Western New York Bloodcare Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
464703683
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2016
Location
Buffalo, NY, USA
Phone
7162184004
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,227,191
Expenses
$711,464
Assets
$51,560,068
Liabilities
$80,897

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR MARCIA GELLIN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MARY HAGGERTY (ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT)
  • THOMAS LONG (PRESIDENT)
  • THOMAS GREICO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • THOMAS GREICO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $219,831 total reported compensation
  • MICHELLE L DUNN (CFO): $131,552 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Western New York bloodcare foundation, inc. Is organized for the charitable purpose of operating exclusively to benefit, perform the functions of, and carry out the purposes of western New York bloodcare, inc.

What it reported doing in 2025

In support of the charitable work of western New York bloodcare, inc., the foundation provides assistance to patients of the organization, in the form of scholarships and financial assistance to families that may be experiencing hardships due to high medical costs (high deductibles or coinsurance).

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 77% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 74% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 52
  • Transparency & Controls: 72
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 85
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 35.2%; rating input score 35
  • Program expense ratio: 97.9%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • 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: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 78%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 72.47; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 25.3% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 32.7% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 35.2% of revenue deployed · 97.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $697K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $220K · 13 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 22 of 23 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2017 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 6 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 35/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.