JDRF is the leading global nonprofit funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Our strength lies in our exclusive focus on the worldwide effort to end T1D and the power of our volunteers. Founded in 1970 by parents determined to find a cure for their children with T1D, JDRF has expanded to become the largest charitable supporter of T1D research in the world. Our community—of U.S. chapters, international affiliates, and 1 million volunteers—is dedicated to creating a world without T1D. Our mission is to improve lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat T1D and its complications. To accomplish this, JDRF has invested more than $2.2 billion in research funding since our inception. Learn more at jdrf.org