Jd Finish Line Foundation
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About Jd Finish Line Foundation
JD Finish Line Foundation concentrates its giving on large national partnerships that support disability sports and inclusion, hunger relief, and youth empowerment. The foundation funds a small number of sizeable grants, often as national partnership payments or multi-grant commitments, and repeatedly backs organizations that run nationwide programs addressing sports access for people with intellectual disabilities, food insecurity, and youth mentorship/leadership for underserved populations.
Focus Areas
Special Olympics and programs expanding sports access for people with intellectual disabilitiesNational hunger-relief networks and local food-bank programs (mobile pantries, anti-hunger initiatives)National youth empowerment and mentorship programs for girls and Black youth (Girls Inc., 100 Black Men of America)Major national partnership sponsorships rather than many small local grants
Who They Fund
children and youth (including club/after-school participants)residents of the Far Eastside of Indianapolis / neighborhood-level communitiesBlack communities and culturally specific groups
About Jd Finish Line Foundation
JD Finish Line Foundation Inc. repeatedly makes large national partnership payments, with Special Olympics International receiving several of the biggest awards in the recent record, including a $624,952 grant in 2023 and a $613,152 grant the same year. That pattern points to a funder that backs a small number of organizations through substantial commitments rather than spreading funds broadly across many tiny awards. Its recent grants also show direct support for hunger relief and youth-serving networks, including Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, Girls Inc National Resource Center, and 100 Black Men of America. The foundation’s portfolio combines national program support with select Indianapolis-area grants, and it also uses employee-campaign and partnership-style funding in some awards. The largest visible themes are disability sports and inclusion, food insecurity, and youth empowerment. Across the recent grants list, the foundation appears to favor organizations with established national reach or recurring partnership structures, especially where the grant is tied to a named program, sponsorship, or annual fee. The mix of multi-hundred-thousand-dollar national grants and smaller local awards suggests a dual approach: a few major commitments anchored by targeted community investments.
What Jd Finish Line Foundation Funds
A major theme is disability sports and inclusion. In 2024, the foundation gave $410,000 to Special Olympics for National Partnership, continuing a multi-year pattern of support for the organization’s programs. Food security is another clear area: in 2025 it awarded $338,000 to Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana for the Mobile Pantry Program and Huddle for Hunger, and also gave $250,000 to Feeding America for National Partnership Payment. Youth development appears through named partnerships as well. Girls Inc National Resource Center received $265,000 in 2025 for a national partnership payment and together sponsorship. The foundation also backed 100 Black Men of America with a $250,510 National Partnership Payment in 2025, showing support for mentoring and leadership programs serving Black youth.
How Jd Finish Line Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $20,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent file also includes several six-figure partnership awards. The grant list shows repeat support over multiple years for some organizations, especially Special Olympics International and Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis, which indicates ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. JD Finish Line Foundation Inc. is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it also funds individuals. Recent awards include operating support, annual partnership fees, employee-campaign partnerships, and donor-advised style gifts, alongside program-specific grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.1M
Total Assets
$13.1M
Total Revenue
$3.6M
Total Expenses
$3.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
National37 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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