JDRF continues to make progress toward a cure for type 1 diabetes. Your donation will make a dramatic impact as JDRF moves life altering research out of the lab and into human clinical trials. Typically, more than 85 percent of JDRF's expenditures directly support research and research-related education.
To learn about research investment opportunities, please contact Jack Hickethier (415) 597-6303.
JDRF has made a bold impact on the research landscape by setting the agenda for type 1 diabetes research worldwide. We just don’t fund basic science, but take scientific developments and translate them into cures, treatments, drugs, and therapies.
Charity Navigator: Awarded JDRF its highest rating, 4-stars, for three consecutive years, and praised the foundation as “exceptional,” a designation that “differentiates JDRF from its peers and demonstrates to the public it is worthy of their trust.” |
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Forbes: JDRF was awarded an efficiency rating of 92 out of 100 in Forbes Magazine’s most recent annual charity ranking. Forbes called JDRF “...a tightly run organization that puts almost every dollar spent to work curing disease....” |
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The New York Times: “The foundation typically outperforms, in lobbying and fundraising, nearly every other interest group built around a particular disease.” |
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The Wall Street Journal: “Since its founding in 1970, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation has spent some [1.4 billion] on research. It has a pile of discoveries to show for it....” |
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AIP: For the 11th year in a row, JDRF was top-ranked by the American Institute of Philanthropy—the only national diabetes organization to earn an “A” grade every year over this time period. |

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