Resources

American Living Organ Donor Network — Advocates for living organ donors, providing information and grants. They also work for laws, regulations and policies to protect living organ donors.

American Society of Transplantation — Their living donor medical and financial toolkits provide information for people considering becoming living donors. 

Donate Life America — National organization that leads state teams in promoting organ and tissue donation and registration to become an organ donor.

National Kidney Foundation — National organization that focuses on awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney disease.

National Kidney Registry — Registry of potential kidney donors and recipients that uses technology for paired exchange kidney and altruistic donations.  

National Living Donor Assistance Center — Helps with the costs of donation that aren't always covered by insurance, such as transportation, lodging and food.

Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) — A resource for finding and comparing transplant centers, along with statistical information about transplant and donation.

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) — Manages the nation's organ transplant system.