Select Language Spanish English Say "Yes" Today Our Story Vision, Mission, Values Our Vision is to maximize the gift of life while giving hope to donor families and transplant patients. Our Mission is to honor donors and save lives through organ and tissue donation. Our Values are: Compassion. Excellence. Legacy. People. Quality. Who Are We? More than 30 years ago, a small group of innovators led by renowned nephrologist Dr. Dana Shires made a commitment to save lives through organ and tissue donation. LifeLink Foundation was born. What was once a small, non-profit organization with big dreams and just a few employees is now much larger. LifeLink has more than 500 full- and part-time staff in west-central Florida, Georgia and Puerto Rico who fulfill the life-saving dreams of waiting transplant recipients through the generosity of organ and tissue donors. LifeLink Foundation is made up of five divisions: LifeLink of Florida, LifeLink of Georgia, LifeLink of Puerto Rico, LifeLink Transplantation Immunology Laboratory and LifeLink Tissue Bank. LifeLink Tissue Bank provides lifesaving and life-enhancing tissue allografts to patients in need. LifeLink of Florida LifeLink of Georgia LifeLink of Puerto Rico LifeLink Transplantation Immunology Laboratory LifeLink Tissue Bank LifeLink Legacy Fund® The Difference We Make We are committed to educating and inspiring the public to save lives through organ and tissue donation by joining the organ, tissue and eye donor registry. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and their families, along with the hard work and dedication from all members of the LifeLink team: 713 ORGAN DONORS HONORED In 2019-20 by LifeLink of Florida, LifeLink of Georgia and LifeLink of Puerto Rico 2,079 ORGANS TRANSPLANTED In 2019-20 thanks to the generosity of our donors and their families, along with the combined efforts from all LifeLink representatives +90,000 LIVES IMPROVED Annually through tissue transplantation, made possible by our donors and their families, along with the efforts of LifeLink Tissue Bank +$2million PROVIDED By LifeLink Legacy Fund® for organ transplant patients in need of financial assistance. LifeLink of Florida LifeLink of Florida is a division of LifeLink Foundation. As the non-profit organ procurement organization (OPO) designated to 15 counties in west and southwest Florida, LifeLink of Florida helps to facilitate the recovery of organs for transplantation within all hospitals in its donation service area, along with providing public education about the facts of donation and how individuals can save lives by joining the organ, tissue and eye donor registry while obtaining a driver license or online at www.DonateLifeFlorida.org. LifeLink of Georgia LifeLink of Georgia, a division of LifeLink Foundation, is the non-profit OPO designated to the state of Georgia and two counties in South Carolina. LifeLink of Georgia helps to facilitate the recovery of organs for transplantation within all hospitals in its donation service area, along with providing public education about the facts of donation and how individuals can save lives by joining the organ, tissue and eye donor registry while obtaining a driver license or online at www.DonateLifeGeorgia.org. LifeLink of Puerto Rico LifeLink of Puerto Rico, a division of LifeLink Foundation, is the non-profit OPO designated to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. LifeLink of Puerto Rico helps to facilitate the recovery of organs for transplantation within all hospitals in its donation service area, along with providing public education about the facts of donation and how individuals can save lives by joining the organ, tissue and eye donor registry while obtaining a driver license or online at www.DonateLifePuertoRico.org. LifeLink Transplantation Immunology Laboratory LifeLink Transplantation Immunology Laboratory is focused on matching potential donors with waiting recipients, protecting transplant patient safety and improving transplant outcomes. More than 1,000 patients and live donors are tested each year, along with approximately 300 deceased organ donors, resulting in more than one organ transplant a day within the six transplant programs served by the LifeLink Transplantation Immunology Laboratory. CLIA CERTIFICATION LifeLink Tissue Bank LifeLink Tissue Bank is the largest non-profit tissue bank in the southeastern United States and provides annually more than more than 40,000 life-enhancing allografts to orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgical specialists to benefit patients in need. LifeLink Tissue Bank takes pride in maintaining the safest, most clinically effective allografts possible. LifeLink Tissue Bank is accredited and inspected by the American Association of Tissue Banks, registered with the Food and Drug Administration, licensed by the states of Florida, California and New York and holds a permit to provide tissue in Maryland. Hundreds of thousands of patients have experienced renewed mobility and improved lives thanks to the generosity of tissue donors and LifeLink Tissue Bank. Click here to visit the LifeLink Tissue Bank website. LifeLink Legacy Fund® In 1995, LifeLink Foundation established the Endowment for Giving as a separate 501(c) 3 in support of the Foundation’s mission. In collaboration with transplant centers throughout LifeLink Foundation’s three organ recovery service areas, the Legacy Fund supports transplant patients through financial assistance programs. LifeLink Legacy Fund also funds research and other initiatives that positively impact organ donation and the transplant community. Through the generosity of our community, LifeLink Legacy Fund has provided more than two million dollars to fulfill its mission of support. Board of Governors Dennis F. Heinrichs, B.S.N., M.B.A. Chair of the Board Ms. Jean Aiken Davis Vice Chair of the Board Dana L. Shires, M.D. Founder and Board Member Emeritus John D. Whelchel, M.D. Board Member Emeritus Ms. Jennifer Krouse Employee Representative Victor D. Bowers, M.D. William H. Cleveland, M.D. Mr. Benjamin James Larry F. Jones, B.A. Christina L. Klein, M.D. William M. LeFor, Ph.D. Robert Metzger, M.D. Mr. Arnaldo Mignucci Mr. Harold W. Mullis, Jr. Luis A. Morales Otero, M.D. Thomas C. Pearson, M.D., Ph.D. Brandi Quinn, C.P.A. Jeffrey L. Seavey, CFP Marty Sellers, M.D., MPH Dara M. Simon, C.P.A. Esther Torres, M.D. Joel T. VanSickler, M.D. J. David Vega, M.D. Deborah Winegard, J.D. James J. Wynn, M.D. Our Story © 2021 LifeLink Foundation, Inc. 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