About American Diabetes Association
To prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
Focus Areas
Type 1 diabetesType 2 diabetesGestational diabetesPreventionNutrition and food securityHealth & wellnessClinical researchPatient education and supportAdvocacy
Who They Fund
early-stage / early-career investigators (investigators new to diabetes research)people living with diabeteswomen with diabetespopulations experiencing health disparities related to diabetes
About American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association’s recent funding centers on moving diabetes research from early-stage ideas into clinical and translational work. A large share of its awards support investigators new to diabetes research, including multiple seven-figure grants to University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University Medical School, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill through Early Investigator Award programs. That pattern points to a funder that invests heavily in building the research pipeline rather than limiting support to established labs. The foundation also backs applied work aimed at improving care and outcomes for people living with diabetes. Recent grants include support for University of California San Francisco through an Investigator New to Diabetes Research Award and a separate health-disparities award, as well as funding for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Washington University under early-investigator mechanisms. Its grant list shows repeated support for research careers, translational science, and innovation-oriented diabetes projects. The overall profile is disease-specific: the American Diabetes Association funds work tied to diabetes prevention, treatment, patient support, and research translation, with clear emphasis on investigators entering the field and on studies that connect science to care.
What American Diabetes Association Funds
The American Diabetes Association’s cause areas are tightly tied to diabetes research and care. In clinical and translational science, it gave $324,188 to University of California San Francisco for Innovative Clinical or Translational Science Health Disparities, and $302,368 to Wake Forest University Health Sciences for Innovative Clinical/Translational Science Nutrition. Those awards show attention to moving research into practice while also addressing disparities and nutrition. Its portfolio also includes psychological and emotional support for people with diabetes: Colorado State University received $289,196 for Innovative Research to Support the Psychological and Emotional Needs of People with Diabetes. In investigator development, the foundation awarded $325,000 to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for an Investigator New to Diabetes Research Award and $325,000 to Indiana University for a Research Career Initiator award. Across these grants, early-career research support is a recurring thread.
How American Diabetes Association Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$26.5M
Total Assets
$253.9M
Total Revenue
$152.2M
Total Expenses
$132.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $40K and $200K, with a median of $115K.
25th Percentile
$40K
Median
$115K
75th Percentile
$200K
Geographic Reach
National38 states funded
About 3% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Charles D Henderson
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