Our History

Growth. It’s not just a priority here at Infinite Legacy, but an obligation.

As the national transplant waiting list grew, we grew too.

There are more lives to be saved, and ways we can improve to save even more.

Our work will continue until the day no one is waiting for a transplant.

Our Story 

Our story is one of continuous growth and improvement. From humble beginnings as small organ recovery programs running out of hospitals in Baltimore, Northern Virginia and Washington, DC, we grew; first, into two of the most successful organ procurement organizations in the country; and then, into one powerhouse organization serving 10 million people in Maryland the Metro DC area.

Our commitment to saving and enhancing lives through organ, eye and tissue donation has remained steadfast throughout it all.

Now? Our history continues to write itself. As two organizations who came together in January 2023, our mission and our mandate to save and enhance lives grow in tandem. We remain committed to supporting our donor families, helping the thousands in need of a lifesaving or enhancing transplant, and serving our community, no matter where they are or what name we do it under.

Our work has kept us at the forefront of research, technology and innovation in the transplant field. Participation in projects such as the first organ donor education program for teens on the East Coast, the first full facial transplant in Maryland, the first organ delivered via drone for a transplant and countless more have made us leaders in the industry over the years.

Read more about the long and rich history of Infinite Legacy below!

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1979
The Greater Baltimore Organ Procurement and Perfusion Center (GBOPC) formed. Maryland transplant centers (Johns Hopkins Hospital and University of Maryland Medical Center) merged in result of the growing transplant program and demand for lifesaving organs in Maryland.
1983
The Greater Baltimore Organ Procurement and Perfusion Center (GBOPC) incorporated into the Maryland Organ Procurement Center (MOPC).
1986
The Washington Regional Heart Transplant Consortium (WRHTC) was established providing heart transplants to patients at five local hospitals. Member hospitals included Children’s Hospital National Medical Center, Inova Fairfax Hospital, The George Washington University Medical Center, Georgetown University Hospital and the Washington Hospital Center.
1987
WRHTC changed its name to the Washington Regional Transplant Consortium (WRTC) and became the organ procurement organization (OPO) for the metropolitan area, including Washington, DC, six counties and one city in Northern Virginia and four counties in suburban Maryland.
1990
Maryland Organ Procurement Center (MOPC) merges with the University of Maryland Tissue Bank and Laboratory to become The Transplant Resource Center of Maryland (TRC).
2006
Launch of Washington, DC organ, eye and tissue donor registry: DonateLifeDC.org.
2007
WRTC changed its name to Washington Regional Transplant Community (WRTC).
2007
The Transplant Resource Center (TRC) changed its name to The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland (The LLF).
2009
Donate Life Maryland launches the Maryland Donor Registry. Donate Life Maryland, along with the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA), announces the completion of a project to combine the MVA’s organ, eye and tissue donor designation data with that of the state’s online registry. With the creation of the new registry, Marylanders now have two options to register as an organ donor: on a driver’s license application at the MVA or online.
2010
Launch of Virginia organ, eye and tissue registry: DonateLifeVirginia.org.
2023
The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland and Washington Regional Transplant Community officially merge to become Infinite Legacy, an organ procurement organization (OPO) which serves 10 million people in Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, DC.
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