Make your mark where it matters most—give the gift of life.
One Moment Can
Mean a Lifetime.
Every day, 13 Americans die waiting for an organ transplant. Every day, people visit the DMV and walk away without checking the donor box. Mark Here 4 Life is here to change that.
Why Every Registration Matters
The numbers are sobering — but they are not inevitable. Every person who registers as a donor brings us closer to a world where no one dies waiting.
People currently on the U.S. organ transplant waiting list
People die each day while waiting for a transplant
Another person is added to the waiting list every 8 minutes
Can save up to 8 lives and impact more than 75 others
You could be someone’s everything.
2023
Mark’s
Transplant
— Founder & Transplant Survivor
The Day Someone Said
Yes.
Mark Here 4 Life is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that grew from one man’s wish to pay a kindness forward.
On December 7, 2022, a routine emergency room visit changed everything. Mark’s liver was failing. What followed was over a year of uncertainty, procedures, and a terrifying wait — until a 34-year-old named Spencer checked the organ donor box and gave Mark his life back.
“I was given a second life by a stranger’s extraordinary kindness. I owe it to that donor — and to every person still waiting — to do everything I can to get more people to check that box.”
— Mark Chervinsky, Founder & Transplant Survivor
After a 13-hour surgery and 15 days of recovery, Mark returned home for Christmas. Spencer’s gift didn’t just give Mark more time — it gave him purpose. Mark Here 4 Life was built to honor that gift, and to make sure more people say yes before someone else runs out of time.
We Make the Ordinary Extraordinary
Most people aren’t against organ donation — they just never got around to saying yes. We meet people at routine moments and give them every reason to check that box.
We don’t lecture — we share. Mark’s story, Spencer’s gift, and the voices of the broader transplant community make the human cost of inaction impossible to ignore.
Every license renewal is an opportunity. We work to make sure that when people reach that line on the form, they know what “mark here” means — and they’re ready to say yes.
Transplant recipients, donor families, healthcare professionals, and community organizations — we build coalitions that create lasting cultural change, one conversation at a time.
— FAQ
Questions We Hear — Answered With Care
Many hesitations about organ donation are rooted in fear or myth, not bad intent. We believe in honest, compassionate answers — no pressure, ever.