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Life Alaska Donor Services

EIN 92-0140815 · Anchorage, AK

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair55 out of 100GovernanceStrong91 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Transforming lives supporting families and serving our community through the gift of organ and tissue donation. Life Alaska provides donor recovery services and tissue for transplantation to Alaskans as well as others in need. Life Alaska recovers human tissues for transplant and provides transplant recipients with an increased life expectancy and quality of life.

Income
$961,903
Spending
$1.2 million
Spent on programs
83%
Reserves
1.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 82%
Employees
18
Volunteers
10
Highest pay
$163,401, interim president and ceo cfo

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

Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 8% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 22% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 10% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    83% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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: 91 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    8 of 8 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a 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

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 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 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 (3)
  1. $804,328 spent. The Donation Services Program recovers and acquires human tissue for transplant. These tissues provide transplant recipients with an increased life expectancy and quality of life. This department assumes primary responsibility for facilitating the actual donation process. LADS coordination staff is available twenty-four hours a day to receive referrals from among our many referral sources. The recovery and acquisition teams are responsible for the safe and aseptic recovery or acquisition of the authorized tissues packaging and shipment of the tissues to the appropriate processing centers. Life Alaska has a living donor program where birth tissue can be donated to help heal wounds or for other surgical application. The Tissue Distribution Program provides allograft tissues to hospitals and surgery centers throughout Alaska. These distributed tissues are utilized by surgeons to enhance the tissue recipients quality of life. A portion of these tissues come from Alaskan donor tissues recovered by our Donation Services Program.
  2. $119,378 spent. The Public and Professional Education Program provides education on organ eye and tissue donation and the Alaska Donor Registry. Life Alaska works collaboratively with all hospitals in the State of Alaska providing education and resources to offer the opportunity of donation to patients as well as education to staff in hospitals regarding patient referrals and donor facilitation. Professional education includes providing information to other organizations throughout Alaska such as EMS Fire Police Alaska State Troopers hospice and the State of Alaska Medical Examiners Office. Life Alaska presents to school students ranging from middle school through college. Public Education is critical to raising awareness dispelling myths about donation and encouraging Alaskans to say yes to donation and the gift of life. The Alaska Donor Registry www.alaskadonorregistry. org has grown to over 600,000 in 21 years. Due to the success of the Alaska Donor Registry and Life Alaskas commitment to honor the wishes of donors Alaska has one of the highest per capita donation rates in the nation.
  3. $51,697 spent. The Family Services Program provides extensive bereavement support resources and information to Alaskans who have experienced the loss of a loved one. This includes correspondence phone calls and support depending upon the specific needs of the donor family. Life Alaska offers all donor families a Gift of Life donor medal in honor an memory of their loved one. Each year Life Alaska has hosted a Donation Celebration where donor families are invited to come together and honor their loved one.

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

  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 November 6, 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 September 2025.

    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 April 1997.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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