National Kidney Foundation

Not to be confused with American Kidney Fund, National Kidney Foundation Singapore, or National Kidney Registry.
National Kidney Foundation
AbbreviationNKF
FormationNovember 16, 1950 (1950-11-16)[1]
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
HeadquartersNew York, New York, U.S.
Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Longino[2]
Chair
Anthony Tuggle[3]
President
Paul Palevsky, MD[4]
Websitewww.kidney.org

The National Kidney Foundation, Inc. (NKF) is a voluntary nonprofit health organization in the United States, headquartered in New York City.[5] Its mission is to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation. NKF is the most comprehensive and longstanding patient-centric organization dedicated to the awareness, preventions and treatments of kidney disease in the United States.

  1. ^ "THE NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION: THE FIRST 40 YEARS" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  2. ^ "NKF Leadership". 14 October 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Anthony Tuggle". 14 October 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Dr. Paul Palevsky". 14 October 2020. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  5. ^ "National Kidney Foundation". www.kidney.org. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
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