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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.

10,000 NKR-Facilitated Transplants

Kidney Donor Blog

Information for Donors

What is Living Kidney Donation?

Samantha Hil, NKR Vice President of Marketing, Microsite Product Manager

Many people know that you can donate an organ after you die, but did you know that you can donate a kidney when you are still alive? Here’s what living kidney donation is, how it works, and why you might want to consider it.

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Kidney Donor Stories

My Kidney Donation Story: Christine Bovo

Christine Bovo

On October 4, 2023, I became a non-directed kidney donor, almost two years after my mother passed away. When I saw a neighborhood post about a man in need of a kidney, I immediately decided that donating was something I wanted to learn more about.

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Why 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
NKR center locations across the USA.