dak-minn blood bank

Name

dak-minn blood bank

Legal name

Dak Minn Blood Bank

Website

https://dakminnbloodbank.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Forks

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Blood Product Supply: Provides blood and blood products to Altru Health System and local healthcare facilities. As a non-profit blood bank, revenue is generated through service fees charged to healthcare facilities for blood products collected from volunteer donors.
2. Financial Donations: Accepts financial contributions from the community to support equipment acquisition, technology upgrades, and operational costs. Donations can be made online through Altru Health Foundation, in person, or by mail.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dak Minn Blood Bank operates as a community-based nonprofit blood center that collects whole blood and apheresis blood products from volunteer donors and supplies those products to Altru Health System and regional healthcare facilities for patient transfusions. The center offers multiple donation types including whole blood, automated apheresis, double red blood cell, and platelet collections, and coordinates mobile and in-house blood drives throughout the Greater Grand Forks community. It also provides hospital reference laboratory services including immunohematological consultation for clinical laboratories.

Product overview

Dak Minn Blood Bank operates as a community blood center providing blood and blood product collection services for Altru Health System and the Greater Grand Forks region. The organization offers whole blood donations, automated blood collections (including double red blood cell and platelet apheresis), and coordinates both mobile and in-house blood drives. The portfolio centers on Volunteer Donor Services with supporting hospital reference laboratory services, all delivered through a donor portal for appointment management. No unified platform-plus-modules architecture exists; the offering is a collection of related blood collection services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Whole Blood Donation Standard blood donation procedure where whole blood is collected and later separated into red blood cells and plasma components that can be used for two different patients. Whole blood donors are eligible to donate every 56 days (8 weeks). Available to community blood donors aged 16 and older (with parental consent for 16-year-olds) weighing at least 110 lbs (or 120 lbs for 16-year-olds).
• Automated Blood Donation (Apheresis) Machine-based blood collection that separates and collects specific blood products based on need, including red blood cells, plasma, and platelets. Allows precision collection of components required by specific patients. Available to community blood donors who qualify for the automated collection process.
• Platelet Collection Specialized donation procedure collecting platelets, a blood component with only a 5-day viability used to help stop bleeding in patients. Platelet donors may donate every 7 days, up to 24 times a year, addressing the constant need given the short viability window. Aspirin-containing medications must be avoided for 48 hours prior to donation.
• Double Red Blood Cell Collection Automated donation process using apheresis equipment to collect two units of red blood cells instead of one, allowing donors to double their impact per visit. Double red blood cell donors may donate every 112 days (16 weeks). Available to qualified community blood donors at the Dak Minn fixed donor center.
• Mobile Blood Drive Services On-location blood collection services where Dak Minn travels to schools, businesses, churches, and community organizations to collect blood donations. Requires a minimum of 15 donors per drive and host-provided 6 tables plus 25-30 chairs. The Operations Specialist coordinates logistics with host organizations.
• In-House Blood Drive On-site blood collection at the Dak Minn Blood Bank facility for organizations unable to host mobile drives, suitable for those with rotating shifts or wanting multi-day drives. Brings donors to the Dak Minn location for collection.
• Altru Pathology and Laboratory Services Reference and consultation services for clinical laboratories, including immunohematological consultation and blood bank reference lab services. Supports clinical laboratories serving Altru Health System and regional healthcare facilities.
• Donor Portal Online platform for donor registration, appointment scheduling, and donor profile management. Accessible at dakminn.org for community blood donors to schedule whole blood, double red blood cell, and platelet donations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Collects from approximately 6,000 donors per year

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Altru Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDak Minn Blood Bank is a part of Altru Health System and serves as the sole provider of blood and blood products for Altru Health System and local healthcare facilities. The blood bank's mission is to provide and maintain a safe and adequate blood supply for Altru Health System. The organization falls under Altru's governance with shared board oversight.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Vitalant: Vitalant is one of the largest nonprofit community blood collectors in the U.S., operating across many states. Comparable to Dak Minn in core function (volunteer donor blood collection, apheresis, hospital supply) but at far broader geographic and donor-base scale.
• American Red Cross Blood Services: The American Red Cross collects roughly 40% of the U.S. blood supply through a national network of donor centers and mobile drives. Direct functional overlap with Dak Minn on whole blood, apheresis, and hospital supply, with substantially larger scale and brand reach.
• Versiti: Versiti is a Midwest-based nonprofit blood center operating in multiple states with hospital blood supply, apheresis, and reference lab services. Closely matches Dak Minn's service mix including immunohematology reference work and hospital-system partnerships.
• New York Blood Center: One of the largest independent nonprofit community blood centers in the U.S., providing whole blood, platelets, and reference lab services to a large hospital network. Comparable to Dak Minn in nonprofit hospital-anchored model and product mix.
• OneBlood: OneBlood is a large regional nonprofit blood center serving hospitals across Florida and parts of the Southeast. Comparable to Dak Minn in nonprofit community-based blood collection model with hospital-system supply contracts and apheresis capability.
• Carter BloodCare: Carter BloodCare is a Texas-based nonprofit community blood center providing whole blood, apheresis, and reference lab services to regional hospitals. Comparable in business model, product mix, and hospital-anchored customer relationships.

Regional players

• Bloodworks Northwest: Bloodworks Northwest is a Pacific Northwest regional nonprofit blood center with volunteer donor collection, apheresis, and hospital supply. Direct functional comparable to Dak Minn but serving a different geography (Washington/Oregon vs. North Dakota).
• Memorial Blood Centers: Memorial Blood Centers is a Minnesota-based nonprofit community blood bank supplying hospitals in the Upper Midwest. Highly comparable mid-size community blood bank operating just south of Dak Minn's geography with similar product mix and mobile drive model.
• Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center: Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center is a Texas-based nonprofit community blood center providing volunteer donor collection and hospital supply. Comparable to Dak Minn in nonprofit community-based model with mobile drives and apheresis, serving a different region.

Direct peers

• Houchin Community Blood Bank: Houchin Community Blood Bank is a small nonprofit community blood center in Bakersfield, California with similar scale, single-market focus, volunteer donor model, and hospital supply role. Closest direct scale comparable to Dak Minn.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/DakMinnBlood
• Facebookfacebook.com/dakminnbloodbank
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dak-minn-blood-bank

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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