Lifegift Organ Donation Center
Lifegift Organ Donation Center
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About this organization
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEDICARE CERTIFIED CORPORATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECOVERY OF HUMAN ORGANS AND TISSUES FOR TRANSPLANTATION. LIFEGIFT ALSO PROVIDES PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR DONOR ORGANS AND TISSUE.
About
PROCUREMENT:AS AN ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION (OPO), LIFEGIFT STAFF IS 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 2018, 1,263 ORGANS WERE RECOVERED FROM 391 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 35,212 REFERRALS IN 2018. LIFEGIFT ALSO RECOVERS TISSUE AND WORKS WITH NINE LOCAL AND NATIONAL TISSUE PROCESSORS TO REFER TISSUE USED FOR TRANSPLANTATION. DURING 2018, THERE WERE MORE THAN 1,070 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.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “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.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were outlined as: “The organization is a medicare certified corporation responsible for the recovery of human organs and tissues for transplantation. lifegift also provides public and professional education to increase awareness of the need for donor organs and tissue.”.
- As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is TX.
- The non-profit's address for 2020 is listed as 2510 WESTRIDGE STREET, HOUSTON, TX, 77054 in the filing.
- As per the non-profit's form, they have 328 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $3,766,584.
- The organization has 14 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1987.
- The organization pays $25,751,236 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
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