April is Donate Life Month, a time to come together to celebrate the incredible impact of the gift of life through transplantation.
At Help Hope Live, we provide trusted medical fundraising to thousands of transplant patients and their communities of support. That’s why April is one of our favorite months of the year.
In this post, you’ll learn what Donate Life Month is, the 2025 theme for Donate Life Month, 2025 transplant statistics, and how to celebrate by reading our annual Touched by Transplant series of interviews with transplant recipients, transplant candidates, medical professionals, living donors, and caregivers.
At the end of the post, you’ll find resources for transplant patients to help with the out-of-pocket cost of the gift of life.
Last Updated: April 2025
What is Donate Life Month?
Established by Donate Life America, Donate Life Month is an annual transplant awareness month that takes place in April.
Donate Life Month celebrates the impact of the gift of life and raises awareness about transplants, organ donation, and living donation.
Donate Life Month has several important goals, including:
- Celebrating second chances and new horizons made possible through the gift of life with transplants
- Honoring living organ donors and deceased organ donors and their families
- Encouraging people to register as organ donors or consider becoming a living organ donor
- Recognizing the medical professionals who make transplants possible and support patients
- Thanking transplant caregivers and communities of support as they help fuel and even fund the gift of new life through transplants
What is the theme of Donate Life Month 2025?
The 2025 theme for Donate Life Month is Let Life Sing!
This theme captures how birds are a sign of spring, new hope, life, and new beginnings. Donate Life America selects a new theme every year.
2025 Transplant Statistics
Donate Life Month is a great opportunity to learn about the far-reaching impact of transplantation. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS):
- 48,149 organ transplants were performed in 2024 in the United States.
- 2024 is the first year ever in which the number of transplants exceeded 48,000 in the U.S.
- On average, 132 transplants took place every day in 2024 in the U.S.
- This was made possible through more than 16,988 transplants from deceased donors and more than 7,030 transplants from living donors
Read Transplant Stories for Donate Life Month
For our medical fundraising nonprofit, there are two important goals every April during Donate Life Month: to share firsthand perspectives on the transplant journey from our client community, and to raise awareness about the out of-pocket costs associated with a transplant.
Our annual Touched by Transplant blog post interview series allows us to share firsthand perspectives on the gift of life from transplant candidates, recipients, caregivers, and community members.
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How much does a transplant cost?
According to data from Milliman from February 2025, the estimated cost of a transplant before insurance is between $577,000 and over $4 million depending on the organ type.
Thought insurance may help with some of the costs associated with a transplant, most transplant patients will experience uncovered and out-of-pocket expenses.
That’s why our nonprofit exists: to help prevent the gift of life from becoming a financial burden for transplant candidates and recipients. If you or someone you love is facing transplant-related out-of-pocket expenses, apply to start a trusted medical fundraising campaign with our nonprofit:
Other Financial Resources for Transplant Patients
Medical fundraising isn’t the right fit for every transplant patient – that’s why we also maintain a vetted directory of transplant resources. This directory includes support groups, trusted organizations, and sources of direct transplant financial aid.
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