COTA Facts
Children’s Organ Transplant Association Facts
The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) is a national charity based in Bloomington, Indiana, which is dedicated to organizing and guiding families and communities in raising funds for transplant-needy patients. COTA’s priority is to assure that no child or young adult is denied a transplant or excluded from a transplant waiting list due to lack of funds. 100% of all funds raised are used for transplant-related expenses.Founded in 1986 after a group of Bloomington, Indiana, volunteers helped raise funds to place a child on the liver transplant waiting list.
- Founded in 1986 after a group of Bloomington, Indiana, volunteers helped raise funds to place a child on the liver transplant waiting list.
- COTA has helped nearly 1,700 children and adults and has raised over $60 million.
- Since 1986, more than 1,100 COTA patients have been successfully transplanted.COTA does not charge any patient for its services.
- In 2010, more than 100 COTA patients were successfully transplanted and nearly $3.6 million was raised.COTA funds are available for the patient’s life for transplant-related expenses.
- COTA does not charge any patient for its services.
- Every dollar raised in honor of COTA’s patients is used for transplant-related expenses.
- COTA funds are available for the patient’s life for almost any transplant-related expense.
- In addition to children, COTA works with adults with genetic diseases such as Cystic Fibrosis. In 2010, 90% of COTA patients were under the age of 21.
- Nearly 80% of COTA’s patients are referred to COTA by a social worker, financial coordinator or transplant coordinator at a transplant center.
- Since 1986, COTA volunteers and staff have distributed more than 1,000,000 organ donation registration cards. COTA works in partnership with the Coalition on Donation, the Indiana Donation Alliance Foundation, The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation and the Kiwanis to increase the organ donation rate.
Giving Hope:
“With the help of COTA, our volunteers were organized, motivated and well trained on how to raise funds to help with transplant-related expenses. This gave us tremendous hope as we started Ella’s transplant journey, and continues to give us hope today -- and will well into the future as funds will be available throughout Ella’s lifetime.”
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