Celebrate Donate Life Night at Coors Field as the Rockies take on the Yankees! A member of a donor family will throw out the first pitch, honoring the life-changing impact of organ, eye, and tissue donation. Join us for a special evening of awareness, support, and unforgettable baseball action!

Join us at the Aurora Global Fest this year, where Donor Alliance will have a table to raise awareness about the importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation. Stop by to learn more, ask questions, and discover how you can make a difference through donation.

Celebrate Donate Life Night at Coors Field as the Rockies take on the Yankees! A member of a donor family will throw out the first pitch, honoring the life-changing impact of organ, eye, and tissue donation. Join us for a special evening of awareness, support, and baseball!

Donor Alliance will have a booth at the JUCO World Series event at Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, CO to raise awareness about organ, eye and tissue donation!

Is Financial Assistance for Transplant Patients Available?

Organ transplants can be an expensive surgical procedure. For many transplant patients, covering the full cost of surgery and post-op care is not feasible out of pocket. Fortunately, there are resources and transplant patient financial aid programs they can turn to that can help pay for their procedure or aftercare.

Transplantation Cost Factors

Transplant costs vary for each patient based on the type of care, location, hospital, and insurance coverage.

How to Prepare Financially Before a Transplant

Before an organ transplant, work with your financial coordinator, insurance provider, and benefits team to plan and explore available financial resources.

You should always speak with your insurance provider and financial coordinator about covering transplant costs. We’ve also compiled a list of additional resources that offer financial assistance to transplant candidates, recipients, and their families.

Resources, Programs and Financial Assistance for Transplant Patients

Assistance for Adults

1. Air Care Alliance
   Air Care Alliance lists groups that offer free flights for patient transport and other public service missions.
2. American Transplant Foundation
   The American Transplant Foundation supports living donors with lost wage reimbursement and medication access and helps patients in 46 states—especially in Colorado—through its assistance and mentorship programs.
3. Help Hope Live Help Hope Live is an online platform that helps families create fundraising pages for medical expenses.
4. Liver Health Connection
   This program, in partnership with Presbyterian/St. Luke’s and UCHealth, offers financial help to liver transplant patients.
5. National Foundation for Transplants (NFT) NFT offers hope and help to transplant patients and their families by providing fundraising expertise, advocacy, promoting organ and tissue donation, and supporting innovative solutions for lifesaving treatment.
6. National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
   NKF’s Patient Information Help Line, NKF Cares, offers support for people affected by kidney disease, organ donation or transplantation. A trained peer mentor shares personal experiences with patients, families, and care partners about dialysis, transplants, or living kidney donation.
7. Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation
   The Patient and Family Assistance Program helps cover essential non-medical expenses for families of pre- and post-transplant patients.

Additionally, it’s important to note availability of financial assistance programs may vary by state, transplant center, or insurance provider.

Assistance for Children

1. COTA (Children’s Organ Transplant Association)
   COTA helps children and young adults who need a lifesaving transplant by providing fundraising assistance and family support. COTA doesn’t charge for its services and doesn’t take a percentage of funds raised.
2. Oracle Health Foundation
   Oracle Health Foundation provides funding for children in need of clinical essentials. This includes surgery, medication, therapy, medical equipment, and travel-related care.

Get the full list of local transplant centers to inquire about additional resources.

Help Increase Awareness about the Gift of Life

If you’re already a registered organ, eye, and tissue donor, be sure to share your decision with your family. Encourage them to sign up to become donors at the time of death at DonateLifeColorado.org or DonateLifeWyoming.org.

On Saturday, roughly 500 people took part in the annual Donor Dash 5K, a run that raises awareness for the importance of organ donation and honors those who gave of themselves after death.

In honor of National Donate Life Month, Donor Alliance partnered with St. Mary’s Regional Hospital on April 23 for a flag-raising ceremony. The ceremony honored donors and their families who donated organs and tissue to save lives.

More than 103,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant.