Lifeshare Blood Center
Donations deductibleRevenue
$46.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$46.8m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$42.1m
$4.9m liabilities
Net assets
$37.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
7.3 years on average
Staff
606
100,000 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Tom Simms III
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Lifeshare Blood Center's network
12 people4 organisationsi12 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (7) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Simms III Chair | Trustee, Chairman | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Walter Sanchez Chair | Trustee, Past Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Matessino | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Vanhoose | Trustee, Vice Chairman | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Joyce Burges | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Louis Ray | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Margaret Wallace | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Merrilee Leatherman | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| O Michael Harris | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Verni Howard | Trustee, Secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Victor Sooter | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William Hankins | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
19 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Prijatel | Sr. Director Blood Operations | since 2019 |
| Carlos Cockerham | Sr. Director - Information Technology | since 2023 |
| Carrie Hrisafi-Josan | CFO | since 2018 |
| Chad A Douglas | President, CEO | since 2018 |
| Chelsea Sheppard | Medical Director | since 2023 |
| George Jones | Exec. Director Quality & Reg. Services | since 2022 |
| Geri Venable | Exec. Director Blood Operations | since 2018 |
| Jared FRY | Sr. Director -Laboratory Services | since 2022 |
| Lori Batton | CAO | since 2022 |
| Margaret Plunkett | CAO | since 2018 |
| Michael Naquin | Exec. Director Procurement & Property | since 2023 |
| Monica Kalvelage | COO | since 2018 |
| Nelson R Hellwig | Executive Director | since 2020 |
| Norbert Crafts | Exec. Director Procurement & Property | since 2018 |
| RIC Jones | Chief Information Officer | 2018 |
| Teresa Footman | Acts Purchasing Manager | 2024 |
| Teresa Stewart | Exec. Director Blood Operations | since 2023 |
| TIM Peterson | Medical Director | since 2020 |
| Wendell Jones | Exec. Director Quality & Reg. Services | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Douglas | President, CEO | 40 | $698k | $49k | |
| Nelson Hellwig | Exec. Director | 40 | $252k | $39k | |
| Carrie Hrisafi-Josan | CFO | 40 | $229k | $26k | |
| Monica Kalvelage | COO | 40 | $221k | $38k | |
| Geri Venable | COO, Plasma Services | 40 | $170k | $38k | |
| Lori Batton | CAO | 40 | $150k | $22k | |
| Chelsea Sheppard | Medical Director | 20 | $136k | $8k | |
| Jared Fry | Sr. Director -Laboratory S | 40 | $129k | $33k | |
| Teresa Stewart | Exec. Director Blood Operations | 40 | $128k | $23k | |
| George Jones | Exec. Director Quality & R | 40 | $125k | $19k | |
| Tim Peterson | Medical Director | 19 | $123k | $7k | |
| Michael Naquin | Exec. Director Procurement | 40 | $111k | $8k | |
| Carlos Cockerham | Sr. Director - Information | 40 | $110k | $32k | |
| Teresa Footman | Acts Purchasing Manager | 40 | $104k | $18k | |
| Tom Simms III | Trustee, Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| John Vanhoose | Trustee, Vice Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Verni Howard | Trustee, Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Walter Sanchez | Trustee, Past Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| O Michael Harris | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Margaret Wallace | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| William Hankins | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| John Matessino | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Victor Sooter | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Merrilee Leatherman | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Joyce Burges | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Louis Ray | Trustee | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Lifeshare Blood Center
- EIN
- 720511367
- Address
- 8910 Linwood Ave, Shreveport, LA, 71106-6508
- State
- Louisiana
- Mission
- The mission of lifeshare blood center is to connect donors and the lives they impact. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1942
- Principal officer
- Michael Thomas (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1958
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedFUNDING SPECIAL PROJECTS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF LIFESHARE BLOOD CENTERLifeshare Blood Center FoundationRelatedPROMOTE STANDARDIZATION EFFICIENCYAlliance for Community Transfusion SRV
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsWalter Sanchez
≥8years on the filingsJohn Matessino
≥8years on the filingsMargaret Wallace
≥8years on the filingsMerrilee Leatherman
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $42.1m
- Total liabilities
- $4.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $37.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $78k
- Program service revenue
- $44.7m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $134k
- Employees
- 606
- Volunteers
- 100,000
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46.5m | $46.8m | Deficit $286k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Lifeshare Blood Center likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 27 December 1996
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.