Become a Living Donor!

Kidney patient and filmmaker uses humor to spotlight the life-changing impact of living organ donation through a “LIVING DONOR” PSA campaign in partnership with the NKF.

Filmmaker and Kidney Patient creates "Living Donor!" PSAs

Watch: "LIVING DONOR!" PSA campaign

A filmmaker on the transplant list uses humor to raise awareness in a PSA campaign starring real living donors.

Kimleigh: PSA & Interview

Kimleigh gave her cousin the gift of life by donating a kidney—an experience that transformed her forever.

David: PSA & Interview

David is an altruistic kidney donor, grateful knowing his gift has given someone a better life. 

Maribel: PSA (español) & Interview

Maribel donated a kidney to her father. She is happy to see him thriving, untethered to a dialysis machine.

Living Donor!

Save a life and become a hero for someone in need of a kidney transplant.

What You Can Do:
 

  1. Share the videos. They may inspire someone to save a life. 
  2. Become a hero. Find out if you qualify to be a living donor in about 5 minutes.

A Crew With a Cause

Watch Melissa's Story

Melissa, a kidney patient and a filmmaker, volunteered her time and skills to create the “LIVING DONOR!” PSA campaign to help others understand the life-changing impact of living organ donation. She’s making it easier to talk about this topic by bringing humor into the campaign—something she is known for in her other work.

Watch Philip's Story

When Philip heard about Melissa’s project, he immediately volunteered to lend a hand with production design. He knows the impact of living kidney donation firsthand—his dad, Richard, was a three-time kidney transplant recipient.

Ready to see if you may be able to donate a kidney?

National Kidney Registry logo: red circular icon with white wave, "NATIONAL KIDNEY REGISTRY" (KIDNEY in red), tagline "FACILITATING LIVING DONOR TR

Let the National Kidney Registry Help You

Get prescreened for free — no commitment. Find out if you may be able to be a living donor in about 5 minutes. 

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Still undecided on whether to donate?

Hear everything you need to know about donating a kidney in these free, self-paced videos delivered by living donors.