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Name:	National Kidney Foundation
Address:	30 East 33rd Street
	New York, NY 10016
Phone:	212-889-2210 800-622-9010
Web Address:	www.kidney.org

National Kidney Foundation (NKF) meets the 20Standards for Charity Accountability.

Through its more than 50 local offices nationwide, the NKF provides patient and community services, conducts public and professional education, advocates for patients through legislative action, and supports kidney research to identify new treatments. NKF’s Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP®) finds kidney disease at the earliest stage when prevention of kidney failure is possible. NKF's KEEP screens more than 2,500 people each month. NKF’s Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI®) has developed and disseminated 12 clinical practice guidelines for the care of people at all stages of CKD. NKF’s Kidney Learning System (KLS) has provided Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Education Units (CME and CEU) to over 12,400 professionals, as well as enduring educational materials. NKF’s advocacy programs impact legislation on issues of concern to our constituents, including CKD education, living organ donation, and Medicare coverage for dialysis, transplantation and essential medications.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, NKF's program expenses were:

Professional education	11,290,412
Assistance to affiliates	5,387,417
Patient services	4,987,289
Public health education	3,627,218
Research	3,074,376
Total Program Expenses:	$28,366,712

Chief Executive : John Davis, CEO

Compensation*:

$671,377

Chair of the Board: Thomas P. McDonough
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: CEO, Coventry Health Care

Board Size: 30

Paid Staff Size: 212

*July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, print advertisements, television, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and membership appeals.

Fund raising costs were 15% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $13,596,871, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on NKF's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007.

Source of Funds
Program service support and fees	19,382,676
Contributions-received indirectly: share of affiliate contributions	6,702,688
Contributions-received directly	4,916,019
Investment income	2,233,111
Royalties	1,692,482
Special events (net)	934,901
Dues-professional members	850,373
Contributions-received indirectly	192,890
Net sales of donated vehicles	-14,600
Other (net)	-75,397
Total Income	$36,815,143

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 83%  Fund Raising: 6%  Administrative: 11%

Total income				$36,815,143
	Program expenses			$28,366,712
	Fund raising expenses			1,990,012
	Administrative expenses			3,861,258
Total expenses				$34,217,982
Income in Excess of Expenses				2,597,161
Beginning net assets				17,716,372
Other Changes in Net Assets				(163,786)
Ending net assets				20,149,747
Total liabilities				8,645,425
Total assets				$28,795,172

Note: In the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refers to NKF's assumption of net liabilities of merged affiliates.