The Hendrick Marrow Program

Life is a team sport

Rick Hendrick is best known for his NASCAR championships and Nextel Cup Series victories as the owner of Hendrick Motorsports. In 1996, his winning ways broadened beyond the Winner’s Circle when he became a champion for people facing life-threatening diseases that can be treated with a bone marrow transplant.

That was the year the popular NASCAR team owner became a leukemia survivor.

After his 1996 leukemia diagnosis, Hendrick quickly realized the urgent need for more marrow donors to help the thousands of patients searching for a match. He decided to use his diagnosis to make a difference in the lives of others.

Today, the Hendrick Marrow Program of the Be The Match Foundation^SM helps secure private resources to support the work of the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) and its Be The Match Registry^SM.

Since 1997, the Hendrick Marrow Program has raised more than $7 million to recruit new members to the marrow donor registry and help patients pay for transplant-related costs. These funds have: 

• Added more than 85,000 members to the Be The Match Registry
• Helped more than 3,000 patients with transplant-related costs such as lodging and post-transplant prescriptions

How you can help

You don’t need to be a NASCAR legend to create a fundraising program. We work with individuals, corporations, foundations and organizations to help raise money for NMDP causes.

• Contribute now — Your financial contribution covers tissue-typing costs and supports patients.
• Stay in touch — Sign up for updates on how you can help us change lives.
• Engage your organization – Your partnership with the NMDP provides an opportunity to engage in a program that saves lives.