The American Kidney Fund (AKF) fights kidney disease on all fronts, with programs that support early detection, disease management, innovation and clinical research, advocacy, and financial assistance. Because kidney disease is growing faster than any other non-communicable disease, AKF fights with urgency to reach the 37 million Americans living with kidney disease and the millions more at risk. AKF reaches them wherever they are in their journey with kidney disease, from prevention through transplant, and helps them live healthier lives. No kidney organization touches more people directly. AKF’s Know Your Kidneys™ initiative reaches at-risk individuals and communities, empowering them with prevention education and early detection through the nation’s largest free kidney health screening program. AKF enables those with kidney disease to live their healthiest lives through disease management education, award-winning public and professional health education materials, courses and webinars. AKF drives innovation through strategic partnerships and investment in clinical research to improve patient outcomes, and fights tirelessly for legislation and health policy to improve the lives of kidney patients. Patients experiencing financial devastation from kidney failure access lifesaving care through AKF’s financial assistance programs that helped 87,000 dialysis and transplant patients in 2018. AKF’s KidneyNation online fundraising community unites Americans in support of AKF’s mission.