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How your support fights kidney disease on all fronts
Support our comprehensive programs that address the physical, emotional and financial burdens patients face, from prevention through transplant.
The American Kidney Fund fights kidney disease on all fronts as the nation's leading kidney nonprofit. We work on behalf of the 37 million Americans living with kidney disease, and the millions more at risk, with an unmatched scope of programs that support people wherever they are in their fight against kidney disease — from prevention through post-transplant living.
AKF's vision is a world without kidney disease. Until that day comes, we believe that every kidney patient should have access to health care, and every person at risk for kidney disease should be empowered to prevent it.
We carry out our mission — fighting kidney disease and helping people live healthier lives — with an unmatched scope of programs that support people wherever they are in their fight against kidney disease — from prevention through post-transplant living.
Here's what your donations to AKF helped us accomplish in 2023.
134 kidney transplants per month made possible with AKF's support, more than any other organization.
More than 66,000 dialysis and recent transplant patients were able to afford health care coverage and other treatment-related expenses.
More than $70,000 provided to nearly 300 kidney patients affected by natural disasters.
51 alumni and current AKF scientists advanced nephrology research.
completed our training course to educate others about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle
connected with their peers in our National Virtual Camp Program for pediatric kidney patients.
Every success, milestone and breakthrough we achieve for patients and their families depends on caring and generous people like you. Your gift goes further when you give to AKF.
We understand the countless ways that kidney disease impacts lives. We are constantly listening to patients so that we can deliver innovative solutions that address their short- and long-term needs.
Kidney disease isolates patients from their loved ones, communities and passions. AKF is here to make sure someone is fighting by the patient's side, no matter where they are in their disease journey.
Kidney disease kills more Americans every year than breast or prostate cancer. It's time that kidney disease gets the attention it deserves at all levels of government and society — so we can head off a growing epidemic.
No other organization takes as comprehensive an approach to addressing patient needs, every step of the way. AKF counts on the generosity of caring people like you to carry out this vital work.
We work toward helping people at risk take the steps they need to prevent or slow the progression of kidney disease.
In 2021, we educated more than 266,000 people and professionals through webinars and professional education courses. More than 100,000 resources just for kidney-friendly eating were downloaded last year.
In 2021, we helped more than 80,000 dialysis and recent transplant patients afford health care coverage and other treatment-related expenses.
We make 7% of all kidney transplants in the U.S. possible, and provide assistance to transplant recipients so they can focus on recovery.
For more than 30 years, we've funded the most promising kidney disease researchers through our Clinical Scientist in Nephrology program.
1 in 3 Americans is at risk for kidney disease, and most don't know it. We are shining a light on this vicious illness, and serving as a leading voice for the rights of patients and living donors.
Learn about the various ways that you can financially support AKF to help us be there for patients and their families when they need us most.