National Kidney Foundation

Legal name: National Kidney Foundation Inc

Overview

Mission

The National Kidney Foundation is dedicated to the awareness, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease.

What it reported doing in 2024

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.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
131673104
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Aug 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Headquarters
New York, NY, USA
Phone
855.653.2273
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Kidney Disease

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 98
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 84.7%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.54 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 98.1%; rating input score 98; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 95.7%; rating input score 96; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.8%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.02; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.43; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.6%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 7 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 88% of revenue deployed · 84.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 22 of 23 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $42.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $467K · 36 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $787K reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 40 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 20 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 9 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Leadership & pay

36 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • KEVIN LONGINO (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $466,925 total reported compensation
  • PETROS A GREGORIOU (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $348,179 total reported compensation
  • KERRY K WILLIS (CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER): $341,884 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.