named programs · 2 · from sources
What they call their work
Profile Page Creation
Creates personalized online profile pages for individuals seeking living kidney donors to share their stories and connect with potential donors.
Promotional Materials Distribution
Provides free promotional items including business cards, car decals, T-shirts, yard signs, and flyers to help clients raise awareness about their need for a kidney donor.
activities · 2 groups
What they do
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Living Donor Transplant Support 5 activities
- Creates and distributes free promotional materials to support patients seeking living kidney donorsDesigns, prints, and ships at no cost promotional items such as car window decals, business cards, flyers, magnets, yard signs, t-shirts, and rear window decals to patients actively seeking living kidney donors. These materials aim to increase public visibility and facilitate donor connections.
- Creates and maintains online profile pages for patients seeking living kidney donorsDevelops and hosts individual profile pages on the organization’s website for patients with end-stage renal disease, increasing their visibility to potential living donors. These profiles have led to successful transplant matches through public discovery.
- Facilitates access to living kidney donors through paired exchange programsSupports patients by connecting them to paired kidney exchange programs, enabling transplant opportunities when direct donor matches are not possible. This includes providing information, guidance, and facilitating matches that result in successful transplants.
- Operates online and social media platforms to amplify patient transplant campaignsManages a Facebook community group and shares video stories of living donors to expand the reach of patient profiles. These platforms are used to promote awareness and engagement in support of finding living kidney donors.
- Provides self-advocacy guidance and emotional support to patients seeking kidney donorsOffers resources and support to help patients overcome hesitation and effectively advocate for themselves in their search for living kidney donors, addressing emotional, social, and logistical challenges.
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Vehicle Donation Processing 1 activity
- Accepts and manages vehicle donations to support program operationsAccepts donations of cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles, SUVs, and planes with free pickup and full logistical support, using these contributions to further the organization’s mission of connecting patients with living kidney donors.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$4K
Contributions & grants$4K100%
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expenses
Total expenses$4K
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Total assets$1K
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Net assets$1K
4 years on record · 2021–2024 · YoY revenue -27.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 3
- CHRISTOPHER MELZ — Director
- MICHAEL O'BRIEN — Director
- ROBERT REILLY — Director
relationships · 4
Who they work with
- AmazonSmile Government — Kidney Search Foundation is a selected charity on AmazonSmile, allowing supporters to fundraise through eligible purchases.
- CAResponse Partner — Partner organization through which vehicle donation processing is facilitated.
- Facebook Partner — Utilizes a Facebook group as a platform for community engagement and donor outreach.
- INOVA Fairfax Partner — Transplant team at INOVA Fairfax referred a client to the Kidney Search Foundation.
strategies · 4
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Funding Model for Patient Support via Merchandise and Donationsmethodology: merchandise-funded_patient_supportBy funding the production of free promotional items through merchandise sales and vehicle donations, we ensure sustainable support for patients’ outreach efforts, because self-sustaining revenue streams allow continuous service without burdening patients financially.
- Paired Kidney Exchange Facilitationmethodology: paired-kidney-exchangeBy coordinating within paired exchange networks, we enable transplants when direct donation is incompatible, because matching incompatible donor-recipient pairs with others in the same situation creates medically viable pathways to transplantation.
- Patient Self-Advocacy with Promotional Toolsmethodology: patient-self-advocacyBy equipping patients with customized promotional tools and materials, we empower them to advocate within their personal networks, because tangible outreach assets lower barriers to asking and increase public visibility of their need.
- Story-Based Outreach for Donor Engagementmethodology: story-based_outreachBy amplifying personal transplant stories through public channels, we increase visibility to potential altruistic donors, because narrative resonance builds empathy and motivates action beyond immediate networks.