ImpactLife

What ImpactLife does

ImpactLife is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community blood center founded in 1974 and headquartered in Davenport, Iowa. Legally known as Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center (MVRBC), the organization collects, tests, processes, and distributes blood products to more than 120 hospitals across Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Operations span 23 fixed donor centers and over 5,800 mobile blood drives annually, producing approximately 230,089 blood components per year from more than 228,900 volunteer donations. ImpactLife also supplies specialized products including leukopak and research-grade blood materials, and has expanded into prehospital transfusion services that deliver blood products to EMS partners for field use.

The company's product portfolio spans whole blood collection and three apheresis procedures (double red cell, plasma, and platelet), supported by the ImpactLife mobile app, Digital Donor ID, EarlyQ pre-screening questionnaire, and a points-based Donor Rewards Store. A notable technical and clinical differentiator is the Prehospital Transfusion Program, which equips EMS vehicles with stored blood products to reduce time-to-transfusion by up to 19 minutes versus hospital-based delivery. ImpactLife maintains centralized processing and testing infrastructure in Davenport and Earth City, Missouri, and participates in the Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC) for coordinated national emergency response.

ImpactLife generates revenue primarily through hospital reimbursements for blood products supplied, operating under FDA oversight and 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Its customer base is anchored by large regional health systems such as UnityPoint Health, SSM Health, Genesis Health System, OSF HealthCare, and Mercy Clinton, with a growing EMS customer segment (SCCAD, University of Iowa AirCare, Eureka-Goodfield Fire Protection District). Donor acquisition is driven by community partnerships, school and corporate drives, digital marketing, and a multi-tier rewards program; the organization holds no venture capital or institutional ownership.

Name

ImpactLife

Legal name

Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center

Website

https://bloodcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

ImpactLife is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community blood center founded in 1974, serving 120+ hospitals across Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin via 23 donor centers and 5,800+ annual mobile drives, with expanding prehospital transfusion and cellular therapy programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Blood Banking Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991)

SIC

Biological Products, (No Disgnostic Substances) (2836)

akta.pro primary industry

Blood, Organ & Tissue Donation Organizations (BPAGACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (Blood Bank) (HLAFAMAG), Cell & Tissue Banking (biobanking, cord blood/tissue) (HLAAAGAE), Plasma Collection & Donor Services (Plasmapheresis Centers) (HLAIAHAH)

Keywords

• Blood collection services
• Community blood banking
• Apheresis donation services
• Prehospital blood transfusion
• Blood product distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Davenport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Blood Products and Services: Provides blood products and services to hospitals; as a nonprofit blood center, revenue is generated through reimbursement from healthcare facilities for blood products supplied

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ImpactLife collects whole blood and apheresis donations (double red cells, plasma, platelets) at 23 donor centers and 5,800+ mobile blood drives annually, then tests, processes, and distributes blood components to more than 120 hospitals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Beyond hospital supply, it offers cellular therapy products (leukopaks, research blood products), a prehospital transfusion program for EMS partners, a human Milk Bank, and a corporate Partners for Life program.

Product overview

ImpactLife is a nonprofit community blood provider offering a unified blood collection and distribution service. The core product portfolio includes whole blood and apheresis donation types (double red cell, plasma, platelet), supported by the ImpactLife App with Digital Donor ID, EarlyQ pre-registration, and the Donor Rewards Store. Additional offerings include Cellular Therapies (leukopak, research blood products, leukocyte reduction), the Prehospital Transfusion Program for EMS partners, The Milk Bank for human milk donation, and the Partners for Life corporate partnership program. The company serves over 120 hospitals across Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin through 23 donor centers and more than 5,000 annual mobile blood drives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Whole Blood Donation Standard blood donation procedure where a unit of whole blood is collected from volunteer donors for processing into blood components.

Quantifiable outcome

• Prehospital blood delivery is up to 19 minutes faster than hospital emergency departments according to Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery research
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026ImpactLife is a member of the first-in-the-nation partnership of community blood centers to help prepare the service region for emergencies that may lead to high demand for blood transfusions. BERC enables blood donors in the region to support emergency needs across the United States.
• St. Charles County Ambulance District (SCCAD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025SCCAD launched a prehospital blood product program in partnership with ImpactLife to deliver packed red blood cells and plasma to patients experiencing significant blood loss in the field. The program equips four Battalion Chief vehicles operating 24/7 with specialized equipment for storing, transporting, and transfusing blood products.
• SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeamed up for Wear Orange blood drive on June 1, 2026, honoring National Gun Violence Awareness Day and supporting trauma season blood supply needs.
• SSM Health St. Louis University HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint promotional event with Stop the Bleed at the annual blood drive on campus, promoting bleeding control training and blood donation awareness.
• Stop the BleedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Stop The Bleed Day events and training, promoting bleeding control awareness and blood donation during National Stop the Bleed Month.
• University of Iowa AirCarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst emergency medical services organization in the Quad Cities region equipped for prehospital transfusion; ImpactLife provides blood products for their aircraft and joint blood drives.
• The Project of the Quad CitiescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLGBTQ+ healthcare organization that hosts blood drives and educates the community about blood donation eligibility. Became a Partner for Life organization hosting regular blood drives.
• Cedar Rapids KernelsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMinor league baseball team partnership (Out for Blood) offering free game tickets to blood donors to encourage summer donations.
• Eureka-Goodfield Fire Prot.Dist. Emergency Medical ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst ground ambulance service equipped to carry blood on board in Illinois, actively saving lives through prehospital transfusions.
• Civil Air Patrol Springfield Composite SquadronminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCivil Air Patrol's Operation Pulse Lift blood drive support, the organization's longest-running humanitarian mission dedicated to community blood drives.
• Greater St. Louis Area ScoutingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored the Soaring Higher Dinner honoring Eagle Scouts; reminded scouts that organizing a blood drive can qualify as an Eagle Scout service project.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OneBlood: Large nonprofit community blood center serving hospitals across the southeastern US; directly comparable in donor collection and hospital-supply operations.
• Vitalant: One of the largest US nonprofit community blood providers collecting and distributing blood to hospitals nationwide; directly comparable in mission, collection model, and hospital-supply business.
• Bloodworks Northwest: Pacific Northwest nonprofit blood center providing transfusion products, research, and cellular therapies to hospitals; comparable regional community-blood-provider model.
• The Blood Connection: Regional nonprofit blood center known for prehospital blood programs with EMS partners; directly comparable including on ImpactLife's prehospital transfusion focus.
• New York Blood Center Enterprises: Major nonprofit blood center providing blood products, cellular therapy, and research services across multiple states; comparable in mission and diversified blood-services portfolio.
• Carter BloodCare: Texas-based nonprofit blood center supplying hospitals via donor centers and mobile drives; comparable regional nonprofit blood-supply operations.
• LifeSouth Community Blood Centers: Nonprofit community blood center serving hospitals across several southeastern states through donor centers and mobile drives; closely comparable operating model.
• Versiti: Midwest-focused nonprofit blood center network with transfusion, diagnostic, and cellular therapy services; closely comparable in region, nonprofit model, and service breadth.

Broad incumbents

• American Red Cross (Biomedical Services): The largest single US blood collector, supplying a major share of the nation's blood; a broad incumbent competing for the same donors and hospital contracts at national scale.

Regional players

• San Diego Blood Bank: Regional nonprofit blood center with donor centers, mobile drives, and cellular therapy services; comparable model but serving a different (Southern California) geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/impactlifeblood
• YouTubeyoutube.com/impactlifeblood
• Facebookfacebook.com/impactlifeblood
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/impactlifeblood
• Instagraminstagram.com/impactlifeblood
• TikToktiktok.com/@impactlifeblood

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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