2021 Impact Report
Your giving matters.
As stewards of the national transplant system, we are honored to manage the resources and gifts entrusted to us, especially the gift of life. This work comes from the heart, and it cannot happen without your generosity. Only together can we improve the transplant system through technology innovations and research.
In 2021, we surpassed 40,000 transplants for the first time in a single year because of the efforts of thousands of people across the U.S. Transplant medical teams, living organ donors, organ procurement professionals, patient advocates, caregivers, volunteers, organ donors and you made this achievement possible.
Funds raised in 2021*
SUPPORTING LIFESAVING INNOVATIONS
Video
Organ donation is a precious gift.
David Landes knows this better than most. David is unique—he is both a living liver recipient and a major supporter of innovations in UNOS Labs. He wanted to help others get a second chance, like he did. Hear his story including how he is paying the gift of life forward.
2021: A new record
transplants in 2021
Innovation that saves lives
More than 100,000 men, women and children are waiting for a second chance at life. That is why we focus your investments on continuous improvement of the transplant system.
Revenues (fiscal year 2021)
| Government contract | $53,424,508 (78.6%) |
| UNOS member fees | $10,845,896 (16.0%) |
| UNOS Solutions contracts | $1,657,066 (2.4%) |
| Contributions | $848,702 (1.2%) |
| Other revenue | $1,189,655 (1.8%) |
| Total | $67,965,827 |
Expenses (fiscal year 2021)
| OPTN | $53,400,000 (83.1%) |
| Member services | $7,800,000 (12.2%) |
| Business services | $892,000 (1.4%) |
| General admin. | $844,000 (1.3%) |
| Research | $670,000 (1.0%) |
| Fundraising | $381,000 (0.6%) |
| UNOS Labs | $220,000 (0.3%) |
| Total | $64,269,000 |
UNOS is committed to trust and accountability. See our financials.
Record numbers of kidney, heart and liver transplants
Nikita
Liver transplant recipient
“I am happy and incredibly grateful for every day that I get to experience.”
Read her story of hope.
Newsletter
Learn what your generosity means to Kirk and the 100,000 children and adults waiting for their lifesaving transplant today.
Read our latest newsletter.
Josh, Bethany and Hannah
Living kidney donors
“We decided to honor our Dad by donating our kidneys anonymously.”
Read their story of hope.
Eleven consecutive record years for deceased donation
UNOS Labs: Organ tracking service
In 2021, your support made it possible to track organs in transit in real time, bringing peace of mind to patients, families and transplant professionals.
This project is one of many developed in UNOS Labs, our experimental incubator. Your gift supports technology innovations, behavioral research and data science projects developed by UNOS Labs. Learn more.
Isabel, Jason and Jaxon
Heart transplant recipients
”I promise my children will always know their hearts beat for two.“
Read their story of hope.
To learn how you can support UNOS’ lifesaving mission, please contact Manager of Fundraising, Lindsey Jennings at [email protected].
You are saving lives.
Organ donation is where heartbreak and hope reconcile. Thank you for honoring and remembering your loved ones with gifts to support UNOS’ lifesaving mission. We cannot do this work without the generosity of hundreds of individuals, foundations, grant makers and corporate sponsors.
gifts of tribute
Patricia M. Abbott
Frank Anderson
Joseph Armstead
Charles A. Babcock
Sheila Bailey-Stewart
Roland E. Barker
Hugh G. Bearden
Ravi Bloom
Richard A. Bohn
Allen Bremmer
June Brestensky
Gloria Brimacombe
Jo Anne “Jody” Britt
Beverly Bullock
James David Burroughs
Cindy Byrnes
Barry Calhoun
William Wayne Carlson
Jim Carroll
Paul Carter
Louis Centrella
Judith Clarke
Sarah Clevenger
Charlie Cox
Erika L. Cox
Steven Coyle
Chad D. Crank
Betsy Crenshaw
Robert J. Cugini
Sean Cummins
Mary Jane Dale
Katherine Ghentlee Womack Daugherty
Casey Mitchell Drawert, MD
John Droege
Daniel Dwyer
Joseph Emberson
Gary Emery
Pamela Endo
Alecia Evans
Lily Grace Fagan
Sandor Farkas
Gail Farmer
Albert E. Filling
Sara Foer
John R. Foster
Steve Friedman
Robert Furney
Cameron K. Gallagher
Summer S. Gardner-Vigil
Colleen Gleason
Eric D. Gourieux
Barney Green
Mark R. Handley
Hampton O. Harris
Michelle Harris
Stephen P. Hessling
Richard James
Dennis Johnson
Kallie Kaczmarek
Monica Kantzler
Billy Keely
Seth Kramer
Frances Krzeminski
Susan Kurtz
Elaine Lai
Larry Larkin
James Lawrence
Dennis Leck
Stewart Lezell
James C. Lilly
Peggy Long
Lucas
Steven Mariana
Dawn Martincheck
Michael Ray Masoner
Michelle Mattingly
James Mazzuchelli
Bruce McComb
Joanne E. McElroy
John R. McKenna
Gary Mensinger
Wayne Mikolajczak
Peggy Miller
Susan Moffat
Sujitha Murugesan
David Myers
Barret Platten Naylor
Donald Neufarth
James P. Neumann
Ron Parish
Justin Parker
Wanda Peterson
Wendell E. Pineo
Ann E. Pollard
Renee Marie Kidwell Popovich
Dori Powell
Walter P. Puffer
Michael Radicchi
Rose and Michael Radicchi
Terry L. Raney
Rayna Reagan
Venkat Reddy
Sienna Parker Rettig
Sandra Richardson
Michael Rigano
Michael Rinaldi
Roger Rodgers
Charity Rose
Bryan Rysdyk
Michael J. Saggese
Lisa Schaffner
Greg Schiltz
Carl Schneir
David R. Schutte
Ted Schweich
Mike Scott
Todd A. Setzke
Linda Shepherd
Glenn E. Smith
Chad Southward
William L. Spriggs
Orlando Staton
Jethro “Junior” Lee Story
Gwen P. Thomas
Paul Anthony Thomas
Betty Tobias
Stephen M. Torbeck
Vishnampet S. Vaidhyanathan, Ph.D
Judy Violante
Todd J. Wallace
Herman Washington
William Whitley
Daniel H. Williams
Evan Wishnia
Henry Wix
Thomas Woodward
Matteo Wright
Fred L. Yoder
With boundless energy and tireless dedication, Lisa impacted the donation and transplant community, both locally and nationally, as a passionate member of Team UNOS. We are grateful that Lisa touched all our lives and for the lasting legacy she leaves behind.
In honor
gifts of tribute
John Allen
Sally Arbogast
Todd Barenbrugge
David Barnett
Baylor Scott and White Transplant Institute
Dee Bergman
Ronald Birt
Lois and Jerry Bohn
Weldon Bradshaw
Laura Broadhead
Jodi Brown Duckhorn
Bryson
Robert Scott Burkhalter
John R. Carter
Jamie Cocke
Bree Conterio
Maria Crespo
Parker Cronin
Larry and Barbara Davis
Thelma Desjarlais
Marvin Diamond
All organ donors and donor families
Mandy Doy
Nicole Langstrum and Sarah Dutkevitch
Mark Eisen
My family who have PKD
My wonderful family
Chet Fannon
Clayton Fulks
Thomas A. Gates
Harvey Ginsberg
Robert S. Goodman
Earl and Nancy Greiner
Janice Hammond
Thomas T. Heckard
Madeleine R. Heldman
Carolyn and John Hodges
Isabella Jacobson
Bruce James
Heather James
Renee Jankowitz
Glenn Jansky
Mikayla Rose Johnson
Connie K., sister and living donor
Kim and Patrick Kacani
Katrina, my donor
Sue Kerr
Dean LeBlanc
Lindsey Jenning’s wedding
Litner Consulting Clients
Mason
Brett Menzie
Mike Mitchell
Michael Modica
Allan D. Morris
Dr. Shamkant Mulgaonkar
Natera Give Back Attendees
Drs. Tang, Starling, Shefield, and Navas
Justin Neal
Judy Nislow
Haley Okuley
Theresa Orth
Ray Book and Julie Parke
Karen Perri
John L. Rausch
Pushpa Savla
Lisa Schaffner and Tyrone Ashman’s wedding
Sara Siqueiros and Family
David Skalski
Some Assembly Required Readers
Elizabeth Thomas
Eric J. Titus
John Tuzak
Hume-Lee Transplant Center, VCU
Donna Walker
Chelsea Whittaker
Erica P. Woodcome
Elijah Yeager
Joe Zajac
Luminaries
Visionaries
Benefactors
Massey Foundation
NORA (Nationwide Organ Recovery Transport Alliance)
Sanofi
Titmus Foundation, Inc.
Trinity Medical Solutions, A Blade Urban Air Mobility Company
Advocates
All Call Nursing
American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC)
American Society of Transplantation (AST)
Baystate Health
BioMatrix Specialty Pharmacy
Bridge to Life
Buckeye Transplant Services
Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE)
Cigna LifeSource Transplant Network
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
CompuMed, Inc.
COTA (Children’s Organ Transplant Association)
Crossroads Art Center
Discovery Healthcare Consulting Group
Donate Life America
Donor Alliance, Inc.
Donor Network West
ECL2 Quality Solutions
eHealth Technologies
Emerging Therapy Solutions
Extract Systems, LLC
Facilty Logix
Gift of Life Donor Program
Grand Aire, Inc.
Guidry & East, LLC
HIMSS Virginia Chapter
Home4Investment
Houston Methodist Hospital
Iowa Donor Network
Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates
Lifebanc
LifeCenter Organ Donor Network
LifeGift
Lifeline of Ohio
LifeLink of Florida
LifeLink of Georgia
LifeLink of Puerto Rico
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
M&H Schwartz Family Foundation
Mayo Clinic
MedSleuth, Inc.
Mid-America Transplant
Mid-South Transplant Foundation
Morton G. and Nancy P. Thalhimer Foundation
NLDAC (National Living Donor Assistance Center)
Nutanix
NYU Langone Health
Organ Recovery Systems
ParaFlight EMS
Pinnacle Health System at Harrisburg Hospital
Richmond Primoid, Inc.
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR)
Society for Transplant Social Workers (STSW)
Spectrum Health
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Statline
TechnoMarketing
The Alliance (Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance)
The Living Bank
The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Titmus Foundation, Inc.
Transplant Connect
Transplant Coordinators of America (TCOA)
Transplant Management Group, LLC
Transplant Solutions, LLC
Transplant Transportation Services, Inc.
UCSF at Mission Bay
UCSF Medical Center
United Healthcare of California
University Hospital Liver Transplant
University of Utah Health
Whitley/Service Roofing & Sheet Metal Company
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* Dollars raised, including pledged gifts.
List reflects outright gifts or pledges made between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021.