3100 W. Central Avenue Suite 250
Toledo, Ohio 43606
Phone: 419.329.2196
Fax: 419.531.6080
Better Business Bureau A+ Rating
The Kidney Foundation of Northwest Ohio has been evaluated and met all 20 BBB Standards for Charity Accountability attaining an A+ as a BBB Accredited Charity.
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In 2012 KFNWO won the BBB Torch Award. "Winners have demonstrated business practices that exemplify ethics, integrity and exceptional customer service and are chosen by an independent panel of volunteer community leaders, based on criteria established by the BBB", said Marilyn Levine, director of the BBB Foundation.
Would you like to join the Krusaders for Kidneys Volunteer Program?
Check out our volunteer page for many opportunities to support our mission of Empowering Patients to Manage Kidney Disease.
Sign up at the bottom of the volunteer page and we will contact you!
Listen to John
Tennant's heart rendering song about his hero.
"A kidney donation is possibly the greatest gift ever. It changes your view on
just how precious life is because your gift of life changes not only the life
of the person you give it to, but also their entire family. It then becomes
clear how one person can make a huge difference and you become a hero. I wrote
this song for my hero." John Tennant
KFNWO is the only not-for-profit health agency of its kind in the area, and we have no ties to national groups. We are people from Northwest Ohio helping neighbors in our home community.
Success at the Kidney Foundation of Northwest Ohio
We've had remarkable success at KFNWO in meeting our mission to empower patients to manage their kidney disease. Each year since 2008, we've helped more and more people who suffer from kidney disease, with direct financial assistance for medications, medical equipment, nutritional supplements, and transportation for dialysis.
We've seen a 20% growth each year in the number of patients to whom we provide assistance, and we've more than doubled the annual amount of financial assistance we provide in that five year span (see graph above).
Most companies who experience 20% annual growth celebrate their success with bonuses and stock dividends. At KFNWO, we’re celebrating our success by asking for more support from our northwest Ohio community. In 2014, we are on track to provide cash assistance to over 600 patients; that’s over 100 more than we helped in 2013.
Kidney Disease: A Public Health Threat
Kidney disease is a life-altering and often fatal condition. The number of Americans living with kidney disease has increased by 27% since 2008. Today there are more than 26 million adults living with kidney disease in the United States, and more than 5,000 people in Northwest Ohio are undergoing dialysis for kidney disease.
Kidney disease treatment takes a serious physical and emotional toll on the patient, family, and friends. Dialysis is a life-saving treatment, but patients endure treatment sessions that last three to five hours a day, three days a week for the rest of their lives.
Many patients are unable to continue working once dialysis is needed. The financial cost of dialysis, transportation to and from sessions, medications, nutritional supplements, and other treatments can exceed $70,000 a year. Even if health insurance covers some of these costs, co-pays, deductibles, and out-of-pocket expenses are too high for many in our community.
KFNWO Serves a Growing Need
Founded in 1966, the Kidney Foundation of Northwest Ohio (KFNWO) is dedicated to helping people address kidney disease and related disorders through financial assistance, education, volunteerism, research, and development. The KFNWO provides much-needed services to hundreds of people in Northwest Ohio each year. The need for our services is growing.
Here for you. Here with you.
Click here to read a day
to day account of Austin Klapp as he waits for his third kidney transplant.
Austin's story is inspiring as he copes and lives with kidney disease in a
positive way.
