August is National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month. Many COTA families are waiting for their children and young adults to be matched to an organ or tissue donor – like COTA Kid Ruby Mwamba was. Ruby received a life-saving liver transplant at Seattle Children's in April 2022. Thanks to the gift of life, she can keep dreaming about a future with endless possibilities, like becoming a dentist, doctor, pilot or chef. #donatelife #transplantfundraising #transplant See her story: https://lnkd.in/ghpK-sg3
Children's Organ Transplant Association
Fundraising
Bloomington, Indiana 932 followers
COTA helps children and young adults who need a transplant by providing fundraising assistance and family support.
About us
The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) helps children and young adults who need a life-saving transplant by providing fundraising assistance and family support. COTA exists to assist patients who require a life-saving organ, bone marrow, cord blood or stem cell transplant. COTA works with patients of any age who need a transplant due to a genetic disease such as Cystic Fibrosis, Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), Sickle Cell Anemia (call for other diseases), and all patients 21 and under for any disease complication. COTA guides the family and their volunteers through every necessary fundraising step, including organizing and training the campaign volunteer committee; planning successful events and activities; working with the media; and finding multiple sources of funding. Key services for transplant families include: NO COST SERVICES The Children’s Organ Transplant Association does not charge for its services or take a percentage of funds raised. 100% of funds raised in honor of patients are used for transplant-related expenses. NOT-FOR-PROFIT STATUS Because the Children’s Organ Transplant Association is a 501(c)3 charity, gifts to COTA are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law. And, because COTA serves as the trustee of the funds, these funds are not considered income for the family and do not jeopardize any assistance program the family has or may qualify for. INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS AND SUPPORT FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGN/FAMILY WEBSITE ONGOING CAMPAIGN SUPPORT NEGOTIATING SERVICES Facebook: @COTAFans Twitter: @COTA_ORG Instagram: @cota_org
- Website
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http://www.cota.org
External link for Children's Organ Transplant Association
- Industry
- Fundraising
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Bloomington, Indiana
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1986
- Specialties
- Fundraising, Family Support, and Transplant
Locations
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Primary
2501 West COTA Dr
Bloomington, Indiana 47403, US
Employees at Children's Organ Transplant Association
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Tony Paganelli
Experienced lawyer focused on advising businesses. Principal and Managing Attorney at Paganelli Law Group. #TeamPLG
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Nancy Curtis Crain
Physician Assistant, Wellness Consultant
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Stephanie Sims
Public Relations Manager at Children's Organ Transplant Association DBA COTA for Kyle N
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Jane Gifford
Emergency Medicine Residency Coordinator
Updates
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COTA Teen Gavin’s transplant journey – and COTA partnership – started in 2006. He has received two life-saving liver transplants since then, in 2015 and 2022. Gavin is a living testament to COTA’s lifetime commitment to our transplant families. This September, COTA’s Maxwell family will be celebrating the second anniversary of Gavin’s second liver transplant and his first year of college studying criminal justice. #donatelife #transplantfundraising #transplant Read his story: https://lnkd.in/gD7TxA9m
A Colorado Transplant Family’s Journey Started in 2006
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COTA looks forward to the TENTH Annual Miracle Maker Celebration on September 21st. We extend our gratitude to Miracle Maker Celebration Enthusiast Sponsor, 619 Recruiting, for helping give a lifetime of hope to #transplant families across the country. #MMC2024 #fundraising #nonprofit
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The goal of the Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) is to meet the financial obligations that each patient faces. Most patients have health insurance coverage, but this does not cover fuel costs to numerous clinic visits, expenses incurred when parents or spouses are on unpaid leave from work as caregivers, and multiple (and expensive) monthly prescription co-payments and deductibles. The average lung transplant and follow-up care requires more than $1.4 million. COTA works with patients of any age facing life-saving transplants as a result of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) to raise funds for transplant-related expenses. Do you know someone with CF who could benefit from COTA’s assistance? Please direct them to visit COTAGetStarted.org. #donatelife #transplantfundraising #transplant
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ICYMI: National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month: Here is how a young girl’s life was saved BIG thanks to silive.com for sharing! ⬇ #transplant #transplantfundraising https://lnkd.in/gvWiVMKc
National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month: Here is how a young girl’s life was saved
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COTA President Rick Lofgren joined BAREinc.org on this week's podcast episode of Coffee Talk to discuss COTA's mission of assisting transplant families. Plus, hear from two families how COTA has made a difference in their transplant journeys ... and will continue to do so for a lifetime. Listen now ⬇ #transplant #transplantfundraising #podcast https://lnkd.in/ghMHprVM
Coffee Talk with COTA
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COTA looks forward to the TENTH Annual Miracle Maker Celebration on September 21st. We extend our gratitude to Miracle Maker Celebration Angel Sponsor, the Hern Family Limited Partnership, for helping give a lifetime of hope to #transplant families across the country. #MMC2024 #fundraising #nonprofit
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With nearly 40 years of experience, COTA has the expertise to help volunteers be successful in fundraising for transplant-related expenses. Please join us in recognizing volunteers for the COTA for Roya’s Hope campaign who received COTA’s $10,000 Challenge Grant by raising more than $100,000 within their first six months of fundraising. #transplantfundraising #volunteerism #transplant #fundraising
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COTA looks forward to the TENTH Annual Miracle Maker Celebration on September 21st. We extend our gratitude to Miracle Maker Celebration Angel Sponsor, Comprehensive Financial Consultants, for helping give a lifetime of hope to #transplant families across the country. #MMC2024 #fundraising #nonprofit
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“All the time when we go in with the doctors, we didn’t know what they were going to tell us. The data out there supported that she’s not supposed to be here.” COTA Kid Leila needs a life-saving kidney transplant. Thanks to a selfless living donor, soon she'll receive a second chance at life. COTA is honored to assist her family with transplant-related expenses. #transplant #transplantfundraising #shareyourspare Read her story from KSNB Local4 👇 https://lnkd.in/gCr6YZ8f
Community helping a girl as she prepares for a kidney transplant
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