Midwest Transplant Network Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Westwood, KS EIN: 43-1016328

Saving lives by honoring the gift of organ and tissue donation with dignity and compassion.

Midwest Transplant Network Inc at a glance

In short: Midwest Transplant Network Inc gave $10.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10.0M), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000,000
+99900.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,000,000
+99900.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000,000
Total assets
$84,425,926
-4.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Midwest Transplant Network Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Green Ribbon Legacy Inc: $10.0MGreen Ribbon Legacy Inc$10.0M

The largest 2025 recipient was Green Ribbon Legacy Inc ($10.0M).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 6 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Kansas CityOverland ParkAzusaLees SummitLos AngelesWestwood

How Midwest Transplant Network Inc gives

  • Giving grew 99900% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M2 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $10.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Green Ribbon Legacy Inc Westwood, KSContribution$10,000,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$84,425,926$100,482,288$105,301,246$10,000,0001$925,813
2024$88,518,813$94,222,888$89,124,522$10,0001$1,011,474
2023$82,448,322$82,926,635$78,633,216$25,0002$583,865
2022$79,148,034$96,657,213$81,496,625$10,0001—
2021$67,214,213$83,249,135$75,863,271$10,0001$-163,559
2020$47,911,433$72,590,509$69,076,651$20,0002$-25,512

About Midwest Transplant Network Inc

Based on IRS filings

Midwest Transplant Network Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Westwood, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $84.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10.0M. Net investment income was $926K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Midwest Transplant Network Inc is led by Jan Finn, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; all 30 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jan Finn

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $466K (2020) → $685K (2025)

  • Brad Warady MD

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2020) → $1K (2025)

  • Gary Duncan Lfache

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • Melissa Ott

    Senior Director & Organ Procurement

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $194K (2020) → $250K (2025)

  • Michael R. Dunaway

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • Richard Muther MD

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • Sameer Brahmavar

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • Scott McDonald

    Lab Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $203K (2020) → $252K (2025)

  • Sean Kumer MD

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • Steven Whitt MD

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $300 (2020) → $3K (2025)

  • Thomas Crouch MD

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $600 (2020) → $400 (2025)

  • Christina Bishop

    Hla Lab Director

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $186K (2021) → $319K (2025)

  • Sarah Oakley RN

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2022) → $2K (2025)

  • Nancy Harper

    Senior Director & Information

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $211K (2023) → $226K (2025)

  • Andrew Widman

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2024) → $2K (2025)

  • Carol Perry

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2024) → $2K (2025)

  • Anne Gulotta MD

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2025)

  • Dana Buchmueller

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2025)

  • Jeremy Drinkwitz MD

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2025)

  • Melissa Williams

    Director & Tissue Services

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $185K (2025)

  • Michael A. Borkon MD

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2025)

  • Reagan Cussimanio

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2025)

  • Dana Totzke

    Chief People Officer

    Director & Human Services → Chief People Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $162K (2020) → $300K (2025)

  • Lori Markham

    Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer

    Vice President & COO → Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $307K (2020) → $403K (2025)

  • Ryan Schmidt

    Srg. Organ Recovery Specialist

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $181K (2020) → $423K (2025)

  • Salama Gallimore

    General Counsel

    Corporate Attorney → General Counsel, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $169K (2020) → $223K (2025)

  • Sarah Oland

    Chief Stakeholder Engagement Officer

    Senior, Director & Hospital → Chief Stakeholder Engagement Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $198K (2020) → $278K (2025)

  • Thomas Enrico

    Srg. Organ Recovery Specialist

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $176K (2020) → $388K (2025)

  • Christena Houston

    Chief Administrative Officer

    Senior Director Quality Services → Chief Administrative Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $164K (2021) → $277K (2025)

  • Terry Shambles

    Treasurer & CFO

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2021) → $349K (2025)

Former officers (18)
  • Former: A. Michael Borkon MD (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Barbara Macarthur RN (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: David Theis (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jami Gleason (2020–2024) — Senior Director & Business Systems
  • Former: Kelly Critchfield (2020–2024) — Director, Organ Allocation & Referral Services
  • Former: Steve Reintjes MD (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Carol Benson (2024) — Senior Director & Hospital Services
  • Former: Kevin Dishman MD (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Christie Brock (2022–2023) — Medical Director
  • Former: Carole Frieberger-O'Keefe (2023) — Director
  • Former: Ken Powell (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tina Kirsch (2020–2022) — Secretary & CAO
  • Former: Tracy Martin (2022) — Donation Services Clinical Specialist
  • Former: Jim Boyd (2020–2021) — Treasurer & CFO
  • Former: Sarah Oakley Rn Msn (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Barbara Macarthur Rn Msn (2021) — Director
  • Former: Tracie Baker (2021) — Director
  • Former: Taba Kheradand (2020) — Hla Lab Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Jan Finn — President, CEO: $685KJan FinnPresident, CEO$685KRyan Schmidt — SRG. Organ Recovery Specialist: $423KRyan SchmidtSRG. Organ Recovery Specialist$423KLori Markham — Vice-President, Chief Clinical Officer: $403KLori MarkhamVice-President, Chief Clinical…$403KThomas Enrico — SRG. Organ Recovery Specialist: $388KThomas EnricoSRG. Organ Recovery Specialist$388KTerry Shambles — Treasurer, CFO: $349KTerry ShamblesTreasurer, CFO$349KChristina Bishop — HLA Lab Director: $319KChristina BishopHLA Lab Director$319KDana Totzke — Chief People Officer: $300KDana TotzkeChief People Officer$300KSarah Oland — Chief Stakeholder Engagement Officer: $278KSarah OlandChief Stakeholder Engagement…$278KChristena Houston — Chief Administrative Officer: $277KChristena HoustonChief Administrative Officer$277KScott McDonald — Lab Director: $252KScott McDonaldLab Director$252KMelissa OTT — Sr. DIRECTOR,ORGAN Procurement: $250KMelissa OTTSr. DIRECTOR,ORGAN Procurement$250KNancy Harper — Sr. Director, Information: $226KNancy HarperSr. Director, Information$226KSalama Gallimore — General Counsel: $223KSalama GallimoreGeneral Counsel$223KMelissa Williams — Director, Tissue Services: $185KMelissa WilliamsDirector, Tissue Services$185KSteven Whitt MD — Director: $3KSteven Whitt MDDirector$3KSean Kumer MD — Director: $2KSean Kumer MDDirector$2KCarol Perry — Director: $2KCarol PerryDirector$2KAndrew Widman — Director: $2KAndrew WidmanDirector$2KSarah Oakley RN — Director: $2KSarah Oakley RNDirector$2KSameer Brahmavar — Director: $2KSameer BrahmavarDirector$2KRichard Muther MD — Director: $2KRichard Muther MDDirector$2KGary Duncan Lfache — Director: $2KGary Duncan LfacheDirector$2KMichael R Dunaway — Director: $2KMichael R DunawayDirector$2KDana Buchmueller — Director: $2KDana BuchmuellerDirector$2KAnne Gulotta MD — Director: $1KAnne Gulotta MDDirector$1KJeremy Drinkwitz MD — Director: $1KJeremy Drinkwitz MDDirector$1KReagan Cussimanio — Director: $1KReagan CussimanioDirector$1KBrad Warady MD — Director: $1KBrad Warady MDDirector$1KMichael a Borkon MD — Director: $1KMichael a Borkon MDDirector$1KThomas Crouch MD — Director: $400Thomas Crouch MDDirector$400

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $685K, to Jan Finn (President, CEO). 30 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Midwest Transplant Network Inc

How much does Midwest Transplant Network Inc give each year?

Midwest Transplant Network Inc gave $10.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is Midwest Transplant Network Inc?

Midwest Transplant Network Inc reported $84.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $100.5M.

What is Midwest Transplant Network Inc?

Midwest Transplant Network Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Westwood, KS. It holds $84.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Midwest Transplant Network Inc operate?

Midwest Transplant Network Inc has awarded grants in California, Kansas, Missouri.

What is Midwest Transplant Network Inc's EIN?

Midwest Transplant Network Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1016328. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 28, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 27, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 4, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 2, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 24, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 22, 2026)

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