Two Independent Sources Give Juvenile Diabetes
Foundation International Highest Rankings
AIP Gives JDF an "A", Joins "Smart Money" in Citing Effectiveness The American Institute of Philanthropys Spring 1998, Watchdog Report gives the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation an "A" rating, the only such rating for any national diabetes organization, and one of only six "A" ratings (out of 44 charities) for general heath organizations nationally. The rating is based on three major criteria:
The AIP is a nonprofit charity watchdog and information services whose mission is to maximize the effectiveness of charitable contributions by providing donors with information needed to make more informed giving decisions. |
JDF, One of 10 "Charities You Can Trust", according to The Wall Street Journals "Smart Money" Magazine JDF is one of the nations top 10 "charities you can trust," one of only two health/medical charities in the top "notch" ten pick by The Wall Street Journals "Smart Money" magazine in its December 1997 end-of-year look at charitable giving. Those in the coveted top ten received the highest overall efficiency scores in three categories as well as favorable peer reviews from such industry watchdogs as the National Charities Information Bureau and the Council of Better Business Bureaus. Taking a close look for consumers at how to decide which charities to support, the article states that "while its hard to weigh the worthiness of one cause over another, you can measure a non-profit groups financial efficiency by finding out how much of your donation dollar is actually being put to work in charitable or research programs (versus, for instance, how much is being spent on additional direct-mail fundraising)." The magazine looked at the nation's 100 largest non-profits as surveyed in the Non-Profit Times and applied four criteria:
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JDFs Mission The mission of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. JDF has over 100 chapters and affiliates in the United States and overseas, and provides more money to diabetes research than any other non-profit, non-governmental health agency in the world. In fiscal year, 1998, JDF will award over $40 million to diabetes research, bringing its cumulative dollar commitment to more than $290 million since 1970. JDF was founded in 1970 by the parents of children with diabetes who were convinced that a cure for diabetes could be found through research. They were and still are determined to make that cure happen in their childrens lifetime. News from: April 20, 1998 |