Our Recent Accomplishments

Thanks to the generosity of many Americans who care about their friends and neighbors with kidney disease, in 2010 the American Kidney Fund provided treatment-related financial assistance to 101,000 dialysis patients nationwide. Ninety-seven cents of every dollar spent by the American Kidney Fund in 2010 went directly to programs and services.

We provided direct assistance to 101,000 dialysis patients in all 50 states in 2010:

• 70,000 dialysis patients maintained their health insurance coverage through our Health Insurance Premium Program;
• 25,000 dialysis patients received Safety Net Grants, helping them to pay for treatment necessities not covered by health insurance, such as transportation to dialysis, nutritional products and emergency assistance;
• 6,000 dialysis patients received donated medications or assistance with Medicare Part D prescription drug expenses.

We provided education about preventing and treating kidney disease to millions of people in 2010:

• Our public awareness campaigns reached nearly 14 million people in six large metropolitan areas.
• We distributed nearly 2 million pieces of health education literature.
• More than 36,000 people emailed or called our HelpLine (866-300-2900).
• Nearly 13,000 individuals received one of our free kidney disease screenings in 18 cities nationwide. 
• More than 3,000 medical professionals received continuing education.