LiveOnNY Foundation

To date, our grants have provided services for donor families, created materials to educate the community about donation, and supported innovative clinical trainings for those in the medical field. We continue to review and support grants from the donation and transplantation community.

For additional information or questions, contact: Heidi Evans, Executive Director of the LiveOnNY Foundation at hevans@liveonnyfoundation.org.

Marcy's Gift is a $2,500 scholarship which will be given each academic year to a New York high school senior who produces a compelling video to educate the community about the value and importance of organ donation and transplantation. Marcy’s Gift is named for Marcy Salmirs, the extraordinary New York woman who with her team of volunteers single-handedly created the most successful philanthropic health care fundraising event in New York City. Part of the team of Donate Eight – the major funder for the LiveOnNY Foundation – Salmirs has spearheaded its annual fundraiser at Gotham Hall free of charge since 2013. Her extraordinary generosity, talent and heart have helped Donate Eight raise millions of dollars to increase awareness about organ donation and help recipient and donor families during a critical time in their lives. The inaugural Marcy’s Gift awards were presented in June, 2019, to Louisa Tantillo of Mammaroneck High School and her classmate, Penny Lee, who received a liver transplant when she was three years old. Click the button below to watch the winning film.