SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK

EIN 95-1696732 · Blood Banks (E61)

What they do

THE SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK (SDBB) is A CALIFORNIA NOT-FOR-PROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION ESTABLISHED IN 1950. THE SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK COLLECTS, PROCESSES, STORES and DISTRIBUTES BLOOD COMPONENTS THAT MEETS or EXCEEDS THE NEEDS of EACH COMMUNITY WE SERVE and PROVIDE A VARIETY of SERVICES IN SUPPORT of ONGOING and EMERGING BLOOD and TRANSFUSION-RELATED ACTIVITIES and RESEARCH.

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Of every $100 spent, about $79.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders28 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

78.62%of revenue went to mission work79.4% of expenses · Program services

0.88%of revenue went to fundraising0.9% of expenses

$99.07spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

19.57%of revenue went to management and office costs19.8% of expenses

$0.78in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

2.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$52,907,163

Mission workProgram services$41,594,13278.62% of revenue79.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$10,351,94619.57% of revenue19.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$468,0910.88% of revenue0.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$492,9940.93% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$52,414,16999.07% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 79.4% mission · 19.8% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.07% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 78.8% mission · 20.3% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.81% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.1% mission · 18.9% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.92% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 81.4% mission · 17.4% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.08% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 84.8% mission · 14.2% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.68% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 83.3% mission · 15.7% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.65% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 81.4% mission · 17.6% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.80% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 92.0% mission · 7.5% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.98% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$52,907,163

Expenses$52,414,169

Annual surplus $492,994 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$41,594,132 · 79.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$10,351,946 · 19.8% of expenses

Fundraising$468,091 · 0.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$52,907,163

Expenses$52,414,169

Assets$40,780,530

Income$53,969,814

Contributions$1,290,829

Mission work (program services)$41,594,132

Fundraising$468,091

Management and general$10,351,946

Executive compensation (total)$1,969,897

Accounting fees$134,747

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

DOUGLAS MORTONCEO · 40 hrs/week $421,254Base $403,177 · Other $18,077

MARK EDMUNDSCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $345,446Base $332,787 · Other $12,659

HELEN BIXENMANCHIEF QUALITY & REGULATION · 40 hrs/week $288,629Base $278,143 · Other $10,486

BRYAN ELEAZARCFO · 40 hrs/week $270,570Base $253,811 · Other $16,759

JANET VILLADIRECTOR, RESEARCH OPS & CORD BLOOD · 40 hrs/week $174,712Base $172,112 · Other $2,600

LESLIE EAGANVP, DONOR SERVICES · 40 hrs/week $169,865Base $158,581 · Other $11,284

JEANETTE LYSSEDIRECTOR, FINANCE & ACCOUNTING · 40 hrs/week $157,354Base $150,058 · Other $7,296

JAVIER CASTILLOVP, MARKETING · 40 hrs/week $157,126Base $150,478 · Other $6,648

ROBERT SIMPSONVP, HOSPITAL SERVICES · 40 hrs/week $152,315Base $145,343 · Other $6,972

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (28)

DOUGLAS MORTONCEO

MARK EDMUNDSCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

HELEN BIXENMANCHIEF QUALITY & REGULATION

BRYAN ELEAZARCFO

JANET VILLADIRECTOR, RESEARCH OPS & CORD BLOOD

LESLIE EAGANVP, DONOR SERVICES

JEANETTE LYSSEDIRECTOR, FINANCE & ACCOUNTING

JAVIER CASTILLOVP, MARKETING

ROBERT SIMPSONVP, HOSPITAL SERVICES

OMID BAKHTAR MDDIRECTOR

LAURA CLAPPER MDDIRECTOR (THRU DECEMBER 2024)

MIKE GREENDIRECTOR

JEAN CLAUDE KYRILLOSDIRECTOR

ROBERT FINZICHAIR

STEVE ROWLESDIRECTOR

SUSAN STONE PHDDIRECTOR

WALTER TENDLERDIRECTOR

KEN COHENCHAIR, PINB COMMITTEE

KAZEEM OMIDIJIDIRECTOR

AYAD HAMDAN MDDIRECTOR

JANET ROEMERCHAIR, GOVERN. COMMITTEE, SECRETARY

HILARY COCALISDIRECTOR

GABRIEL GUTIERREZCHAIR, COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

EVE BENTONPAST CHAIR

DAVID HSIAOCHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE, TREASURER

CHERYL KIMDIRECTOR (THRU AUGUST 2024)

CATHERINE HASTINGSCHAIR, AUDIT COMMITTEE

BRENDA BOCKDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1956
Location: 3636 GATEWAY CENTER AVE STE 100, SAN DIEGO, CA 92102-4508
County: San Diego
In care of: DOUG MORTON
Primary officer: DOUG MORTON, CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(619) 400-8235

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
NTEE classification: Blood Banks (E61)
IRS tax category: Blood Banks