Anatomic Gift Foundation Inc.
Anatomic Gift Foundation Inc.
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Mission
THE ANATOMIC GIFT FOUNDATION, INC., (AGF) D/B/A ANATOMY GIFTS REGISTRY AND CREMATION CENTER OF MARYLAND, IS A NON-PROFIT, 501 (C) (3), ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1994. THE MISSION OF AGF'S CARING AND COMPASSIONATE PROGRAM IS TO SERVE MERITORIOUS RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, CLINICIANS, AND MEDICAL EDUCATORS WITH EXPERTLY PREPARED, SAFE, AND EFFICACIOUS, HUMAN ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS GIFTED FROM DONORS- AND DONOR FAMILIES' PARTICIPATING IN OUR WHOLE BODY DONOR PROGRAM. AGF ALSO SERVES THE DONORS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING SERVICES RELATING TO THE DONATION PROCESS; INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: OBTAINING INFORMED CONSENT / AUTHORIZATION FOR DONATION WITHIN ESTABLISHED LEGAL HIERARCHY, ACQUIRING VITAL STATISTIC INFORMATION FOR PURPOSES OF FILING A DEATH CERTIFICATE, TRANSPORTATION OF THE DECEASED FROM THE PLACE OF DEATH TO OUR FACILITY, PERFORM CREMATIONS AND PROVIDE ASHES TO THE FAMILY (FOR THEIR MEMENTO, INTERNMENT, SCATTERING), RESOURCES REGARDING GRIEF COUNSELING, ETC.
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II. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2018: A. AGF MAINTAINED ITS ACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS (AATB) AS A NON-TRANSPLANT DONATION ORGANIZATION UPON PASSING OUR ON-SITE EVERY THREE YEAR CYCLE ACCREDITATION INSPECTION; WITH A LEVEL A DESIGNATION. B. FOUR OF OUR MANAGERS PASSED THEIR CERTIFICATION EXAMS AND RECEIVED THEIR CERTIFIED TISSUE BANK SPECIALIST (CTBS) DESIGNATION IN 2018. C. ALL STAFF WHO WERE DUE TO SUBMIT THEIR CERTIFIED TISSUE BANK SPECIALIST (CTBS) CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEU)S TO RE-CERTIFY WITH AATB IN YEAR 2018 HAVE DONE SO AND HAVE KEPT THEIR CERTIFICATION. D. AGF MAINTAINED ITS NEW YORK LICENSE AS A NON-TRANSPLANT ANATOMIC BANK. E. AGF WAS INSPECTED BY THE MARYLAND BOARD OF MORTICIANS AND FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS FOR OPERATING A CREMATORY; AS WELL AS FOR MORTUARY TRANSPORTERS. F. AGF PASSED ALL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTIONS BY VARIOUS ENTITIES, I.E., FIRE MARSHALL, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT (BOTH AIR & RADIATION), ETC. G. AGF HAS CONTINUED ITS QUALITY SYSTEMS; WHICH INCLUDE REGULAR AUDITING AND REPORTING OF FINDINGS. H. AGF HAS HAD INCREASES IN NUMBER OF DONORS AND DONOR FAMILIES SERVED, INCREASES IN TYPES OF SERVICES PROVIDED, AND INCREASES IN NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED; WITHOUT A NET INCREASE IN STAFF NUMBERS. III. 2018 STATISTICS: A. DONORS: 1. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 1497 DONORS IN 2018 (AN INCREASE OF 104 DONORS OVER 2017; AND A REPEATED INCREASE OF 7% FROM THE YEAR BEFORE). 2. 41.3% OF THE DONORS WERE AGAIN FROM AGFS HOME STATE OF MARYLAND IN 2018 (A 5.7% DECREASE FROM 2017. SEE EQUIVALENT/OFF-SETTING INCREASE IN DONORS FROM SURROUNDING STATES.) 3. 35.3 % WERE FROM NEIGHBORING STATES (A 5.8% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR) 4. APPROXIMATELY 21.7% WERE FROM STATES OUT OF THE REGION; WHERE DONOR TRANSPORTATION COSTS ARE MOST HIGH. (A 1.8% DECREASE OVER LAST YEAR) 5. NOTE: WE ALSO TOOK CALLS AND REVIEWED MEDICAL RECORDS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 311 UN-REGISTERED DECEASED PERSONS WHOSE NEXT-OF-KIN WANTED TO DONATE THEM AFTER THEIR DEATH; BUT WERE NOT ACCEPTED AS A DONOR DUE TO PRESENCE OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASE IN THE MEDICAL HISTORIES OR DUE TO UNACCEPTABLE CONDITION. B. FUTURE DONORS: IN 2018, AN ADDITIONAL 1246 APPLICANTS (REPRESENTING AN OVERALL 9% INCREASE FROM THAT IN 2017) WERE PRE-REGISTERED WITH AGF TO BE FUTURE DONORS (974 BEING PEOPLE SIGNING UP USING FIRST PERSON/WILLED AND 272 FUTURE DONORS NEEDING AUTHORIZATION AFTER DEATH. THE BREAKDOWN BY LOCATION WAS 449 FOR MARYLAND (A 2% DECREASE), 468 REGIONAL (A 23% INCREASE), AND 329 OUT-OF-AREA (3% INCREASE); PROVIDING THEIR MEDICAL & SOCIAL INFORMATION; AS WELL AS VITAL STATISTICS INFORMATION FOR DEATH CERTIFICATES, ETC. MANY WERE WILLED / FIRST-PERSON CONSENT CASES; WHILE OTHERS (WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THAT DECISION DUE TO NOTED COGNITIVE DISABILITIES (LIKE DEMENTIA, BRAIN TUMOR WITH MEMORY PROBLEMS, ETC.) WILL REQUIRE NEXT-OF-KIN / POA AUTHORIZATION AT THE TIME OF DEATH. WE WERE UNABLE TO ACCEPT 14 (50% LESS THAN 2017) DONOR CANDIDATES AT THE TIME OF APPLYING AS A DONOR CANDIDATE, DUE TO A VARIETY OF REASONS; BUT MAINLY DUE TO CONTAGIOUS DISEASE HISTORY. WE ALSO REJECTED 107 DONORS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED; BUT REVIEW OF CURRENT MEDICAL INFORMATION MADE THEM INELIGIBLE (69 OF WHICH WAS DUE TO THE ARKANSAS MASS CANCELATION DUE TO CHANGING REGULATIONS IN THE STATE FOR TRANSPORT OF THE DECEASED). AT THE CONCLUSION OF 2018, AGF WAS MAINTAINING FILES FOR (9139- A 3% INCREASE FROM 2017) NON-WILLED FUTURE DONOR CASES AND (21,006 A 5% INCREASE FROM 2017) WILLED BODY DONOR CASES FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 30,145 PRE-REGISTERED DONORS (A 4% INCREASE FROM 2017). SOME HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A TERMINAL ILLNESS AND MOST OTHERS ARE MERELY PLANNING FOR A FUTURE EVENTUALITY. THIS INFORMATION IS REVIEWED, CATALOGED AND ENTERED INTO OUR DATABASE FOR FUTURE RETRIEVAL, TO ASSIST THE FAMILIES AT THE TIME OF DEATH. DONOR AND FAMILY SERVICES COORDINATOR STAFF CONTACT OUR REGISTERED FUTURE DONORS EVERY FEW YEARS TO UPDATE THEIR MEDICAL RECORDS AND NEXT-OF-KIN CONTACT INFORMATION. C. TISSUE PLACEMENT & USE: 1. IN-HOUSE SPECIMEN USE: A TOTAL OF 378 SPECIMENS WERE USED ON SITE WITH OUR IN-HOUSE BIOSKILLS LAB FACILITY: WE HOSTED AND PROVIDED SPECIMENS FOR 100 LAB SESSIONS IN 2018, SERVING HUNDREDS OF LEARNERS. THE BREAKDOWN BY TYPE WAS: A. PHYSICIAN / SURGEON TRAINING: 23 SESSIONS (16 LESS THAN 2017) B. RESCUE / LIFE-SAVING / EMS TRAINING (ANATOMY AND PROCEDURE PRACTICUM LABS: 40 SESSIONS (9 MORE THAN 2017; 25% INCREASE). C. STUDENT /ANATOMY AND PROCEDURE PRACTICUM LAB EVENTS (INCLUDES HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, COLLEGE LEVEL AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION SESSIONS): WITH A TOTAL OF 37 LABS IN THIS GENRE (4 LESS THAN 2017). NOTE: THE MAIN REASON FOR THE DECREASE IN NUMBER OF IN-HOUSE EVENTS (AND IN-HOUSE SPECIMEN USE) FROM 2017 WAS DUE TO THE LOSS OF 2 SEASONED STAFF- MEMBERS IN THIS DEPARTMENT; WHICH REQUIRED SELECTION AND TRAINING OF NEW STAFF; WE NOW HAVE ONE FULLY TRAINED STAFF-MEMBER AND ARE STILL TRYING TO FILL THE SECOND POSITION. D. SOME OF THE REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF SPECIMENS USED WAS INFLUENCED BY UTILIZATION OF IMPROVED PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES THAT ALLOWED THE USE OF SPECIMENS OVER SEVERAL STUDENT /ANATOMY AND PROCEDURE PRACTICUM LAB EVENT BACK-TO-BACK DAYS. 2. SPECIMENS SENT OFF-SITE FOR USE IN MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION; BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONALLY, TOTALED 6554 (3.6% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SPECIMENS PLACED). AGR PROVIDED SERVICES TO 196 CLIENTS (169 DOMESTIC AND 27 INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS) IN 2018. 3. AGR ACCOMPANIED SPECIMENS TO CLIENT FACILITIES ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 263 TIMES DURING 2018 TO FACILITATE PROPER TRANSPORT (I.E. WHOLE BODIES TRANSPORTED ACROSS STATE LINES). IN A FEW INSTANCES, AGF STAFF ASSISTED THE CLIENT FACILITATE THE MEDICAL EDUCATION OR THE TRAINING EVENT (MOST OF WHICH WERE PHYSICIAN TRAINING; AND SOME WITH RESCUE / LIFE-SAVING / EMS TRAINING). THIS REPRESENTED A 42% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR. IV. PROGRAM INITIATIVES THAT ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION TO MEET ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS: A. EDUCATION 1. PUBLIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 2018: A. LLF FUN RUN: LIVING LEGACY FOUNDATION, INC., A LOCAL NON-PROFIT TRANSPLANT ORGAN AND TISSUE BANK. B. INTERNET WEBSITE. WE MADE AN ENTIRE OVERHAUL OF OUR WEBSITE TO MAKE IT MORE INFORMATIVE, MORE USER FRIENDLY, AND ALLOW THE READER TO DIRECTLY MESSAGE US THROUGH THE SITE. C. VISITS TO AREA SENIOR CENTERS: IN 2018, WE VISITED 26 SENIOR CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES. 2. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 2018: A. VISIT REGIONAL HOSPICE / PALLIATIVE CARE CENTERS TO PROVIDE IN-SERVICE EDUCATION TO STAFF ON WHOLE BODY DONATION. ATTEND AND EXHIBIT AT MEETINGS REGARDING HEALTH, AGING, AND END OF LIFE DECISIONS (FOR A TOTAL OF 18 EVENTS)VISIT LOCAL / REGIONAL TRANSPLANT ORGAN AND TISSUE BANKS & PARTICIPATION IN THE FUN RUN EVENT. VISIT COUNTY DEPARTMENTS FOR AGING 3. STAFF EDUCATION, CREDENTIALING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION A. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS: CERTIFIED TISSUE BANK SPECIALIST (CTBS) STAFF CERTIFICATION AND ON-GOING CONTINUING EDUCATION(CONTINUALLY ACCRUE THE REQUIRED 40 CEUS OVER EVERY 3 YEARS TO MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION). B. MAJORITY OF MANAGEMENT (10 / 10 STAFF) HAVE THE CTBS CREDENTIAL. THIS IS A 40% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. C. CONTINUING EDUCATION, AS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN STAFFS VARIOUS LICENSES (I.E. MORTICIANS LICENSE AND REGISTERED DIETICIAN) D. SUICIDE PREVENTION EDUCATION E. MEDICAL EDUCATION: TERMINOLOGY, NORMAL AGING, DISEASES, DISEASE AGENTS, SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ETC. THROUGH WEB-BASED PROGRAMS BY AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION, RN.COM, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS, ASSOCIATION OF OPERATING ROOM NURSES, MEDLINE UNIVERSITY, PFEIDLER ENTERPRISES, ETC. F. IN-HOUSE EDUCATION REGARDING BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGEN, EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN, HAZARDOUS COMMUNICATION, HUMAN DIGNITIES ACT, ETC. G. CREMATORY OPERATOR CERTIFICATION (5 STAFF-MEMBERS) H. MORTUARY TRANSPORTER CREDENTIALING (ALL ANATOMIST AND CREMATORY STAFF AND MAJORITY OF TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT) I. CPR BASIC LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING 4. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO TISSUE END-USERS: INCLUDES RESEARCH STUDY DESIGN, SPECIMEN OR DONOR TYPE SELECTION, FEASIBILITY, LOGISTIC CONSTRAINTS, PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS, ETC. B. PARTICIPATION WITH PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: ACCREDITATION, LICENSING, PERMITS AND CREDENTIALING, STAFF MEMBERSHIPS, STAFF CREDENTIALING, ETC. 1. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS (AATB): IN 2018 OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER AND OUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER HAVE VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME TO AN AATB COMMITTEE OF THAT IS REVIEWING AND REVISING THE NON-TRANSPLANT ANATOMIC DONATION STANDARDS WITH OTHER AATB ACCREDITED NON-TRANSPLANT ANATOMIC DONATION ORGANIZATIONS (NADOS) TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES FOR THE INDUSTRY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE IN 2019. 2. CREMATORY ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA 3. CREMATORY LICENSE, MARYLAND 4. ASSOCIATION FOR BIOSKILLS LABORATORY EXCELLENCE
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as described in the filing, is “The anatomic gift foundation, inc., (agf) d/b/a anatomy gifts registry and cremation center of maryland, is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3), organization founded in 1994. the mission of agfs caring and compassionate program is to serve meritorious research scientists, clinicians, and medical educators with expertly prepared, safe, and efficacious, human anatomical specimens gifted from donors and donor families participating in our whole body donor program. agf also serves the donors and their families by providing services relating to the donation process; including, but not limited to: obtaining informed consent/authorization for donation within established legal hierarchy, acquiring vital statistic information for purposes of filing a death certificate, transportation of the deceased from the place of death to our facility, perform cremations and provide ashes to the family (for their memento, internment, scattering), resources regarding grief counseling, etc.”.
When describing its duties, they were characterized as: “The anatomic gift foundation, inc., (agf) d/b/a anatomy gifts registry and cremation center of maryland, is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3), organization founded in 1994. the mission of agf's caring and compassionate program is to serve meritorious research scientists, clinicians, and medical educators with expertly prepared, safe, and efficacious, human anatomical specimens gifted from donors- and donor families' participating in our whole body donor program. agf also serves the donors and their families by providing services relating to the donation process; including, but not limited to: obtaining informed consent / authorization for donation within established legal hierarchy, acquiring vital statistic information for purposes of filing a death certificate, transportation of the deceased from the place of death to our facility, perform cremations and provide ashes to the family (for their memento, internment, scattering), resources regarding grief counseling, etc.”.
- The non-profit has complied with legal regulations by reporting their state of operation as MD.
- The filing shows that the non-profit's address as of 2020 is 7522 CONNELLEY DRIVE SUITE M, HANOVER, MD, 21076.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has reported a total of 38 employees on their form.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $398,361.
- The compensation policy for the CEO of the organization is not determined through an impartial evaluation and endorsement.
- The organization has 0 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1994.
- The organization pays $1,707,760 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a business related family member transaction.
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