East Tennessee Kidney Foundation, Inc.

ETKF is the boots on the ground, direct patient services group which helps people in need right now. ETKF serves 1,500+ local East Tennesseans each year.

Mission: To connect individual East Tennesseans with early detection of kidney disease, education, and access to life sustaining care.

I Want To Help!

Volunteer Opportunities

Knox Shamrock Fest™ & Lucky Kidney Run

Saturday, March 19, 2022
World's Fair Park, Knoxville, TN
Volunteer Duties to be posted soon; see etkidney.org for more details

VOLS for Kidneys Golf Classic

Late summer 2022 (Aug/Sept time frame)

Location tbd

Volunteer Duties include
- Check-in Table
- Hospitality Table
- Food & Beverage Assistance
- Photographer

What We Do

Our primary goal is patient services, specifically helping patients get to and from dialysis, (which is necessary for their survival), providing up to $2,000 per patient dental work needed in order to be placed on the kidney transplant waiting list, and providing FREE nutritional supplements (protein bars, etc.) to patients in area dialysis clinics.

We also work with Tennessee Donor Services / Donate Life Tennessee to promote the donation of all organs for transplantation. Visit the Donate Life Tennessee website to become a registered organ donor.