As the regional Organ Procurement Organization (OPO), Donor Alliance facilitates the process of organ and tissue donation for transplantation throughout Colorado and most of Wyoming.

Vitalant is the nation’s largest independent, nonprofit organization focused exclusively on providing lifesaving blood services. They have a network of about 120 donation centers across the U.S. and host approximately 60,000 blood drives annually.

The American Society of Transplantation is a diverse organization dedicated to advancing the field of transplantation and improving patient care by promoting research, education, advocacy, organ donation, and service to the community through a lens of equity and inclusion.

At NMDP (formerly Be The Match), we believe each of us holds the key to curing blood cancers and disorders. Our vision is to create a world where every patient can receive their life-saving cell therapy. Over the past 30 years NMDP, has managed the most diverse marrow registry in the world.

Transplant Families offers families of pediatric transplant information about existing support groups and web pages that might help them during, before, and after the transplant procedure.

Heartfelt Help Foundation assists transplant recipients afford clean and safe housing during their recovery since expenses are often medically-required and rarely covered by insurance.

Team Rocky Mountain is the team representing Colorado, Wyoming and Montana in the Trans­plant Games of Amer­i­ca. Anyone can join the team and compete in a series of events all athletes have received an organ, bone mar­row, tis­sue or corneal trans­plants or are liv­ing donors.

Each area of the US has their own team. If you are interested in joining Team Rocky Mountain hit the link below!

The American Liver Foundation supports the 100 million Americans impacted by liver disease through critical research, advocacy, education, and support services.

Hearts for Russ is dedicated to making a difference in organ transplantation by raising funds for non-profit organizations that are working to increase participation in the organ donation registry, and supporting patients and families undergoing transplants.

The World Transplant Games Federation celebrates successful transplantations through the Summer and Winter World Transplant Games. They also work to raise public awareness about the importance of organ donation by demonstrating health and fitness after transplantation.

NKDO educates prospective living kidney donors to donate as safely and effectively as possible. They are devoted to helping end the kidney crisis in the United States.

Living Liver Foundation focuses on increasing the number of living organ donations through increasing awareness by creating events that honor living donor pairs, educate the public on the need for it, and inspire others to become living donors to save lives and give hope to those awaiting transplant.

In 2019, a family member and Co-founder of Mantis BBQ, Spencer Mantis, successfully underwent a kidney transplant while still in his 20s. While Spencer was fortunate to have a living donor, many wait years for a kidney transplant. Proceeds from Mantis BBQ are donated to the Kidney Project which is working on developing a bioartificial kidney.

The Transplant Pregnancy Registry International (TPRI) is an ongoing research study focused on the effects of pregnancy on transplant recipients and the effects of immunosuppressive medications on fertility and pregnancy outcomes.

Project Donor is a nonprofit working to end America's organ shortage by helping living kidney and liver donor candidates achieve transplant eligibility and thrive after donating.

TCH Caregiver’s Heart, is a resource for anyone who cares for or supports an organ transplant recipient - whether you’re preparing for a transplant, navigating recovery, or somewhere in between. Caregiving is an emotional and demanding experience, and it’s important to have a safe, understanding space where you can share your thoughts, emotions, and experiences.

If you’re a caregiver, you are not alone. We invite you to join us…

Transplant Lyfe is a safe and moderated patient community for transplant recipients, caregivers, and donors. It works to connect individuals and help those going through the process.

The National Kidney Foundation believes that everyone who needs a kidney should get a kidney. The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the largest, most comprehensive, and longstanding patient-centric organization dedicated to the awareness, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease in the U.S. For more information about NKF, visit www.kidney.org.

The Children's Organ Transplant Association helps children and young adults who need a life-saving transplant by providing fundraising assistance and family support.

Transplant House of Cleveland provides affordable, temporary housing, and a welcoming, supportive community to organ transplant patients and their families.

Harboring Hearts provides emergency housing, transportation, food, and emotional support programming to cardiac surgery and transplant patients and their families.

Student Organ Donation Advocates (SODA) is a nonprofit student-based organization that hosts organ donation awareness events throughout college and high school campuses.

Nora’s Home offers solid organ transplant patients and their families an affordable place to stay in the Texas Medical Center (TMC), where they can find support and share experiences with others, in the comfort of a home-like environment.

Help Hope Live supports community-based fundraising for people with unmet medical expenses and related costs due to cell and organ transplants or catastrophic injuries and illnesses.

The National Foundation for Transplants provides guidance through the process and grant opportunities to help cover out-of-pocket transplant-related expenses.

The Village supports the Caregivers, Patients, and Families as they move through their journeys of Transplant, Cancer, CF, PH, Kidney Disease, Liver Disease, and so many more. Our Network of Mentors is offering their love, support, and prayers. Their mission is simple: help those in need who are going through what we had to endure, so we can ensure no one else has to go through it alone!

Second Wind is dedicated to improving the quality of life for lung transplant recipients, lung surgery candidates, people with related pulmonary concerns and their families, caregivers and friends by providing support, advocacy, education, information and guidance through a spirit of service, adding years to their lives and life to their years.

Organ Transplant Support (OTS) is a nonprofit organization founded by organ transplant recipients in the Chicago area. OTS is the largest support group for organ transplant recipients. The OTS motto is: “No One Should Go Through This Alone.”

Podcast

In Transplant Talks, psychiatrist and living liver donor, Rachel Davis, MD, collaborates with Anastasia Henry, Executive Director of the American Transplant Foundation.

Podcast

Unpacking the Gift of Life shares inspiring, firsthand stories of hope, health, and emotional well-being from kidney disease patients, transplant survivors, and friends, Valen Keefer and Cristen Wathen.

Podcast

Donor Diaries shares unfiltered stories of kidney donation through the voices of living donors and straight talk from transplant experts who are committed to bringing the conversation of living organ donation to the forefront of society.

Podcast

Growing the Gift is all about pediatric transplant from the eyes of those who live it every day: caregivers, patients, the clinical team and our community.

Book

Clayton became an organ donor at the age of 24. This book is written by Abby Gray, the wife of Clayton’s liver recipient, to honor the incredible gift they received. Abby’s mother, Dee Everett, brings the story to life through her charming illustrations.

Book

Howl the Owl® was created to inspire love and kindness, and also bring awareness to organ donation through his series of organ donation books.

Book

Howl the Owl® was created to inspire love and kindness, and also bring awareness to organ donation through his series of organ donation books.

Book

Inspired by real-life events in 1993, 17 Again tells the story of Andrea Michelle Boullt, 17, who passed away in a tragic automobile accident in Monroe, Louisiana, and imagines the lives of the people she saved.

Movies

A struggling hairdresser finds a renewed sense of purpose when she meets a widowed father working hard to care for his two daughters. With his youngest critically ill and waiting for a liver transplant, the fierce woman single-handedly rallies an entire community to help.

Book

Nothing seems to go right for young Kate, a frustrated Londoner who works as an elf in a year-round Christmas shop. But things soon take a turn for the better when she meets Tom--a handsome charmer who seems too good to be true.

Book

A college student falls madly in love with a classmate, while in another time and place, a Cuban exile falls for a beautiful flight attendant.

A romantic mystery based on real events that finds a positive outcome from tragedy.

Book

Director Penny Lane’s decision to become a “Good Samaritan” by giving one of her kidneys to a stranger launches her on an unexpectedly funny, intimate, and provocative quest to understand why everyone seems to think she’s crazy.