Lifelink Foundation Inc.

“Dana l. Shires, m.d., chariman, and dana l. Shires iii, executive vp of tissue bank services, are father and son.”

“The foundation's form 990 is provided to the audit committee, coo, and cfo via a secure web page for preliminary review. The form 990 is then distributed to the entire governing board using the same secure web page prior to issuance.”

“Annually, the foundation requires all interested persons to attest that they have received, read and agreed to comply with lifelink's conflict of interest policy. The annual certification requires the disclosure of any conflicts of interest that may exist. The executive committee of the governing board reviews potential conflicts of interest and determines what action, if any, is necessary. On an ongoing basis, conflicts of interest are monitored based on periodic reviews performed by the foundation's internal corporate compliance department.”

“An independent compensation committee, acting on behalf of the governing board, is responsible for reviewing and approving the total compensation of all officers, directors, key employees and any related family members at least annually. This review includes a detailed analysis of comparable data from industry surveys; form 990s and studies from third party consultants.”

“The organization does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, or financial statements available to the public as they are not required to by law.”

“Lifelink's corporate compliance program: lifelink foundation expects ethical and moral behavior from all employees. In keeping with this mandate, the corporate compliance department ensures all employees understand and follow the policies set forth by the foundation. The corporate compliance department embodies dedication to the highest standards of ethical behavior, expressed through corporate culture and through adherence to the law. Lifelink is committed to detecting and correcting any unintentional or deliberate conduct that is inconsistent with these principles. Corporate compliance places a strong emphasis on the prevention of fraud, abuse and waste. To ensure we meet lofty goals, they initiate policies and procedures for employee conduct, provide oversight and staff education. A corporate compliance hotline is available for employee use to report any suspicion of misconduct, in a simple, effective and anonymous way. Annual policy training ensures all employees are up-to-date with procedures and standards expected of them. If compliance issues are identified, corporate compliance ensures they are investigated thoroughly and that corrective actions are taken promptly. In addition to internal monitoring and auditing, the corporate compliance department annually reviews best practices from outside resources to ensure policies and procedures are updated as necessary.”

“Message from the president and chairman of the board: lifelink experienced a very strong year thanks to the solid leadership throughout all divisions, growth within our organ recovery organizations, transplantation immunology laboratory and tissue bank. Our relationships with hospital partners, medical examiners, coroners, volunteers, driver license offices, tax collectors, board of governors and advisory boards have been strengthened. Yet the demand and need for more lives saved drives us forward to do even more. As such, we hold ourselves to extremely high expectations and don't take our responsibility to donors and their families, patients waiting or our communities lightly. Lifelink's three organ procurement organizations had new combined records set for lives saved through organ donation. Lifelink tissue bank has provided more tissue grafts than in years past and our immunology laboratory served seven transplant centers and 13 transplant programs. We always have one goal in mind - to honor the wish of a person who wanted to give others the gift of time, of memories, of accomplishments - of life. We respectfully honor their wishes and work diligently to ensure their decision to donate will save the lives of as many people as possible.”

“The organization filed 480 form w-2s for 2014 plus an additional 77 on the equivalent puerto rico form for a total of 557 employees for the 2014 calendar year.”

“Commissions: program service expenses 1,388,684. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,388,684. Donor hospital costs: program service expenses 6,931,214. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 6,931,214. Donor related physician fees: program service expenses 3,325,046. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,325,046. Donor related transportation: program service expenses 2,879,329. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,879,329. Donor serologies and lab tests: program service expenses 234,718. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 234,718. Donor tissue typing: program service expenses 676,655. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 676,655. Kidney acquisition costs: program service expenses 2,344,719. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,344,719. Laundry services: program service expenses 205,114. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 205,114. Professional fees: program service expenses 128,200. Management and general expenses 278,201. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 406,401. Temporary labor: program service expenses 74,560. Management and general expenses 14,802. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 89,362. Tissue acquisition costs: program service expenses 1,158,312. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,158,312.”