named programs · 2 · from sources
What they call their work
Altruistic Donor Network Initiative
Planned online platform to connect kidney patients with potential living donors, modeled after the sisters' successful use of Craigslist to find a donor for their father
Public Education Campaign
Educates the public about kidney disease, the advantages of living donor transplants over cadaveric donations, and how to pursue non-traditional donor-finding methods
activities · 1 group
What they do
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Living Donor Transplant Support 3 activities
- Conducts medical and psychological evaluations for living kidney donorsPerforms comprehensive medical screening for potential living kidney donors, including tissue typing, crossmatching, antibody screening (PRA), 24-hour urine collection, chest X-rays, EKGs, arteriograms, and psychiatric evaluations to ensure donor safety and transplant compatibility.
- Facilitates living donor-recipient matching and transplant coordinationMatches kidney patients with living donors on a national basis and supports the medical and logistical processes leading to transplant, including facilitating at least one documented transplant in 2008 and another in 2016. Provides ongoing support to donors and recipients throughout the donation process.
- Supports kidney patients in finding living donors through education and outreachProvides education and resources to kidney patients on non-traditional methods of finding living donors, including public outreach campaigns and guidance on platforms like Craigslist. Operates a national program since 2008 to promote living kidney donation and support patients in identifying potential donors.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$11K
Contributions & grants$12K110%
Program service revenue——
Investment income$1K9%
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$38K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$19K
Grants paid out—
balance sheet
Total assets$28K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$28K
2 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +111.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022
Who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER FLOOD | PRESIDENT | 4 | $19K |
board members · 2
- BRIAN HAND — DIRECTOR
- ROSEANN FLOOD — DIRECTOR
relationships · 48
Who they work with
- Barnes Jewish Hospital Partner — Altruistic hospital partner offering transplant services in St. Louis, MO
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston Partner — Altruistic hospital partner with a Transplant Center affiliated with Harvard Medical School
- Buffalo General Hospital Partner — Altruistic hospital partner with a Transplant Center in Buffalo, NY
- COTA Partner — Organization providing ethical fundraising support for transplant-related expenses, linked as a resource
- Carolinas Medical Center Partner — Altruistic hospital partner offering kidney-pancreas transplant services in Charlotte, NC
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Partner — Altruistic hospital partner operating a Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Center
- Craigslist Partner — Leveraged Craigslist as a platform to post an ad that led to finding a kidney donor for their father.
- Craigslist Partner — Utilized as a platform to place public ads seeking kidney donors.
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Partner — Altruistic hospital partner with a transplantation team in Lebanon, NH
- Dr. Robert Montgomery Partner — Transplant surgeon involved in a patient's kidney transplant procedure.
- Erie County Medical Center Partner — Altruistic hospital partner providing renal care and transplant services in Buffalo, NY
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Partner — Altruistic hospital partner providing transplant services in Philadelphia, PA
- Intermountain Medical Center Partner — Altruistic hospital partner offering kidney transplant services in Murray, UT
- Jackson Memorial Hospital Partner — Altruistic hospital partner providing kidney transplant services in Miami, FL
- Jerry Edelstein Partner — Individual supported by the foundation's work, referenced in testimonial.
- Johns Hopkins Medical Center Partner — Altruistic hospital partner with a Comprehensive Transplant Center in Baltimore, MD
- Local hospital in New York Partner — Coordinated with the hospital to evaluate donors and perform the kidney transplant surgery for their father.
- Loyola University Health Center Partner — Altruistic hospital partner with a Kidney Transplantation Program in Maywood, IL
- Maine Medical Center Partner — Altruistic hospital partner operating the Maine Transplant Program in Portland, ME
- Mayo Clinic of Jacksonville Florida Partner — Altruistic hospital partner offering transplant services in Florida
- Mayo Clinic- Phoenix Partner — Altruistic hospital partner providing kidney transplant services
- Mayo Clinic- Scottsdale Partner — Altruistic hospital partner providing kidney transplant services
- Mayo Clinic-Rochester Partner — Altruistic hospital partner providing transplant services in Rochester, MN
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Partner — Altruistic hospital partner with a Transplant Institute in Washington, DC
- Methodist Specialty Transplant Hospital Partner — Altruistic hospital partner providing transplant services in San Antonio, TX
- Minnesota Medical Center Partner — Altruistic hospital partner operating The Transplant Center in Minneapolis, MN
- Montefiore Medical Center Partner — Altruistic hospital partner providing transplant services in the Bronx, NY
- Mt. Sinai Medical Center Partner — Altruistic hospital partner with a transplant program in New York, NY
- National Living Donor Assistance Center Partner — Organization providing reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and lost wages for living organ donors, linked as a resource
- New York University Medical Center Partner — Altruistic hospital partner offering transplant services in New York, NY
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strategies · 3
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Living-Donor Advocacy Through Public Educationmethodology: living-donor advocacy through public educationBy promoting living kidney donation over deceased-donor transplantation through public education, we increase donor recruitment and bypass transplant waiting lists, because recipients experience better clinical outcomes, lower rejection rates, and reduced infection risks with living-donor organs.
- Non-Traditional Public Appeals for Donor Matchingmethodology: public-appeal-for-donationBy using personal storytelling and non-traditional outreach platforms (e.g., online classifieds, public appeals), we connect kidney patients with potential living donors, because emotionally resonant narratives increase public engagement and willingness to consider altruistic donation.
- Peer-Powered Advocacy Using Lived Experiencemethodology: peer_advocacyBy leveraging personal testimony and peer support from individuals with lived experience in kidney donation and transplantation, we increase public awareness and donor participation, because shared experience builds trust and relatability more effectively than institutional messaging.