United Network for Organ Sharing

It has been suggested that this article should be split into a new article titled Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. (discuss) (March 2024)

United Network for Organ Sharing

Abbreviation	UNOS
Founded	March 21, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-03-21)[1]
Founder	Gene A. Pierce
Tax ID no.	54-1327878[2]
Legal status	501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[2]
Headquarters	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.[3]
Coordinates	37°32′52″N 77°26′05″W / 37.547899°N 77.434782°W / 37.547899; -77.434782
Services	Manages the U.S. organ transplant system under contract with the federal government by bringing together transplant and organ procurement professionals and volunteers in order to make life-saving organ transplants possible.[3]
Chief Executive Officer	Brian Shepard[3]
President	David Mulligan, MD, PhD[3]
Subsidiaries	UNOS Foundation (501(c)(3))[3]
Revenue (2016)	$57,665,464[3]
Expenses (2016)	$51,727,331[3]
Employees (2015)	394[3]
Volunteers (2015)	500[3]
Website	unos.org

The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is a non-profit scientific and educational organization that administers the only Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) in the United States, established (42 U.S.C. § 274) by the U.S. Congress in 1984 by Gene A. Pierce, founder of United Network for Organ Sharing. Located in Richmond, Virginia, the organization's headquarters are situated near the intersection of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64 in the Virginia BioTechnology Research Park.