Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 6,856,523 | 4,934,147 | 4,705,344 | 5,980,178 | 16,250,573 | 38,726,765 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 478,677,327 | 511,696,316 | 488,055,066 | 622,696,937 | 677,106,593 | 2,778,232,239 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | |||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 485,533,850 | 516,630,463 | 492,760,410 | 628,677,115 | 693,357,166 | 2,816,959,004 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 0 | |||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 0 | |||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 2,816,959,004 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 485,533,850 | 516,630,463 | 492,760,410 | 628,677,115 | 693,357,166 | 2,816,959,004 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 3,201,381 | 4,707,735 | 21,158,309 | 18,228,814 | 5,721,323 | 53,017,562 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 3,201,381 | 4,707,735 | 21,158,309 | 18,228,814 | 5,721,323 | 53,017,562 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 0 | |||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 488,735,231 | 521,338,198 | 513,918,719 | 646,905,929 | 699,078,489 | 2,869,976,566 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1 | VITALANT EXISTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES BY BRINGING TOGETHER THE BEST PEOPLE, INSPIRING INDIVIDUALS TO DONATE BLOOD, PRODUCING A SAFE AND AMPLE BLOOD SUPPLY, ADVANCING CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND EMBRACING CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. Vitalant, one of the nation's oldest and largest nonprofit community blood service providers, supplies comprehensive transfusion medicine services to nearly 900 hospitals and health care partners for patients in need across 40 states. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINES 4A-D | 4A) BLOOD SERVICES DIVISION - BLOOD BANKING THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE BLOOD SERVICES DIVISION (BSD) IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND STABLE SUPPLY OF BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS TO HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL FACILITIES. THE STRENGTH OF BSD IS THAT IT OPERATES AS LOCAL BLOOD CENTERS THAT ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND YET HAS ACCESS TO A LARGE NETWORKED ORGANIZATION WITH ALL THE ADVANTAGES AND EFFICIENCIES THAT ARE REALIZED THROUGH STANDARDIZATION AND ECONOMIES OF SCALE. BSD COLLECTS BLOOD FROM VOLUNTEER DONORS, PERFORMS SCREENING AND TESTING ON THE DONATED BLOOD, AND PROCESSES THE WHOLE BLOOD INTO BLOOD COMPONENTS SUCH AS RED CELL PLATELETS AND PLASMA. BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS ARE THEN STORED AND DISTRIBUTED TO HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. 4B) VITALANT LABORATORIES (VL) VITALANT LABORATORIES' STAFF OF HIGHLY TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL PROVIDE SUPPORT AND EXPERTISE TO HOSPITALS, TRANSFUSION AND TRANSPLANT CENTERS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE FACILITIES FOR THEIR TRANSFUSION MEDICINE NEEDS. VL OPERATES THREE LABORATORIES FOR (IRL) IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY REFERENCE LAB, (HLA) HISTOCOMPATIBILITY LABORATORY AND (CTL) CELLULAR THERAPY LABORATORY IN PHOENIX, WITH ADDITIONAL IRL'S IN SAN FRANCISCO, DENVER, CHICAGO AND PITTSBURGH. TOGETHER THEY SOLVE SOME OF THE MOST COMPLEX IMMUNOHEMATOLOGIC COMPATIBILITY CASES AND ENSURE LIFE-SAVING BLOOD AND CELLULAR THERAPY SERVICES TO HOSPITALS ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. FOR HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN CENTRAL ARIZONA, VL ALSO SERVES AS A BLOOD BANK, PROVIDING COMPLETE TRANSFUSION SERVICES INCLUDING PATIENT COMPATIBILITY TESTING AND DELIVERY. 4C) VITALANT RESEARCH INSTITUTE (VRI) THE VITALANT RESEARCH INSTITUTE CARRIES OUT STUDIES FUNDED BY EXTRAMURAL GRANTS (NIH AND OTHER AGENCIES) AND RECEIVES INTRAMURAL FUNDING FROM VITALANT BETWEEN $4.5M AND $5.0M EACH YEAR. VRI HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN NOTED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE TESTING / MONITORING, EPIDEMIOLOGY / PUBLIC POLICY, AND SELECTED NON-INFECTIOUS RISKS OF TRANSFUSION. RECENT RESEARCH EFFORTS INCLUDE CHARACTERIZATION OF METABOLIC AND GENETIC FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE RED BLOOD CELL STABILITY, AND SINCE THE PANDEMIC, A HOST OF CRITICALLY IMPORTANT STUDIES TO UNDERSTAND SARS-COV-2 EPIDEMIOLOGY, THE SAFETY OF THE BLOOD SUPPLY, THE TIME COURSE OF ITS ANTIBODY RESPONSE/IMMUNITY AND THE EFFICACY OF COVID CONVALESCENT PLASMA. A PUBLIC SERVICE, VRI'S RESEARCH EXTENDS FAR BEYOND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, BENEFITING PATIENTS ALL OVER THE US (AND THE WORLD) AS WELL AS COMPETING US BLOOD CENTERS, IMPROVING BLOOD PRODUCT QUALITY, RECIPIENT SAFETY, AND THE DONOR EXPERIENCE. VRI SUPPORTS TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR SPECIALISTS IN TRANSFUSION MEDICINE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH SCIENTISTS IN A HOST OF TRANSFUSION MEDICINE SUBSPECIALTIES. VRI INVESTIGATORS PUBLISHED 100 PEER-REVIEWED ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPERS IN 2021 ALONG WITH MANY MORE REVIEWS, EDITORIALS, BOOK CHAPTERS AND SCIENTIFIC MEETING ABSTRACTS. TOGETHER, VRI'S 12 INVESTIGATORS, 2 CLINICAL INVESTIGATORS, 15 AFFILIATED INVESTIGATORS, 7 CORE LEADERS, 11 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND ~70 SCIENTISTS, TECHNOLOGISTS AND POST-DOCS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MAJOR DISCOVERIES IN TRANSFUSION SAFETY AND EFFICACY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A | The Executive Committee has the powers of the Board of Trustees between Board meetings, unless prohibited by law or the Articles of Incorporation. The Executive Committee is composed of 6 or more Trustees, including the Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary-Treasurer, and three or more Trustees selected by the Board of Trustees. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING CONFIRMATION OF COMPENSATION DISCLOSURES AGAINST W-2 AND 1099 REPORTING. A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 AND ALL SCHEDULES IS SUPPLIED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO THE MEETING held to approve the filing of the tax returns. THE W-2S AND 1099S ARE AVAILABLE FOR BOARD REVIEW UPON REQUEST. THE PAID PREPARER, ERNST & YOUNG, AND MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW THE FORM 990 WITH THE BOARD'S AUDIT COMMITTEE AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANSWERING QUESTIONS. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD ARE CONSIDERED PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C | EACH YEAR, THE Board of Trustees, Officers and Key Employees ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AND RETURN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM TO COMPANY COUNSEL. ANY CONFLICTS DISCLOSED ARE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THE BOARD'S AUDIT COMMITTEE AND RESOLVED. IN ADDITION, IN PREPARATION FOR THE FORM 990 FILING, all individuals considered to be 'Disqualified Persons' are required to respond to a comprehensive CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE. ANY CONFLICTS DISCLOSED ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD'S AUDIT COMMITTEE AND DISCLOSED APPROPRIATELY ON THE FORM 990. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A AND 15B | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS A COMPENSATION AND HUMAN RESOURCE COMMITTEE WHOSE PURPOSE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, IS TO HIRE AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM ONCE EVERY 2-3 YEARS TO PROVIDE DATA ON COMPETITIVENESS OF SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR THE CEO, OFFICERS AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION. THIS PROCESS WAS COMPLETED IN 2020. THE MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ARE ALL INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES AND INCLUDE NO MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT. THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE REVIEWED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO APPROVAL. COMPENSATION FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS IS SET AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD EACH YEAR. THE RESULTS OF THESE DISCUSSIONS, REVIEWS AND APPROVALS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETINGS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 | UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE MAILED TO THE REQUESTER. THE FORM 990 FOR CURRENT AND PAST YEARS IS ALSO POSTED ON GUIDESTAR FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCESS. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION'S COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | BIOCARE RETAINED EARNINGS ADJUSTMENT $37,886,131 PENSION GAIN $23,122,593 ------------ TOTAL CHANGES IN NET ASSETS $61,008,724 |
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