January 3, 2009 @ 6:53pm. It seems as if everyone in the blood supply line makes money except for the person who is giving the blood. You can donate blood to a system that makes money through every step of the process. Please donate blood so that your nonprofit hospital can charge $250.00 a pint for it. Sorry, we can't compensate you for donating blood, we need the money for the donation center and the hospitals nonprofit profits.