Orga­ni­za­tions like IDN work dai­ly to iden­ti­fy eli­gi­ble donors and make organs and tis­sue avail­able to peo­ple wait­ing for life­sav­ing and life-enhanc­ing trans­plants. View the infor­ma­tion and link on this page to see how we’re address­ing this chal­lenge to give hope and life to peo­ple in need.

Stats and Facts

  • Every 8 min­utes a new per­son is added to the nation­al organ trans­plant wait­ing list.
  • An aver­age of 13 peo­ple die each day while wait­ing for an organ transplant.
  • In 2025, more than 49,000 trans­plants from 23,788 donors brought renewed life to patients and their fam­i­lies and communities.
  • One donor can save up to 8 lives through organ dona­tion and enhance between 50 – 300 lives through tis­sue donation.
  • Every driver’s edu­ca­tion class in Iowa must have one edu­ca­tion­al ses­sion on organ and tis­sue dona­tion for their students.
  • The U.S. achieved its 1 mil­lionth organ trans­plant, more than any oth­er coun­try in the world and a his­tor­i­cal mile­stone in the world of transplant. 

impact numbers


View the Lat­est Dona­tion Statistics

Iowa Donor Network’s Dona­tion Activ­i­ty for 2025

Organs Trans­plant­ed – 376
Organ Donor – 124
Tis­sue Donors – 1,308

Local and Nation­al Wait­ing List as of 5/1/2026

Nation­al Organ Wait­ing List: 109,362
Iowa Organ Wait­ing List: 621

Iowa Organ Wait­ing List by Organ as of 5/1/2026

Heart – 18
Lungs – 6
Liv­er – 18
Kid­ney – 551
Kidney/​Pancreas – 25
Pan­creas – 3

Our Vision:

All are inspired to donate life.