San Diego Blood Bank
San Diego Blood Bank
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About this organization
Mission
Saving lives today. Improving life tomorrow.
About
THE BLOOD BANK COLLECTS, STORES, AND DISTRIBUTES BLOOD PRODUCTS. IN ADDITION, THE BLOOD BANK PROVIDES THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION'S HOSPITALS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF BLOOD BANKING SERVICES. THESE INCLUDE BLOOD COLLECTION, COMPONENT PREPARATION, PLATELETPHERESIS, PLASMAPHERESIS, LEUKAPHERESIS, WASHED BLOOD, FROZEN BLOOD, AUTOLOGOUS STORAGE, DESIGNATED DONATION SERVICES AND A REFERENCE LABORATORY. THE CELL THERAPY PROGRAM OF THE BLOOD BANK OPERATES THE CORD BLOOD PROGRAM PROVIDING LIFESAVING STEM CELL TRANSPLANTS TO PATIENTS WORLDWIDE. THE BLOOD BANK ACQUIRES BLOOD PRINCIPALLY BY DONATION AND, TO SOME EXTENT, BY PURCHASE FROM OTHER BLOOD CENTERS. THE BLOOD BANK ALSO COLLABORATES WITH OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND WITH RESEARCHERS FOR FUTURE MEDICAL ADVANCES. OVER 400 UNITS OF WHOLE BLOOD MUST BE COLLECTED DAILY FROM VOLUNTEER BLOOD DONORS TO SUFFICIENTLY MEET THE NEEDS OF HOSPITALS AND PATIENTS SERVED BY THE SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK. WE CONTINUALLY MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF OUR ON-GOING NEED FOR BLOOD. EACH YEAR MORE THAN 100,000 DONORS RECEIVE FREE BASIC HEALTH SCREENINGS PRIOR TO DONATING BLOOD. THE HOSPITALS WE SERVE ALSO BENEFIT FROM FREE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK PROVIDES MORE THAN 165,000 BLOOD COMPONENTS ANNUALLY TO MORE THAN 50 HOSPITALS IN SAN DIEGO, IMPERIAL, ORANGE, RIVERSIDE AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. THE SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK PRIMARILY REACHES OUT TO THE NEARLY 3.1 MILLION PEOPLE RESIDING IN SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES, WHILE THE 50 HOSPITALS SERVED BY THE SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK THROUGHOUT THE FIVE COUNTIES HAVE A COMBINED POPULATION OF OVER 17.6 MILLION.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing reveals the mission of the non-profit as “The san diego blood bank collects, processes, stores and distributes blood components that meets or exceeds the needs of each community we serve and provides a variety of services in support of ongoing and emerging blood and transfusion-related activities and research.”.
When detailing its functions, they were listed as: “Saving lives with quality blood services in partnership with the community.”.
- According to the law, the state where the non-profit operates has been reported as CA.
- The filing specifies that the non-profit's address in 2019 was 3636 GATEWAY CENTER AVE NO 100, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92102.
- As of 2019, the non-profit's form shows they have a total of 381 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$1,681,035.
- The organization has 18 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1950.
- The organization pays $20,286,604 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $230,952 in fundraising expenses.
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