National Kidney Foundation of Michigan

The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, also known as NKF of Michigan, has specialized in the prevention of cure of kidney-related diseases since 1955. The foundation aims to prevent chronic kidney disease and its leading causes, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. It collects funds and provides medical advocacy to patients living with and at risk of chronic kidney disease. The foundation also promotes quality medical care and organ and tissue donation, as well as support research activities related to chronic kidney disease. Its Healthy Hair Starts with a Healthy Body program trains African-American hair stylists in how to discuss nutrition- and physical activity-focused chronic disease prevention strategies with their clients. The foundation s Kidney Early Evaluation Program is a health-screening program designed to identify individuals at increased risk for kidney disease. The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan is located in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The Kresge Foundation is an independent, private grantmaking organization. It was created in 1924 to promote the well-being of mankind. Its geographic scope is national and, on occasion, international. The foundation's grants support a range of organizations reflecting almost the entire breadth of the nonprofit sector. These diverse groups respond by sustaining activities that demonstrate their effectiveness. Grants are awarded to institutions on a conditional or challenge basis, thereby providing an incentive to help them expand their fund raising capabilities, and are confined to established charitable institutions, without limitation as to field of interest or location. Foundation assistance is directed to the maintenance or expansion of those institutions rather than for programs or operating support. The foundation is temporarily located in Troy, Mich.