Advance organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation through donor family support, public education, partnerships with hospitals and transplant centers, tissue banking, and research to save and improve lives.
Lifelink Foundation Inc’s largest recent grant was a $95,825 program grant to LifeLink Legacy Fund in Tampa, signaling how closely the foundation’s giving is tied to its own transplant and donation infrastructure. Across the latest grants, it supported a mix of program funding and educational grants connected to organ donation, tissue donation, and transplantation, with awards also reaching donor-support and public-information organizations. The pattern points to a funder that backs both direct service and the systems around transplantation rather than one-off charity. Recent grants include $20,200 to Donate Life America for an educational and program grant and $7,500 to the Association of Multicutural Affairs in Transplantation - Amat for a program grant. Other awards went to organizations in Tampa, showing a strong connection to local transplant-related work, while the presence of national sector groups suggests interest in broader donation outreach and coordination. The foundation’s stated mission centers on donor family support, public education, partnerships with hospitals and transplant centers, tissue banking, and research aimed at saving and improving lives.
A clear theme in the grant record is public education and outreach around donation. The foundation awarded $20,200 to Donate Life America for an educational and program grant, and that aligns with its focus on public education, donor family support, and partnerships that encourage donation. It also backs transplantation infrastructure and patient-facing support. The $95,825 program grant to LifeLink Legacy Fund reflects investment in patient assistance and programmatic work tied to organ and tissue donation and transplantation across its service areas. Research and clinical improvement are another consistent thread. The foundation’s active programs include research and development support for projects that improve organ and tissue recovery, post-transplant therapies, patient outcomes, and donation-related public education.
Typical grant size is centered at $10,000, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $20,200. The recent record also shows a larger outlier at $95,825, indicating that the foundation can make substantially larger program awards when it is supporting its own legacy fund or related initiatives. The organization is a public charity, and it makes program-related investments as well as grants. Several active research and partnership pathways accept unsolicited applications, while patient assistance grants do not.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
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The foundation gives most often in Florida, which accounts for 60% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Recent awards also went to Tampa and Richmond, showing a mix of local and out-of-state recipients. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. organizations, and the active research and partnership programs extend across Florida, Georgia, and Puerto Rico, with a U.S.-wide application pathway also listed for some research projects.
Its stated focus areas center on organ donation, tissue donation and tissue banking, eye donation, transplantation research, donor family support, and public education and outreach. The grant record also shows funding for program work, educational grants, and research tied to transplantation outcomes and donation awareness.
Typical awards are $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $20,200 at the 75th percentile. The latest grant list also includes a much larger $95,825 program grant, so the foundation can fund at a wider range when a project fits its priorities.
Yes, for some research and programmatic pathways. The LifeLink Legacy Fund – Research and Programmatic Grants program accepts unsolicited applications, and several Research & Development application and partnership programs also accept them. Patient assistance grants under the Legacy Fund do not accept unsolicited applications.
Florida is the top state by grant count, with 60% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The recent grant list includes recipients in Tampa, and the broader geographic scope of giving is regional.
Active programs include patient financial assistance for transplant patients and living donors, plus research and programmatic grants for organizations and initiatives that improve organ and tissue transplantation outcomes. The foundation also supports projects involving organ and tissue recovery, post-transplant therapies, public education, and research resources such as data or biospecimens.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Lifelink Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicants should have a research project aligned with organ and tissue donation/transplantation and wish to be considered for partnership with LifeLink Foundation.
Who can apply: Financial requests are fulfilled for patients in LifeLink service areas through local transplant centers. Research and programmatic support is for organizations and initiatives associated with organ and tissue transplantation and donation.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIFELINK LEGACY FUND | TAMPA, FL | $192,719 | 2026 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| TAMPA HILLSBOROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $281,250 | 2025 | RESEARCH GRANT |
| LIFELINK LEGACY FUND | TAMPA, FL | $116,803 | 2025 | PROGRAN GRANT |
| TGH FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| TAMPA HILLSBOROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| DONATE LIFE AMERICA | RICHMOND, VA | $8,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL & PROGRAM GRANT |
| LIFELINK LEGACY FUND | TAMPA, FL | $107,531 | 2024 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| DONATE LIFE AMERICA | RICHMOND, VA | $20,200 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL & PROGRAM GRANT |
| TAMPA HILLSBOROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| ASSOCIATION OF MULTICUTURAL AFFAIRS IN TRANSPLANTATION - AMAT | RICHMOND, VA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| LIFELINK LEGACY FUND | TAMPA, FL | $95,825 | 2023 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| DONATE LIFE AMERICA | RICHMOND, VA | $20,200 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL & PROGRAM GRANT |
| TGH FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| TAMPA HILLSBOROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| ASSOCIATION OF MULTICUTURAL AFFAIRS IN TRANSPLANTATION - AMAT | RICHMOND, VA | $7,500 | 2023 | PROGRAM GRANT |
LIFELINK LEGACY FUND
$192,719PROGRAM GRANT
TAMPA HILLSBOROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$10,000PROGRAM GRANT
TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION
$281,250RESEARCH GRANT
LIFELINK LEGACY FUND
$116,803PROGRAN GRANT
TAMPA HILLSBOROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$10,000PROGRAM GRANT
LIFELINK LEGACY FUND
$107,531PROGRAM GRANT
TAMPA HILLSBOROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$10,000PROGRAM GRANT
ASSOCIATION OF MULTICUTURAL AFFAIRS IN TRANSPLANTATION - AMAT
$7,500PROGRAM GRANT
LIFELINK LEGACY FUND
$95,825PROGRAM GRANT
TAMPA HILLSBOROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
$10,000PROGRAM GRANT
ASSOCIATION OF MULTICUTURAL AFFAIRS IN TRANSPLANTATION - AMAT
$7,500PROGRAM GRANT
