Southwest Transplant Alliance Inc

“Review process the form 990 is reviewed by the finance committee before the return is approved and finalized. A copy of form 990 is distributed to all board members for review before filing.”

“Conflict of interest policy annually, each board member is provided with a copy of the conflict of interest policy, and each board member signs the agreement.”

“Compensation review the organization has an independent compensation committee on its board of directors to establish the compensation of officers and key employees. The compensation committee reviews industry salary surveys and forms 990. The compensation committee makes recommendations to the full board of directors. The board of directors approves the compensation. The organization also maintains written employment contracts for its ceo, coo, and cao.”

“Information availability documents are available upon request.”

“Organization's mission southwest transplant alliance, inc. ("sta") is a texas not-for-profit corporation that is recognized as tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and is also classified as a public charity under section 509(a)(2) of the internal revenue code. Southwest transplant alliance is an organ donation agency, and has an agreement with the federal government's department of health and human services to function as the organ procurement organization(opo) for approximately 37% of the state of texas. As an opo, sta has agreements with all of the hospitals in our service area to recover and distribute donated human organs and tissues for transplantation in texas and throughout the united states. Southwest transplant alliance's mission is to save and improve lives through organ and tissue transplantation. To that end, in 2022 sta procured 1,416 organs that were recovered from 483 organ donors. From the dallas metropolitan area, and throughout our service area. Without the life saving organs recovered by sta, these organ recipients would have either not survived or would have to continue to exist enduring dialysis treatments to keep them alive. The transplants facilitated through donations to sta give new life and new hope to hundreds of texans and americans every year. Additionally, sta works with approved research programs at institutions like the university of texas southwestern medical center and baylor university medical center by providing donated tissues and organs for research studies to improve and advance the knowledge and treatment of various diseases and health conditions. Since its inception in 1974, sta has provided life saving or health restoring organs, tissue and eye donations to tens of thousands of patients throughout texas and the united states.”

“Year of formation southwest transplant alliance, inc., in its present form, was formed on april 1, 1998 as a result of the merger of southwest organ bank, inc. And organ recovery systems, inc.”

“Committee's oversight and selection process the organization has a committee that assumes responsibility of the oversight of the audit and selection of an independent accountant. There was no change to the process during the year.”

“The grant listed here for $6,684,240, and further shown on schedule i, is a transfer to the related entitiy southwest transplant alliance foundation, to satisfy the new market tax transaction as the qualified low income business entity.”