ASN Foundation for Kidney Research
Also known as KidneyCure
ASN Foundation for Kidney Research reported $7.4 million in revenue and $3.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.52 went to program services, $2.48 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 59.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $668,225 (CEO & Executive Vice President). Revenue rose 131% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $3.2MFor context, the median across 169 covered medical research charities: $87.02 programs, $12.87 management, $0.11 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $7.4MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.5% | 83.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.5% | 12.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 59.1% | 72.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 5.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $668,225 | $628,890 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 20.80% | 1.94% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 256.0 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 93.8% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseTransistion to Independence Grants (formerly Career Development Grants):The KidneyCure Transition to Independence Grants Program provides funding for young faculty to foster evolution to an independent research career and a successful, competitive application for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant or equivalent
Research Fellowship Program: The goal of the Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program is to fund nephrology fellows to conduct original, meritorious research projects. This program will foster the training of fellows, under the direction of a sponsor, who are highly motivated to make contributions to the understanding of kidney biology and disease. This Fellowship serves to establish the beginnings of an independent career
Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program: The American Society of Nephrology-Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program (ASN-AMFDP) Award aims to increase diversity among future leaders in nephrology by supporting the research and career development of a kidney scholar and future health care leader from a historically disadvantaged background
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Vice President Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $595,030 | $73,195 | $668,225 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from ASN Foundation for Kidney Research (Part VII, line 2).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 9 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 69
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to ASN Foundation for Kidney Research totaling $35,063 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 ASN Foundation for Kidney Research spent in 2025, $97.52 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of ASN Foundation for Kidney Research's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, ASN Foundation for Kidney Research reported that 97.5% of its $3.2 million in expenses went to program services, 2.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does ASN Foundation for Kidney Research pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation ASN Foundation for Kidney Research reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $668,225, for the role of CEO & Executive Vice President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does ASN Foundation for Kidney Research get its money?
Of $7.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 59.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is ASN Foundation for Kidney Research a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 45-5090971 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202622249349300147 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202501719349300900 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202421849349301007 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342149349300509 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202019349300025 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202121959349300332 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202001439349300215 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 45-5090971: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.