American Kidney Fund Inc.

“The executive committee consists of american kidney fund, inc. (akf) board of trustee members. The composition includes chair, chair-elect, immediate past chair, secretary, treasurer, chair of medical affairs and two at-large akf board of trustee members. The executive committee shall have and may exercise all powers and duties of the board except as specifically reserved by law or by the board through a continuing resolution. The executive committee meeting minutes are provided to the full board for review and approval at each board meeting.”

“American kidney fund, inc. (akf)'s management prepares the information for the 990 ensuring all communications and programmatic staff are included in the preparation and review of the 990. The akf trustees have tasked the akf audit and compliance committee with the detailed review of the form 990 prior to its filing. The akf audit and compliance committee then provides provisional approval to the 990. The audit and compliance committee reviewed 990 is then provided to the full board for final review before it is filed with the irs.”

“The american kidney fund, inc. (akf) trustees are required to complete a conflict of interest form annually at the akf spring board meeting. The conflict of interest form requires the trustee to acknowledge reading and understanding akf's conflict of interest statement and must affirmatively note on four specific questions regarding potential conflicts of interest. If none exist, the form must still be completed and notes made that no conflicts of interest exist. The president and chief executive officer (ceo) counter-sign the form and the special project assistant to the ceo tabulates the forms and if any conflicts of interest are noted on the forms, further actions would be taken.”

“The akf trustees have a compensation committee comprised of independent trustees that are tasked with review of performance, executive compensation, and incentive plans of the president and ceo. On a bi-annual basis, akf hires an independent salary consulting firm to conduct a survey of the non-profit community to ensure akf's compensation and benefits for the executive level (president and ceo along with the vice presidents) are within industry norms and best practices. Akf completed its latest independent review of executive compensation and benefits with a report dated 9/5/2018. The american kidney fund awards bonuses to its executive team employees based upon their achieving stringent performance objectives that are set forth in an annual executive incentive plan (eip). The goals in the eip directly support achievement of the awareness, prevention, education and patient support objectives that are outlined in akf's strategic plan. The eip is approved by the board's executive evaluation and compensation committee annually. Akf completed its latest independent review of executive compensation and benefits with a report dated 9/5/2018.”

“The organization makes its last three forms 990 available on its own website.”

“Akf makes available its audited financial statements, form 990, financial interest disclosure form and annual reports on its website under the "about us" tab.”

“The american kidney fund is a publicly supported organization with diverse base of contributors, which includes individuals, corporations, foundations, and other organizations. In 2018, the american kidney fund had over 61,000 active contributors and of those 262 contributors individually contributed more than $5,000 a piece.”