Life Link Foundation, Inc.
Life Link Foundation, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
LifeLink Foundation is a non-profit community service organization dedicated to the recovery of life-saving and life-enhancing organs and tissue for transplantation therapy. The Foundation works in a sensitive, diligent, and compassionate manner to facilitate the donation of desperately needed organs and tissues for waiting patients, supports research efforts to enhance the available supply of organs and tissue for transplant patients, improves clinical outcomes of patients post transplantation, and works closely with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to support its goals.
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LIFELINK FOUNDATION ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATIONS:LIFELINK OF GEORGIA FACILITATES ORGAN AND TISSUE RECOVERY IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA AS WELL AS TWO COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA, AIKEN AND EDGEFIELD COUNTIES.LIFELINK OF FLORIDA FACILITATES ORGAN AND TISSUE RECOVERY IN 15 FLORIDA COUNTIES, HILLSBOROUGH, PINELLAS, HERNANDO, PASCO, POLK, MANATEE, DESOTO, GLADES, HIGHLANDS, SARASOTA, CHARLOTTE, HARDEE, LEE, HENDRY AND MARTIN COUNTIES.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)LIFELINK OF PUERTO RICO FACILITATES ORGAN AND TISSUE RECOVERY IN PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.FOCUSED ON SAVING LIVES:THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF ORGAN DONORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, LIFELINK OF FLORIDA AND LIFELINK OF GEORGIA EACH PROVIDED A RECORD NUMBER OF ORGANS FOR TRANSPLANT DURING THE 2018-2019 FISCAL YEAR. RESPECTIVELY, EFFORTS BY LIFELINK OF FLORIDA RESULTED IN 726 ORGANS TRANSPLANTED FROM 247 DONORS, AND LIFELINK OF GEORGIA FACILITATED 321 DONORS, RESULTING IN 970 ORGANS TRANSPLANTED. BOTH OPOS CREDIT CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, STAFF COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, STRONG HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, DONOR FAMILY SUPPORT AND THE FORETHOUGHT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO CHOSE TO JOIN THEIR RESPECTIVE STATE DONOR REGISTRIES AS KEY CONTRIBUTORS TO ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR.PUERTO RICO FOCUSED CONSIDERABLE EFFORT ON PHYSICIAN ENGAGEMENT, WHICH RESULTED IN STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS AND UNDERSTANDING OF NEED FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION, AND CONTRIBUTED TO IMPROVED PATHWAYS TO FACILITATE DONATION. PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AND THOSE STUDYING TO BECOME HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS PROMOTED THE IMPORTANCE OF ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION, AND THEIR KEY ROLES IN THE PROCESS. DURING THE 2018-2019 FISCAL YEAR, LIFELINK OF PUERTO RICO FACILITATED 92 DONORS, RESULTING IN 208 ORGANS TRANSPLANTED.RECOVERY OF LUNGS IN FLORIDA AND GEORGIA:DONATION AFTER CARDIAC DEATH (DCD) MAY OCCUR WHEN A PATIENT DOES NOT MEET BRAIN DEATH CRITERIA, BUT THEIR INJURIES ARE NOT SURVIVABLE AND THE PATIENT'S FAMILY CHOOSES TO DISCONTINUE LIFESAVING MEASURES. TRADITIONALLY OPOS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAVE THREE LIVES WITH DCD BY RECOVERING THE LIVER AND BOTH KIDNEYS FOR TRANSPLANT. AS THE NEED FOR TRANSPLANTATION GROWS, NEW THERAPIES HAVE MADE THE RECOVERY OF LUNGS FROM DCD DONORS POSSIBLE. DURING THE PAST YEAR, SEVEN PATIENTS RECEIVED DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANTS THROUGH THIS EFFORT.DONOR FAMILY EVENTS:LIFELINK IS AS COMMITTED TO HONORING THE LEGACY OF THE DONORS WHO HELP US SAVE LIVES AS WE ARE TO SAVING LIFE ITSELF. EACH OPO HOSTS EVENTS FOR DONOR FAMILIES TO JOIN TOGETHER WITH STAFF IN REMEMBERING THOSE WHO GAVE THE GIFT OF LIFE, INCLUDING SERVICES OF REMEMBRANCE AND TREE OF LIFE DEDICATIONS. SAVING LIVES IS A SHARED VICTORY:ENGAGEMENT OF HOSPITALS, MEDICAL EXAMINERS, CORONERS, FUNERAL HOMES AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA, GEORGIA AND PUERTO RICO SERVICE AREAS HAS ALLOWED DONATION - FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE, SO THAT THE ACT AND PROCESS OF GIVING LIFE THROUGH DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION IS NOW WOVEN INTO THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE. THIS IS EVIDENT IN THE FACES OF HOSPITAL STAFF, FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND STRANGERS WHO LINE HOSPITAL HALLWAYS DURING AN HONOR WALK TO PAY RESPECT TO AN ORGAN DONOR AS THEY TAKE THIER FINAL JOURNEY TO THE OPERATING ROOM; AND ALSO IN THE DONATE LIFE FLAGS THAT FLY ABOVE HOSPITALS AND FUNERAL HOMES TO REMIND PASSERSBY THAT RENEWED LIFE CAN COME FROM GREAT LOSS. IT IS EVIDENT WHEN HOSPITAL OR DRIVER LICENSE OFFICE STAFF SPEND THEIR SPARE TIME DECORATING "ROCKS FOR LIFE" TO HIDE NEAR AND FAR FOR OTHERS TO FIND, HOPING TO SPARK THOUGHTS OF DONATION WHEN THEY ARE DISCOVERED. IT IS EVIDENT WHEN CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS FACILITATE DONATION BY EFFICIENTLY GATHERING NEEDED EVIDENCE SO THAT DONATION CAN TAKE PLACE IN A TIMELY MANNER; AND WHEN TRANSPLANT CENTERS AND OPOS WORK TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THE GIFT OF LIFE BY DRAMATICALLY LIGHTING LOCAL LANDMARKS BLUE AND GREEN DURING DONATE LIFE MONTH. MOST OF ALL, THIS IS EVIDENT IN THE ONCE IN A LIFETIME MOMENTS WHERE DONOR FAMILIES SHARE THEIR LOVED ONES' STORIES, RECIPIENTS SEARCH FOR WORDS OF GRATITUDE AND, SOMETIMES, A DONOR MOM GETS TO HEAR HER SON'S HEART BEAT AGAIN, IN THE CHEST OF THE PATIENT WHOSE LIFE HE SAVED. HRSA'S "WORKPLACE PARTNERSHIP FOR LIFE" HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN RESULTS:HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION'S (HRSA) "WORKPLACE PARTNERSHIP FOR LIFE" HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN RECOGNIZES THE EFFORTS OF HOSPITALS THAT WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR LOCAL ORGAN, TISSUE AND EYE RECOVERY ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT AND INCREASE DONATION EDUCATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 182 HOSPITALS IN FLORIDA, GEORGIA, AND PUERTO RICO, REPRESENTING 100% HOSPITAL PARTICIPATION WITHIN THE OPO SERVICE AREA, PARTNERED WITH LIFELINK AND RECEIVED RECOGNITION IN THE FORM OF PLATINUM, GOLD, SILVER, OR BRONZE MEDALS.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “Lifelink foundation is a non-profit community service organization dedicated to the recovery of life-saving and life-enhancing organs and tissue for transplantation therapy. the foundation works in a sensitive, diligent, and compassionate manner to facilitate the donation of desperately needed organs and tissues for waiting patients, supports research efforts to enhance the available supply of organs and tissue for transplant patients, improves clinical outcomes of patients post transplantation, and works closely with the united network for organ sharing (unos) to support its goals.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were outlined as: “Organ and tissue procurement and transplantation”.
- As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is FL.
- The non-profit's address for 2020 is listed as 9661 DELANEY CREEK BOULEVARD, TAMPA, FL, 33619 in the filing.
- As per the non-profit's form, they have 616 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $11,279,326.
- The organization has 12 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1982.
- The organization pays $60,587,199 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.