# Kidney Cancer Association

Source: https://onco.cc/institutions/kidney-cancer-association/  
OnCo record `kidney-cancer-association` (Institution). Data CC BY-NC 4.0, attribute "Data from OnCo (onco.cc)"; commercial use needs a licence.

## TL;DR

A kidney cancer charity founded in Chicago in 1990 by a patient and doctors, which funds research, runs medical symposiums and educates patients and carers.

## Summary

The Kidney Cancer Association was founded in 1990 by Eugene P. Schonfeld and a small group of patients and doctors in Chicago and has grown into an international non-profit, according to its about page. It holds two research symposiums a year, runs a grant programme, takes part in legislative advocacy and provides education and patient navigation for patients and carers. It is a 501(c)(3) organisation; the IRS record lists it in Dallas, Texas.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: KCA
- City: Dallas, TX, US
- Type: consortium
- Website: https://www.kidneycancer.org

## Sources

- About the KCA: https://www.kidneycancer.org/about/
- IRS record (via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer): https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/363719712

## Connected records

- institutions: [International Kidney Cancer Coalition](https://onco.cc/institutions/international-kidney-cancer-coalition/), [Rare Cancer Research Foundation](https://onco.cc/institutions/rare-cancer-research-foundation/)
- cancers: [Renal cell carcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/rcc/)

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