Center for Organ Recovery and Education
Center for Organ Recovery and Education
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About this organization
Mission
SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE O. A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING DONATION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE PURPOSE OF SAVING AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH ORGAN, TISSUE AND CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION.
About
THE CENTER FOR ORGAN RECOVERY & EDUCATION (CORE) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING DONATION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE PURPOSE OF SAVING AND ENHANCING LIVES THROUGH ORGAN, TISSUE AND CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION. CORE OPERATES UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF EIGHT VALUES: INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, QUALITY, RESPONSIVENESS, EDUCATION, INNOVATION, RESPECT AND LIFE. 2018 SAW MANY SUCCESSES. AMONG THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WAS THE PASSAGE OF THE THE DONATE LIFE PA ACT BY THE THE PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. THIS LEGISLATION WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN 2010, AND THROUGH YEARS OF HARD WORK, COMPROMISE, AND COLLABORATION - AS WELL AS THE SUPPORT OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA CAN CONTINUE TO BE A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION IN 2019 AND BEYOND.IN 2018, CORE RECEIVED THE 2018 LIFE NET HEALTH TOP PERFORMER AWARD. CORE IS ONE OF 40 LIFENET PARTNERS. THIS AWARD IS BASED ON VOLUME OF TISSUE DONORS COMBINED WITH MINIMAL ERROR AND DISCARD RATES. CORE NOW RANKS AS LIFENET HEALTH'S NUMBER ONE PARTNER OVERALL FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS.BASED ON BOTH SURGEON REQUESTS AND AN ANALYSIS OF THE CORNEAL PROCESSING LANDSCAPE, CORE DECIDED TO EMBARK ON THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF OUR EYE BANK SERVICES AND OFFER DMEK PEELED TISSUE. THIS REVOLUTIONARY PREPARATION OF TISSUE ALLOWS OUR SURGEONS TO TREAT SOME OF THE MOST COMMON EYE DISEASES WHILE SHORTENING THE OPERATING ROOM TIME, SHORTENING POST-OPERATIVE RECOVERY TIME, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, RESTORING THE GIFT OF SIGHT TO THOSE IN NEED.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing sets forth the mission of the non-profit as “Core is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting donation, education and research for the purpose of saving and improving the quality of life through organ, tissue and corneal transplantation.”.
When detailing its responsibilities, they were listed as: “See attached schedule o. a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting donation, education and research for the purpose of saving and improving the quality of life through organ, tissue and corneal transplantation.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally permitted to operate is PA.
- The address of the non-profit for 2019 according to the filing is 204 SIGMA DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15238.
- The number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form as of 2019 is 225.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $6,031,234.
- The organization has 13 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1977.
- The organization pays $14,118,664 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
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