Anatomic Gift Foundation Inc.

“James s. Bardsley jr brenda m bardsley president vp family relationship james s. Bardsley jr corinne bell president treasurer family relationship”

“All members of the governing body received a copy of the 990 to review and comment upon prior to filing.”

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“The anatomic gift foundation, inc., (agf) d/b/a anatomy gifts registry and cremation center of maryland, is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), organization founded in 1994. The mission of agfs caring and compassionate program is to serve meritorious research scientists, clinicians, and medical educators with expertly prepared, safe, and efficacious, human anatomical specimens gifted from donors and donor families participating in our whole body donor program. Agf also serves the donors and their families by providing services relating to the donation process; including, but not limited to: obtaining informed consent / authorization for donation within established legal hierarchy, acquiring vital statistic information for purposes of filing a death certificate, transportation of the deceased from the place of death to our facility, perform cremations and provide ashes to the family (for their memento, internment, scattering), resources regarding grief counseling, etc.”

“B. Agf was inspected by the new york state department of health, blood and tissue resources. We were found to be in compliance with the regulations and our nontransplant anatomic bank license was renewed. C. Agf was inspected by the maryland board of morticians and found to be in compliance with regulations for operating a crematory; as well as for mortuary transporters d. Agf passed all safety and environmental inspections by various entities, i.e., fire marshall, maryland department of environment (both air & radiation), etc. E. Agf has enacted formal quality systems; which include regular auditing and reporting of findings iii. 2015 statistics: a. Donors 1. There were a total of 1211 donors in 2015 (an increase of 285 donors over 2014) 2. Just over half of the donors were from the organization's home state of maryland 3. A little over 25% were from neighboring states (a 2% increase over last year) 4. Approximately 25% were from states out of the region; where donor transportation costs are most high. (a 2% decrease over last year) b. Future donors: in 2015, an additional 912 applicants were pre-registered with agf to be future donors (665 being people signing up using first person/willed and 247 future donors needing authorization after death. The breakdown by location was 341 for maryland, 240regional, and 329 non regional); providing their medical & social information; as well as vital statistics information for death certificates, etc. Many were willed / first-person consent cases; while others (who are not able to make that decision due to noted cognitive disabilities (like dementia, brain tumor with memory problems, etc.) will require next-of-kin / poa authorization at the time of death. At the conclusion of 2015, agf was maintaining files for 812 non-willed future donor cases and 13, 255 willed body donor cases. Some have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and most others are merely planning for a future eventuality. This information is reviewed, cataloged and entered into our database for future retrieval, to assist the families at the time of death. Donor and family services coordinator staff contact our registered future donors every few years to update their medical records and next-of-kin contact information. C. Tissue placement & use: 1. Specimens used on site with our in-house bioskills lab facility: we hosted and provided specimens for 106 lab sessions in 2015, serving hundreds of learners; and nearly doubling the number served over 2014. A. Physician / surgeon training: 25 sessions (24%) b. Rescue / life-saving / ems training (anatomy and procedure practicum labs: 28 sessions (26%). C. Student / anatomy and procedure practicum labs (includes high school level, college level and physician assistant education sessions): we saw a more than 300% increase in this area over last year with 53 sessions (50%) 2. Specimens sent off-site for use in medical research and education; both domestic and internationally: agr provided services to 170 domestic and 31 international clients in 2015; an 8% increase in this area over those served in 2014. Iv. Program initiatives that assist the organization to meet organizational goals: a. Education 1. Public education activities 2015: a. Llf fun run: living legacy foundation, inc., a local non-profit transplant organ and tissue bank b. Internet website c. Attend and exhibit at meetings regarding health, aging, and end of life decisions d. Attend and exhibit at maryland county fairs 2. Professional education activities 2015: a. Visits to regional hospice / palliative care centers to provide in- service education to staff on whole body donation b. Hosted and presented educational seminars for mortuary transporter credentialing for area mortuary transporters in cooperation with the maryland board of morticians (oversight body) for dignities act, osha requirements and blood-borne pathogens training. C. Visit regional transplant organ and tissue banks d. Visits to county departments”

“Book / tax depreciation difference -11,086 book / tax asset disposal difference -2,806 total -13,892”