Fundraising and Financial Support
These organizations provide financial assistance, medication grants, and/or fundraising expertise to qualifying transplant candidates and patients.
- American Liver Foundation Transplant Fund
- 1425 Pompton Avenue
- Cedar Grove, NJ 07009-1000
- Toll Free: 1-800-GO LIVER
- Acts as a trustee for funds raised on behalf of patients to help pay for transplantation expenses, fundraising suggestions and guidelines.
- American Organ Transplant Association (AOTA)
- P.O. Box 441766
- Houston, TX 77244
- Phone: (281) 493-2047
- Fax: (281) 493-2099
- Provides assistance to transplant recipients and their families, including airfare and bus tickets, advice on fund raising and establishing trust funds.
- Children's Organ Transplant Association, Inc. (COTA)
- 2501 COTA Drive
- Bloomington, IN 47403
- Toll Free: 1-800-366-2682
- Fax: (812) 336-8885
- Helps families raise funds for transplant-related expenses.
- C.L.A.S.S. Direct Family Assistance
- 25379 Wayne Mills Place Suite 143
- Valencia, CA 91355
- Toll Free: 1-877-679-8256
- Phone: 661-263-9099
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Offers financial aid for families of pediatric liver disease patents. Typical types of financial assistance include a parent's food allowance during their child's hospitalization, telephone service for a child waiting for a transplant, or transportation expenses for a clinic visit.
- National Children's Cancer Society, Inc.
- 1015 Locust, Suite 600
- St. Louis, MO 63101
- Toll Free: 1-800-532-6459
- Phone: (314) 241-1600
- Fax: (314) 241-6949
- Financial and in-kind assistance, advocacy, and support services.
- National Foundation for Transplants
- Gary McMahan, National Director
- 1102 Brookfield, Suite 200
- Memphis, TN 38119
- Toll Free: 1-800-489-3863
- Phone: (901) 684-1697
- Fax: (901) 684-1128
- Assists transplant candidates and recipients in raising funds for transplant-related costs not covered by insurance.
- National Transplant Assistance Fund
- 150 N Radnor Chester Road, Suite F-120
- Radnor, PA 19087
- Toll Free: 1-800-642-8399
- Phone: (610) 535-6104
- Fax: (610) 535-6106
- NTAF helps transplant patients afford critical but uninsured medical expenses through fundraising guidance, patient support and resources, as well as financial assistance. NTAF has a 25-year record of success – helping transplant patients nationwide raise nearly $57 million for uninsured medical expenses.
- NeedyMeds
- P.O. Box 63716
- Philadelphia, PA 19147
- Phone: (215) 625-9609
- Information about various drug manufacturer's drug assistance programs.
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
- 1100 Fifteenth Street NW
- Washington, DC 20005
- Toll Free: 1-800-762-4636
- Phone: (202) 835-3400
- "Directory of Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs" details how to apply for assistance, which drugs are covered, and basic eligibility requirements. A free copy may be obtained by writing to the above address. The request must be received on physician, health care professional or agency letterhead. Programs for immunosuppressant medications:
- CellCept®: 1-800-772-5790
- Deltasone®: 1-800-242-7014
- Neoral®: 1-800-257-3273
- Prograf®: 1-800-4-PROGRAF
- RxHope.com
- 254 Mountain Avenue
- Building B Suite 200
- Hackettstown, NJ 07840
- Phone: (908) 850-8004
- Fax: (908) 850-8269
- Helps doctors obtain medications for their patients who do not have access to prescription insurance or government-funded programs.
- TRIO College Scholarship Program
- Scholarships awarded annually for transplant candidates, recipients, family members, and donor family members.
- World Children’s Transplant Fund (WCTF)
- 16000 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 103
- Encino, CA 91436
- Phone: (818) 905-9283
- Fax: (818) 905-9315
- Works to provide as many opportunities as possible for lifesaving pediatric transplant surgery to the children of the world.
