National Kidney Foundation Inc

Patient services: the national kidney foundation of illinois (nkfi) offers educational seminars and workshops for individuals and their families throughout the year on topics related to the management and treatment of kidney disease and its co-morbidities. The nkfi also offers one-on-one phone consultation and educational material to anyone living in illinois interested in receiving more information about kidney disease and its two leading causes, diabetes and high blood pressure. During the fiscal year 2025, 1,738 participants were screened.

Professional education: the nkfi provides continuing education for primary care physicians, nephrologists, transpant surgeons, nurses, dietitians, and social workers.

Other program services:research: the national kidney foundation of illinois ("nkfi") research grant program funds young investigators who have research projects that will increase the understanding of kidney, urologic and related diseases and transplantation as well as improve the clinical management and treatment or cure of these diseases. The nkfi also shares a portion of its revenue to support national programs and initiatives of the national kidney foundation.nkfi also has an innovations grant that supports and funds new, innovative applications, research, technologies, and other novel processes that lead to more effective, equitable and sustainable solutions to improve the lives of those at risk for kidney disease and transplantation-related diseases, and/or improve the prevention, management and treatment or cure of these diseases.