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Building Upon Research Successes
JDRF funding and leadership is associated with most major scientific breakthroughs in type 1 research to date.
Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.16 billion to diabetes research, including more than $137 million in FY2007. More than 85 percent of JDRF’s expenditures directly support research and research-related education. In FY2007, the Foundation funded more than 700 centers, grants, and fellowships in 20 countries.

Moving Research from Bench to Bedside
JDRF is driven by results and successes in three major cure goals: restoring normal blood sugar, preventing and reversing diabetes-related complications, and preventing diabetes. Working toward these goals, JDRF has taken the lead in translating basic research breakthroughs into cure therapies in such areas as experimentation in islet transplantation, transplant tolerance, beta cell regeneration, and diabetes prevention. The Foundation creates multidisciplinary programs that bring together diabetes researchers from many institutions and diverse disciplines to find a cure for diabetes and its complications.

Efficiently Organized for Successful Results
JDRF is structured on a business-world model that efficiently and effectively directs resources to research aimed at finding a cure as soon as possible. More than 80 percent of JDRF’s expenditures directly support research and research-related education. Because of its unwavering focus on its mission to find a cure, JDRF annually receives top rankings from independent sources that rate charitable giving. JDRF leverages its research impact by partnering with and stimulating increased research spending on the part of public and private medical organizations and other entities throughout the world.

A Backbone of Dedicated and Active Volunteers
JDRF was founded in 1970 by the parents of children with type 1 diabetes. As a result, JDRF volunteers have a personal connection to type 1 diabetes, which translates into an unrelenting commitment to finding a cure. These volunteers are the driving force behind more than 100 locations worldwide that raise money and advocate for government spending for type 1 diabetes research.

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