Our international workThe Registry Atlas
The search for a donor can cross the world. Joining starts where you live.
Jada was one month old when she was diagnosed with leukemia. The stranger who saved her life had joined a registry in Germany. We help people everywhere find the official donor registry where they live: who can join, and the link to join.
JBF is a registry referrer, not a registry. The official registry handles eligibility and registration.
Donor in Germany, Jada in Spokane, 2007
- countries and territories in the Registry Atlas
- 250
- where we’ve verified a way for people who live there to join
- 91
- whose registries list donors in one international search
- 56
Sources: the Registry Atlas, as of October 24, 2026; World Marrow Donor Association Search & Match statistics, read October 14, 2026. The outlines show the places that share one donor search; the Atlas covers every country and territory.
Steps to Marrow Walk completed September 7–October 20, 2026
Jeana made it to Olympia.
A marrow donor in Germany helped save her granddaughter, Jada. On October 20, Jeana Moore, 73, completed her walk around the Salish Sea.
Why it matters
Why Donor Registration Matters
The right donor depends on the patient. More potential donors give transplant teams a broader search.
A wider donor search
Registries help transplant teams search beyond a patient’s family when donated blood-forming cells are needed.
Different donor options
Teams can consider relatives, unrelated donors and cord blood. Some patients can receive a transplant from a partially matched donor.
Representation matters
Matching uses inherited tissue markers called HLA. Patients are more likely to match someone of similar ancestry, making a diverse registry important.
An informed commitment
Donation is voluntary. NMDP asks members to keep contact details current and respond if contacted as a potential match. Learn what donation involves before joining.
NMDP guidance: donor options, matching and donor commitment.
Three steps
How to Become a Donor
Joining steps differ by registry: many use a cheek swab, some an in-person blood sample. Here’s what to expect.
1. Find Your Official Registry
JBF routes you to the official registry serving your country. The registry confirms eligibility and explains its enrollment process.
2. Follow Its Enrollment Process
Many registries use a cheek swab; some use an in-person process. The registry performs HLA typing and maintains your profile.
3. Save a Life
Joining is not donating. If you match a patient, the registry may contact you; most donations collect blood stem cells from the bloodstream after a few days of medication, a process like giving blood, and some collect marrow under anesthesia. Both can have side effects, which the registry explains first.
The registry’s own site handles eligibility and sign-up.
"Our family's deep gratitude for Jada's gift of life led to the creation of this foundation."
— Jeana Moore, Founder
Since 2009
Jada's Gift of Life
At one month old, Jada Bascom was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Her family searched desperately for a bone marrow match. Out of 11 million people on the registry, one man in Germany was her perfect match.
Jada received her transplant at seven months old. Today, she's a healthy young woman—cancer-free. Her grandmother, Jeana Moore, founded this organization in 2009 to help other families find their miracle.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we focus on three goals:
- Raising awareness about the need for bone marrow donors
- Encouraging eligible people to join through official registries
- Helping people find and understand the official registry that serves them
Understand a diagnosis
When someone you love is diagnosed
Plain-language guides to 147 conditions: what each one is, how it is treated and where a stem cell donor fits. Every guide lists its sources.
Why matching is hard
How leukemia affects blood production, when a donor transplant may help, and how inherited HLA markers shape the search for a suitable donor.
Begin the storySupport Our Work
Your donation supports donor-awareness education, community outreach, and tools that connect people with official registries.
Host a Registration Drive
Schools, churches, workplaces, and community groups can host donor registration events. We provide guidance and materials to help you get started.
Become a Potential Match
Joining a registry can make you available as a potential match for a patient who needs a transplant. JBF helps you find the official registry that serves your country.
