2025-02-15T09:57:48+00:00 2024-03-31 440160260 Forvis Mazars LLP 14221 Dallas Parkway Suite 400 Dallas TX 75254 990 2023-04-01 392071848 Global Blood Fund GLOB 4052783232 1001 N Lincoln Blvd Oklahoma City OK 73104 RANDALL STARK TREASURER 2025-02-15 true Jeanette Verrelli P00742631 9727028262 2025-02-17 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GAVIN EVANS 5-8 DYSART ST LONDON EC2A UK 2BX 127949 false X WWW.GLOBALBLOODFUND.ORG X 2008 OK TO WORK WITH LOW HDI COUNTRIES TO ENSURE A SAFE AND SUFFICIENT BLOOD SUPPLY FOR ALL. 5 2 0 75 0 0 22608 127329 0 0 302 620 0 0 22910 127949 3576 43766 0 0 42500 174000 0 0 18801 4295 45818 50371 263584 -27461 -135635 305018 169383 0 0 305018 169383 X TO WORK WITH LOW AND MIDDLE HDI COUNTRIES TO ENSURE A SAFE AND SUFFICIENT BLOOD SUPPLY FOR ALL BY PROMOTING VOLUNTARY NON-REMUNERATED BLOOD DONATION TO HELP PREVENT THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DEATHS THAT RESULT EACH YEAR FROM BLOOD SHORTAGES. false false 72471 17506 NON-EQUIPMENT BASED SUPPORT FORMS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF GBF'S OVERALL PACKAGE OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITY. THE CONTINUING WAR IN UKRAINE SAW A CONTINUATION OF 2022 ACTIVITY WITH UKRAINIAN PARTNER DONOR UA, WHEREBY LUNCHES ARE PROVIDED TO STAFF AT ZAPORIZHZHIA BLOOD CENTER; A SYMBOLIC APPRECIATION FROM THE GLOBAL BLOOD BANKING COMMUNITY FOR THEIR BRAVERY AND HARD WORK. THIS EFFORT WAS FACILITATED THROUGH DONOR PROMOTIONS RUN BY SEVERAL BLOOD CENTER PARTNERS TO RAISE MONEY FOR UKRAINE-FOCUSED ACTIVITY. IN OCTOBER 2023, BOTH GLOBAL BLOOD FUND AND DONOR UA WERE RECOGNIZED WITH AABB'S PRESTIGEOUS PRESIDENT'S AWARD 'FOR EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP IN SUPPORTING TRANSFUSION MEDICINE PROFESSIONALS IN WAR-TORN AREAS OF UKRAINE. GBF LAUNCHED THE PILOT OF AN INTERNATIONAL MENTORING PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO LEVERAGE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF SEASONED BLOOD BANKING PROFESSIONALS IN THE US AND EUROPE, TO HELP PROFESSIONAL COUNTERPARTS IN THE NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICE GHANA (THE AFRICAN PARTNER SELECTED FOR THE PILOT) IMPROVE THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND ABILITY TO MEET THE TRANSFUSION NEEDS OF THE COUNTRY'S PATIENTS. GBF WORKED WITH THE AUTHORITIES IN GHANA TO RUN A 'STORY CONTEST' TO GENERATE NARRATIVE TO PROMOTE DONATION AND ENCOURAGE NEW DONORS TO COME FORWARD, AS WELL AS A PILOT FOR USING PRE-DONATION ABO TYPING AS A STRATEGY FOR RECRUITING NEW DONORS. IN FEBRUARY 2024, GBF USED THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE BIENNIAL AfSBT MEETING IN KAMPALA, UGANDA, TO DISTRIBUTE, FREE OF CHARGE, SEVERAL HUNDRED DECKS OF A PROPREITY NEW BLOOD GROUP CARD GAME, 'REVIVR'. THIS TO BE USED AS A DONOR ENGAGEMENT AND STAFF TRANING TOOL. FEEDBACK WAS EXTREMELY POSITIVE, BOTH DURING AND AFTER THE EVENT. THIS EVENT WAS ALSO USED TO OFFER TO BLOOD SERVICES ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE, FREE OF CHARGE, HEMA-QUEBEC'S '130-FOR-1' DONOR RECRUITMENT VIDEO. PERMISSION WAS OBTAINED FROM HEMA-QUEBEC FOR THIS OFFER BECAUSE OF THE VIDEO'S SUITABLILITY: FEATURING AN ENTIRELY BLACK CAST AND CARRYING A STRONG MESSAGE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BLOOD IN TREATING SICKLE CELL DISEASE THAT RESONATES ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. 45295 10941 RE-HOMING OF DISPLACED EQUIPMENT RETAINED ITS STATUS AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROGRAMS. GBF OWNS AND MANAGES 'EqXCHANGE', A CLOUD-BASED PLATFORM ENABLING BLOOD SERVICES WORLDWIDE TO LIST EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE FOR DONATION. THIS TYPICALLY BECOMES AVAILABLE WHERE ITEMS ARE DISPLACED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF ROUTINE UPGRADE PROGRAMS, LEAVING STILL-SERVICEABLE EQUIPMENT SURPLUS TO LOCAL REQUIREMENTS. AS WELL AS VIEWING AND RESPONDING TO OFFERS, THE SYSTEM OFFERS BLOOD SERVICES IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES THE ABILITY TO LIST AND CIRCULATE THEIR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS WORLDWIDE. ONCE A MATCH IS MADE BETWEEN DONOR AND RECIPIENT, GBF MANAGES AND RESOURCES THE LOGISTICS OF RE-HOMING. DONATIONS MOSTLY COME FROM THE US AND EUROPE. RECIPIENTS ARE TYPICALLY BLOOD SERVICES IN AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, AND ASIA. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, WORK HAS COMMENCED ON BUILDING NEW FUNCTIONALITY INTO THE PLATFORM. EXAMPLES OF 2023/24 ACTIVITY INCLUDE THE DONATION OF SEVERAL BLOODMOBILES, PORTABLE DONOR BEDS, CENTRIFUGES, BLOOD MIXERS AND T-SHIRTS FOR USE AS DONOR RECOGNITION ITEMS. 36236 8753 IN ADDITION TO THE LAUNCH OF THE MENTORING PROGRAM, DISCUSSED ABOVE, GBF CONTINUES TO PROMOTE ITS ONLINE TRAINING COURSE FOCUSED ON DONOR RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND MANAGEMENT. THIS REMOTE LEARNING INITIATIVE OFFERS SIX HOURS/12 MODULES OF FREE VIDEO CONTENT. SEVERAL HUNDRED ENROLEES HAVE NOW COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND IT CONTINUES TO ATTRACT SIGNIFICANT INTEREST AND ENGAGEMENT AND WIDESPREAD APPROBATION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BLOOD BANKING COMMUNITY. 18118 4378 MUCH OF GBF'S ACTIVITY RELATES TO ITS ABILITY TO CREATE AND GALVANIZE NETWORKS IN THE US, EUROPE, AND AUSTRALASIA (NATIONAL AND REGIONAL BLOOD SERVICES, INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS, REGULATORY BODIES ETC.) TO ASSIST DEVELOPING-WORLD BLOOD COLLECTION ORGANIZATIONS. WORKING BOTH DIRECTLY AND THROUGH PAN-NATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, GBF IS ABLE TO ASSEMBLE MULTI-AGENCY COLLABORATIONS, WITH OBJECTIVES AND CONFIGURATIONS DIFFERING BY PROJECT. OVER THE PERIOD, CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WERE NURTURED WITH ASBT (AFRICA SOCIETY FOR BLOOD TRANSFUSION), ISBT (INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR BLOOD TRANSFUSION), COBA (COALITION OF BLOOD FOR AFRICA), AABB (ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF BLOOD AND BIOTHERAPIES), ADRP (ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD DONOR PROFESSIONALS), GCIAMT (GRUPO COOPERATIVO IBEROAMERICANO DE MEDICINA TRANSFUSIONAL), ETC. A FORMAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTAND WAS SIGNED WITH GCIAMT TO REFLECT GBF'S INCREASED FOCUS ON THE LATIN AMERICA REGION. GBF ALSO PARTNERED WITH A FRENCH MANUFACTURER OF ABO/RH TESTING TECHNOLOGY, DIAGAST, TO SUPPORT A PILOT IN GHANA OF PRE-DONATION BLOOD TYPING AS A RECRUITMENT STRATEGY. 9059 2188 GBF'S "OPEN ARMS" PROGRAM GIVES BLOOD CENTERS ACROSS THE U.S. AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AN OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER THEIR BLOOD DONORS A CHARITABLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE USUAL RECOGNITION ITEMS OF PRINTED T-SHIRTS, ETC. THIS PROGRAM CREATES A VIRTUOUS CIRCLE OF ACTIVITY SUCH AS IMPROVING DONOR CHOICE, MOTIVATING COLLECTION STAFF, SAVING BLOOD CENTERS MONEY, PROVIDING A DIVERSITY PLATFORM TO ENCOURAGE BLOOD DONATION FROM MINORITY COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORK IN AN AREA OF INTEREST TO ALL PARTIES. HOWEVER, BLOOD COLLECTORS ARE INCREASING LOOKING TO RAISE CHARITABLE FUNDS TO RESOURCE THEIR OWN CORE-MISSION, LEADING TO A REDUCTION IN THE WILLINGNESS TO ENCOURAGE THEIR DONORS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO GIVE TO THIRD-PARTY ORGANIZATIONS, HOWEVER RELEVANT THE CAUSE. IN RESPONSE, GBF HAS SWITCHED ITS STRATEGY AWAY FROM, FOR EXAMPLE, A PASSIVE BRANDED PRESENCE IN POINT-REDEMPTION STORES, TO INSTEAD OFFER TACTICAL SUPPORT ON A CAUSE-SPECIFIC BASIS THAT WILL ENGAGE BLOOD DONORS AND THEREBY IMPROVE COLLECTION, OR DELIVER AGAINST SOME OTHER SPECIFIC BUISNESS OBJECTIVE. SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE WAS A SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS APPROACH, THOUGH THE SALIENCE OF THIS CAUSE WANED DURING 2023. 27177 6566 181179 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 2 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true false false OK X RANDALL STARK 4052975509 1001 NORTH LINCOLN BLVD OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73104 John B Armitage MD President/CEO 4.0 55.0 X X 0 879278 85934 Randall G Stark TREASURER 4.0 55.0 X X 0 353108 52807 Antoinette Gawin DIRECTOR 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Axel Stover DIRECTOR 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Randal C Juengel MD DIRECTOR 2.0 2.0 X 0 12000 0 Gavin Evans Contract Executive Director 50.0 0.0 X 171250 0 0 171250 1244386 138741 0 false true false 0 109995 17334 127329 0 0 0 0 0 620 620 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127949 0 0 620 5086 5086 38680 38680 174000 121800 34800 17400 12128 12128 0 0 0 0 5921 5803 118 13755 13755 MISCELLANEOUS 14014 9810 2803 1401 0 0 0 0 263584 181179 63604 18801 42419 37076 250734 115969 11865 16338 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 305018 169383 0 0 0 0 0 X 236253 100618 68765 68765 305018 169383 305018 169383 -135635 0 X false true X true false X 272385 333094 82090 163340 127329 978238 0 0 272385 333094 82090 163340 127329 978238 786585 191653 11143 6027 1161 1003 620 19954 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 998192 0 0.1920 0.2998 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 17a PURSUANT TO THE FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES TEST DESCRIBED IN REGULATIONS SECTION 1.170A-9(F)(3), GLOBAL BLOOD FUND (GBF) IS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. GBF MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR THE SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES. GBF'S MAIN SOURCES OF SUPPORT ARE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND GBF'S RELATED ENTITY, OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE, WHICH IS A SECTION 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 509(A)(2). GBF HAS A DIVERSE GOVERNING BODY COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PERSONS HAVING SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, WHO TOGETHER REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. GBF PROVIDES SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON A CONTINUING BASIS. THE SERVICES PROVIDED ARE OUTLINED IN FORM 990, PART III, LINES 4A-4D. Schedule A, Part II GLOBAL BLOOD FUND CHANGED THE DATE OF THEIR YEAR END TO MATCH THAT OF OBI HOLDING COMPANY TO HAVE A NEW YEAR END OF 03/31. THE 2022 COLUMN INCLUDES ACTIVITY FROM 1/1/2022 THROUGH 3/31/2023. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote THE COMPANY FOLLOWS GUIDANCE THAT CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, INCLUDING ISSUES RELATING TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT. THIS GUIDANCE PROVIDES THAT THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN ONLY BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THE POSITION IS MORE THAN LIKELY NOT TO BE SUSTAINED IF THE POSITION WERE TO BE CHALLENGED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE TAX POSITION IS BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE TAX POSITION MAY BE CHALLENGED. THE COMPANY HAS PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT HAS NEXUS; AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. THE COMPANY HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. true Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 1 1 Program Services MAINTAINING OFFICES 171250 Middle East and North Africa 0 0 Grantmaking 560 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grantmaking 1871 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Grantmaking 3921 1 1 0 0 1 1 177602 0 177602 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Support the staff at the Zaporizhzhya Blood Center 38680 Wire Transfer 1 false false false false false false Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds ALL GRANTS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE GRANTEE EVALUATION AND SELECTION PROCESS IS RECORDED IN THE ORGANIZATIONS BOARD MEETING MINUTES. TO ENSURE GRANTS FUNDS ARE USED FOR PROPER PURPOSES AND NOT DIVERTED FROM THE INTENDED USE, GLOBAL BLOOD FUND REQUIRES ITS GRANT RECIPIENTS TO SUBMIT REPORTS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE GRANT TERM. Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)-Accrual; MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA-Accrual; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA-Accrual Schedule F, Part II, Line 1 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND X X X false true false false false false false false false John B Armitage MD President/CEO 0 712925 0 81000 0 85353 0 56100 0 29834 0 965212 0 0 Randall G Stark TREASURER 0 303695 0 2500 0 46913 0 26718 0 26089 0 405915 0 0 Gavin Evans Contract Executive Director 171250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 171250 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE, A RELATED ORGANIZATION, PROVIDES A SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN FOR CERTAIN EXECUTIVES. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN THIS PLAN: - JOHN ARMITAGE, MD $79,353 - RANDALL STARK $46,913 NO AMOUNTS WERE DEFERRED. Schedule J, Part II THE VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE COMPENSATED BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION. NO PART OF THE RELATED ENTITY COMPENSATION IS FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO THE FILING ORGANIZATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS IS PAID BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION (OKALHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE - "OBI"). THE OBI POLICY IS AS FOLLOWS: AS LEADERS OF THE STATE'S LARGEST BIOPHARMACEUTICAL ORGANIZATION, A 900-PLUS STAFF ENTITY, THE ROLES OF CEO AND OTHER PHYSICIANS AND EXECUTIVES REQUIRE A RARE BLAND OF ASTUTE ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP, VISION, FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT, ADVANCED MEDICAL SPECIALIZATION AND EXPERTISE IN THE UNIQUE SCIENTIFIC FIELD OF TRANSFUSION MEDICINE. EXECUTIVES HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIFTEEN OPERATIONAL FACILITIES ACROSS THREE STATES AND TEN MAJOR MARKETS IN THE REGION AND THE DAY-TO-DAY PROVISION OF A SAFE AND SUFFICIENT BLOOD SUPPLY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS IN MORE THAN 212 FACILITIES SERVED. THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISING COMMUNITY LEADERS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AND PHYSICIANS WITH EXEMPLARY ETHICAL AND FIDUCIARY STANDARDS. CEO COMPENSATION IS BASED ON COMPARATIVE SALARY DATA FROM SIMILAR HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS USING IRS FROM 990S AND INDUSTRY SALARY SURVEYS. SIMILARLY, COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVES REPORTING TO THE CEO IS PROPOSED BY THE CEO BASED ON COMPARABLE NATIONAL AND LOCAL SALARIES FOR POSITIONS AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. CHANGES TO COMPENSATION ARE REVIEWED AND FORMALLY APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE RELATED ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. GBF'S CONTRACT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. HIS COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 18,118 including grants of $ 4,378) MUCH OF GBF'S ACTIVITY RELATES TO ITS ABILITY TO CREATE AND GALVANIZE NETWORKS IN THE US, EUROPE, AND AUSTRALASIA (NATIONAL AND REGIONAL BLOOD SERVICES, INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS, REGULATORY BODIES ETC.) TO ASSIST DEVELOPING-WORLD BLOOD COLLECTION ORGANIZATIONS. WORKING BOTH DIRECTLY AND THROUGH PAN-NATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, GBF IS ABLE TO ASSEMBLE MULTI-AGENCY COLLABORATIONS, WITH OBJECTIVES AND CONFIGURATIONS DIFFERING BY PROJECT. OVER THE PERIOD, CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WERE NURTURED WITH ASBT (AFRICA SOCIETY FOR BLOOD TRANSFUSION), ISBT (INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR BLOOD TRANSFUSION), COBA (COALITION OF BLOOD FOR AFRICA), AABB (ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF BLOOD AND BIOTHERAPIES), ADRP (ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD DONOR PROFESSIONALS), GCIAMT (GRUPO COOPERATIVO IBEROAMERICANO DE MEDICINA TRANSFUSIONAL), ETC. A FORMAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTAND WAS SIGNED WITH GCIAMT TO REFLECT GBF'S INCREASED FOCUS ON THE LATIN AMERICA REGION. GBF ALSO PARTNERED WITH A FRENCH MANUFACTURER OF ABO/RH TESTING TECHNOLOGY, DIAGAST, TO SUPPORT A PILOT IN GHANA OF PRE-DONATION BLOOD TYPING AS A RECRUITMENT STRATEGY. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 9,059 including grants of $ 2,188) GBF'S "OPEN ARMS" PROGRAM GIVES BLOOD CENTERS ACROSS THE U.S. AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AN OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER THEIR BLOOD DONORS A CHARITABLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE USUAL RECOGNITION ITEMS OF PRINTED T-SHIRTS, ETC. THIS PROGRAM CREATES A VIRTUOUS CIRCLE OF ACTIVITY SUCH AS IMPROVING DONOR CHOICE, MOTIVATING COLLECTION STAFF, SAVING BLOOD CENTERS MONEY, PROVIDING A DIVERSITY PLATFORM TO ENCOURAGE BLOOD DONATION FROM MINORITY COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORK IN AN AREA OF INTEREST TO ALL PARTIES. HOWEVER, BLOOD COLLECTORS ARE INCREASING LOOKING TO RAISE CHARITABLE FUNDS TO RESOURCE THEIR OWN CORE-MISSION, LEADING TO A REDUCTION IN THE WILLINGNESS TO ENCOURAGE THEIR DONORS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO GIVE TO THIRD-PARTY ORGANIZATIONS, HOWEVER RELEVANT THE CAUSE. IN RESPONSE, GBF HAS SWITCHED ITS STRATEGY AWAY FROM, FOR EXAMPLE, A PASSIVE BRANDED PRESENCE IN POINT-REDEMPTION STORES, TO INSTEAD OFFER TACTICAL SUPPORT ON A CAUSE-SPECIFIC BASIS THAT WILL ENGAGE BLOOD DONORS AND THEREBY IMPROVE COLLECTION, OR DELIVER AGAINST SOME OTHER SPECIFIC BUISNESS OBJECTIVE. SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE WAS A SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS APPROACH, THOUGH THE SALIENCE OF THIS CAUSE WANED DURING 2023. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders OBI HOLDING COMPANY IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF GBF. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body As the Sole Member of GBF, OBI Holding Company HAS THE AUTHORITY TO APPOINT BOARD MEMBERS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body GBF'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED INTERNALLY PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTING TO THE BOARD. SUBSEQUENT TO REVIEW, ALL UPDATES ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FORM 990 AND ARE PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy GBF HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT ESTABLISHES GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO TRANSACTIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS THAT MIGHT BENEFIT THE PRIVATE INTEREST OF AN OFFICER OR TRUSTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION. INDIVIDUALS CONSIDERING A TRANSACTION SHALL APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY ATTAINABLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE, BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED TRUSTEES, WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION AND WHETHER THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR TO THE ORGANIZATION. EACH TRUSTEE, OFFICER, AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SUCH A PERSON HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. IF THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT AN INTERESTED PERSON HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS REQUIRED BY THIS POLICY, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL INQUIRE, INVESTIGATE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION, AS NECESSARY. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official THE VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE COMPENSATED BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION. NO PART OF THE RELATED ENTITY COMPENSATION IS FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO THE FILING ORGANIZATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS IS PAID BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION (OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE -"OBI") OF GBF'S SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER. THE OBI POLICY IS AS FOLLOWS: AS LEADERS OF THE STATE'S LARGEST BIOPHARMACEUTICAL ORGANIZATION, A 900-PLUS STAFF ENTITY, THE ROLES OF CEO AND OTHER PHYSICIANS AND EXECUTIVES REQUIRE A RARE BLEND OF ASTUTE ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP, VISION, FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT, ADVANCED MEDICAL SPECIALIZATION AND EXPERTISE IN THE UNIQUE SCIENTIFIC FIELD OF TRANSFUSION MEDICINE. EXECUTIVES HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIFTEEN OPERATIONAL FACILITIES ACROSS THREE STATES AND TEN MAJOR MARKETS IN THE REGION AND THE DAY-TO-DAY PROVISION OF A SAFE AND SUFFICIENT BLOOD SUPPLY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS IN MORE THAN 212 FACILITIES SERVED. THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISING COMMUNITY LEADERS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AND PHYSICIANS WITH EXEMPLARY ETHICAL AND FIDUCIARY STANDARDS. CEO COMPENSATION IS BASED ON COMPARATIVE SALARY DATA FROM SIMILAR HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS USING IRS FORM 990S AND INDUSTRY SALARY SURVEYS. SIMILARLY, COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVES REPORTING TO THE CEO IS PROPOSED BY THE CEO BASED ON COMPARABLE NATIONAL AND LOCAL SALARIES FOR POSITIONS AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. CHANGES TO COMPENSATION ARE REVIEWED AND FORMALLY APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE RELATED ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. GBF'S CONTRACT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. HIS COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE 1001 NORTH LINCOLN BLVD OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73104 731008735 BLOOD CENTER OK 501(c)(3) 10 OBI HOLDING COMPANY true OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE FOUNDATION 1001 NORTH LINCOLN BLVD OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73104 311721750 SUPPORT ORG OK 501(c)(3) Type II OBI HOLDING COMPANY true OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE REAL ESTATE 1001 NORTH LINCOLN BLVD OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73104 731386856 REAL ESTATE OK 501(c)(25) OBI HOLDING COMPANY true OBI HOLDING COMPANY 1001 NORTH LINCOLN BLVD OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73104 731386765 HOLDING CO OK 501(c)(3) Type II NA false THE EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE 1930 STONECIPHER BLVD ADA OK 74820 030389332 SUPPORT ORG OK OBI HOLDING COMPANY C Corporation true SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE 1420 VETERANS BLVD ARDMORE OK 73401 741541246 SUPPORT ORG OK OBI HOLDING COMPANY C Corporation true false false true false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE C 109995 FMV Schedule R, Part IV THE EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE WERE ORGANIZED AS SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS OF OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE. EACH ORGANIZATION IS IN PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS WITH THE IRS.