Frequently asked questions

Answered by a team member at Kidney Foundation of Ohio

• What is your mission?

  The Kidney Foundation of Ohio is dedicated to providing a broad-based program of direct assistance to those with kidney disease and promoting and providing educational programming for the general public, renal professionals, and patients and their families.

• How are donations used?

  Funds are used to provide direct dollars to patients to assist through the devastation of kidney disease by lowering the financial burden of medication, transportation, and emergency needs.

• What can be done with a $100 donation?

  $100 can provide one individual with emergency assistance such as a utility shut off or car repair.

• What is the history of your organization?

  The Cleveland-based Foundation was founded in 1950 by a group of parents whose children suffered with nephrosis and physicians from Mount Sinai and University Hospitals. What began as a small group of families and physicians has become the premier agency in Ohio for providing direct assistance and education to those suffering from the effects of kidney failure. The Kidney Foundation remains the only health and human services agency in Northeast Ohio which continues to provide direct dollars to patients to assist through the devastation of kidney disease. The Foundation remains an Ohio-based organization and all funds raised in Ohio, stay in Ohio to help our patients.