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NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2025
Organization celebrates a legacy of progress—and looks ahead to the next era of impact
NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, on the 75th anniversary of its founding, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) commemorates seven and a half decades of impact in kidney health through advocacy, research, education, and support for patients and families. NKF was founded in 1950 by a mother who refused to accept that nothing could be done to save her son, and that same determination continues to drive the organization's mission.
A Legacy of ImpactFrom its beginnings as the Committee for Nephrosis Research, NKF has contributed to major advancements that have improved kidney care and equity across the country. Notable milestones include:
A more extensive list of milestones are available on the NKF website.
This year, the "75+You" campaign aims to make a direct impact on 75 million lives by 2030 through three key pillars:
Preventing the Preventable
Enabling Patients to Live the Life They Want
Ensuring Access to Transplants for All
Take Action Today:NKF encourages everyone to get involved this National Kidney Month by taking the Kidney Risk Quiz, becoming an advocate, or donating to support NKF's mission. Together, through the power of "75+You," we can revolutionize kidney care and create a healthier future for all. Visit kidney.org/75years to learn more, take the Kidney Risk Quiz, or find out how you can support the "75+You" campaign today!
Kidney Disease In the United States, more than 37 million adults are estimated to have kidney disease, also known as chronic kidney disease (CKD)—and approximately 90 percent don't know they have it. About 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. are at risk for kidney disease. Risk factors for kidney disease include: diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and family history. People of Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian American, or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander descent are at increased risk for developing the disease. Black or African American people are about four times as likely as White people to have kidney failure. Hispanics experience kidney failure at about double the rate of White people.
About the National Kidney Foundation 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. For more information about kidney disease, please visit www.kidney.org/
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SOURCE National Kidney Foundation
