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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1114697

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS INC

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20004

Financials

$5.5M$4.8M2021$6.3M$6.4M2023$7M$6.1M2024$8M$6.5M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$7,958,410$6,527,460$1,430,950$9,354,361$1,562,163$7,792,198
December 31, 2024990$6,968,887$6,133,354$835,533$8,498,628$2,563,121$5,935,507
December 31, 2023990$6,271,185$6,416,323-$145,138$8,043,354$3,179,161$4,864,193
December 31, 2021990$5,477,598$4,755,693$721,905$5,927,730$1,056,053$4,871,677
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$395,448
Program service revenue
$6,313,876
Investment income
$222,868
Royalties
$966,342
Net gain from sales of assets
-$41,669
Other revenue
$1,026,218

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$120,114
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$848,260
Other salaries and wages
$1,700,350
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,073,113
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$88,475
Accounting fees
$151,755
Occupancy
$103,351
Travel
$193,084
Depreciation
$70,400
Program services (functional)
$5,475,116
Management and general (functional)
$1,052,344

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$8,498,628
Total assets, end of year
$9,354,361
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,562,163
Net assets, end of year
$7,792,198
Publicly traded securities
$5,171,674
Net assets without donor restrictions
$7,792,198
Gross unrelated business income
$5,130
Gross receipts
$8,107,543
Employees
16
Volunteers
175
Year formed
1976
State of legal domicile
MD

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Marc PearcePresident & CEO
Officer
40$514,426$46,658
Jennifer KellerChief Administrative Officer
Key employee
40$263,737$23,439
Kip HanksDirector of Regulatory Affairs
Highest-paid employee
40$216,131$54,690
Melissa GreenwaldChief Medical Officer
Highest-paid employee
40$252,729$13,455
Eduardo Nunes- VP AccreditationRegulatory Affairs, and Standards
Highest-paid employee
40$215,915$32,126
Mario SindacoDirector of Standards
Highest-paid employee
40$169,793$53,808
Ashley DavisDirector of Communications
Highest-paid employee
40$147,927$34,391
George HerreraChair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Jeff CoxPast Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Mark DeFilippisChair-elect
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Alyssa HarrisonSecretary/Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Sally AlrabaaBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
William CassarlyBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Ryan CormierBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Kelly ScottBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
12 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Sarah LopezBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Christy MartinelliBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Ryan NelsonBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Melissa O'ConnorBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Douglas WilsonBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Jeff CartmellBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Jon BoydBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Dean ElliottBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Deborah HuttBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
James BardsleyBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Rhonda HorstmanBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Kimberly MonroeBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 27 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Marc PearcePresident and CEO
Officer
40$487,411$46,997
Jennifer KellerChief Administrative Officer
Key employee
40$233,721$21,474
Kip HanksDirector of Accreditation and Regulatory Affairs
Highest-paid employee
40$202,137$44,323
Mario SindacoDirector of Standards
Highest-paid employee
40$156,857$42,413
Julie BlyDirector of Membership
Highest-paid employee
40$130,118$35,373
Ashley DavisDirector of Communications
Highest-paid employee
40$133,338$27,865
Haydee BarnoDirector of Education
Highest-paid employee
40$127,884$11,134
Jeff CoxChair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Rhonda HorstmanPast Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
George HerreraChair-Elect
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Alyssa HarrisonSecretary/Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Dan LunnBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Douglas WilsonBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Hannis ThompsonBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
James BardsleyBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jennifer DragoBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Kimberly MonroeBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Louis JaresBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mark DeFilippisBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Melissa O'ConnorBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Bill CassarlyBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Ryan CormierBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Ryan NelsonBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Sally AlrabaaBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Sarah LopezBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Catherine HankinsBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Christy MartinelliBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 27 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARC PEARCEPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$449,939$42,413
BEVERLY BLISSVP ACCREDITATION & STANDAR
Key employee
40$252,928$42,349
JENNIFER KELLERVP OF MEMBERSHIP & EDUCATI
Key employee
40$233,166$18,798
KIP HANKSDIR., REGULATORY & GOV'T.
Highest-paid employee
40$169,472$38,227
ASHLEY DAVISDIR., COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$127,747$26,190
VALERIE CRUZDIRECTOR OF ACCREDITATION
Highest-paid employee
40$124,882$27,007
JULIE BLYDIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP
Highest-paid employee
40$117,621$31,441
JEFF COXCHAIR (CHAIR-ELECT UNTIL 9/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RONDA HORSTMANIMMED. PAST CHAIR (CHAIR UNTIL 9/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GEORGE HERRERACHAIR-ELECT (FROM 9/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALYSSA HARRISONSECRETARY/TREASURER (FROM 9/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARK MARTINSECRETARY/TREASURER (UNTIL 9/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARK DEFLIPPISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELISSA O'CONNORBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUG WILSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CATHERINE HANKINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAN LUNNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HANNIS THOMPSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER DRAGOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIMBERLY MONROEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL CASSARLYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES BARDSLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH LOPEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOUIS JARESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LENNOX ARCHIBALDBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 9/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF THOMASBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 9/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE YACCARINOBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 9/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARC PEARCEPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$397,494$36,381
BEVERLY BLISSVP ACCREDITATION & STANDARDS
Key employee
40$253,452$41,176
JENNIFER KELLERVP OF MEMBERSHIP & EDUCATION
Key employee
40$223,684$20,024
ROMAN HITCHEVVP & CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$194,038$43,363
JONATHAN BOYDDIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
40$109,883$25,004
MICHELLE LEWISACCREDITATION ASSESSMENT MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$102,889$31,566
VALERIE CRUZDIR. QUALITY PROC. IMPROVEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$104,048$24,012
RONDA HORSTMANCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DIANA BUCKIMMED. PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JEFF COXCHAIR-ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARK MARTINSECRETARY/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LENNOX ARCHIBALDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF THOMASBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE YACCARINOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CATHERINE HANKINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAN LUNNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICIA DARRIGANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRENT HAZELRIGGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE HUSTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HANNIS THOMPSONBOARD MEMBER (FROM 10/2021)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
UZAIR RAJPUTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER DRAGOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN ROEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW KUEHNERTBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 10/2021)
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1455 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 400, WASHINGTON, DC 20004-1017
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Marc Pearce, 1455 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 400, Washington, DC 200041017
Signed the 990
Marc Pearce, President & CEO
Phone
(703) 229-1020
Return prepared by
Rogers & Company PLLC

Mission

The mission of the Association is to honor donors and to save and improve lives by promoting the safety, quality and availability of donated tissue for transplantation, and non-transplant anatomical material for education and research.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Education, Meeting & Conference: To provide in-person and online tissue banking education in support of individual professional development, including CTBS Certification, for both members and non-members.
    Expenses $1,841,856 · revenue $1,407,444
  • Standards and Accreditation: The continued development of tissue banking standards in support of the accreditation programs onsite, hybrid, and virtual inspections of tissue banking establishments.
    Expenses $1,438,090 · revenue $3,883,360
  • Government Relations: To provide public policy and public advocacy to member establishments.
    Expenses $795,630 · revenue $528,739
  • Membership: To provide access to peers and information that promote the safety and use of donated human tissue.
    Expenses $723,247 · revenue $205,777
  • Research: To support research aimed at addressing scientific inquiries related to the use of allograft tissues.
    Expenses $328,879 · grants $120,114
  • Communications & Public Relations- To provide information and education to the general public on the need for and value of becoming a tissue donor. Additionally, to provide AATB member-specific information and updates through the website, weekly newsletter and other forms of communication.
    Expenses $347,414

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1114697
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1981
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$9,354,361
Income (IRS master file)
$8,107,543

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$7,958,410$6,527,460$9,354,361XML
990-TDecember 2025–––IRS
990December 2024$6,968,887$6,133,354$8,498,628XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$6,271,185$6,416,323$8,043,354XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$5,480,581$5,277,346$7,132,410IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021$5,477,598$4,755,693$5,927,730XML
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-1114697).

Questions about AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS INC

What is the EIN of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS INC is 52-1114697.
Is AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
Are donations to AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Marc Pearce.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 27 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $514,426 (Marc Pearce, President & CEO).
How much revenue does AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,958,410, expenses of $6,527,460 and total assets of $9,354,361 at year end.

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