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Kidneys for
Farmers and
Ranchers

If you are in the farmer and rancher community and need a kidney or are someone who wishes to save a life by donating a kidney, you have come to the right place.

What We Do

Kidneys for Communities® was built upon the power of community.

Our unique Community-Directed Donation™ model amplifies affinity, identification and connections within a community to increase the number of living kidney donors, thus saving lives within a community.

Kidneys for Farmers and Ranchers
The farmer and rancher communities are the backbone of America. Often a livelihood built upon generations, they understand the importance of stepping up to help their neighbors. 

This program, offered in partnership with established farm and ranch organizations, raises awareness of kidney disease and promotes stories of kidney patients and the need for organ donation to save lives within the community.

Farmer and Rancher Patient Support
We help patients share their stories through a best-in-class online platform and social media with their communities and provide them with resources, best practices, and donor campaign support to find a kidney donor.

Provide Assistance to Donors
Our world’s first altruistic kidney donor forum, Living Donor Connections, provides support and inspiration to people who are considering donating a kidney. We also extend a pledge of a future kidney and financial benefits to support various costs that donors may incur.

All at no cost.
Our program is FREE to all participants.

SEE WHO NEEDS A KIDNEY

RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM ALTRUISTIC KIDNEY DONORS

Ari Johnson

Living Donor Connection Board Member

Ari is the Senior UX/UI Designer at a well-known outdoor gear company and also generously donated a kidney to a fellow colleague there.

Debbie Shearer

Living Donor Connection Board Member

Debbie’s family supports the agriculture community through work with Mid-States.

Kidneys for Communities and Mid-States Committed to Saving Lives Together

One of North America’s largest farming retailer networks teams up with Kidneys for Communities®

Mid-States Distributing LLC, a leading network of 36 farm, ranch, and home retail companies with over 700 locations, is partnering with Kidneys for Communities. This collaboration aims to empower their 30,000+ associates and families to donate kidneys within the Mid-States community.

“Relationships are the foundation of what makes Mid-States special,” said CEO Tom Mahlke. “Our partnership with Kidneys for Communities allows us to help one another even more.”

Altruistic kidney donor and Kidneys for Communities Board Member Debbie Shearer added, “In the Mid-States community, you are family. Imagine the lives we can save by connecting those in need with those who want to help.”

Kidneys for Communities® Donor Benefits

Donating a kidney is one of the most rewarding and fulfilling acts someone can do.

Every eight minutes, another person is added to the national transplant waiting list with more than 103,223 people who are hoping for a life-saving kidney transplant. (Health Resources & Services Administration). 

The Kidneys for Communities team understands and has personally experienced the obstacles that can be prohibitive to the donor, which why we offer the industry’s most complete donor benefits package is:

Onboarding and education

Personalized guidance through the donation process

Anonymity

Cost reimbursements:

Travel, food & lodging, lost wages, child, pet and adult care

Future Kidney Pledge for donor and family

No cost

Commitment of a kidney for a patient in the community

Join us in saving countless lives - even if that life is your own.

THOSE SEEKING A KIDNEY

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FINANCIAL DONATIONS TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION

Help support education and advocacy to generate awareness about living kidney donations to save more lives.

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KIDNEY DONATION

One Donation Can Save Many Lives

By leveraging the exponential power of paired kidney exchanges we help the patient receive a matching kidney while saving the lives of more people.

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