About Donation

Organ donation starts with a simple decision, and this section of our site is here to help you make it with confidence. Whether you are thinking about registering, researching for a class or project, or supporting a loved one through the process, the pages below explain organ, eye, and tissue donation in plain language - who can give, what can be given, and what really happens along the way.

Lifebanc is the nonprofit organ procurement organization (OPO) serving 20 counties in Northeast Ohio, and we have guided families through donation since 1986. Today, more than 100,000 people are on the national transplant waiting list, including thousands of Ohioans. One donor can save up to 8 lives through organ donation and heal more than 75 people through tissue donation. To see how donation is changing lives across the country, visit Donate Life America. For official national information on donation and transplantation, the federal resource organdonor.gov is a helpful place to start.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

Start wherever your questions lead you. Walk through how donation works from registration to recovery, sort fact from fiction on our Myths & Facts page, or meet the donors, families, and recipients behind the stories. When you are ready, registering as a donor takes about a minute at any Ohio BMV or online - and that one decision could someday give another family a second chance.