPS TO FUND VARIOUS OTHER INNOVATIVE RESEARCH STUDIES LED AND MANAGED BY CIBMTR.
- $49.9 million spent. RECRUITMENT:THE NMDP REGISTRY IS A LISTING OF MILLIONS OF POTENTIAL DONORS AND CORD BLOOD UNITS. EVERY SEARCH THROUGH NMDP PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO MORE THAN 43 MILLION POTENTIAL ADULT DONORS AND MORE THAN 761,000 CORD BLOOD UNITS WORLDWIDE. THE BEST MATCH FOR A PATIENT IS TYPICALLY SOMEONE WHO SHARES THEIR ETHNIC BACKGROUND. IMPROVING THE ETHNIC DIVERSITY OF THE NMDP REGISTRY IMPROVES ALL PATIENTS' ODDS OF FINDING THEIR BEST MATCH, REGARDLESS OF ETHNIC BACKGROUND.PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 35 ARE MOST URGENTLY NEEDED. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT CELLS FROM YOUNGER DONORS LEAD TO BETTER LONG-TERM SURVIVAL FOR PATIENTS.IN FY25, MORE THAN 230,000 POTENTIAL DONORS JOINED THE NMDP REGISTRY (35% OF WHOM WERE ETHNICALLY DIVERSE) AND MORE THAN 4,300 UMBILICAL CORD UNITS WERE ADDED TO THE REGISTRY.
- $26.5 million spent. THE NMDP FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH NMDP TO ADVANCE VARIOUS INITIATIVES THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE:NMDP PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE NAVIGATION SUPPORT, VIDEO, PRINTED, AND DIGITAL EDUCATION RESOURCES, COUNSELING, NMDP PEER CONNECT PROGRAM, AND THE JASON CARTER CLINICAL TRIALS SEARCH AND SUPPORT PROGRAM, WHICH HELPS PATIENTS WITH LIFE-THREATENING BLOOD DISORDERS FIND CLINICAL TRIALS. NMDP PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE PATIENT FAMILIES. IN FY25, WE PROVIDED $7 MILLION TO 3,400 FAMILIES. NMDP ALSO PARTNERS WITH PROVIDERS ACROSS OUR TRANSPLANT CENTER NETWORK AND AT COMMUNITY-BASED HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY PRACTICES AROUND THE COUNTRY, TO ENSURE BROAD ACCESS TO TREATMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH THE PATHWAYS TO TRANSPLANT PROGRAM. NMDP FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT THESE CRITICAL SERVICES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 September 2025.
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 May 1989.
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 October 21, 2026.
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