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National Kidney Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-1673104 Website

The National Kidney Foundation is revolutionizing the fight to save lives by eliminating preventable kidney disease, accelerating innovation for the dignity of the patient experience, and dismantling structural inequities in kidney care, dialysis, and transplantation.

National Kidney Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: National Kidney Foundation Inc gave $678K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $75K), top state Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$677,876
+4.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$75,320
+39.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$26,250
Total assets
$51,507,992
-1.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (39% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

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Who National Kidney Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Johns Hopkins Univ School of Medicine: $246KJohns Hopkins Univ School ofMedicine$246KNYU School of Medicine: $240KNYU School of Medicine$240KBaylor College of Medicine: $56KBaylor College of Medicine$56KAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital: $35KAnn & Robert H LurieChildren's Hospital$35KBrigham & Women's Hospital: $26KBrigham & Women's Hospital$26KRegents of the University of California: $26KRegents of the University ofCalifornia$26KRegents of the University of Michigan: $26KRegents of the University ofMichigan$26KNihniddk: $13KNihniddk$13KUniversity of Utah: $9KUniversity of Utah$9K

The largest 2025 recipient was Johns Hopkins Univ School of Medicine ($246K). Together the top 9 received $678K.

Grant Size Distribution

48 grants across all recorded years

35<$50K7$50–100K2$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 48 (73%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

18states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

BostonBaltimoreChicagoNew YorkSalt Lake CityAustinBoynton BeachConcordHoustonLittle RockPhiladelphiaAnn ArborAshburnAtlantaBethesdaBronxCharlotteClevelandDallasGainsville

How National Kidney Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M11 grants2020 7 grants2021 9 grants2022 11 grants2023 12 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $469K (2023) to $955K (2020). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $678K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Johns Hopkins Univ School of Medicine Baltimore, MDCKD and Research Fellow$246,150
NYU School of Medicine Boston, MACKD Fellow$239,976
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TXResearch Fellow$56,250
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital Chicago, ILResearch Fellow$35,000
Brigham & Women's Hospital Boston, MAResearch Fellow$26,250
Regents of the University of California San Francisco, CAResearch Fellow$26,250
Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MIResearch Fellow$26,250
Nihniddk Bethesda, MDResearch Fellow$12,500
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UTResearch Fellow$9,250
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$51,507,992$50,128,225$50,515,247$677,8769$2,204,221
2024$52,473,755$46,685,853$50,047,772$649,73212$2,101,833
2023$59,928,791$45,765,317$46,560,457$469,40911$1,867,211
2022$49,281,593$49,574,913$38,638,313$859,4469$3,001,975
2021$39,139,692$42,831,006$36,216,029$614,9507$2,714,087
2020$27,004,754$43,218,294$41,787,858$955,20011$2,344,624

About National Kidney Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

National Kidney Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $51.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $678K. Net investment income was $2.2M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

National Kidney Foundation Inc is led by Kevin Longino, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2020; 11 of 36 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kevin Longino

    Chief Executive Officer

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $461K (2020) → $430K (2025)

  • Kirk Campbell MD

    President

    President Elect → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Barr

    Board Chair

    Board Member → Chair Elect, 2024

    Chair Elect → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony S. Gucciardo

    Senior Vice President & Strategic Partnerships

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $220K (2020) → $272K (2025)

  • Dolores Machuca-Ruiz

    Senior Vice President & Marketing

    Senior Vice President & Marketing → Chief Marketing Officer, 2023

    Chief Marketing Officer → Senior Vice President & Marketing, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $225K (2020) → $262K (2025)

  • Jessica Joseph

    Vice President & Scientific Activities

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $165K (2020) → $240K (2025)

  • Joseph Vassalotti

    Chief Medical Officer

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $218K (2020) → $245K (2025)

  • Kerry K. Willis

    Chief Scientific Officer

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $265K (2020) → $304K (2025)

  • Petros A. Gregoriou

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $260K (2020) → $301K (2025)

  • Elizabeth Talbot-Montgomery

    Vice President, Learning Strategies & Primary Care Programs

    Vice President & Learning Strategies → Vice President, Learning Strategies & Primary Care Programs, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    35 hrs/week

    $202K (2024) → $210K (2025)

  • Michelle Toy

    Regional Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    35 hrs/week

    $184K (2024) → $208K (2025)

  • Jerry Tillery

    Senior Vice President, Field Development & Community Impact

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $284K (2025)

  • Joanne Rencher

    Chief People Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $266K (2025)

  • Anthony Tuggle

    Board Member

    Chair → Immediate Past Board Chair, 2023

    Immediate Past Board Chair → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bradley A. Warady MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Mattix-Kramer MD

    Board Member

    President → Immediate Past President, 2021

    Immediate Past President → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John T. Gerzema

    Board Member

    Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2021

    Immediate Past Chair → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Manish Agarwal

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Palevsky MD

    Board Member

    President → Immediate Past President, 2023

    Immediate Past President → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel Marchio

    Board Member & Secretary

    Secretary → Board Member & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy McKibben

    Immediate Past Board Chair

    Board Member → Board Chair, 2023

    Board Chair → Immediate Past Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sumeska Thavarajah MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Cook MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hubert Allen

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Renee Gosline

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alison Steiber Phd Rdn

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Motsenbocker

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn Pina

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darrius Jones

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jaime Herrera Beutler

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Wigneswaran MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Monica Davy

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valerie Dixon

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Giselle Guerra MD

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Mae Estrella MD

    President Elect

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sylvia Rosas Md Msce

    Immediate Past President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (32)
  • Former: Matthew Cooper MD (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael J. Stevenson CPA (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Susan Ketron (2020–2024) — Vice President & Organizational · Filing note: Thru 12/2023
  • Former: Orlando Hampton (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Sharon Pearce (2021–2024) — Senior Vice President & Govt. Relations
  • Former: Sylvia Rosas MD (2021–2024) — President
  • Former: Brenita Brooks (2024) — Regional Vice President - Mid-Atlantic
  • Former: Rasitha Herath (2024) — Vice President of Digital Customer Exp.
  • Former: Maureen Stone (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President & Development
  • Former: Christopher Jackson (2023) — Chief People Officer
  • Former: Denise Andersenthru (2023) — Regional Vice President - Northeast
  • Former: Art Pasquarella CRE (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Denise Andersen (2020–2022) — Regional Vice President - Ne
  • Former: Jennifer Dasilva (2020–2022) — Board Member · Filing note: Thru
  • Former: Joseph Cosgrove (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Stephen Pastan MD (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Tom Hough (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Alan Mendelson (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Stephanie Stewart LICSW MBA (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Alison Steiber (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Chirstopher Jackson (2022) — Chief People Officer
  • Former: Machuca-Ruiz Dolores (2022) — Senior Vice President & Marketing
  • Former: Jacob Lane (2020–2021) — Vice President & Information Technology · Filing note: Thru 721
  • Former: Jennifer St Clair Russell (2021) — Senior Vice President, Edu. & Program
  • Former: Chad Iseman (2020) — Regional Vice President & Central
  • Former: James Echikson (2020) — Vice President & Corporate Development
  • Former: Kailesh Karavadra (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael J Choi MD (2020) — Past President
  • Former: St Clair Russell Jenni (2020) — Senior Vice President, Education & Program
  • Former: Stephanie Stewart LIC (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Thomas P Cassese (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Troy K Zimmerman (2020) — Vice President & Government Relations

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Kevin Longino — Chief Executive Officer: $430KKevin LonginoChief Executive Officer$430KKerry K Willis — Chief Scientific Officer: $304KKerry K WillisChief Scientific Officer$304KPetros a Gregoriou — Chief Financial Officer: $301KPetros a GregoriouChief Financial Officer$301KJerry Tillery — SVP, Field Development & Community Impact: $284KJerry TillerySVP, Field Development &…$284KAnthony S Gucciardo — SVP, Strategic Partnerships: $272KAnthony S GucciardoSVP, Strategic Partnerships$272KJoanne Rencher — Chief People Officer: $266KJoanne RencherChief People Officer$266KDolores Machuca-Ruiz — Senior VP, Marketing: $262KDolores Machuca-RuizSenior VP, Marketing$262KJoseph Vassalotti — Chief Medical Officer: $245KJoseph VassalottiChief Medical Officer$245KJessica Joseph — VP, Scientific Activities: $240KJessica JosephVP, Scientific Activities$240KElizabeth Talbot-Montgomery — VP, Learning Strategies/Primary Care Programs: $210KElizabeth…VP, Learning Strategies/Primary…$210KMichelle Toy — Regional Vice President: $208KMichelle ToyRegional Vice President$208K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $430K, to Kevin Longino (Chief Executive Officer). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about National Kidney Foundation Inc

How much does National Kidney Foundation Inc give each year?

National Kidney Foundation Inc gave $678K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $650K across 12 grants.

What is National Kidney Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

National Kidney Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $26,250, and its average grant was $75,320, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does National Kidney Foundation Inc give grants?

National Kidney Foundation Inc's top state is Massachusetts, with 39% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Maryland (38%) and Texas (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (2 grants).

Does National Kidney Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on National Kidney Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Research Fellow" (7 grants).

Who are National Kidney Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

National Kidney Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Johns Hopkins Univ School of Medicine ($246,150), NYU School of Medicine ($239,976) and Baylor College of Medicine ($56,250), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 80% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is National Kidney Foundation Inc?

National Kidney Foundation Inc reported $51.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $50.1M.

What is National Kidney Foundation Inc?

National Kidney Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in New York, NY. It holds $51.5M in total assets as of 2025.

What is National Kidney Foundation Inc's EIN?

National Kidney Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1673104. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 30, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 3, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 20, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 13, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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