2026-04-29T10:07:31-05:00 2025-12-31 202153727 SB & COMPANY LLC 10200 GRAND CENTRAL AVE SUITE 250 OWINGS MILLS MD 21117 990 2025-01-01 237124261 AMERICAN KIDNEY FUND INC AMER 3018813052 11921 ROCKVILLE PIKE 300 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 LAVARNE A BURTON PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF 3018813052 2026-04-01 1 TOBI HOLLANDER P03218061 4105840060 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LAVARNE A BURTON 11921 ROCKVILLE PIKE 300 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 334302124 0 X WWW.KIDNEYFUND.ORG X 1971 DC WE HELP PEOPLE FIGHT KIDNEY DISEASE AND LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES. 22 22 131 500 0 0 295834492 315819478 0 0 8726665 8434441 413355 390131 304974512 324644050 256814302 263928593 0 0 17420943 19836888 541574 490681 9164987 18835025 18462552 293611844 302718714 11362668 21925336 175543171 199248874 10628918 10565279 164914253 188683595 X THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN KIDNEY FUND IS TO FIGHT KIDNEY DISEASE AND HELP PEOPLE LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES. FOUNDED IN 1971, AKF FIGHTS KIDNEY DISEASE ON ALL FRONTS WITH A COMPREHENSIVE SCOPE OF PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT PEOPLE ACROSS THE SPECTRUM FROM DISEASE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION THROUGH POST-TRANSPLANT LIVING. 0 0 268855777 263568593 PATIENT ASSISTANCE: IN 2025, WE HELPED MORE THAN 73,500 LOW-INCOME PEOPLE WITH KIDNEY FAILURE IN ALL 50 STATES GAIN ACCESS TO LIFESAVING HEALTHCARE, INCLUDING DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANT, BY PROVIDING NEED-BASED GRANTS TO PAY FOR HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS, TRANSPORTATION TO TREATMENT, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS AND NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS, AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IN THE WAKE OF NATURAL DISASTERS. WITH AKF'S SUPPORT FOR HEALTH COVERAGE THEY OTHERWISE COULD NOT AFFORD, NEARLY 1,700 DIALYSIS PATIENTS HAD LIFESAVING KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS AND POST-TRANSPLANT CARE, REPRESENTING NEARLY 6% OF ALL U.S. KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS PERFORMED IN 2025. WE PROVIDED 76 DIALYSIS AND POST-TRANSPLANT PATIENTS WITH DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE IN THE WAKE OF FLOODS, AND WILDFIRES. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DISASTER RELIEF, OUR GRANT PROGRAMS ARE NEEDS-BASED AND PATIENTS MUST COMPLETE A GRANT APPLICATION TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE. ON AVERAGE, OUR GRANT RECIPIENTS HAVE TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOMES LESS THAN $31,000 PER YEAR. 19551570 PUBLIC EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND PREVENTION ACTIVITIES:AWARENESS AND PREVENTION35.5 MILLION AMERICANS 1 IN 7 ADULTS HAVE CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD), AND MOST DON'T REALIZE THEY HAVE IT. AKF'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS HELP INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFY THEIR RISKS FOR CKD AND MANAGE CKD, KIDNEY FAILURE AND CO-MORBIDITIES. A HALLMARK OF OUR AWARENESS-BUILDING WORK WAS OUR SIXTH ANNUAL KIDNEY ACTION WEEK, HELD FROM MARCH 3-7, 2025. THE VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL EVENT WAS STREAMED THROUGH A DIGITAL CONFERENCE PLATFORM AND SIMULCASTED THROUGH AKF'S FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE SOCIAL CHANNELS. APPROXIMATELY 3,000 PEOPLE PREREGISTERED FOR THE EVENT, WITH MORE THAN 150,000 PEOPLE VIEWING THE COMBINED LIVE AND ARCHIVED SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE PROVIDED PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MESSAGING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, WHICH GREW TO 245,000 FOLLOWERS IN 2025.PUBLIC EDUCATIONWE CONTINUALLY ENHANCE OUR EDUCATION CONTENT AND OFFERINGS. OUR WEBSITE HAD MORE THAN 12 MILLION VIEWS IN 2025 FROM PEOPLE LOOKING FOR KIDNEY HEALTH INFORMATION. AS PART OF OUR WEB STRATEGY, WE CONTINUED TO ENRICH OUR AWARD-WINNING KIDNEY KITCHEN WEBSITE, A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOR PLANNING A KIDNEY-FRIENDLY DIET. KIDNEY KITCHEN CONTENT HAD NEARLY 2 MILLION VIEWS IN 2025. OUR BLOG, KIDNEY TODAY, HAD MORE THAN 700,000 VIEWS OF ARTICLES HIGHLIGHTING STORIES OF PATIENT EXPERIENCE, INNOVATION AND ADVOCACY. WE LAUNCHED OUR FIRST PODCAST, THE KIDNEY COLLECTIVE, WITH UNSCRIPTED CONVERSATIONS GIVING A GLIMPSE INTO THE PATIENT AND CAREGIVER EXPERIENCE; THE PODCAST HAD MORE THAN 53,000 VIEWS ON YOUTUBE. WE CONTINUED OUR MAJOR NATIONAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES IN KIDNEY DISEASE, AND WE HELD THE SECOND ANNUAL NATIONWIDE AMKD AWARENESS DAY TO BRING ATTENTION TO A GENETIC VARIANT THAT CAN MAKE PEOPLE OF WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICAN ANCESTRY MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO MORE SEVERE, RAPIDLY PROGRESSING KIDNEY DISEASE. WE CONTINUED TO RUN EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS AND PROGRAMS WHICH FOCUS ON MANAGING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF KIDNEY DISEASE AND ITS CO-MORBIDITIES. THESE INCLUDED THE KNOW YOUR KIDNEYS, KNOW YOUR CAUSE, KNOW YOUR PLAN PROGRAM; THE KIDNEY HEALTH FOR ALL HEALTH EQUITY PROGRAM; AND THE LAUNCH OF OUR STEP FORWARD EDUCATION MODULES. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE OUR KIDNEY HEALTH COACH PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM, WHICH NOW INCLUDES MORE THAN 8,000 COACHES NATIONWIDE WHO IN 2025 EDUCATED MORE THAN 27,000 PEOPLE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES ABOUT KIDNEY DISEASE. FOR CHILDREN, LIVING WITH KIDNEY DISEASE IS EXTREMELY CHALLENGING. AKF OFFERS A FREE, NATIONWIDE ONLINE VIRTUAL CAMP PROGRAM FOR PEDIATRIC KIDNEY PATIENTS. THE CAMPERS PARTICIPATE MONTHLY IN MODERATED ACTIVITIES AND DISCUSSIONS THAT ALLOW THEM TO CONNECT WITH OTHER CHILDREN AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME CHALLENGES. IN 2025, NEARLY 150 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN AKF'S VIRTUAL CAMP, CAMP CONNECTIONS, WHICH ALSO HOSTED A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN LIVING WITH CYSTINOSIS, A RARE KIDNEY DISEASE. AKF IS A STRONG AND INDEPENDENT VOICE ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES THAT IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND STRENGTHEN THE QUALITY OF CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH KIDNEY DISEASE. WE WORK WITH CONGRESS, THE ADMINISTRATION, FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND STATE GOVERNMENTS TO ADVANCE LEGISLATION AND REGULATORY POLICIES IMPORTANT TO KIDNEY PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. ENGAGING PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS AROUND ADVOCACY ISSUES IS CENTRAL TO THIS WORK. IN 2025, WE GREW OUR ADVOCACY NETWORK TO OVER 48,000 PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING TWO IN-PERSON CONGRESSIONAL FLY-INS, INCLUDING ONE FOCUSED ON RARE KIDNEY DISEASES. IN NOVEMBER 2025 WE HELD OUR THIRD PATIENT ACCESS INITIATIVE SUMMIT, WHERE WE FOCUSED ON ISSUES SUCH AS ACCESS TO INNOVATION, USE OF AI TECHNOLOGY IN TREATING KIDNEY DISEASE, AS WELL AS EXPLORING WAYS TO CREATE INCENTIVES FOR SCREENING AND TREATMENT TO AVOID OR DELAY KIDNEY FAILURE. WE PUBLISHED OUR FIFTH ANNUAL "STATE OF THE STATES: LIVING DONOR PROTECTION REPORT CARD," WHICH HOLDS EACH STATE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE LAWS IT HAS IN PLACE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO BE LIVING KIDNEY DONORS. SINCE AKF BEGAN SPEARHEADING THE LIVING DONOR PROTECTION ADVOCACY WORK IN 2018, 41 STATES HAVE ENACTED LAWS THAT REMOVE ROADBLOCKS TO LIVING ORGAN DONATION. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAKF DEVELOPS COURSES THAT ARE PROVIDED ONLINE AND MEET THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO TREAT KIDNEY PATIENTS. IN 2025, THERE WERE MORE THAN 380,000 AKF COURSES COMPLETED BY PHYSICIANS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, DIALYSIS TECHNICIANS, DIETITIANS, HEALTH EDUCATORS AND OTHER RENAL CARE PROFESSIONALS. 472855 360000 RESEARCH: ESTABLISHED IN 1988, AKF'S CLINICAL SCIENTIST IN NEPHROLOGY PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED RESEARCH FUNDING TO MANY OF NEPHROLOGY'S BRIGHTEST SCHOLARS. MANY FORMER CSN FELLOWS HAVE GONE ON TO DISTINGUISHED CAREERS IN THE FIELD, CONDUCTING GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH THAT ADVANCES KNOWLEDGE AND TREATMENT OF KIDNEY DISEASE. IN 2025, AKF SELECTED TWO NEW FELLOWS: DR. MOMEN ABBASI, FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, WILL BE LOOKING TO FIND ANY VARIANCES IN KIDNEY MRIS OF PATIENTS WITH VARYING LEVELS OF CKD TO LOOK FOR SUBTYPES OR IMAGING MARKERS; AND DR. API CHEWCHARAT, FROM BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL IN BOSTON, WHO WILL BE LOOKING FOR CIRCULATING INFLAMMATION BIOMARKERS IN PATIENTS AFTER STEM-CELL TRANSPLANTS.AKF TOOK MAJOR STEPS IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF UNKNOWN CAUSES OF KIDNEY DISEASE (UCKD) BY CONTINUING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ASPECTS OF AKF'S UCKD ROADMAP. 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IN ADDITION, AKF QUALIFIES UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2) AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. INCOME, WHICH IS NOT RELATED TO EXEMPT PURPOSES, LESS APPLICABLE DEDUCTIONS, MAY BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE CORPORATE INCOME TAXES (UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME). ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. AKF PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR WHICH MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2025 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION FOR WHICH AKF FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS AKF'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXPENSES NETTED WITH CAR CONTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 98,671. NONDIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 553,106. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXPENSES NETTED WITH CAR CONTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 98,671. NONDIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 553,106. X X X X X X 1 ROBBINSKERSTEN DIRECT 201 SUMMER STREET HOLLISTON MA 01746 DIRECT MAIL COUNSEL 0 4087725 250631 3837094 INTERACTIVE STRATEGIES 133 CONNECTICUT AVENUE WASHINGTON DC 20036 DIGITAL FUNDRAISING 0 2050000 168960 1881040 CHARITABLE ADULT RIDES & SERVICES INC 4669 MURPHY CANYON ROAD SUITE 200 SAN DIEGO CA 92123 VEHICLE ADMINISTER 1 191294 71270 120024 6329019 490861 5838158 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI ID IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WI WV WY THE HOPE AFFAIR 586272 586272 NY GOLF EVENT 263829 263829 2 304717 304717 1154818 1154818 1 KIDNEY PATIENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS 73545 263568593 N/A N/A EDUCATIONAL STIPENDS 4 360000 N/A N/A PART I, LINE 2: 1)AMERICAN KIDNEY FUND, INC. (AKF) PROVIDES GRANTS THAT HELP KIDNEY PATIENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL NEED. PATIENTS OR CAREGIVERS MAY APPLY ON THEIR OWN BEHALF. PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS APPLY ONLINE. PATIENTS DEMONSTRATE NEED BY WORKING WITH THEIR SOCIAL WORKER AND RENAL PROFESSIONALS TO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL AID. GRANTS FROM AKF ARE USED FOR TRANSPORTATION, MEDICATION, HEALTH INSURANCE OR NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS RELATED TO PATIENTS' KIDNEY DISEASE. AKF REQUIRES PROOF THE PATIENT HAS A CURRENT HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN IN PLACE. 2) AKF GRANTS THE CLINICAL SCIENTIST IN NEPHROLOGY FELLOWSHIP YEARLY. THE MAXIMUM DURATION OF EACH FELLOWSHIP IS TWO YEARS. THE LEVEL OF FUNDING IS UP TO $90,000 PER YEAR AND SHALL BE USED PRINCIPALLY TO SUPPORT THE CANDIDATE AND HIS/HER CAREER DEVELOPMENT. THIS SUM IS EXPECTED TO COVER THE INDIVIDUAL FELLOW'S SALARY (WHICH WILL FOLLOW NIH GUIDELINES ACCORDING TO THE POST-GRADUATE YEAR PLUS COMPARABLE FRINGE BENEFITS AT THE INSTITUTION, NOT TO EXCEED $50,000) AS WELL AS TRAINING-RELATED EXPENSES. AKF MAKES PAYMENTS TO THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WHERE THE CANDIDATE IS COMPLETING HIS/HER STUDIES AND AKF RECEIVES REPORTS ON THE CANDIDATE'S STUDIES DURING HIS/HER SUPPORTED PERIOD. X 0 1 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAVARNE BURTON PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 804357 0 193800 0 471 0 48000 0 19493 0 1066121 0 0 0 TARA BUNCH EVP, AND COO 494972 0 92625 0 1413 0 24500 0 24440 0 637950 0 0 0 MARSHALL STRISIK VP AND GENERAL COUNSEL 449332 0 73275 0 1413 0 24500 0 31741 0 580261 0 0 0 JULIE PUZZO CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 448034 0 77700 0 659 0 24500 0 15904 0 566797 0 0 0 MICHAEL SPIGLER VP OF PATIENT SVCS/KIDNEY 429161 0 67200 0 377 0 24500 0 30233 0 551471 0 0 0 HOLLY BODE VP OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 369190 0 58500 0 659 0 24500 0 17204 0 470053 0 0 0 TAMARA RUGGIERO VP OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING 353668 0 55700 0 646 0 7000 0 22995 0 440009 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE CEO FLEW FIRST-CLASS TO A CONFERENCE IN 2025. THE BOARD CHAIR APPROVED THE EXPENDITURE TO ALLOW FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY ACCOMODATIONS. X 293 191294 COST & SELLING PRICE X 15 236636 AVERAGE SELL PRICE 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: AKF HAS A CONTRACT WITH AUTOMOTIVE RECOVERY SERVICES (THE CAR PROGRAM, LLC AND CHARITABLE ADULT RIDES & SERVICES DBA CARS, INC.). CARS, INC. PROVIDES THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH VEHICLE PICK UP REQUESTS, COORDINATES TOWING AND DISPOSAL OF VEHICLES. THE PROGRAM IS RUN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CARS, INC. MAINTAINS A WEBSITE THAT LISTS AKF AS ONE OF MANY CHARITIES ELIGIBLE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AMERICAN KIDNEY FUND'S MANAGEMENT PREPARES THE INFORMATION FOR THE 990, ENSURING ALL COMMUNICATIONS AND PROGRAMMATIC STAFF ARE INCLUDED IN THE PREPARATION AND THE REVIEW OF THE 990. THE AKF TRUSTEES HAVE TASKED THE AKF AMERICAN KIDNEY FUND, INC. 23-7124261 AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE WITH THE DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWED 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR FINAL REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AKF TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY AT THE AKF SPRING BOARD MEETING. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM REQUIRES THE TRUSTEE TO ACKNOWLEDGE READING AND UNDERSTANDING AKF'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND MUST AFFIRMATIVELY NOTE ON FOUR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS REGARDING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF NONE EXIST, THE FORM MUST STILL BE COMPLETED AND NOTES MADE THAT NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST. THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) COUNTER-SIGN THE FORM AND THE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC OPERATIONS TABULATES THE FORMS AND IF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE NOTED ON THE FORMS, FURTHER ACTIONS WOULD BE TAKEN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE AKF TRUSTEES HAVE A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES THAT ARE TASKED WITH REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE, EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, AND INCENTIVE PLANS OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. ON A BI-ANNUAL BASIS, AKF HIRES AN INDEPENDENT SALARY CONSULTING FIRM TO CONDUCT A SURVEY OF THE NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY TO ENSURE AKF'S COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL (PRESIDENT AND CEO ALONG WITH THE VICE PRESIDENTS) ARE WITHIN INDUSTRY NORMS AND BEST PRACTICES. AKF COMPLETED ITS LATEST INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS WITH A REPORT DATED DECEMBER, 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AKF MAKES AVAILABLE ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FORM 990, FINANCIAL INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM AND ANNUAL REPORTS ON ITS WEBSITE UNDER THE "ABOUT US" TAB. 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