You Gave the Gift of Life. Let Us Support Yours.
Living organ donors often face unexpected financial hardship during and after donation. The American Living Organ Donor Fund is here to help — covering lost wages, travel, lodging, and non-medical donation-related costs.
100% NON-PROFIT · $0 TO APPLY · DONORS ONLY
Living donors save lives. They shouldn’t have to pay for it.
Donation-related expenses — lost income, travel, childcare, medical co-pays — can create real financial stress for families who have already given so much. ALODF exists to remove that barrier. However, we cannot cover medical expenses.
How the Assistance Program Works
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Fill out our online form with your contact information, a description of your donation-related need, and any supporting documentation you have available.
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Our team reviews your application, verifies your donor status through the transplant center if needed, and may reach out with follow-up questions.
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Approved applicants receive direct financial assistance. We work with you on the most appropriate disbursement method for your situation.
Who Can Apply?
Our assistance is for living organ donors and their families. You may be eligible if you have donated — or are scheduled to donate — a kidney, partial liver, lung lobe, or other living donation at a U.S. transplant center, and you are facing financial hardship related to your donation. Not sure if you qualify? Apply anyway — we review every case individually, and there is no cost or obligation.
Types of assistance include lost wages during surgery and recovery; travel and lodging to the transplant center; childcare during recovery; nurse assistance, and other types of donation-related expenses. Family members caring for the donor may also be eligible for certain types of support.
From Those Who’ve Been There
“ALODF helped me ease the transition back into work by providing the financial resources my family needed.”
— Liver donor
“The fund covered the wages I lost during recovery, so I could focus on healing instead of worrying about bills.”
— Kidney Donor
“Travel to the transplant center added up fast. ALODF helped cover our lodging and gas so our family could be there.”
-Kidney Donor
“They continued to check in on me long after my donation was over.”
- Liver donor
Have a Question?
Send us a note and we’ll find the best way to help—together.