LifeShare of Oklahoma

What LifeShare of Oklahoma does

LifeShare of Oklahoma (legally LifeShare Network, Inc.) is a non-profit Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) founded in 1986 and headquartered in Oklahoma City. It is the only federally designated OPO for the state of Oklahoma, coordinating organ, eye, and tissue donation across a network of 145+ hospitals and 3 transplant centers. The organization operates through a corporate structure of wholly-owned subsidiaries: LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma (the core OPO), LifeShare Tissue Services (tissue recovery and processing), LifeShare Innovations (research-exclusive donation programs), and the LifeShare Foundation (philanthropy and community outreach). In 2025, LifeShare managed 14,000+ donor referrals, facilitated 434 organ transplants, and recovered 18,158 tissues, serving Oklahoma's roughly 800 patients on the transplant waitlist.

The organization's core technology and operating model centers on 24/7 clinical donation coordination, a dedicated tissue recovery suite, donor registry infrastructure across 237 Service Oklahoma tag agency locations, and the newly launched LifeSafe Shipper — an organ transportation product co-developed with MaxQ featuring integrated temperature regulation, tracking, and environmental protection. LifeShare Innovations runs a research-exclusive donation (RED) program with academic and biotech partners including Yale, Draper, Revalia Bio, Anabios, ABS Bio, and OU Biophotonics, enabling translational research in oncology and perfusion. The organization's revenue model is a non-profit cost-recovery structure: organ acquisition charges billed to transplant centers, tissue processing fees, hospital service fees, federal reimbursement, research funding, and philanthropic support via the LifeShare Foundation (which raised over $400K in 2025). Services are provided at no cost to donor families. The organization is HIPAA-compliant and was awarded the Level 5 Oklahoma State Award for Performance Excellence in 2025.

The go-to-market motion is community-led: donor registration is driven by tag-agency and driver-education partnerships, with more than 97% of people saying yes when asked at the DMV. Distribution combines direct hospital-partnership sales (field/enterprise model for clinical donation coordination) with self-serve consumer donor registration (DMV, mobile, web). Strategic positioning emphasizes operational excellence, research innovation through LifeShare Innovations, and a 40-year institutional legacy that compounds brand and trust advantage in a federally regulated monopoly market.

Name

LifeShare of Oklahoma

Legal name

LifeShare Network, Inc.

Website

https://lifeshareoklahoma.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

LifeShare of Oklahoma is the only federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) for the state, coordinating organ, eye, and tissue donation across 145+ hospitals and 3 transplant centers, serving Oklahoma's transplant waitlist patients through clinical recovery, tissue services, and research programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organ Procurement and Tissue Donation Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Blood, Organ & Tissue Donation Organizations (BPAGACAJ)

Keywords

• Organ procurement services
• Tissue donation recovery
• Birth tissue donation
• Donor registry management
• Transplant coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Oklahoma City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. OPO Services and Community Support: LifeShare operates as a non-profit Organ Procurement Organization (OPO), relying on federal designation funding, community philanthropy, and foundation support to sustain operations. Services are provided at no cost to donor families. Revenue supports organ/tissue recovery coordination, hospital partnerships, community outreach, and research programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

LifeShare of Oklahoma is the state's only federally designated Organ Procurement Organization (OPO), coordinating organ, eye, and tissue donation end-to-end through hospital partnerships and a statewide donor registry. Services include donor referral management, clinical donation coordination, organ recovery and transplantation, tissue recovery (corneas, skin, bone, tendons, heart valves, cartilage, vessels), the Labor of Love Birth Tissue Donation Program, and grief support for donor families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma (OPO) The only federally authorized Organ Procurement Organization for Oklahoma, managing organ donation and recovery in partnership with 145+ hospitals and 3 transplant centers across the state.
• LifeShare Tissue Services Manages tissue donation and recovery services including corneas, heart valves, skin, tendons, bones, cartilage, and birth tissue, with tissue recovery performed at LifeShare's dedicated tissue recovery suite in Oklahoma City.
• Labor of Love Birth Tissue Donation Program Program enabling expectant mothers delivering via C-section to donate birth tissue (placenta) used in surgical procedures, eye healing, and patient recovery applications.
• LifeSafe Shipper Innovative organ transportation product developed in partnership with MaxQ, featuring integrated temperature regulation, tracking, and environmental protection measures for safe organ transit.
• LifeShare Donor Registry State registry for organ, eye, and tissue donor registration maintained under Oklahoma law, allowing Oklahoma residents to register their donation decision at Service Oklahoma tag agencies, online, or via mobile.
• LifeShare Innovations Drives positive change by supporting advancement of research and technologies that help healthcare practitioners better understand diseases and improve transplantation outcomes. Manages research-exclusive donation (RED) programs with academic and biotech partners.
• LifeShare Foundation Non-profit foundation supporting the LifeShare Network through philanthropy, community outreach, awareness campaigns, support programs, and research funding, raising more than $400K in 2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600 lives saved in 2025 through organ donation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MTF BiologicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025MTF Biologics is a tissue bank that awarded LifeShare's Tissue team two industry awards in 2025: the Golden Glove Award and the Emerald Award of Excellence, recognizing excellence in tissue recovery operations.
• MaxQcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025LifeShare partnered with Stillwater-based MaxQ to develop and launch the LifeSafe Shipper, an innovative organ transportation product featuring integrated temperature regulation, tracking, and environmental protection measures.
• Revalia BiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025LifeShare Innovations expanded its research-exclusive donation (RED) program with funding secured through partnership with Revalia Bio, Yale, and Draper for organ and tissue research pathways.
• Yale UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025LifeShare Innovations expanded its research-exclusive donation (RED) program in partnership with Yale University, working on oncology and perfusion research pathways.
• DrapercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025LifeShare Innovations partnered with Draper (research institution) as part of the RED program expansion, securing funding for organ and perfusion research.
• AnabioscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025LifeShare Innovations onboarded Anabios as a RED program researcher, one of three new researchers added in 2025 at Anabios, ABS Bio, and OU Biophotonic.
• ABS BiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025LifeShare Innovations onboarded ABS Bio as a RED program researcher for organ and tissue research, working alongside Anabios and OU Biophotonic.
• OU BiophotonicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025LifeShare Innovations onboarded OU Biophotonics as a RED program researcher, contributing to the expanded research-exclusive donation program for organ and tissue research.
• Oklahoma Hospitals (145+)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025LifeShare partners with more than 145 hospitals across Oklahoma for donation referrals, coordination, and continuing education. 48 hospitals participated in the 2025 HRSA DoNation challenge. LifeShare's Hospital Development team offers eight accredited webinars per year.
• Oklahoma Transplant Centers (3)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025LifeShare works with three transplant centers in Oklahoma to coordinate organ placement and transplantation, enabling the 434 organs transplanted in 2025.
• Service Oklahoma (Tag Agencies)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership with all 237 Service Oklahoma Licensed Operator locations for donor registration. More than 97% of people say yes to registering when asked at tag agencies. Tag agencies are also recognized annually at the LifeShare Legacy Awards.
• LifeShare FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The LifeShare Foundation provides community support for the LifeShare Network and its subsidiaries, raising more than $400K in 2025. The Foundation supports outreach programs, research grants, driver education partnerships, and public awareness campaigns.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Donor Network West: Federally designated OPO serving northern and central California. Closest structural parallel to LifeShare as a single-state (sub-state) OPO running organ and tissue procurement plus community donor registration across an integrated hospital network.
• LifeNet Health: Non-profit organ and tissue procurement organization providing donor recovery services across multiple states with significant tissue banking operations. Directly comparable in non-profit OPO model, tissue volume, and integrated hospital/community network.
• Gift of Life Michigan: Federally designated OPO for the state of Michigan, coordinating organ and tissue donation through hospital partnerships and community donor registration. Single-state OPO with comparable mission, infrastructure, and operational scale.
• Donor Alliance: Federally designated OPO serving Colorado and Wyoming, with similar single-state (sub-state) territory model, hospital partnerships, and community-driven donor registration programs. Direct competitor in OPO service delivery model.
• Midwest Transplant Network: Federally designated OPO serving Kansas and western Missouri. Comparable in scope (single-state OPO), hospital network coverage, and integrated organ and tissue recovery operations.
• LifeGift: Federally designated OPO serving Texas, coordinating organ and tissue donation across a multi-region network. Comparable in non-profit OPO structure, hospital partnership model, and community education focus.
• Texas Organ Sharing Alliance: Federally designated OPO serving central and south Texas with organ and tissue recovery programs. Direct peer as a state-level OPO of comparable scale and operational model.
• New England Donor Services: Federally designated multi-state OPO serving parts of New England. Comparable in non-profit OPO structure, integrated tissue services operations, and multi-hospital partnership model.
• ConnectLife: Federally designated OPO and community blood center serving western New York. Comparable as a non-profit organization combining organ/tissue procurement with community-based donor engagement under a unified mission.

Broad incumbents

• Versiti: Large non-profit blood and tissue banking organization with multiple state operations and broad hospital partnerships. Adjacent incumbent in tissue and biologic services; competes for hospital tissue contracts and donation partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@lifeshareok8557
• Facebookfacebook.com/LifeShareOK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lifeshare-network
• Instagraminstagram.com/lifeshareok
• Xx.com/LifeShareOK

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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