COTA - Children's Organ Transplant… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1986

Legal Domicile

Phone

8003662682

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

COTA - Children's Organ Transplant Association, founded in 1986, is a community nonprofit that reported $7.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue decreased 17% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $7.1M left a modest 5% surplus.

Mission

The Children's Organ Transplant Association helps children and young adults who need a life-saving transplant by providing fundraising assistance and family support.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $5,612,582

COTA's program services consist of fundraising and family support for children and young adults in need of a life-saving transplant. COTA provides volunteers with fundraising assistance and support, pays patient transplant related expenses, and provides public education regarding organ and tissue donation. In the current year, COTA paid over 3.9 million dollars of transplant related expenses for over 950 families of transplant patients. COTA has over 2,800 active families/patient accounts located in nearly every state.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $5,030,340

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $2,397,055

Other Revenue $53,672

TOTAL REVENUE $7,481,067

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $3,963,259

Salaries & Benefits $2,162,578

Fundraising Expenses $502,553

Program Expenses $5,612,582

Other Expenses $996,271

TOTAL EXPENSES $7,122,108

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$7,481,067	$9,039,554	-0.2%
Expenses	$7,122,108	$7,432,595	0.0%
Net Income	$358,959	$1,606,959	-0.8%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

1200

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$592,869

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
ANTHONY PAGANELLI	Board Chair (Starting July 2024) / Board Member	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BO HANNAH	Treasurer	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN MCNEELY	BOARD CHAIR (Thru June 2024) / Board Member	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK FITZPATRICK	VICE CHAIR (THRU AUG 2024)	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ZINA BERRY	Secretary	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CASSANDRA AMADIO	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Chella Tedrow	Board Member (Starting Feb. 2025)	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
DR JOLENE ELLIS	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dr YOLANDA TREVINO PhD	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
ISABEL SANTNER	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOELLEN BALDWIN	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Macey Levan	Board Member (Starting June 2025)	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARC COLLINS	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT KAYNE	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT GANTON	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Scott Price	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
SUSY TIMMONS	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
SUZANNE SEIDERS	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
T MICHAEL FORD	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Doug Giles	Chief Financial Officer (Starting June 2025)	40.0	Officer	$0	$0	$0
Lisa Fulkerson	Chief Financial Officer (THRU June 2025)	40.0	Officer	$211,552	$44,338	$255,890
Richard Lofgren	Chief Executive Officer	40.0	Officer	$283,947	$53,032	$336,979
Kristy Brown	Chief Development Officer	40.0	Highest	$158,820	$37,714	$196,534
Ryan Gallagher	Executive Director of Development	40.0	Highest	$135,033	$19,108	$154,141

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$7,481,067	$7,122,108	$45,104,942	$358,959
2024	$9,039,554	$7,432,595	$44,330,494	$1,606,959
2023	$9,250,452	$6,733,830	$42,218,101	$2,516,622
2022	$8,771,339	$6,514,632	$40,120,969	$2,256,707
2021	$9,296,311	$5,928,724	$47,786,102	$3,367,587
2020	$8,361,207	$6,354,677	$40,782,806	$2,006,530
2019	$7,208,290	$6,255,367	$37,911,136	$952,923

COTA - Children's Organ Transplant Association