Improving Living Kidney Donation & Transplantation
The National Kidney Registry is dedicated to increasing living kidney donation, ensuring better donor-recipient matches, and providing comprehensive support and protections for living donors.
Why the National Kidney Registry:
Kidney Donor Blog
Information for Donors
What is a Donor Mentor for Living Kidney Donation?
If you’re considering becoming a living kidney donor, you probably have questions like What is the kidney donation process like? How will kidney donation affect my life? and What can I expect before, during, and after kidney donation?
Continue ReadingKidney Donor Stories
My Kidney Donation Story: Kim Rice
I am a Baltimore-based artist. Last spring, another Baltimore artist posted a need for a kidney on Instagram. I quickly looked up what kidney donation entailed and then applied to be a donor.
Continue ReadingWhy Choose an NKR Center
NKR Member Centers agree to an extensive list of guidelines and commitments to provide the highest level of care, protection, and support to living donors and transplant recipients. As of 2025, there are 102 NKR Member Centers spanning 35 states and the District of Columbia.
Member Centers
60 Lives, 30 Kidneys, All Linked
Vouchers: Giving the Gift of Life
Voucher Program Paying it Forward
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