Donor Alliance Achieves Record-Breaking Year in 2025, Honoring and Saving More Lives Than Ever Before

Non-profit organization facilitates more than 1,000 transplants for the first time, thanks to the generosity of 314 heroic donors who said ‘yes’ to giving the gift of life

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Despite unprecedented shifts in the nationwide landscape for organ donation and transplantation, Donor Alliance has once again reached new milestones in its mission to save and heal lives in Colorado and Wyoming. In 2025, the selfless generosity of a record 314 organ donors from the region led to 1,036 lifesaving organ transplants, marking a 9.4% increase over the previous year and saving the most lives in a single year in the organization’s history.

“In 2025, there has been increased national attention on organ donation and transplantation, particularly around the need for transparency, safety, and standardized practices. As an organization, we have welcomed and embraced these important discussions, turning them into opportunities to demonstrate our organizational commitment to performance excellence and our effectiveness in serving the Rocky Mountain region,” said Jennifer Prinz, President and CEO of Donor Alliance. “Achieving record-breaking results during this period of change reflects the generosity of our donor families and the unwavering dedication of our team and partners. Behind every statistic is a life saved, a donor legacy honored, and hope restored to families in our community.”

In addition to the lives saved through organ donation, Donor Alliance honored the lives of 1,880 tissue donors by recovering lifesaving and healing tissues, which provided more than 140,000 tissue grafts for those in need. These gifts provide hope and healing to tens of thousands of people suffering from trauma, disease, or blindness. The organization's partnership with Ossium Health also allowed Donor Alliance to recover bone marrow from deceased donors, expanding access to this critical form of treatment for blood cancers and other diseases in ways previously thought impossible.

In 2025, the generosity of residents in Colorado and Wyoming also continued to lead the country. Both states ranked among the top ten nationally for Donor Designation Rates (DDR), or the percentage of residents who register as organ, eye and tissue donors. This generosity translates directly to lives saved. Today, more than 1,300 people across Colorado and Wyoming continue to wait for a lifesaving transplant. Every person who chooses to save a life by joining the donor registry brings us closer to eliminating the waitlist.

One person can save up to eight lives through organ donation and save and heal more than 75 lives through tissue donation. For more information or to register as an organ and tissue donor, please visit DonorAlliance.org.

About Donor Alliance

Donor Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and healing lives through organ and tissue donation for transplantation in Colorado and most of Wyoming. As a federally designated organ procurement organization – one of 55 in the U.S. – Donor Alliance serves more than 6.3 million residents and more than 100 hospitals. Donor Alliance walks alongside the family during the organ recovery process and ensures their loved one’s gifts are safely received at transplant centers in a timely manner. Donor Alliance also facilitates tissue donation to save and heal more lives across our community.

In addition, the organization maintains partnerships with hospitals and manages the Donate Life Colorado and Donate Life Wyoming registries, which are symbols of the cause. Through Donate Life, Donor Alliance educates residents on the lifesaving benefits of donation, inspiring them to register. For more information, please visit DonorAlliance.org.