Every 3 minutes, someone in the US is diagnosed with a form of blood malignancy. Every 9 minutes, a life is lost to these life-threatening conditions. Blood cancers and disorders claim more children’s lives than any other disease.
For many patients, a bone marrow or stem cell transplant is the best treatment option. However, only 30% of patients find a compatible donor within their family. The remaining 70% must turn to the national registry, where each year over 15,000 patients in the US need transplants from perfect strangers—but less than half receive one.
Why Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Donations Matter:
Our Impact in Texas:
How You Can Help: Registering a new potential lifesaving donor costs DKMS $45. As a non-government-funded organization, DKMS relies solely on contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations to cover these costs and keep registration free for everyone willing to save a life.
Support DKMS on North Texas Giving Day 2024: Your funding will help bridge the gap between these uncertain times and the future impact of DKMS US. The patients we serve deserve the best treatment available, which is becoming increasingly challenging to offer in the current climate.
Together, we can:
Blood cancer patients across the country are in a race against time, searching for their perfect match—a second chance at life. They rely on the extraordinary kindness of ordinary people who selflessly donate their stem cells and bone marrow to complete strangers.
To continue this lifesaving mission, it’s critical to raise funds for registering new potential donors. Each registration costs DKMS $45, but we ensure it remains free for anyone willing to save a life. As a non-government-funded organization, DKMS depends entirely on the generosity of individuals, foundations, and corporations to cover these costs.
Support from North Texas Giving Day will help bridge the gap between these uncertain times and the future impact of DKMS US. The patients we serve deserve the best treatment possible—a challenge that grows each day in the current climate. Together, we can ensure they receive the care they need.
DKMS is dedicated to the fight against blood cancer and blood disorders by creating awareness, recruiting bone marrow donors to provide a second chance at life, raising funds to match donor registration costs, supporting the improvement of therapies through research, and supporting patients from day one of their diagnosis.
Blood cancer patients continue to search for their perfect match-their second chance at life. They depend on (extra)ordinary people taking on the selfless act of donating their stem cells and bone marrow to complete strangers.
We are so thankful for the donors who have continued their support we are also very proud of the continued innovation from our staff, collection centers and bone marrow and stem cell donors that have made this work possible.
It is imperative to raise critical funds to register potential donors. It costs DKMS $45 to register a new potential lifesaving donor, and the impact is priceless! As a non-government funded organization, DKMS relies solely on contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations to cover these costs and keep registration free for all who are willing to save a life. DKMS's goal is to ensure that every patient in need of a transplant can find their lifesaving match. 100% of all gifts go directly towards this mission that includes laboratory fees, shipping expenses, supplies and collateral, and education and engagement.
Funding from North Texas Giving Day will help us continue to lead the fight against blood cancers.
Matching for bone marrow and stem cell transplants is closely linked to ethnicity because certain HLA markers are more common among specific ethnic groups. While it's not guaranteed, patients are more likely to find a matching donor within their own ancestry.
Unfortunately, patients from underrepresented backgrounds in the global donor pool face a lower chance of finding a match. This disparity highlights the urgent need to diversify the registry.
At DKMS, we are dedicated to increasing the representation of diverse ethnic backgrounds in the global donor pool. Our goal is to ensure that every patient, regardless of their ethnicity, has an equal opportunity to find their perfect match and a second chance at life.
Organization name
DKMS
Causes
Health Care
Operating Budget
$3,000,000 - $9,999,999
Counties Served
Grayson, Wise, Tarrant, Somervell, Rockwall, Parker, Palo Pinto, Navarro, Montague, Kaufman, Johnson, Hunt, Hood, Fannin, Erath, Ellis, Denton, Dallas, Cooke, Collin
BIPOC Serving
Other, Native American, Hispanic or Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or African American
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
9330 LBJ Freeway Suite 900