Who We Are

The National Kidney Foundation, Inc., a major voluntary health organization, seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation.

Our Goals

Enriching Lives & Encouraging Hope

The NKF of Indiana, Inc. (NKFI) works to enrich the lives of kidney patients with programs and services that educate, motivate, and meet the needs of patients and their families. Financial assistance is available in the form of emergency funding, prescription discounts, and scholarships.

Enlightening Minds & Improving Health

The NKFI believes that education is the best way to prevent kidney disease. The foundation provides information about Chronic Kidney Disease and organ donation, and makes public presentations. The NKFI conducts free health screenings that include tests for high-blood pressure, diabetes, and kidney disease.

The foundation provides educational opportunities and awards research funding to physicians, nurses, social workers, and dietitians to assist them in working toward a cure for kidney and urological disease.

Share Your Wealth & Share Yourself

The work of the NKF of Indiana, Inc. is funded entirely by public donations. We depend on the on-going financial and volunteer support of people just like you. Whether you volunteer your time to help with special events, sign an organ donor card, or make a monetary contribution—your support helps NKFI make lives better for kidney patients throughout Indiana.

Volunteering

If you are interested in volunteering, we recommend that you follow this link first, to see what events need volunteers, and then use the online volunteer sign up form.

Our Founder

On November 15, 1950, Mr. and Mrs. Harry DeBold called the first meeting of the Committee for Nephrosis Research. Several months earlier, Mrs. DeBold’s infant son was stricken with nephrosis, a condition of which little was known and for which little could be done. Her determination not to succumb to the grim reality of her son’s disease and her affluence and wealth were important elements which led to the formation of the inaugural lay group destined to becomeThe National Kidney Foundation. The Ada DeBold Society was created to help ensure the philanthropic future of the NKF in honor of Mrs. Ada U. DeBold.

By sharing their financial resources and publicly expressing their support, members of The Ada DeBold Society address NKF’s mission to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation. This framework of support helps the NKF plan for the present and look to the future. More information about The Ada DeBold Society.