JDRF

JDRF is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that funds type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, provides a broad array of community and activist services to the T1D population and actively advocates for regulation favorable to medical research and approval of new and improved treatment modalities. It was initially founded as the JDF, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. It later changed its name to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and is now known as JDRF.

JDRF
FoundedMay 28, 1970 (1970-05-28)
FounderLee Ducat, Carol Lurie
Tax ID no.
23-1907729
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Location
  • New York, New York, US
MethodResearch funding,
Political advocacy,
Education
SubsidiariesJDRF Therapeutics Fund LLC
Revenue (2016)
$204,355,782
Expenses (2016)$189,479,405
Endowment$7,176,427
Employees (2015)
890
Volunteers (2015)
300,000
Websitejdrf.org
Formerly called
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
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