Lifelink Foundation Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2013

Signed

May 12, 2014

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$125,346,973

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Tissue bank:tissue donors can enhance the lives of up to 60 people and at lifelink tissue bank, we understand that facilitating a gift that touches so many people, we need to stay ahead of the curve. As a result of our efforts, and the generosity of donors and their families, more than 43,000 grafts were placed with patients in need last year. In order to be the best steward of the gifts entrusted to us by donors and their families, and to help the most number of patients possible, lifelink tissue bank has instituted the lean program, allowing the tissue bank to set new standards and become more efficient by succinctly and expertly meeting the needs of surgeons who transplant tissue and waiting recipients. This program helps staff evaluate and improve processes to provide tissue grafts to doctors in a timely manner so that, ultimately, the recipient will receive a high quality allograft as quickly as possible. Lifelink tissue bank, in partnership with globus medical, recently completed the development of a graft for spinal fusion surgeries as a treatment option for patients with a degenerative condition or spinal deformities, using cutting edge computer numerical control (cnc) technology. Cnc technology allows for precisely-sized allografts thereby ensuring the donated gift of tissue is available to more people in need. In fact, lifelink tissue bank has instituted an increased focus on research opportunities with the hope that new allografts may be developed to address specific patient needs, and that new uses for allografts may be discovered as well. This will allow us to provide improved quality of life to even more patients, and build new relationships with well-regarded companies that are similarly innovative in the field of tissue banking. At lifelink tissue bank headquarters in tampa, florida, a new state-of-the-art recovery room was recently completed to allow for the recovery and processing of tissue in a specially-equipped environment ensuring an efficient process which maximizes the gift of tissue donation.

Activity 3

Transplantation immunology laboratory:for over 40 years, the lifelink transplantation immunology laboratory has matched organ donors to recipients in need of lifesaving transplants. Lifelink transplantation immunology laboratory provides hla tissue typing, blood type and infectious disease serological testing for local donors in the lifelink of florida donor service area. The immunology lab also provides immunological testing for patients awaiting an organ transplant in six transplant centers around florida, two of which, florida cleveland clinic and memorial hospital broward county, were added during the past year. In addition to clinical analysis of transplant patients and potential organ donors, the immunology laboratory gained insight into the body's response to transplanted organs through research of immune responses in patients with organ rejection. This research, funded by the lifelink legacy fund, will allow scientists to create a clearer picture of how to stave off rejection in the future, both extending and improving the quality of the lives of transplant patients. The immunology laboratory shared its findings at national and global conferences focused on transplantation and the control of acute rejection. Lifelink transplantation immunology laboratory performs clinical functions, promotes research and shares information gained all while focusing on the end result - successful organ transplants. The immunology laboratory provided services that resulted in 457 transplants between july 1, 2012 and june 30, 2013, averaging more than one organ transplant per day.

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EIN

59-2193032