PKD Foundation
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The PKD Foundation is the only organization, worldwide, dedicated to promoting research to find a cure for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and improving the care and treatment of those it affects. Our vision is that “no one suffers the full effects of PKD.”
Mission
To promote research to find a cure for PKD and improve the care and treatment of those it affects.
History
The PKD Foundation was established in 1982 by Joseph H. Bruening and Jared J. Grantham, MD, and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.
Program
Scientific Research, Public Awareness and Patient Education, Government Relations.
Impact
In 2007, the PKD Foundation will fund more than $4.2 million in vital PKD research and lobby the federal government for millions more. In addition to funding research, the PKD Foundation provides a forum for patients, family and friends through more than 70 volunteer-led Chapters across the country and the world and holds the annual Walk for PKD, held each year on the third weekend in September, and the National Convention on PKD, the only conference in the world for PKD patients and medical professionals.
CEO
Dan Larson
Countries
United States
States
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, Virgin Islands of the U.S.
Contact
9221 WARD PKWY STE 400
KANSAS CITY, MO 64114-3367
Phone: (800) 753-2873
www.pkdcure.org
EIN: 43-1266906
Health
Regular price $1000 $10.00
Your gift will go towards the publication of PKD Progress that will help disseminate educational and medical information to those affected by PKD
Regular price $1000 $10.00
This gift will support one legislative appointment to advocate on behalf of the PKD Foundation.
Regular price $5000 $50.00
This gift will support vital PKD research funding aimed at finding a treatment and cure for PKD.
Regular price $2500 $25.00
Your gift will fund 15 minutes of vital PKD Research. PKD scientists funded by the PKD Foundation have progressed from discovering the PKD genes to conducting clinical trials in humans - an unprecedented level of biomedical research success. You can be a part of this success! Join our quest to find a treatment for PKD!
Regular price $2500 $25.00
This gift will provide a one year subscription, of this valuable publication, for someone who does not otherwise have the means to subscribe.
Regular price $10000 $100.00
This gift will support vital research funding and patient education all aimed at finding a treatment and cure for ARPKD.
Regular price $10000 $100.00
This gift will support vital PKD research funding aimed at finding a treatment and cure for PKD.