As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on the lives we’ve changed together. Every transplant facilitated by the Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation (APKD) represents more than the restoration of one life—it symbolizes reunited families, the courage of selfless kidney donors, and the hope given to patients facing uncertain futures.

This year has been extraordinary, and it’s all thanks to your generosity.

• Reuniting Families: Loved ones are freed from the relentless cycle of dialysis and given a second chance at life.
• Empowering Living Donors: Through our DonorProtect® Benefits program, we’ve reimbursed over $450,000 for lost wages, travel, and dependent care, easing the burden of their remarkable sacrifice.
• Honoring Deceased Donors: Chains of life-saving transplants sparked by deceased donors are helping to end the wait list for military men and women who serve our country.
• From Health to Hope: Our Health to Hope initiative ensures expert post-transplant care, allowing recipients to embrace their new lease on life with stability and long-term health.

Your Gift Can Create Miracles in 2025

While 2024 has been an extraordinary year, there’s so much more we can do together. Your gift today can help us achieve bold initiatives in 2025:

• Expand the Military Share Program to provide life-saving transplants to more of our nation’s heroes.
• Launch life insurance for living donors, offering peace of mind to those who give so selflessly.
• Broaden global access to kidney exchange programs, saving lives in underserved regions.
• Provide financial support for living donors during their post-donation recovery.

This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of Life

Your generosity restores not just health, but hope, dignity, and connection. Every dollar you give ensures we can do more—for patients awaiting a kidney, for the heroes who step forward to donate, and for the families who find solace in the life-saving gift of a loved one. Join us in making 2025 a year of even greater impact. Together, we are saving lives, one kidney at a time. Thank you for being part of our mission. Your compassion brings light to families in their darkest hours and transforms sorrow into hope.

With deepest gratitude,
Susan Rees
Chief Operating Officer