The goal of the annual Kidney Challenge Walk is to raise funds for the Southern Tier Kidney Association which supports those in the Southern Tier who are affected by kidney disease, including kidney patients and living donors, and to help pay for the financial concerns often associated with Dialysis, a kidney donation, and/or a kidney transplant.

All of the event proceeds are utilized to benefit Dialysis patients at UPMC Chautauqua, kidney transplant donors and recipients through the WNY Kidney Connection, and to enhance community awareness of kidney disease.