National Kidney Foundation

National Kidney Foundation
AbbreviationNKF
FormationNovember 16, 1950 (1950-11-16)
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
HeadquartersNew York, New York, U.S.
Kevin Longino
Anthony Tuggle
President
Paul Palevsky, MD
Websitewww.kidney.org

The National Kidney Foundation, Inc. (NKF) is a voluntary nonprofit health organization in the United States, headquartered in New York City. 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.