The Connecticut Coalition for Organ and Tissue Donation (CCOTD) was established in 1985. CCOTD became a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation in 1996. The statewide coalition is comprised of volunteers with a shared interest in public education about organ, eye, and tissue donation and increasing the number of transplants that save lives. The membership body includes donor families, transplant recipients, and allied health professionals who advocate organ, eye, and tissue donation.