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

Who We Serve

Services and support are provided to kidney patients, transplant recipients, and their families; donor families; and renal health care professionals. Currently, there are more than 450,000 people living in the designated service area who have some form of kidney or urologic disease. Countless others may be at risk.

Career Opportunities

Feel free to send your resume to:
Donna Giannone
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016

Board of Directors

Officers

Chair - Carla Duryee - Carla Duryee Consulting LLC

President - Richard K. Capling, DO FACP - Arms, Dodge, Robinson, Wilbur & Crouch, Inc.

Treasurer - Jeff Chambers - M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank

Secretary - Gina Engleman

Directors

Past President - Ahmed Awad, DO - Arms, Dodge, Robinson, Wilbur & Crouch, Inc.

Fadi Bedros, MD FASN - Mercy Regional Health Center

Joyce B. Dennis, RN BSN CNN - Fresenius Medical Services-Dialysis Services

Pat Dunn - J.E. Dunn Construction

Thomas A. Falsey - Bayer HealthCare LLC

Leslie High, CFRE - TMC Charitable Foundation

Brett D. Leopold - ITC Great Plains

Terry McCafferty - Zurich

Ryan Norman, DO - Ferrell-Duncan Clinic

Leanne J. Peace, MSW LCSW MHA - Missouri Kidney Program

Past Chair - Eduardo Seput - Sprint

Rolf D. Snyder - Global Perspectives Advisory Group

Milton E. Strader - Welco Manufacturing Company

Past Chair - Richard E. Thomas, Jr. - The Lewer Agency, Inc.

Past President - Bradley Warady, MD - Children's Mercy Hospital

Blake J. Williamson, MD MS - BlueCross and BlueShield of Kansas City

Michael A. Williamson - Polsinelli Shughart

Our Local Founder

Founded in 1967 by Patrick and Virginia Clune, the parents of two small children who both developed childhood nephrosis, the National Kidney Foundation of Kansas and Western Missouri initially operated from the basement of a local church. Current efforts embrace a multifaceted approach that includes direct patient assistance, education and prevention, professional education, research and organ donation awareness programs. NKF is governed by a voluntary board of directors and is supported 100 percent by charitable donations.

Services and support are provided to kidney patients, transplant recipients, and their families; donor families; and renal health care professionals. Currently, there are more than 450,000 people living in the NKF's service area who have some form of kidney or urologic disease. Countless others - one in nine - may be at risk.

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.