We step in where insurance stops.

A transplant saves a life — but the costs that follow can break a family. Anti-rejection medication alone can run thousands of dollars a month. We step in where insurance stops.

Three pillars of support.

Medication Aid

Grants that cover life-sustaining immunosuppressants so patients never have to ration the drugs keeping their organ alive.

Lodging & Travel

Help with hotels, fuel, and meals for families forced to travel hundreds of miles to one of the few hospitals that can treat them.

Healing Together

The transplant journey brings challenges far beyond the hospital. We help families with essential living expenses, giving them one less burden to carry while they focus on recovery.

Medication Aid

Anti-rejection medication is not optional. Miss doses and the body begins rejecting the organ that saved it. For many families the monthly cost lands in the thousands, and it never stops.

  • Direct grants applied to immunosuppressant costs

  • Support that continues past the first post-transplant year

  • Coordination with pharmacy assistance programs

Lodging & Travel

Only a handful of hospitals in the country perform certain transplants. Families routinely drive or fly hundreds of miles — for the surgery, and then again for every follow-up.

  • Hotel and lodging costs near the transplant center

  • Fuel, parking, and mileage for repeat appointments

  • Meals during extended hospital stays

Healing Together

The transplant journey can place an unexpected financial burden on a family. Shepherd Transplant Foundation helps with essential everyday expenses, giving families one less thing to worry about while they focus on healing and recovery.

  • Housing Assistance — Help with rent or mortgage payments when treatment or recovery impacts a family's income.

  • Everyday Essentials — Assistance with utilities, groceries, and other necessary household expenses.

  • Treatment-Related Costs — Help with medications, transportation, lodging, and other expenses associated with the transplant journey.

Every program runs on recurring gifts.

Monthly giving is what lets us commit to a family for the length of their recovery, not just the length of a campaign.

Questions about giving? Talk to us.

Helping transplant patients and their families carry the costs of life-saving care.

A registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

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Contact

  • 4651 Woodstock Road

    Roswell GA 30075

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