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: LifeCenter Organ Donor Network

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

Tonya Gomez

Double Lung Recipient

Photo Credit: Life Connection of Ohio

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.

How the Organ Procurement Process Works

What Organs Can Be Donated?

Can I Be an Organ Donor?

Donation Stories

Anthony and Dean’s Story
Anthony and Dean’s Story

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

Donation Perspectives Blog

News

AOPO Report: OPOs Quickly Advancing Towards Goal of 50,000 Annual Organ Transplants in 2026
AOPO Statement on New York Times Op-Ed

  AOPO Statement “Tonya Ingram Feared the Organ Donation System Would Kill Her. It Did”The New York Times | January 28, 2023 The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) is saddened by the news of Tonya Ingram’s death. Sadly, 17 people die each day...

AOPO Report: OPOs Quickly Advancing Towards Goal of 50,000 Annual Organ Transplants in 2026
AOPO Supports Efforts to Improve Transportation of Life-Saving Organs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Information:AOPO | media@aopo.org AOPO Supports Efforts to Improve Transportation of Life-Saving OrgansPresident Sends Letter to Department of Transportation Urging a Meeting with UNOS to Identify Solutions McLean, VA (December 19, 2022)...