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; 74 years ago (1950-11-16)[1]
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
HeadquartersNew York, New York, U.S.
Kevin Longino[2]
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, with over 30 local offices across the country. 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 largest, 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.