ABOUT JDRF
JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D)
research. JDRF’s goal is to progressively remove the impact of T1D from
people’s lives until we achieve a world without T1D. JDRF collaborates
with a wide spectrum of partners and is the only organization with the
scientific resources, regulatory influence, and a working plan to better
treat, prevent, and eventually cure T1D.
As
the largest charitable supporter of T1D research, JDRF is currently
sponsoring $530 million in scientific research in 17 countries. In 2012
alone, JDRF provided more than $110 million to T1D research. More than
80 percent of JDRF’s expenditures directly support research and
research-related education. In 2012 Forbes magazine named JDRF one of
its five All-Star charities, citing the organization’s efficiency and
effectiveness.
