After receiving a life-saving kidney transplant in May, Jennifer Grenier is facing financial struggles due to the closure of the National Foundation for Transplants (NFT), a nonprofit organization that had raised over ,000 for her care. The NFT abruptly shut down in April, leaving many patients like Grenier without access to the funds raised in their name. Grenier and others are calling for accountability and the return of their donations, as they navigate the aftermath of the foundation’s closure.
After a long battle with stage five kidney disease, Jennifer Grenier received a life-saving kidney transplant on May 5th. However, her journey took an unexpected turn when the nonprofit organization that had helped raise funds for her care, the National Foundation for Transplants (NFT), abruptly closed its doors. Grenier, along with many other patients, was left shocked and devastated to learn that the money raised for her transplant was seemingly gone, as NFT claimed all donations were made as unrestricted funds to the organization and not to any specific individual.
The NFT, which had been in operation for over 40 years and had supported thousands of patients, shut down in April, leaving patients like Grenier scrambling for financial support. Many patients, who had relied on the organization to help cover the expensive costs of transplants and dialysis, are now left without the funds they had raised. Grenier expressed deep disappointment and frustration over the situation, calling for accountability and the return of the money that had been donated in her name. She hopes that those responsible for the closure of NFT will be penalized, and that patients like her will ultimately receive the financial support they desperately need.
