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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 20 Standards 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 reports that its Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP®) finds kidney disease at the earliest stage when prevention of kidney failure is possible. The organization'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. The organization’s Kidney Learning System (KLS) has provided Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Education Units (CME and CEU) to professionals, as well as educational materials. NKF’s advocacy programs aim to 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 year ended June 30, 2009, NKF's program expenses were:

Professional education	14,846,085
Community services	12,022,739
Public health education	6,822,749
Patient services	6,394,846
Research	4,525,083
Total Program Expenses:	$44,611,502

Chief Executive : John Davis, CEO

Compensation*:

$668,349

Chair of the Board: William Cella
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Marketing and Communications

Board Size: 30

Paid Staff Size: 300

*July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 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, door to door, and membership appeals.

Fund raising costs were 17% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $24,193,348, 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 (consolidated) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

Source of Funds
Program service support and fees	16,611,866
Contributions	15,546,883
Special events, net	8,497,068
Royalties	1,792,265
Other	1,140,488
Dues--professional members	803,841
Sales of donated vehicles, net	-654,444
Investment loss	-2,812,828
Total Income	$40,925,139

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 78%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 15%

Total income				$40,925,139
	Program expenses			$44,611,502
	Fund raising expenses			4,205,078
	Administrative expenses			8,473,909
Total expenses				$57,290,489
Expenses in Excess of Income				(16,365,350)
Beginning net assets				18,054,568
Other Changes in Net Assets				7,841,438
Ending net assets				9,530,656
Total liabilities				11,295,350
Total assets				$20,826,006

Note: In the financial section above, other changes in net assets refers to net assets received associated with reorganization of affiliates to divisions.