Welcome to the Icla da Silva Foundation Website

The mission of the Icla da Silva Foundation is to save lives by recruiting bone marrow donors and by providing support services to children and adults with leukemia and other diseases treatable by marrow transplants.

Your support is vital to the work of The Icla da Silva Foundation's efforts to help children and adults with leukemia. Together we will continue to touch the lives of many people affected by leukemia by providing patients with life-saving donors and their families with the needed assistance.

The Icla da Silva Foundation, a nonprofit organization under section 501(c) 3 of the IRS Code, was established in June of 1992, after the death of Icla da Silva, a thirteen-year-old Brazilian girl who had leukemia. She died after intense efforts by her family, friends and neighbors to find a matching donor. read more >>

Latest News

Be the Match Marrowthon:  Largest Campaign of the Year Aims to Bring 46,000 new people to the Be the Match Registry. Thousands of patients with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases depend on the Be The Match RegistrySM (the new name for the National Marrow Donor Registry) for a life-saving match. As part of the Be The Match Marrowthon, the organization’s largest campaign of the year, the Icla da Silva Foundation is hosting dozens of donor drives in New York, New Jersey, Georgia, Florida and Puerto Rico.  Read more >>>

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Patients & Family Understanding Your Disease & Treatment Options. If you or someone you love is diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, or a genetic immune or metabolic disorder, gathering information can help you make choices about your treatment. read more >>

Donors & Sponsors Not everyone who joins the Registry will be called to donate to a patient. If you are asked, a patient's doctor has selected you as the best donor. You may be the one to save a life. Register as a Potential Donor read more >>

Volunteers & Professionals Help patients who need a life-saving marrow transplant by supporting the work of the Icla da Silva Foundation. Learn how you can help in a variety of ways: Volunteer Participate In Our Events Make a Financial Contribution

The Icla da Silva Foundation is an Official Recruitment Organization
 for the Be the Match Registry!