Indiana Donor Network, the federally designated organ recovery organization that coordinates organ, tissue and cornea donation in Indiana and transplantation throughout the U.S., saved 1,214 lives in 2025 through organ donation, coordinating 1,379 lifesaving organs for transplantation from 467 Indiana donors.
Through tissue and cornea donation, the organization recovered 1,558 tissues to help save and heal lives and restore sight from 15,734 Hoosier tissue and cornea donors.
“We continue to enhance our operational excellence, provide superior clinical expertise and provide unmatched care and compassion through all we do to save lives and serve donor families and our partner hospitals throughout Indiana,” said President and CEO Kellie Tremain. “Our utilization of the latest technologies available to make more donated organs stronger and more viable for successful transplantation significantly increased our abilities to save lives.”
NEW: B-roll footage of new liver, kidney perfusion technology in use to keep donated organs viable longer for successful transplantation and high-resolution photographs of Indiana Donor Network clinical staff in action using liver and kidney perfusion technology.
Other major milestones achieved by Indiana Donor Network in 2025:
- Facilitated 18,434 interactions with Indiana donor families through Aftercare Support.
- Provided programs, grief and counseling services, and support to 3,102 donor family members.
- Experienced 960,934 “yes” decisions to be a donor by Indiana residents; today, more than 4.5 million Hoosiers have made a choice to save lives through donation.
- Managed 252 organ and tissue donation advocates who volunteered more than 19,194 hours and added 50 new advocates throughout Indiana.
- Reached 205,983 Hoosiers through community presentations that offered education about organ and tissue donation and encouraged attendees to sign up to be donors.
- Led 756 middle and high school presentations, reaching more than 52,844 students throughout Indiana.
- Raised $1.1 million in fundraising support for Indiana Donor Network Foundation.
- Installed the new Indiana Donor Network Donor Memorial in Indianapolis, honoring the lifesaving legacies of Hoosier organ and tissue donors.
“We achieved Tier 1-A status in 2025, the highest ranking an organ procurement organization can receive in the U.S. by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,” Tremain said. “By collaborating with donor families and our hospital partners throughout the state, our lifesaving work remains dedicated to the legacies of Hoosiers who made selfless decisions to save lives through organ and tissue donation.”
NEW: Download the 2025 Indiana Donor Network fact sheets concerning organ, tissue and cornea donation, about Indiana Donor Network and about Donate Life Indiana.
While more than 48,000 organ transplants were performed in the U.S. in 2025, more than 105,000 people in the U.S. are currently waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant – that includes more than 1,400 Indiana residents. Every day, 17 people die waiting while every 8 minutes, another person is added to the list.
One organ donor can save eight lives. One tissue donor can heal more than 75 others. One cornea donor can restore sight to two people.
Despite age or medical history, anyone can sign up to be an organ donor. There are five ways that Hoosiers can sign up to become an organ donor:
- They can say “yes” when conducting business at their local Bureau of Motor Vehicles branch.
- They can sign up online at DonateLifeIndiana.org.
- They can say “yes” when they apply online for a hunting, fishing or trapping license through the state Department of Natural Resources.
- They can sign up when applying for or renewing their professional license to work in Indiana through the state’s Professional Licensing Agency.
- They can say “yes” through the Health app on their iPhone or iPad.
ABOUT INDIANA DONOR NETWORK
The decision to become an organ, tissue and eye donor is a decision to give the gift of life. Indiana Donor Network serves as the vital link between donors and patients waiting for lifesaving organ transplants, healing tissue and corneas to restore sight. The organization is a federally designated organ recovery organization and accredited tissue bank serving 85 of Indiana’s 92 counties. Its team of nearly 400 dedicated professionals is committed to saving and healing lives through donation and transplantation, championing the cause through education and outreach and supporting donor families in their time of need.
ABOUT INDIANA DONOR NETWORK FOUNDATION
As a subsidiary of Indiana Donor Network, the organ recovery organization for 85 of Indiana’s 92 counties, Indiana Donor Network Foundation enhances the lives of those touched by donation through education, innovation, caring and support. The Foundation raises funds through individual contributions, special events and sponsorships to support transplant recipients and the families of donor heroes.
Indiana Donor Network® and the Indiana Donor Network Foundation® are federally registered trademarks.
ABOUT DONATE LIFE INDIANA
Since 1998, Donate Life Indiana has been the state-authorized nonprofit organization responsible for managing the Indiana donor registry. Its mission is to save lives by creating opportunities for all Indiana citizens to sign up on the organization’s official state registry while striving to raise awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation through public education.