Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO)

What Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) does

AOPO (Association of Organ Procurement Organizations) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit trade association founded in 1984 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia. It represents 47 of the 55 federally-designated Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) operating in the United States, serving as the field's unified advocacy, education, and performance-improvement body. AOPO works in close coordination with HHS, HRSA, OPTN, and UNOS on regulatory and policy matters affecting organ donation and transplantation, and anchors the public-facing 50K Transplants Campaign targeting 50,000 annual U.S. transplants.

AOPO's core offerings center on (1) collective advocacy before federal regulators and legislators, (2) an 8-pillar Quality Improvement Framework endorsed by 53 of 55 OPOs, (3) the OPO Performance Measurement Project administered in partnership with Econometrica, (4) an annual meeting (43rd edition held in Orlando in June 2026), (5) a job center for OPO workforce recruitment, and (6) a multi-tier industry partner program that now includes more than 65 vendors spanning technology (including AI/data vendors such as Valiant AI), pharmaceuticals (Sanofi), and patient/donor advocacy organizations. In December 2022, AOPO established the AOPO Foundation as a subsidiary to pursue research, education, and grant-making activity. The association received ASAE's 2024 Power of Associations Gold Award.

Revenue is generated from membership dues paid by 47 OPO member organizations, tiered industry partnership fees, annual meeting registration and sponsorship, and job-center listings. AOPO does not publicly disclose revenue, headcount, or compensation figures. As a 501(c)(3), the organization is non-distribution-constrained; surplus is reinvested in mission activities. The combination of capped membership (55 OPOs total) and high penetration (47) means incremental member growth is limited, and forward revenue expansion depends on the Foundation, the Econometrica performance-measurement service line, and continued industry-partner program scaling.

Name

Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO)

Legal name

Association of Organ Procurement Organizations

Website

https://aopo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AOPO is a 501(c)(3) trade association founded in 1984 and based in McLean, Virginia, representing 47 of the 55 federally-designated U.S. Organ Procurement Organizations. It delivers advocacy, education, performance benchmarking, an annual meeting, and a multi-tier industry partner program for the OPO field.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mc Lean

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: AOPO serves as the membership organization for OPOs, with 47 member organizations out of 55 total OPOs nationwide. Revenue likely includes membership dues from OPOs and industry partners.
2. Job Center Listings: Job postings from OPO members and non-members with tiered pricing: AOPO OPO Members receive 10 complimentary job postings per year, additional postings $50 each; Industry Partners receive complimentary postings based on partnership level, additional $125 each; Non-Members pay $150 per 60-day listing.
3. Annual Meeting Registration: Revenue from the Annual Meeting including registration fees, exhibitor fees, and sponsorship opportunities. The 43rd Annual Meeting takes place June 21-23, 2026 at Gaylord Palms in Orlando, FL.
4. Industry Partnership Programs: Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze level industry partnerships with various benefits including job postings, newsletter spotlights, and featured listings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

AOPO is the national nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership association for 47 of the 55 federally-designated Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) in the United States. It delivers advocacy with federal agencies (CMS, HHS, HRSA), professional development through an annual meeting and educational programs, quality improvement frameworks and performance measurement initiatives (developed with Econometrica, Inc.), the 50K Transplants Campaign, and member services including a job board and the AOPO Foundation research grants. Its products and services are programs and initiatives rather than commercial software or physical goods.

Product overview

AOPO is a professional nonprofit association, not a technology product company. The organization operates as a single unified advocacy and education platform offering programs and initiatives rather than a modular software portfolio. Its core offerings include the OPO Performance Measurement Project (quality improvement initiative with Econometrica), the 50K Transplants Campaign (national advocacy initiative), the AOPO Foundation (research grants), the Annual Meeting (conference), the Job Center (career marketplace), DCD Guidelines (clinical guidance), and the Quality Improvement Framework (measurement system). These offerings work together to advance AOPO's mission of leading the nation's organ donation community to save more lives.

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Products and services

• OPO Performance Measurement Project A collaborative quality improvement initiative developed with Econometrica, Inc. to create independently validated, data-driven performance measures for OPOs for submission to CMS. It is intended for the 47 member OPOs, federal regulators (CMS), and the broader organ donation community, and supports performance improvement and learning activities across the U.S. OPO network.
• 50K Transplants Campaign

Named customers43 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered core, platinum, gold, silver and bronze.

• Econometrica, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn March 2025, AOPO partnered with Econometrica, Inc. to launch the Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Performance Measurement Project. The project supports AOPO in developing new or alternative measures for submission to CMS, enabling performance improvement and learning activities through eight independently validated, data-driven performance measures.
• Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPTN is a unique public-private partnership that links all professionals involved in the U.S. donation and transplantation system. The goal is to increase the number of and access to transplants, improve survival rates, and promote patient safety. UNOS manages the OPTN under contract with the federal government.
• United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNOS is the private, non-profit organization that manages the nation's organ transplant system under contract with the federal government. It maintains the national transplant waitlist and matches donor organs to waiting recipients.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHHS oversees organ and tissue donation in the U.S., ensuring that it is one of the most regulated areas of health care. OPOs work in every community facilitating organ donation.
• Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal agency overseeing the organ donation and transplantation system. HRSA contracts with UNOS to manage the OPTN.
• Nationwide Organ Recovery Transport Alliance (NORA)platinumTechnology or IntegrationPlatinum Level Industry Partner providing air and ground organ recovery transportation services, working with OPOs and Transplant Centers throughout the country.
• SanofiplatinumTechnology or IntegrationPlatinum Level Industry Partner - innovative global healthcare company providing treatment options and life-saving vaccine protection.
• Trinity Medical (Strata Critical Medical Company)platinumTechnology or IntegrationPlatinum Level Industry Partner providing logistics, transportation, organ recovery and placement services focused on reducing the organ shortage.
• Valiant AIplatinumTechnology or IntegrationPlatinum Level Industry Partner using artificial intelligence to revolutionize healthcare and eliminate waiting time for organ transplants.
• Clinical Consulting Associates, Inc.goldTechnology or IntegrationGold Level Industry Partner providing skilled and experienced certified procurement transplant coordinators for organ procurement and transplantation organizations.
• Evergen Donor ServicesgoldTechnology or IntegrationGold Level Industry Partner (formerly RTI) providing safe and effective pathway for donated allograft tissue to heal and enhance patients' lives worldwide.
• Global Transplant Solutions (GTS)goldTechnology or IntegrationGold Level Industry Partner and leader in organ preservation products and services, providing SERVATOR brand preservation solutions.
• Lung BioengineeringgoldTechnology or IntegrationGold Level Industry Partner focused on commercialization and R&D of products to address unmet medical needs of patients with lung diseases.
• MTF BiologicsgoldTechnology or IntegrationGold Level Industry Partner honoring donated gifts, serving patients, and advancing science through tissue donation services.
• Organ Recovery SystemsgoldTechnology or IntegrationGold Level Industry Partner and world's leading provider of organ preservation products and services, revolutionizing donor organ preservation.
• Paragonix TechnologiesgoldTechnology or IntegrationGold Level Industry Partner offering innovative comprehensive solutions designed to support every member of the transplant community.
• Perfusion Solutions Inc.goldTechnology or IntegrationGold Level Industry Partner and fastest growing perfusion service provider in the United States since 2007.
• Specialist DirectgoldTechnology or IntegrationGold Level Industry Partner providing telehealth solutions including telecardiology, telepathology, telepulmonology, and teleradiology for OPOs and transplant hospitals.
• Eurofins / VRL Donor & Product TestingsilverTechnology or IntegrationSilver Level Industry Partner with over 35 years of experience in donor testing, providing comprehensive laboratory services to the transplant community.
• InVitasilverTechnology or IntegrationSilver Level Industry Partner providing iTransplant system used by 75% of US OPOs, iReferral interfaces, and iTransplant App for donation-transplant ecosystem.
• LifeLogicssilverTechnology or IntegrationSilver Level Industry Partner dedicated to streamlining work in the donation community through better technology, validated systems, and proven system delivery.
• Tempo Organ Procurement ProfessionalssilverTechnology or IntegrationSilver Level Industry Partner managing engagement between OPOs and independent travel partners for clinical coordination, surgical recovery & perfusion, and family advocacy.
• Bridge to LifebronzeTechnology or IntegrationBronze Level Industry Partner and trusted global leader in organ preservation and perfusion solutions for over a decade.
• CompuMedbronzeTechnology or IntegrationBronze Level Industry Partner providing OPO solutions for donor case turnaround time and 24/7 STAT interpretations of cardiology and radiology exams.
• MiromatrixbronzeTechnology or IntegrationBronze Level Industry Partner pioneering technology to develop fully transplantable bioengineered human organs.
• SolvitabronzeTechnology or IntegrationBronze Level Industry Partner serving as the bridge from selfless tissue donors to patients in need.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Hospital Association (AHA): AHA is a large national healthcare membership association with policy advocacy, member dues, and tiered partnership programs. Comparable structurally as a healthcare trade association model with similar revenue mechanics (dues, events, partner programs) at much greater scale.
• United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS): UNOS is the federally contracted private non-profit that operates OPTN, the national organ matching system. While UNOS is operational and federally chartered (not a membership association), it is the most central peer in the OPO/transplant ecosystem, overlapping AOPO in policy advocacy and member engagement.

Regional players

• American Kidney Fund: American Kidney Fund is a national non-profit focused on kidney disease patients and transplant awareness. Comparable as a healthcare-focused non-profit with donor/membership funding and advocacy, but oriented to patient financial assistance rather than OPO performance.

Emerging players

• American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS): ASTS is a professional society for transplant surgeons with overlapping policy, education, and quality agendas. It is comparable as a transplant-domain association serving a related but different membership (physicians rather than OPOs), and intersects with AOPO on federal policy and performance measure development.
• American Society of Transplantation (AST): AST is a professional society for transplant professionals and physicians. Comparable to AOPO as a transplant-focused association with similar advocacy, education, and quality programs, but oriented to the clinical/transplant-center side rather than the OPO/procurement side.

Direct peers

• America's Blood Centers: America's Blood Centers is a national association of independent blood centers. Structurally and operationally highly comparable to AOPO as a membership association for federally regulated, non-profit community-based collection organizations serving a healthcare system with regulatory and CMS overlap.
• Donate Life America: Donate Life America is the national coalition managing the brand and public-facing donor registration strategy for the US donation system. It is a direct peer in mission and stakeholder set, focusing on donor registry and public awareness, complementing AOPO's OPO-side advocacy.
• NATCO (The Organization for Transplant Professionals): NATCO is a professional association for transplant procurement and transplantation professionals, the closest direct peer to AOPO. It serves a similar transplant-focused clinical audience with overlapping professional development, certification, and annual meeting offerings.

Others

• MTF Biologics: MTF Biologics is a non-profit tissue procurement and distribution organization. Comparable as an AOPO Industry Partner (Gold level) and as a peer in the broader tissue and donation ecosystem; not a direct competitor but a similar-mission non-profit operating in AOPO's member-adjacent space.
• Association of Organ and Tissue Procurement Professionals (when comparing transplant NGO peers, also include broader associations): Placeholder kept null to avoid weak matches.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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