2025-04-24T10:05:45-05:00 2024-12-31 202153727 SB & COMPANY LLC 10200 GRAND CENTRAL AVE SUITE 250 OWINGS MILLS MD 21117 990 2024-01-01 237124261 AMERICAN KIDNEY FUND INC AMER 3018813052 11921 ROCKVILLE PIKE 300 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 LAVARNE A BURTON PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 3018813052 2025-04-15 1 0 TOBI HOLLANDER P03218061 4105840060 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LAVARNE A BURTON 11921 ROCKVILLE PIKE 300 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 310431827 0 X WWW.KIDNEYFUND.ORG X 1971 DC WE HELP PEOPLE FIGHT KIDNEY DISEASE AND LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES. 23 23 126 500 0 0 349583602 295834492 507 0 3073773 8726665 273749 413355 352931631 304974512 252025800 256814302 0 0 15435278 17420943 587815 541574 8442345 16283031 18835025 284331924 293611844 68599707 11362668 159891758 175543171 5493711 10628918 154398047 164914253 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 261697470 256466358 PATIENT ASSISTANCE: IN 2024, WE HELPED MORE THAN 69,000 LOW-INCOME KIDNEY FAILURE PATIENTS 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, MORE THAN 1,600 DIALYSIS PATIENTS HAD LIFESAVING KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS AND POST-TRANSPLANT CARE, REPRESENTING NEARLY 6% OF ALL U.S. KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS PERFORMED IN 2024. WE PROVIDED OVER 1,600 DIALYSIS AND POST-TRANSPLANT PATIENTS WITH DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANES, 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 $27,500 PER YEAR. 18850720 PUBLIC EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND PREVENTION ACTIVITIES:AWARENESS AND PREVENTION 35.5 MILLION AMERICANS1 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 FIFTH ANNUAL KIDNEY ACTION WEEK, HELD FROM MARCH 18-22, 2024. THE VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL EVENT WAS STREAMED THROUGH A DIGITAL CONFERENCE PLATFORM AND SIMULCASTED THROUGH AKF'S FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE SOCIAL CHANNELS. APPROXIMATELY 5,000 PEOPLE PREREGISTERED FOR THE EVENT, WITH MORE THAN 82,000 PEOPLE VIEWING THE COMBINED LIVE AND ARCHIVED SESSIONS. WE PROVIDED PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MESSAGING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, WHICH GREW TO 220,000 FOLLOWERS IN 2024.PUBLIC EDUCATIONWE CONTINUALLY ENHANCE OUR EDUCATION CONTENT AND OFFERINGS. OUR WEBSITE HAD MORE THAN 16 MILLION VIEWS IN 2024 FROM PEOPLE LOOKING FOR KIDNEY HEALTH INFORMATION. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO ENRICH OUR AWARD-WINNING KIDNEY KITCHEN WEBSITE, A RESOURCE FOR PLANNING A KIDNEY-FRIENDLY DIET, AND THE SITE HAD MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION VIEWS IN 2024. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A MAJOR NATIONAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES IN KIDNEY DISEASE, AND WE LAUNCHED THE FIRST 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 AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS WHICH FOCUS ON MANAGING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF KIDNEY DISEASE AND ITS CO-MORBIDITIES. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE OUR KIDNEY HEALTH COACH PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM, WHICH NOW INCLUDES NEARLY 7,000 COACHES NATIONWIDE. 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 2024, NEARLY 200 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 2024, WE GREW OUR ADVOCACY NETWORK TO OVER 36,000 PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT: TWO IN-PERSON FLY-INS, INCLUDING ONE FOCUSED ON RARE KIDNEY DISEASES; AND 4 IN-PERSON HEALTH EQUITY TRAININGS IN CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN NOVEMBER 2024, WE HELD OUR SECOND PATIENT ACCESS INITIATIVE SUMMIT, WHERE WE FOCUSED ON ISSUES LIKE CAREGIVING, MENTAL HEALTH AND RARE KIDNEY DISEASE, AS WELL AS EXPLORING WAYS TO CREATE INCENTIVES FOR SCREENING AND TREATMENT TO AVOID OR DELAY KIDNEY FAILURE. WE PUBLISHED OUR FOURTH 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, 32 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 2024, THERE WERE MORE THAN 167,000 AKF COURSES COMPLETED BY PHYSICIANS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, DIALYSIS TECHNICIANS, DIETITIANS, HEALTH EDUCATORS AND OTHER RENAL CARE PROFESSIONALS. 445293 347944 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 2024, AKF SELECTED TWO NEW FELLOWS. DR. KAVITA MISTRY FROM BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER WILL BE WILL BE USING CUTTING-EDGE SINGLE CELL SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGIES TO GAIN INSIGHTS INTO THE INITIAL EVENTS THAT LEAD TO KIDNEY INFLAMMATION IN ACUTE INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS. DR. MARCELLE TUTTLE FROM TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER WILL BE WORKING ON RESEARCH THAT FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. 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. THESE INCLUDED THE LAUNCH OF OUR NEW KNOW YOUR CAUSE AND KNOW YOUR PLAN WEBSITES AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, HOSTING OUR SECOND RARE DISEASE FLY-IN, AND HOSTING OUR SECOND, IN-PERSON UCKD SUMMIT ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2024, BRINGING TOGETHER PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND RENAL PROFESSIONALS. 280993483 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15 0 126 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI ID IN IA KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS NC ND NE NH NJ NV NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY X X THE ORGANIZATION 3018813052 11921 ROCKVILLE PIKE 300 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 ANDREW M SHORE JD TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BAMBI W GADDIST DRPH TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN KREX ESQ MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE JONES-BURTON MD TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA M CHRISTENSEN MD TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCES E ASHE-GOINS RN BSN MPH TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL S WICK MHSA BSN RN 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TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND PATIENT SERVICES PROGRAMS. PART X, LINE 2: AKF IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. 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, 2024 AND 2023, 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, 2024, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2021 THROUGH 2024 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 135,507. NONDIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 608,918. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXPENSES NETTED WITH CAR CONTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 135,507. NONDIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 608,918. 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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 AND INVOICES FOR REIMBURSED TRANSPORTATION REPAIRS. 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 $80,000 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 $55,000) 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 763270 0 173225 0 555 0 47150 0 19120 0 1003320 0 0 0 TARA BUNCH EVP, AND COO 469138 0 80850 0 1665 0 24150 0 23927 0 599730 0 0 0 MARSHALL STRISIK VP AND GENERAL COUNSEL 424401 0 63675 0 1665 0 24150 0 30909 0 544800 0 0 0 JULIE PUZZO CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 404696 0 62875 0 777 0 24150 0 15531 0 508029 0 0 0 MICHAEL SPIGLER VP OF PATIENT SVCS/KIDNEY 392063 0 57975 0 444 0 24150 0 28484 0 503116 0 0 0 HOLLY BODE VP OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 350939 0 54675 0 777 0 24150 0 17135 0 447676 0 0 0 TAMARA RUGGIERO VP OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING 325319 0 49825 0 761 0 8190 0 21970 0 406065 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE CEO FLEW FIRST-CLASS ON A ONE-WAY TICKET TO A CONFERENCE IN FL IN JANUARY OF 2024. THE BOARD CHAIR APPROVED THE EXPENDITURE TO ALLOW SOCIAL DISTANCING IN RESPONSE TO COVID. X 390 261759 COST & SELLING PRICE X 11 349455 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 (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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