Help AKF fight kidney disease on all fronts
A lot has changed in 50 years, but we’re still fighting kidney disease on all fronts. 
Help AKF fight kidney disease on all fronts:
The American Kidney Fund was founded in 1971 by a group of people whose friend was bankrupted by the cost of lifesaving dialysis treatments. In our first year, we were able to raise funds to help that one patient, along with several dozen others. A lot has changed in 50 years, but we’re still fighting kidney disease on all fronts.
As the nation’s leading nonprofit working on behalf of 1 in 7 Americans with kidney disease, the American Kidney Fund is dedicated to ensuring that every kidney patient has access to health care, and that every person at risk for kidney disease is empowered to prevent it. AKF fulfills its mission by providing a complete spectrum of programs and services: prevention outreach, top-rated health educational resources, and direct financial assistance enabling 1 in 8 U.S. dialysis patients to access lifesaving medical care, including dialysis and transplantation.
Approximately 70,000 dialysis patients in the U.S. received AKF grants last year. AKF invests in clinical research to improve outcomes for kidney patients and fights tirelessly on Capitol Hill for legislation and policies supporting the issues that are important to kidney patients.
To address the enormous public health threat of kidney disease, AKF provides public and professional health education materials and courses, including an education hub dedicated to health equity, KidneyHealthforAll.org, a Kidney Health Coach program and much more.
AKF is one of the nation's highest-rated charities, investing 96 cents of every donated dollar in patients and programs. Charity Navigator has awarded AKF it's highest rating for 24 consecutive years, recognizing AKF's outstanding stewardship of the donated dollar and Candid (formerly Guide Star) has awarded AKF it's Platinum Seal of Transparency.
Here’s the link for our video: About the American Kidney Fund
View the charity page:
Help AKF fight kidney disease on all fronts:
The American Kidney Fund was founded in 1971 by a group of people whose friend was bankrupted by the cost of lifesaving dialysis treatments. In our first year, we were able to raise funds to help that one patient, along with several dozen others. A lot has changed in 50 years, but we’re still fighting kidney disease on all fronts.
As the nation’s leading nonprofit working on behalf of 1 in 7 Americans with kidney disease, the American Kidney Fund is dedicated to ensuring that every kidney patient has access to health care, and that every person at risk for kidney disease is empowered to prevent it. AKF fulfills its mission by providing a complete spectrum of programs and services: prevention outreach, top-rated health educational resources, and direct financial assistance enabling 1 in 8 U.S. dialysis patients to access lifesaving medical care, including dialysis and transplantation.
Approximately 70,000 dialysis patients in the U.S. received AKF grants last year. AKF invests in clinical research to improve outcomes for kidney patients and fights tirelessly on Capitol Hill for legislation and policies supporting the issues that are important to kidney patients.
To address the enormous public health threat of kidney disease, AKF provides public and professional health education materials and courses, including an education hub dedicated to health equity, KidneyHealthforAll.org, a Kidney Health Coach program and much more.
AKF is one of the nation's highest-rated charities, investing 96 cents of every donated dollar in patients and programs. Charity Navigator has awarded AKF it's highest rating for 24 consecutive years, recognizing AKF's outstanding stewardship of the donated dollar and Candid (formerly Guide Star) has awarded AKF it's Platinum Seal of Transparency.
Here’s the link for our video: About the American Kidney Fund
View the charity page: