LIFEGIFT ORGAN DONATION CENTER

Financials

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

2510 WESTRIDGE ST, HOUSTON, TX 77054-1508

In care of

% LIFE

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

KEVIN MYER, 2510 WESTRIDGE STREET, HOUSTON, TX 77054

Signed the 990

PATRICIA A RUBIN, SR EXEC VP AND CFO

Phone

(713) 523-4438

Website

WWW.LIFEGIFT.ORG

Return prepared by

WEAVER AND TIDWELL LLP

Mission

THE MISSION OF LIFEGIFT IS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY BENEFIT BY ETHICALLY, EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY RECOVERING APPROPRIATELY TRANSPLANTABLE ORGANS AND TISSUE TO GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE. LIFEGIFT ALSO PROVIDES PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR DONOR ORGANS AND TISSUES.

Program accomplishments

• PROCUREMENT:AS AN ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION (OPO), LIFEGIFT STAFF ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY TO RECEIVE REFERRALS FROM HOSPITAL PERSONNEL WHO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL ORGAN AND/OR TISSUE DONORS. THE ORGANIZATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SERVICING A FEDERALLY DESIGNATED SERVICE AREA, WHICH INCLUDES 109 COUNTIES IN HOUSTON, FORT WORTH, LUBBOCK AND AMARILLO AND WORKS WITH APPROXIMATELY 200 HOSPITALS. DURING 2024, 1,570 ORGANS WERE RECOVERED FROM 471 DONORS FOR TRANSPLANT, A RATE OF RECOVERY THAT IS HIGHER THAN MOST OTHER OPOS IN THE COUNTRY. LIFEGIFT WORKS WITH TRANSPLANT CENTERS AND UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING (UNOS) TO FACILITATE THE MATCHING OF DONOR ORGANS TO RECIPIENTS. LIFEGIFT STAFF FOLLOW THE POLICIES DICTATED BY THE ORGAN PROCUREMENT TRANSPLANT NETWORK (OPTN) FOR THE ALLOCATION OF ORGANS. ADDITIONALLY, LIFEGIFT MAINTAINS A COMMUNICATIONS CALL CENTER, 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THE CENTER SCREENS REFERRALS, APPROACHES FAMILIES FOR AUTHORIZATION AND MEDICAL HISTORY INFORMATION AND COORDINATES ORGAN AND TISSUE RECOVERY EFFORTS. LIFEGIFT RECEIVED MORE THAN 38,000 REFERRALS IN 2024. LIFEGIFT ALSO RECOVERS TISSUE AND WORKS WITH SEVEN LOCAL AND NATIONAL TISSUE PROCESSORS TO REFER TISSUE USED FOR TRANSPLANTATION. DURING 2024, THERE WERE MORE THAN 1,300 TISSUE DONATIONS OF BONE, SKIN, HEART VALVES AND VEINS. THESE DONATIONS SAVE THE LIVES OF BURN VICTIMS AND CHILDREN WITH HEART DEFECTS. LIFEGIFT'S FACILITIES INCLUDE FIVE ON-SITE OPERATING ROOMS FOR TISSUE RECOVERY. REFERRALS ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO FOUR EYE BANKS TO RECOVER CORNEAS TO RESTORE SIGHT AND FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
  Expenses $73,747,659 · grants $250,000 · revenue $101,452,552
• PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:LIFEGIFT FACILITATES ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AT OVER 200 HOSPITALS ACROSS TEXAS, WORKING WITH HOSPITAL PARTNERS TO EMPLOY DATA, EDUCATION, AND STRATEGIC PLANS TO BUILD SUCCESSFUL DONATION PROGRAMS AND OPTIMIZE DONATION AT EACH INSTITUTION. THE HOSPITAL'S UNDERSTANDING OF ITS ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN FACILITATING DONATION IS VITAL TO ENSURING THAT ALL POTENTIAL DONORS ARE IDENTIFIED, DONOR FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED APPROPRIATELY, AND THAT THE DONATION PROCESS OCCURS EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY, ULTIMATELY INCREASING DONATION RATES. LIFEGIFT'S DONATION SYSTEMS TEAM SERVES AS LIAISONS BETWEEN LIFEGIFT AND THE HOSPITALS, ENSURING A CONSISTENT PRESENCE AT THE HOSPITALS TO DRIVE ENGAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DONATION OUTCOMES. THESE RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH HOSPITAL STAKEHOLDERS, COLLECTING AND SHARING KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS, COLLABORATING TO EMPLOY QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS TO INCREASE DONATION, PERFORMING MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW TO DETERMINE DONOR POTENTIAL AND CONSISTENT EDUCATION OF HOSPITAL STAFF INVOLVED IN THE DONATION PROCESS. LIFEGIFT ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP TO BUILD A CULTURE THAT SUPPORTS DONATION, IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT AND ADDRESS ANY BARRIERS TO DONATION WITHIN THE INSTITUTION.
  Expenses $5,303,602
• PUBLIC EDUCATION:PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ARE VITAL COMPONENTS OF LIFEGIFT'S MISSION. IN ITS WORK TO INCREASE ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION, LIFEGIFT EDUCATES THE COMMUNITY ABOUT DONATION AND ENCOURAGES TEXANS TO JOIN THE DONATE LIFE TEXAS REGISTRY TO DESIGNATE THEMSELVES AN ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR. LIFEGIFT SEEKS TO CREATE A CULTURE OF DONATION WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON BUILDING TRUST AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES TO DISPEL MYTHS ABOUT DONATION AND CREATE STRONG CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LIFEGIFT AND THE PEOPLE IT SERVES. WITH THE SUPPORT OF AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, LIFEGIFT HOSTS PUBLIC EVENTS, PARTNERS WITH ASSOCIATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, PARTICIPATES IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE DONATION AND THE DONOR REGISTRY, AND WORKS WITH THE MEDIA AND WITHIN THE SOCIAL MEDIA ENVIRONMENT TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AND ENCOURAGE TEXANS TO JOIN THE DONOR REGISTRY. SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WORK OF LIFEGIFT'S COMMUNICATIONS TEAM INCLUDES EVENTS CENTERED AROUND NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH IN APRIL, MULTICULTURAL AWARENESS MONTH IN AUGUST, HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN SEPTEMBER, TWO COMMUNITY RACES (SECOND CHANCE RUNS) HOSTED BY LIFEGIFT IN FORT WORTH AND HOUSTON, AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF WEEKLY AND QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS GEARED TOWARDS OUR HOSPITAL PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS. LIFEGIFT'S GOAL IN INTERACTING WITH FAMILIES GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DONATE THEIR LOVED ONE'S ORGANS AND TISSUE IS TO PROVIDE A SENSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES GENEROSITY AND ENSURES THE FAMILY FEELS HEARD AND SUPPORTED. THIS SUPPORT EXTENDS BEYOND THE TIME OF THE DONATION THROUGH LIFEGIFT'S FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM. ALL TISSUE AND ORGAN DONOR FAMILIES ARE ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES A SERIES OF MAILINGS, ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THAT HONORS THE DONOR AND PROVIDES SUPPORT AND SOLACE TO DONOR FAMILIES. DONOR FAMILIES RECEIVE A SERIES OF MAILINGS THROUGHOUT THE FIRST YEAR OF LOSS, BEGINNING WITH AN FAMILY SUPPORT PACKET PROVIDED AFTER THEIR LOVED ONE'S PASSING. FAMILIES MAY CHOOSE TO CORRESPOND OR CONNECT DIRECTLY WITH THEIR LOVED ONE'S RECIPIENTS, WHICH LIFEGIFT FACILITATES. LIFEGIFT ALSO PROVIDES GENERAL RECIPIENT HEALTH UPDATES UPON REQUEST AND CAN ASSIST FAMILIES WITH FINDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN THEIR COMMUNITY IF THEY NEED IT. LIFEGIFT ALSO PROVIDES DONOR FAMILY-FOCUSED WEBINARS, A QUARTERLY E-NEWSLETTER AND HOSTS AN ANNUAL REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY FOR FAMILIES TO HONOR THEIR LOVED ONES.
  Expenses $1,454,651 · revenue $59,851

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.

IRS record

EIN

76-0231238

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

1998

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Health care (E61Z)

Assets (IRS master file)

$104,711,654

Income (IRS master file)

$110,439,325

Filing history

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 76-0231238).

Questions about LIFEGIFT ORGAN DONATION CENTER

What is the EIN of LIFEGIFT ORGAN DONATION CENTER?

The employer identification number (EIN) of LIFEGIFT ORGAN DONATION CENTER is 76-0231238.

Is LIFEGIFT ORGAN DONATION CENTER tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.

Are donations to LIFEGIFT ORGAN DONATION CENTER tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does LIFEGIFT ORGAN DONATION CENTER 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 LIFEGIFT ORGAN DONATION CENTER due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did LIFEGIFT ORGAN DONATION CENTER last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Who is the principal officer of LIFEGIFT ORGAN DONATION CENTER?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KEVIN MYER.

Who are the officers and directors of LIFEGIFT ORGAN DONATION CENTER?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 27 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $656,355 (KEVIN A MYER, PRESIDENT AND CEO).

How much revenue does LIFEGIFT ORGAN DONATION CENTER have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $104,117,543, expenses of $99,448,560 and total assets of $104,711,654 at year end.

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