Association of Organ Procurement Organizations

AOPO leads the nation’s organ donation process through advocacy, education, and innovation

Vicky Keene

Lung Recipient

Photo Credit: Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE)

AOPO advances organ donation and transplantation by driving continual improvement of the donation process

Alex Pitcher

Tissue Recipient

Photo Credit: Network for Hope

AOPO collaborates with stakeholders and shares best practices with their OPO members

Oliver Crawford

Heart Recipient

Photo Credit: Donor Network of Arizona

AOPO is saving and improving lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation

Autumn, Adam, and Letitia

Donor Family

Photo Credit: LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services

AOPO commits to achieving 50,000 annual transplants in 2026

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Donation Stories

Christopher and Lee’s Story

Jul 21, 2021

Robin, Christopher's Mom, and Lee, Christopher's Heart Recipient, share their donation and...

Anthony and Dean’s Story

Jun 8, 2021

Pam, a Donor Mom to Anthony, and Dean, Anthony's Heart Recipient, share their gift of life story...

Donation Perspectives Blog

U.S. Organ Procurement Organizations Achieve Record Organs Recovered and Transplanted in 2024 Amid Policy Challenges

Mar 5, 2025

U.S. Organ Procurement Organizations Achieve Record Organs Recovered and Transplanted in 2024 Amid...

AOPO Joins Mediaplanet’s National Donation & Transplant Campaign, Featured in USA Today

Nov 14, 2024

AOPO is honored to join Mediaplanet's national Donation & Transplant Campaign, featured in USA...

News

OPOs Launch Project to Redefine Performance Evaluation Measures

Mar 12, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Information:Jenny Daigle | [email protected] OPOs Launch Project to Redefine Performance Evaluation Measures McLean, VA (March 12, 2025) – The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) is proud to announce the launch of an...

AOPO Statement on The New York Times Coverage of Organ Allocation

Mar 6, 2025

STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | [email protected] AOPO Statement on The New York Times Coverage of Organ Allocation McLean, VA (Mar. 6, 2025) — A new story from The New York Times investigated the growing number of patients who are bypassed on organ transplant...

U.S. Organ Procurement Organizations Recovered Record Number of Organs in 2024 While Looming Federal Policies Jeopardize Patients

Feb 26, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Organ Procurement Organizations Recovered Record Number of Organs in 2024 While Looming Federal Policies Jeopardize Patients Organ procurement organizations (OPOs) increased life-saving organ donations nationwide 14 years in a row, despite...