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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: November 2023 Expires: November 2025

National Kidney Foundation

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

Accreditation seal
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY, 10016

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

National Kidney Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to revolutionize the fight to save lives by eliminating preventable kidney disease, accelerating innovation for the dignity of the patient experience, and dismantling structural inequities in kidney care, dialysis, and transplantation."

Year, State Incorporated:
1950, NY

National Kidney Foundation (NKF) reports that it is dedicated to the awareness, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease. The organization has a chartered network of nine affiliated organizations and 29 regional offices across the United States which helps NKF carry out its mission. NKF also conducts educational campaigns nationwide about the role of the kidney in maintaining overall health, the importance of early detection, and organ donation and transplantation.

For the year ended March 31, 2023, National Kidney Foundation's program expenses were:

Research $3,525,721
Public health education $5,078,737
Professional education $15,087,127
Patient services $5,495,750
Community service and assistance to affiliates $10,160,209
Total Program Expenses $39,347,544

Chief Executive
Kevin Longino, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$511,201

Chair of the Board
Tracy McKibben

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Founder, MAC Energy Advisors, LLC

Board Size
27

Paid Staff Size
238

*2021 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Special events, Telemarketing, Foundation grants, Print advertisements, Corporate solicitation

Fundraising costs were 12% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $25,597,615, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on National Kidney Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Investment income, net $-348,562
Other, net $-312,612
Government grants $477,163
Professional membership dues $727,453
Sale of donated vehicles, net $1,328,443
Royalties $2,404,661
Special events, net $9,273,843
Contributions $13,189,723
Program service support and fees $18,179,968
Total Income $44,920,080

Programs: 84% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 9%

Total Income $44,920,080
Total expenses: $46,602,551
  Program expenses $39,347,544
  Fundraising expenses $3,186,430
  Administrative expenses $4,068,577
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-1,682,471
Beginning Net Assets $32,889,439
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $31,206,968
Total Liabilities $28,721,823
Total Assets $59,928,791

Note: According to the organization's audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2023, NKF received in-kind contributions totaling $1,328,443 in donated vehicles.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance