Michigan Kidney Walk
The Michigan Kidney Walk Detroit Zoo is on Sunday, May 17!
Support Our Emergency Fund
Read the 2025 annual appeal letter to see how we support people living with CKD through the Patient Emergency Fund.
Kidney Disease Information
One in seven adults in Michigan have chronic kidney disease. And most of them don’t even know it.
Are you in the 33%?
33% of adults in the U.S. are at risk for kidney disease. Find out today!
Help us make a difference
In these extraordinary times, the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan is ready to respond to the unique needs of people with kidney disease who will need vital assistance to get through this crisis. Giving to the Bob Meyer Emergency Fund, or the Transforming Kidney Care Fund, can do just that.
Meet Karen Sak
Participant of Kidney PATH and High Blood Pressure Control!
Brimming with energy and enthusiasm, Karen Sak loves to share her impressions of the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan’s High Blood Pressure Control and Kidney PATH workshops that she attended in-person at her local senior center. Karen has type 2 diabetes, which she proudly controls with her diet. The two workshops helped her as well. See how Karen took her health into her own hands by participating in NKFM programs.
Healthy Living Programs
Diabetes Prevention Program
If you’re at risk of type 2 diabetes, the DPP's small group setting, along with a trained and passionate coach, helps you make sustained, healthy lifestyle changes.
Distance Learning
The NKFM offers evidence-based and scientific advisory board approved programs from your home.
Enhance®Fitness
Enhance Fitness is a physical activity program for adults that is designed to improve functional fitness and well being.
Upcoming Events
We put the FUN in fundraising! We have an event for everyone, from community driven walks to a giant corporate centered gala, to an annual golf classic, and everything in between.
May 17, 2026
Michigan Kidney Walk
Kidney Walks bring people together to support those affected by kidney disease by raising funds for research, patient services, advocacy, and education.
July 27, 2026
NKF Golf Classic
The NKF Golf Classic offers opportunities for competitive golfers to win the chance to play at the world-renowned Pebble Beach Golf Club each January, while offering non-competitive golfers the chance to play a great day of golf at a prestigious local course!
November 21, 2026
Kidney Ball
The “most fun black tie event in Metro Detroit” began 20 years ago as a one-time event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the NKFM. Brought back by popular demand, this event hosts more than 500 movers and shakers each year to eat, drink, and be merry.