Nonprofit · EIN 57-0660489
THE BLOOD CONNECTION INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · PIEDMONT, SC 29673
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $149,672,688 | $141,355,040 | $8,317,648 | $107,707,386 | $34,362,666 | $73,344,720 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $144,446,573 | $138,430,065 | $6,016,508 | $101,949,398 | $37,175,259 | $64,774,139 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $118,297,630 | $114,124,812 | $4,172,818 | $89,385,846 | $31,361,730 | $58,024,116 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $56,059
- Program service revenue
- $148,843,402
- Investment income
- $761,626
- Net rental income
- $11,601
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $141,605
- Other revenue
- $11,601
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $3,910,024
- Other salaries and wages
- $41,673,130
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $56,241,192
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $61,883
- Accounting fees
- $132,748
- Occupancy
- $1,053,131
- Travel
- $3,294,336
- Depreciation
- $5,997,224
- Program services (functional)
- $133,120,503
- Management and general (functional)
- $8,234,537
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $101,949,398
- Total assets, end of year
- $107,707,386
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $34,362,666
- Net assets, end of year
- $73,344,720
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $43,824,791
- Publicly traded securities
- $15,927,910
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $73,320,979
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $23,741
- Gross receipts
- $153,423,047
- Employees
- 1,628
- Volunteers
- 13
- Year formed
- 1979
- State of legal domicile
- SC
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delisa English | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $541,943 | $32,619 |
| Brian Madden | Executive VP/COO Key employee | 40 | $401,040 | $40,909 |
| Tracy Bridges | Executive VP/Chief Technical Officer Key employee | 40 | $319,167 | $41,059 |
| Don Hall | CFO Officer | 40 | $280,472 | $62,076 |
| Denise Calloway | VP/Chief Quality Officer Key employee | 40 | $266,576 | $27,155 |
| Robert Rainer | Medical Director Key employee | 40 | $275,774 | $17,368 |
| William Mimbs | VP of Operational Support Key employee | 40 | $217,763 | $44,039 |
| Latronya Rodgers | VP of Clinical Support Key employee | 40 | $206,266 | $15,833 |
| Ryan Horejsi | Sr Director of HR Key employee | 40 | $186,395 | $21,336 |
| Troy Kidd | Divisional Director III Key employee | 40 | $180,269 | $27,362 |
| Theresa Botti | Divisional Director II Key employee | 40 | $167,222 | $39,423 |
| Amber Fuller | Sr Director of Technical Services Key employee | 40 | $164,640 | $35,760 |
| Kenneth Hager | Director of Production Planning Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,264 | $35,067 |
| Christen Grazulis | Director of Quality and Safety Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,123 | $25,030 |
| Michael McDaniel | Donor Services Regional Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,464 | $11,117 |
17 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Medford | Information Technology Manager Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,224 | $22,508 |
| Stephanie Ezell | Director of Donor Resources Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,870 | $19,770 |
| Ben Abzug | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jessica McCoy | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Walker McSwain | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brent Odom | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Chad Richards | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Forrest Long | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Heidi Phillips | Trustee (term ended Dec 2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Brown | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kip Dillihay | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Larry Gosnell | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Landreth | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Johnston | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Priscilla Cherry | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Pietras | Trustee (term ended Dec 2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Surabhi Gaur | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delisa English | President/CEO Officer | 40 | $471,899 | $42,602 |
| Brian Madden | Executive VP/COO Key employee | 40 | $364,267 | $42,229 |
| Tracy Bridges | Executive VP/Chief Technical Officer Key employee | 40 | $293,140 | $37,611 |
| Don Hall | CFO Officer | 40 | $269,561 | $49,268 |
| Denise Calloway | VP/Chief Quality Officer Key employee | 40 | $246,694 | $24,759 |
| William Mimbs | VP of Operational Support Key employee | 40 | $201,241 | $38,009 |
| Latronya Rodgers | VP of Clinical Support Key employee | 40 | $191,577 | $16,051 |
| Troy Kidd | Divisional Director III Key employee | 40 | $169,892 | $25,078 |
| Ryan Horejsi | Sr Director of HR Key employee | 40 | $174,942 | $19,652 |
| Theresa Botti | Divisional Director II Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,775 | $32,945 |
| Amber Fuller | Sr Director of Technical Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,505 | $31,889 |
| Mario Sedlock | Regional Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,590 | $21,756 |
| Stephanie Ezell | Director of Donor Resources Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,825 | $8,332 |
| Amanda Farrell | Senior Director of Donor Resources Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,609 | $5,849 |
| Priscilla Cherry | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Pietras | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Walker McSwain | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ben Abzug | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brent Odom | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Chad Richards | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Forrest Long | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Heidi Phillips | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jessica McCoy | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Sheriff | Trustee (term ended Dec 2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kip Dillihay | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Johnston | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Surabhi Gaur | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELISA ENGLISH | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $382,556 | $31,802 |
| BRIAN MADDEN | EXECUTIVE VP/COO Key employee | 40 | $337,835 | $42,079 |
| TRACY BRIDGES | EXECUTIVE VP/CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $272,854 | $33,822 |
| DENISE CALLOWAY | VP/CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $230,494 | $23,615 |
| DON HALL | CFO Officer | 40 | $207,605 | $39,531 |
| WILLIAM MIMBS | VP OF OPERATIONAL SUPPORT Key employee | 40 | $193,005 | $36,206 |
| LATRONYA RODGERS | VP OF CLINICAL SUPPORT Key employee | 40 | $177,702 | $31,245 |
| RYAN HOREJSI | SR DIRECTOR OF HR Key employee | 40 | $159,782 | $34,834 |
| TROY KIDD | DIVISIONAL DIRECTOR III Key employee | 40 | $160,535 | $23,731 |
| THERESA BOTTI | DIVISIONAL DIRECTOR II Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,521 | $22,526 |
| AMBER FULLER | SR DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,591 | $27,391 |
| MARIE FORRESTAL | VP OF DONOR PROCUREMENT Key employee | 40 | $153,500 | $5,189 |
| MELANIE PORTER | DIRECTOR OF MFG SYSTEMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,067 | $20,919 |
| KENNETH HAGER | DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION PLANNING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,855 | $27,191 |
| KIMBERLY SWIFT | DIRECTOR OF DONOR SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,647 | $10,383 |
| PRISCILLA CHERRY | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WALKER MCSWAIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT PIETRAS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN ABZUG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI PHILLIPS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA MCCOY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SURABHI GAUR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK JOHNSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD RICHARDS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIP DILLIHAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FORREST LONG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SHERIFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NIKKI WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE (ROTATED OFF) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1099 BRACKEN RD, PIEDMONT, SC 29673-9644
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Delisa K English, 1099 Bracken Road, Piedmont, SC 29673
- Signed the 990
- Delisa K English, CEO & President
- Phone
- (864) 255-5000
- Website
- WWW.THEBLOODCONNECTION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Forvis Mazars LLP
Mission
HEALTHCARE PARTNERS SUPPORTED BY ADEQUATE, SAFE, COST-EFFECTIVE BLOOD SUPPLIES AND SERVICES.
Program accomplishments
- BLOOD DONOR PROGRAM: ALLOGENEIC WHOLE BLOOD DONOR PROGRAM: AFFORDS FREE OPPORTUNITY FOR PATRONS TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THE FORM OF VOLUNTARY WHOLE BLOOD DONATIONS. FOR DONORS - EARLY DETECTION & TREATMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, ANEMIA, ABNORMAL PULSE RATE AND OTHER ILLNESSES FOUND DURING BLOOD DONOR SCREENING. AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD PROGRAM: AFFORDS FREE OPPORTUNITY FOR PATIENTS TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN BLOOD IN ADVANCE OF MEDICAL TREATMENT. REDUCTION IN DEMAND ON COMMUNITY BLOOD SUPPLY, REDUCED RISK OF TRANSFUSION TRANSMITTED DISEASE. DIRECTED BLOOD DONOR PROGRAM: AFFORDS OPPORTUNITY FOR PATIENTS TO DESIGNATE DONORS OF THE BLOOD FOR THE PATIENTS TRANSFUSIONS. AUTOMATED COLLECTION APHERESIS (PLATELET, PLASMA & RBC) DONOR PROGRAM: AFFORDS FREE OPPORTUNITY FOR PATRONS TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THE FORM OF VOLUNTARY, AUTOMATED DONATIONS. THERAPEUTIC SERVICE PROGRAM: PROVIDES FREE THERAPEUTIC PHLEBOTOMY FOR PATIENTS WITH BLOOD DISORDERS SUCH A POLYCYTHEMIA AND HEMOCHROMATOSIS. CELLULAR PROGRAM: HEMATOPOIETIC PROGENITOR CELL PROCESSING SERVICES: PROVIDES CELLULAR THERAPY SERVICES INCLUDING PROCESSING, CRYOPRESERVATION, STORAGE, INFUSION PREPARATIONS FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY, AND TRANSPLANT FOR BOTH AUTOLOGOUS AND MATCHED RELATED TRANSPLANTS FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA, NHL AND HODGKINIS LYMPHOMA. PROVIDES TRANSPLANT PRODUCT PREPARATION AND SHIPMENT PREPARATION TO AN OUTSIDE FACILITY UPON REQUEST. THE CRYOGENIC STORAGE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE FOR THE FIRST YEAR. GOALS: PROCESS 100% OF REQUESTS FOR PROCESSING AND INFUSIONS OF HEMATOPOIETIC PROGENITOR CELLS AND DONOR LYMPHOCYTES, OFFER SERVICES 24/7, PROVIDE SAME DAY TURNAROUND FOR CD34+ FLOW CYTOMETRY ANALYSIS, AND PRODUCE A PRODUCT PROVEN TO BE CAPABLE OF ENGRAFTMENT. CELLULAR THERAPY COLLECTION SERVICES: PROVIDES CELLULAR COLLECTION SERVICES FOR TWO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. ONE, A BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY (DENDREON) APPLIES ITS EXPERTISE IN ANTIGEN IDENTIFICATION, ENGINEERING AND CELL PROCESSING TO PRODUCE AN ACTIVE CELLULAR IMMUNOTHERAPY PRODUCT CALLED PROVENGE (SIPULEUCEL-T). PROVENGE IS INDICATED FOR TREATMENT OF ASYMPTOMATIC OR MINIMALLY SYMPTOMATIC METASTATIC CASTRATE RESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER. THE BLOOD CONNECTION COLLECTS MONONUCLEAR CELLS FROM PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS DEEMED SUITABLE BY THEIR PHYSICIAN AND SCHEDULED BY DENDREON. POST COLLECTION, THE COLLECTED PRODUCT IS SHIPPED TO DENDREON FOR FURTHER TESTING AND PROCESSING; THE FINAL PRODUCT IS LATER TRANSFUSED BACK TO THE PATIENT AT THEIR TRANSFUSION CENTER. THE OTHER PROVIDER IS A CANCER TREATMENT INSTITUTE AFFILIATED WITH A LOCAL HOSPITAL SYSTEM. THE BLOOD CONNECTION COLLECTS CIRCULATING BONE MARROW CELLS FROM PATIENTS IN THE REMISSION PHASE OF CELLULAR CANCERS SUCH AS LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA, AND MYELOMA. THOSE COLLECTIONS, RICH IN HEMATOPOIETIC PROGENITOR CELLS, ARE THEN PROCESSED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.Expenses $95,358,967 · revenue $148,425,685
- SEE SCHEDULE O BLOOD PROCESSING STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION: PROVISION OF BLOOD COMPONENTS TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS: ON A FEE FOR SERVICE BASIS, PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BLOOD COMPONENTS TO HOSPITALS, CLINICS, DIALYSIS CENTERS, BLOOD BANKS, AND BLOOD FRACTIONATORS. GOAL: PREPARE BLOOD COMPONENTS AND DISTRIBUTE ACCORDING TO NEEDS OF HEALTHCARE CLIENTS. MAINTAIN CONSISTENT (5-7 DAY SUPPLY) INVENTORY OF ALL TYPES UNITS OF PLASMA DISTRIBUTED FOR BLOOD DERIVATIVE PREPARATION. COST CONTAINMENT FOR HEALTHCARE OF BLOOD COMPONENTS, FOR HEALTHCARE CLIENTS, NUMBER OF PATIENT BENEFICIARIES, DERIVED HEALTH BENEFITS, LIVES SAVED.Expenses $19,172,934
- SEE SCHEDULE O LABORATORY SERVICES: DONATED BLOOD TESTING PROGRAM: USES LABORATORY SEROLOGIC, CHEMISTRY, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE ASSAYS TO ASSESS THE SUITABILITY OF DONATED BLOOD, PLATELETS AND PLASMA. FOR DONORS DETECTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE FOR WHICH DONOR MAY SEEK TREATMENT. POSITIVE PUBLIC HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF DISEASE DETECTION, PARTNER NOTIFICATION, EXPOSURE CONTROL.Expenses $18,024,135 · revenue $417,717
- ADDITIONAL PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE INTEREST EXPENSES AND PROGRAM RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.Expenses $564,467
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 57-0660489
- 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
- 1978
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E610)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $107,707,386
- Income (IRS master file)
- $153,423,047
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $149,672,688 | $141,355,040 | $107,707,386 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $144,446,573 | $138,430,065 | $101,949,398 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $118,297,630 | $114,124,812 | $89,385,846 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $98,048,523 | $93,545,312 | $72,423,076 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 57-0660489).
Questions about THE BLOOD CONNECTION INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of THE BLOOD CONNECTION INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE BLOOD CONNECTION INCORPORATED is 57-0660489.
- Is THE BLOOD CONNECTION INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.
- Are donations to THE BLOOD CONNECTION INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE BLOOD CONNECTION INCORPORATED 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 THE BLOOD CONNECTION INCORPORATED due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE BLOOD CONNECTION INCORPORATED last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE BLOOD CONNECTION INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names Delisa K English.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE BLOOD CONNECTION INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 32 people; 17 received compensation from the organization, the highest $541,943 (Delisa English, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does THE BLOOD CONNECTION INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $149,672,688, expenses of $141,355,040 and total assets of $107,707,386 at year end.
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