The mission of the American Kidney Fund is to fight kidney disease through direct financial support to patients in need; health education; and prevention efforts.

The American Kidney Fund was founded in 1971 to save the life of one person who needed help paying for dialysis. Thirty-seven years later, AKF has become the leading source of direct, treatment-related financial assistance to people in the United States who are living with chronic kidney disease. The Fund helps more than 75,000 kidney patients in the United States with health insurance premiums, Medicare Part D expenses, and other treatment-related expenses that insurance will not cover.

Financial assistance
Disease education and prevention
Research