Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 21,982,428 | 21,825,883 | 28,004,970 | 22,387,636 | 20,413,151 | 114,614,068 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 21,982,428 | 21,825,883 | 28,004,970 | 22,387,636 | 20,413,151 | 114,614,068 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 114,614,068 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 21,982,428 | 21,825,883 | 28,004,970 | 22,387,636 | 20,413,151 | 114,614,068 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 2,656,590 | 2,467,866 | 2,667,957 | 2,902,139 | 3,033,296 | 13,727,848 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 243,799 | 186,023 | 833,435 | 783,818 | 902,765 | 2,949,840 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 132,717,013 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: | PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION - The organization provides accredited medical education programs, quality improvement initiatives, and clinical tools and resources for the interprofessional healthcare team. Educational opportunities include national meetings covering a broad range of topics and specialized local or regional seminars. The NKF Spring Clinical Meetings are NKF's premier interprofessional continuing education (CE) activity, recognized as the leading learning experience for the nephrology community. Drawing over 3,400 attendees annually, the event features more than 500 research posters and 140 educational sessions, fostering collaboration and advancing kidney care. Since 1981, the organization has published peer-reviewed medical journals delivering timely insights and cutting-edge research on kidney disease to the global nephrology community. Four of these esteemed journals are available on ScienceDirect, a leading platform for professional-level scientific and medical information, serving over 11 million users worldwide. The organization's Kidney Learning Solutions (KLS) offers comprehensive education and quality improvement activities in various formats, including print and digital resources. These programs are designed to support the management and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its associated comorbidities. The foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) develops and publishes evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and commentaries, regularly updated to reflect the latest advancements in kidney patient care. Beyond guideline development, KDOQI contributes to broader policies and educational resources to facilitate the implementation of these recommendations. All KDOQI guidelines and commentaries are published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD), NKF's flagship journal. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B: | COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE TO AFFILIATES (DEFINED BELOW) - THE ORGANIZATION'S SCREENING PROGRAMS TARGET INDIVIDUALS MOST AT RISK OF POTENTIAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT MAY LEAD TO FUTURE KIDNEY DISEASE. THE NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION CONDUCTS A SERIES OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT KIDNEYS, RISK FACTORS FOR KIDNEY DISEASE, AND HOW TO PROTECT THE KIDNEYS. ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO ITS AFFILIATES (DEFINED BELOW). THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES CONSULTATION, GUIDANCE, TRAINING AND ADVOCACY. SPECIFIC GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS AND KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS. AFFILIATES ARE KEPT UP TO DATE WITH CURRENT PUBLICATIONS FROM THE ORGANIZATION, BOTH CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL. "AFFILIATES" - NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION ("NKF") HAS A CHARTERED NETWORK OF 9 AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE AFFILIATES ARE SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITIES WHICH IN TANDEM WITH THE FOUNDATION HELP IMPLEMENT THE ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION AND PRIOIRITIES. NKF AND ITS AFFILIATES HAVE AGREEMENTS UNDER WHICH A PORTION OF THE REVENUE RECEIVED BY AFFILIATES IS SHARED WITH NKF FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF FULFILLING ITS MISSION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C: | Patient services - NKF offers a wide range of patient services designed to support, educate, and empower individuals living with kidney disease. Programs include advocacy training, transportation assistance, support groups, and workshops tailored to the needs of kidney patients. Through the NKF Cares Helpline, over 20,000 individuals received personalized guidance and support, while the NKF Peers Program connected new patients with experienced volunteers to provide mentorship and encouragement. Additionally, tens of thousands of educational brochures were distributed, offering condition-specific information to help patients navigate their kidney health journey. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D: | 1) Public & Population health - The organization's website, www.kidney.org, serves as a vital resource for kidney disease education, attracting millions of visitors annually. Patients rely on the Kidney Topics pages for comprehensive information on various kidney conditions, including nutrition and treatment options. The organization remains committed to educating and supporting high-risk groups by providing tailored information and interventions, particularly in underserved communities. CKDIntercept is the Foundation's groundbreaking initiatives focused on improving chronic kidney disease testing, recognition, and management in primary care. EXPENSES: $5,309,314. GRANTS: $0. REVENUE: $1,349,470. 2) Research - The organization annually awards 5-6 Young Investigator Grants and 2 Health Equity Community Engagement Awards. Young Investigator Grants fund patient-oriented clinical research studies that address critical issues affecting individuals with kidney disease. Health Equity Community Engagement Awards support community-focused projects aimed at preventing, reducing, or eliminating kidney health disparities, fostering measurable impact at the local level. EXPENSES: $4,428,116. GRANTS: $676,489. REVENUE: $179,569. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: | THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSIGNS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THE OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY OF THE IRS FORM 990 AND ITS SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES. FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. THE FINAL AND SIGNED FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: | TO IDENTIFY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS (GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS) AND SENIOR STAFF MUST ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER MANAGES THE DISCLOSURE AND MONITORING PROCESSES RELATED TO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. EACH PERSON ALSO HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT HIS OR HER OWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, WHETHER ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED, WHEN SUCH CONFLICTS ARISE DURING A MEETING. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE MATERIAL FACTS, THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND DETERMINED. THE DISCLOSURE, DECISIONS MADE, AND ACTIONS TAKEN ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A AND 15B: | THE COMPENSATION COMMITTE (COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES AND APPROVING COMPENSATION FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT POSITIONS (CEO, OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES) ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE USES AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT AND/OR COMPENSATION BENCHMARK STUDIES TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES CERTAIN GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, WWW.KIDNEY.ORG. SUCH DOCUMENTS INCLUDE THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ANNUAL REPORTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, IRS DETERMINATION LETTER AND THE MOST RECENT FORM 990. OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER. |
| FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10: | THE REPORTING ORGANIZATION'S INVENTORY IS PRIMARILY MADE UP FROM EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS SUCH AS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION BROCHURES FOR THE RENAL PROFESSIONALS AS WELL AS PATIENT EDUCATION BROCHURES FOR THE PATIENTS. |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:CONSULTING TOTAL FEES:2648633 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:HONORARIA TOTAL FEES:922004 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:AUDIO VISUAL TOTAL FEES:650267 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:JOURNAL PROFESSIONAL FEES TOTAL FEES:475425 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES TOTAL FEES:1416311 |
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