Association of Organ Procurement Organizations

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
611988540
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Mclean, VA, USA
Phone
7035564242
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,529,589
Expenses
$3,825,376
Assets
$6,194,997
Liabilities
$2,367,307

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DORRIE DILS (PRES.-ELECT(THRU JUNE); PRESIDENT)
  • JEFF TRAGESER (PRESIDENT-ELECT (AS OF JULY))
  • COLLEEN MCCARTHY (PRESIDENT(THRU JUNE); PAST PRES.)
  • BARRY MASSA (PAST PRESIDENT (THRU JUNE))
  • STEVEN MILLER (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • STEVEN MILLER (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $383,332 total reported compensation
  • ROXANE CAUWLES (DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS): $203,908 total reported compensation
  • KIMBERLY MYDLAND (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $202,630 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The association of organ procurement organizations (aopo) mission is to lead the nation's organ donation community to save more lives.

What it reported doing in 2024

The aopo government affairs department encompasses the entirety of aopo's advocacy efforts with regards to legislative and regulatory agencies, at both the state and national level. This work includes educating policy makers about potential impacts of proposed regulations and providing a pathway for aopo members to contribute to the drafting of documents such as comment letters and replies to requests for information issued by regulatory agencies. The public affairs department is responsible for educating the public on the organ donation and transplantation process. It develops educational tools and resources aimed at the public audience to encourage more people to register as organ and tissue donors.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 95% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 54
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 15.5%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.62; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 29.1%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 29.7% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $383K · 20 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.2M reported
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay and related organizations
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.