BBB Wise Giving Report for
United Network for Organ Sharing

BBB Wise Giving Report issued January 2011
BBB Wise Giving Report expires January 2013


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Charity Contact Information

Name: United Network for Organ Sharing
Address: 400 North 4th Street
  Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-782-4800
Web Address: www.unos.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1984, Virginia
Affiliates: UNOS Foundation
Stated Purpose: "to advance organ availability and transplantation by uniting and supporting its communities for the benefit of patients through education, technology and policy development."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

UNOS operates the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network through a cost-sharing contract with the federal government. The organization increases the availability of and access to donor organs for patients with end-stage organ failure. UNOS develops, implements, and maintains quality assurance activities in addition to systematically gathering and analyzing data. It also regularly publishes information on organ procurement and preservation, tissue typing, and clinical organ transplantation.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, UNOS's program expenses were:

  
OPTN 27,811,565
Network and member services 2,274,462
Total Program Expenses: $30,086,027
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Walter K. Graham, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $467,543

Chair of the Board: James Wynn, MD
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Chief, Section of Transplant Surgery, Medical College of Georgia

Board Size: 43

Paid Staff Size: 293

*October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, grant proposals, and planned giving
Fund raising costs were 24% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $300,635, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on UNOS's audited financial statements - consolidated for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.

Source of Funds  
OPTN registration fees 26,026,062
UNOS registration fees 3,830,538
OPTN Government contract revenue 1,785,503
Data analysis services 1,764,118
Miscellaneous income 662,805
Regional and transplant forums 288,724
Education assessment 217,160
Regional and transplant forums 184,436
Restricted contributions 115,086
Contributions 105,668
Miscellaneous contributions 79,881
Interest income 73,671
Unrealized gain on investments 64,708
Total Income $35,198,360


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 87%  Fund Raising: Less than 1%  Administrative: 13% 

Total income   $35,198,360
  Program expenses $30,086,027
  Fund raising expenses 72,043
  Administrative expenses 4,434,308
 
Total expenses   $34,592,378
Income in Excess of Expenses   605,982
Beginning net assets   17,493,206
Other Changes in Net Assets (265,049)
Ending net assets   17,834,139
Total liabilities   19,138,717
Total assets   $36,972,856

Note: According to audited financial statements for fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, Other Changes in Net Assets includes loss in the fair value of interest rate swap.

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