Organizations Filed Purposes:
MISSION: LIFEBANC SAVES AND HEALS LIVES.VISION: PURSUING A FUTURE WHERE ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION IS EMBRACED AS AN HONOR AND A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.VALUES: SERVICE, TEAMWORK, INTEGRITY, COMMITMENT, INNOVATION, QUALITY.
SAVING AND HEALING LIVES THROUGH ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION.
LIFEBANC IS THE NORTHEAST OHIO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO SAVE AND HEAL LIVES THROUGH ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION. SAVING AND HEALING LIVES SINCE 1986, LIFEBANC BEGAN AS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS A LEADER IN THE FIELD AND A HIGHLY RESPECTED ORGANIZATION REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY. LIFEBANC SERVES THE NORTHEAST OHIO POPULATION OF OVER FOUR MILLION PEOPLE AND WORKS WITH 80 HOSPITALS IN A 20-COUNTY AREA. VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF WORK TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION, ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO DESIGNATE THEIR DONATION DECISION AND OFFER GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES TO FAMILIES TOUCHED BY DONATION. LIFEBANC IS GOVERNED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS; COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CLINICIANS, RECIPIENTS AND DONOR (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) FAMILY MEMBERS, WHO DRIVE ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY WITH THE VISION OF A FUTURE WHERE ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION IS EMBRACED AS AN HONOR AND A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. IN 2019, ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONORS IN NORTHEAST OHIO SAVED MORE LIVES IN 2019 THAN ANY PREVIOUS YEAR. LIFEBANC HELPED TO FACILITATE THE GIFTS OF 151 ORGAN DONORS AND 1,071 TISSUE AND EYE DONORS. ORGAN DONORS IN NORTHEAST OHIO DONATED 452 ORGANS THAT SAVED THE LIVES OF 396 PEOPLE IN 2019. THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE SAVED BY ORGAN DONORS FROM NORTHEAST OHIO EACH YEAR HAS RISEN 41% SINCE 2014. ORGANS FROM DONORS IN NORTHEAST OHIO WERE TRANSPLANTED TO RECIPIENTS IN 23 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. MANY LIFE-SAVING AND HEALING PROCEDURES UTILIZE DONATED TISSUE. THE GIFTS OF TISSUE DONORS WILL SAVE THE LIVES OF BURN VICTIMS, REPAIR DAMAGED HEARTS, GIVE BACK MOBILITY AND RESTORE SIGHT TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. LIFEBANC PROVIDES EXTENSIVE CARE FOR THE FAMILIES OF DONORS THAT BEGINS AT THEIR FIRST MOMENT OF NEED AND EXTENDS FOR UP TO TWO YEARS PAST THE GIFTS OF THE DONATION. INCLUDED IN THAT CARE IS FREE GRIEF SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING WITH A LICENSED THERAPIST, GROUP COUNSELING, AND A HOST OF OTHER ACTIVITIES. IN 2019, LIFEBANC COMMUNICATED WITH 8,508 FAMILIES, PROVIDED 638 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, AND OFFERED SIX SUPPORT GROUPS AND TWO ONE-TIME SEMINARS. LIFEBANC ALSO HELPS COORDINATE ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DONOR FAMILIES AND RECIPIENTS AND FACILITATED 617 COMMUNICATIONS IN 2019. DESPITE THE INCREASE IN ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONORS THERE REMAINS A CRITICAL ORGAN SHORTAGE IN THE UNITED STATES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 111,333 PEOPLE WAITING FOR A LIFE-SAVING ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THERE ARE MORE THAN 1,600 PEOPLE WAITING IN NORTHEAST OHIO ALONE. IN 2019, 258 PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST OHIO EITHER DIED WAITING FOR AN ORGAN OR BECAME TOO SICK TO TRANSPLANT. THE BEST CHANCE THOSE STILL WAITING HAVE AT RECEIVING THE LIFE-SAVING TRANSPLANT THEY NEED IS BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO REGISTER THEIR WISHES TO BE AN ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONOR. IN 2019, OVER 74,000 PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST OHIO REGISTERED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE OHIO DONOR REGISTRY. IN 2019, 345 PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST OHIO EITHER DIED WAITING FOR AN ORGAN OR BECAME TOO SICK TO TRANSPLANT. THE BEST CHANCE THOSE STILL WAITING HAVE AT RECEIVING THE LIFE-SAVING TRANSPLANT THEY NEED IS BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO REGISTER THEIR WISHES TO BE AN ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONOR.
ANNUALLY, LIFEBANC VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF EDUCATE MORE THAN 100,000 STUDENTS AND ADULTS IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION, ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONORS. LIFEBANC ALSO PROVIDES BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO FAMILIES TOUCHED BY DONATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Gordon Bowen | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 40 | $494,352 |
| Heather Mekesa | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER | 40 | $216,226 |
| Debra Cooper | CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER | 40 | $199,973 |
| Barbara Drobney | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 40 | $191,475 |
| Thomas Krempa | DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 40 | $166,950 |
| Michelle Leighton | CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | 40 | $161,282 |
| Julie Caldro | DIRECTOR OF TISSUE SERVICES | 40 | $152,965 |
| Jim Will | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah J Vura | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Daneen Mace Vadjunec Mhhs | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Daryl Thornton Md Mph | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer L Strazzella | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lynn Sargi | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mariann Pacak | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kv Narayanan Menon Md | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tania Markarian Dds | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Kittle | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gerrick Doss | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Micah Davis | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Casey Billington Rn Cctc | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Renee Bennett | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Stacey Banning Bsn Rn | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Alan J Papa Fache | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Melissa Kline | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Cheryl Bailey | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
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