Facing the reality that a child or young adult in your life needs an organ transplant is unimaginable. Struggling with financial worries when your heart is breaking, feels impossible. The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) provides a lifetime of fundraising assistance and support to transplant families so they can focus on what matters most — saving their loved ones’ lives.
But COTA is more than a fundraising site for medical expenses. Unlike most medical crowdfunding sites, COTA does not charge for its services. 100% of funds raised in honor of patients are used for transplant-related expenses. As a nonprofit transplant fundraising organization assisting children and young adults, gifts to COTA have another advantage over donations to medical crowdfunding sites: they are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Insurance does not cover everything. You should not have to worry about money when you are facing one of the biggest challenges of your life. Why partner with COTA to raise funds to make a transplant journey easier? Learn more about how COTA can help.
3 Benefits of Partnering with a Transplant Fundraising Organization
When is the best time to call COTA? Whenever you need us. We work with families before being listed, pre-transplant, and post-transplant. Medical fundraising for transplant expenses can be a challenge. Unlike crowdfunding sites and other transplant fundraising organizations, COTA’s transplant fundraising experts provide guidance and inspiration to help you navigate the journey. You will be connected with dedicated staff members who know the ins and outs of countless fundraising opportunities, easing stress and alleviating financial worries.
Other reasons to explore the advantages of COTA over medical crowdfunding sites:
1. COTA is a Free Fundraising Organization for Transplant Patients
As a nonprofit fundraising organization for transplant patients, COTA’s services are free. Working with COTA has many financial benefits for your family and those making contributions. COTA’s key benefits include:
- Tax-deductible contributions. COTA is a 501(c)3 charity; therefore, gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. We also provide acknowledgment of contributions to make it simple for donors to claim a deduction when tax time rolls around.
- Funds raised are not considered income. Since COTA serves as the administrator of all funds, they are not considered income for your family and will not affect your eligibility for financial assistance programs. Many proceeds from crowdfunding platforms are considered taxable income by the IRS and can jeopardize assistance programs.
- No fees. Every penny of every dollar raised is available for transplant-related expenses. Unlike other crowdfunding organizations, COTA does not deduct money from gifts to pay for salaries, operating costs, or overhead. Nor do we pass on third-party platform charges such as credit card or eCheck fees.
- Website Assistance. COTA provides a free fundraising website for medical expenses, for promotion of your efforts, and for communications with your community of supporters. Our staff members will provide tech support to guide you through the website process and help you optimize pages for results. We often add new tools to the site, further improving the experience for your site visitors.
We are excited to begin sharing our free services to help your family worry less during the transplant process. Here’s how you can Get Started Today!
2. Increase the Size of Your Campaign with Community Based Fundraising
Transplant fundraising organizations like COTA use a variety of campaign strategies, including community-based fundraising. It is likely your friends (and their friends, too!) want to ease your family’s financial struggles during this tumultuous time. COTA makes it easy for them to help you.
Here’s how COTA can help you increase the size of your campaign and reach your community:
- Campaign development. Your family will choose a Community Coordinator to lead your community-based fundraising efforts. Then COTA’s expert staff will work closely with that individual to schedule training for your entire volunteer team. We are here to help! We provide assistance, resources, and campaign materials to make fundraising as easy as possible for your volunteer team.
- Event Planning. Need assistance planning community activities and events to raise awareness of your transplant-related needs? Our professional staff members have extensive experience planning fundraising events.
- Local Media Leverage. Our staff coaches volunteers to connect with local media contacts to help get the word out about your transplant fundraising activities.
- Social Media Expertise. We will help you use online, web-based resources to spread the news and reach more people who want to help.
3. Access to a Customizable Website for Your Community Fundraising Campaign
A free campaign website is provided by COTA to families. Your campaign website is set up by a transplant fundraising consultant who will provide ongoing support as you and your volunteers personalize the site.
Use your community campaign website to:
- Allow contributors to make gifts securely online.
- Raise awareness of the family’s need.
- Thank contributors for their gifts.
- Share updates about your family’s transplant journey.
Choose COTA as Your Fundraising Website for Medical Expenses
COTA is a recognized leader in medical expense fundraising for pediatric transplant patients. On average, our transplant fundraising organization raises 7 times more money than popular medical crowdfunding sites, and our professional transplant fundraising staff is committed to easing your financial struggles.
We are here for you.
Our commitment to your family is lifelong. The funds raised by COTA community campaigns are available for transplant-related expenses whenever they are needed … for a lifetime.
Partner with COTA to gain resources to ease your mind during the transplant journey. Get Started Today.
