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Living-donor matching

Private living-donor matching for kidney and liver

Kidney or liver: confidential matching. Heart, lung, pancreas, marrow/stem cell, or Other: a navigator session. A donor never sees your real name or contact details until you choose to reveal them.

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Never public. Never searchable.

Your profile lives in a private matching queue, not a public page — no name, story, or diagnosis that a stranger, employer, or Google search can find. You personally approve every introduction before anyone sees your contact details.

This page collects transplant-related information. Read our Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy.

How matching actually works

Four steps, and revealing your identity is optional at every one of them.

You sign up confidentially

Your story and details go into our private matching queue — not a public page.

We privately compare new donor signups

Matches are found on organ type and ABO blood-type compatibility. Medical suitability is always determined later, by your transplant center.

You connect privately first

If organ and blood type look like a fit, both of you opt in. You can message without sharing your real name — so you can get a feel for each other before you commit.

You decide if — and when — to reveal yourself

Then trickle what you share — first name, story, contact — only if you want to. A little, a lot, or never. Wait for your center, reveal sooner, or stay anonymous. Your call, never ours.

Sample confidential profile

Jordan · Seeking a kidney

Blood type O+ · Texas · On the waitlist since 2025. "I coach my daughter's soccer team most weekends — I just want more of them."

Sample confidential profile

Amara · Seeking a liver

Blood type A− · Ohio · Listed at two centers. "Married 12 years, still teaching high school chemistry through all of it."

Sample confidential profile

Wes · Seeking a kidney

Blood type B+ · North Carolina · Family donor fell through. "Looking for someone willing to take a closer look."

These are illustrative examples, not real patients, and not public — they're shown here only to demonstrate what your confidential profile looks like.

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One thing that never changes. Once you move toward formal evaluation, your transplant center will independently verify both your identities to run testing and provide care — that's separate from whether you and your match know each other's names. Many centers keep that confidential between donor and recipient unless both sides specifically ask to be introduced.
What matching membership actually pays for. For kidney and liver, your fee supports your private profile and the matching queue — it is never a payment for an organ, and it never influences your medical priority at any transplant center. Heart, lung, pancreas, marrow/stem cell, and other needs use navigator packages instead. All medical compatibility testing and consent still happen at your accredited transplant program.

What your profile does

Confidential story page

Your story, written in your own words — kept private, and shared only with a match you've both agreed to connect with.

Active private matching

Privately compared to every new donor signup on organ and blood type. Compatible matches appear on your private dashboard.

RN Navigator, if you want one

Matching does not include navigator sessions. A Center & Options Review is a separate order.

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Kidney and liver use private matching. Heart, lung, pancreas, marrow/stem cell, and other needs go to a navigator session — there is no living-donor match here for those organs.

Want an RN Navigator in your corner first? Order a navigator session.

Donors never see your real name or contact details until you choose to reveal them.

Pick your organ to see matching plans or navigator packages. Email is required to continue.

We'll email if you don't finish so we can help you continue. We will not text you unless you opt in.

Frequently asked

What am I actually paying for?

Your membership funds your confidential profile and ongoing private comparison of every new donor signup on organ and blood type — never a payment for an organ, and never contingent on getting matched. Compatible people show up on your dashboard while your plan is active. See our Trust & Safety commitments.

Is there a guarantee I'll get matched?

No one can honestly promise you a living-donor match — anyone who does isn't being straight with you. While your plan is active, every new donor signup is privately compared to your organ and blood type, and compatible people show up on your dashboard. You keep looking; we keep comparing.

Can I cancel?

Both matching plans cancel anytime through your account — no phone call or email needed. Cancellation stops the next renewal; access continues through the period you already paid. Full details are in our Terms of Service.

How is this different from just listing at my transplant center?

It's not a replacement — it's in addition. Your transplant center manages your official waitlist status and every medical decision. We privately search for a living-donor match on top of that, which can move faster than the deceased-donor waitlist alone.

Want an RN Navigator in your corner too?

Matching membership does not include navigator sessions. A Center & Options Review is a separate order.

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Traveling for treatment — or bringing a donor in?

We help with lodging and flights near major centers. Eligible living donors can use NLDAC for travel and lost-wage reimbursement — up to $6,000.

See Travel & Lodging →