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Youth Sports Development
JK Select and all sports programs. Elite training, competitive access, and structured development for young athletes — the Foundation's primary work today.
Support Youth Sports →Who We Are
A Foundation Built on Championship Values
The Jason Kidd Foundation channels the discipline, vision, and relentless drive of a Hall of Fame career into programs that transform young lives. We operate at the intersection of athletics, education, and community — delivering measurable impact to those who need it most.
Led by NBA legend Jason Kidd, we believe every child deserves the structures, mentors, and opportunities that allow talent to become legacy. Right now, that belief takes the form of JK Select — nine Foundation-funded elite youth sports teams designed to remove financial barriers by helping cover core costs tied to team participation: registration, uniforms, equipment, coaching, and travel.
Our Mission
"We use sports as a foundation for growth, discipline, and confidence — with a strong commitment to advancing girls sports and expanding opportunity. Through high-level training, mentorship, and education, we help young athletes become leaders in competition, in the classroom, and in their communities."
- Youth sports development — elite training and competitive access for young athletes
- Girls sports equity — advancing equal access and opportunity for female athletes
- Leadership & education — mentorship, academics, and character development
- Community access — expanding opportunity for underserved youth
By the Numbers
The Measure of Lasting Impact
9
Elite Teams —
Funded by the Foundation
Funded by the Foundation
45+
Division I Athletes
Produced — Bay Area Program
Produced — Bay Area Program
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Strategic Pillars Driving
the Foundation's Work
the Foundation's Work
Since
1999
1999
Jason Kidd's Commitment
to Youth Development
to Youth Development
"A point guard's job is to make everyone around him better. That's all this foundation is — the same instinct, applied off the court."— Jason Kidd, Founder & Chair
What We Do
Four Pillars of Lasting Impact
Every program traces back to the principles that defined Jason Kidd's career — discipline, vision, teamwork, and an unwavering commitment to the team over the individual.
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Girls Sports Equity
Advancing equal access and opportunity for female athletes. Central to the Foundation's mission — and the reason JK Select girls' basketball came first.
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Leadership & Education
Mentorship, academic support, and character development. Preparing athletes for life beyond competition — in the classroom and in their communities.
Support Leadership →04
Community Access
Expanding opportunity for underserved youth. Scholarships, programming, and partnerships that lower barriers and ensure talent — not finances — determines who gets in.
Support Community →Program Spotlight
Girls Equity
in Athletics
Closing the participation and investment gap in girls' sports is one of the Foundation's core commitments. Research consistently shows the highest-return outcomes — academic, professional, and personal — for girls given equal access to organized sport.
1.13M
More sport opportunities given to boys than girls annually
⅔
Girls who quit sports by age 17
46%
Rise in youth sports costs since 2019, pricing girls out first
"Investing in a girl's athletic future is one of the highest-return investments a foundation can make — for her, her family, and her community."
JK Select girls' basketball launched in the Bay Area in 2021 — built in part as Jason Kidd's commitment to honor Kobe Bryant's legacy of investing in women's basketball. The program has since produced more than 45 Division I athletes across three teams competing at U15, U16, and U17. The Foundation helps remove financial barriers for participating athletes by supporting core team costs.
In 2026, JK Select expanded to Dallas in partnership with True Texas Hoops, led by Kim Lummus Crabtree. Both programs are designed to remove financial barriers for participating athletes by supporting core team costs. Sustaining that commitment and building it into new cities and new sports is exactly what this Foundation is raising support to do.
Support Girls' ProgramsElite Player Development
Championship-Level
Development Program
SportsGirls' Basketball & Boys' Baseball
Teams9 Foundation-funded — U15, U16 & U17
Cost to FamiliesFoundation helps cover core athlete costs
BasketballBay Area (NorCal) & Dallas (South)
BaseballNational program — launched 2026
Elite Programming
The Standard of a
Hall of Fame Career
JK Select is the Foundation's primary program — nine Foundation-funded elite youth sports teams designed to remove financial barriers by helping cover core costs tied to team participation: registration, uniforms, equipment, coaching, and travel.
Girls' basketball runs in two regions — three teams in the Bay Area (U15, U16, U17) and three in Dallas (U15, U16, U17). The Bay Area program launched in 2021 and has produced more than 45 Division I athletes. Dallas launched in 2026 in partnership with True Texas Hoops. Boys' baseball operates as a national program with three teams at U15, U16, and U17.
JK Select Baseball launched in 2026, rooted in Jason Kidd's own childhood — he played catcher in Oakland and grew up a fan of the A's. The program brings the same Foundation-funded model to the national baseball community, helping more young players access elite competition by removing barriers tied to core team costs.
Inquire About JK SelectThe Foundation supports core team costs for nine elite youth sports teams — and is building toward more.
Begin a Conversation
JK Select is designed to remove financial barriers for participating athletes by supporting core team costs — registration, equipment, uniforms, coaching, and travel. Expanding that model to new cities, new sports, and more athletes is the Foundation's immediate next step. We invite philanthropists and institutional partners who want to be part of building it to reach out directly.
Make a Contribution
Where Your Gift Becomes Legacy
The Jason Kidd Foundation uses sports as a vehicle for growth, discipline, and confidence — preparing young athletes to lead in classrooms, careers, and the communities they'll shape.
The competition is the vehicle. The return is character — and the leaders these athletes become.
The Jason Kidd Foundation · 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · EIN 85-4275614
Our Founder
A Career Built on
Giving More Than You Take
Jason Kidd's basketball career was defined not by individual scoring, but by making everyone around him better. As a point guard — the most team-oriented position in basketball — Kidd's legacy is built on vision, unselfishness, and an uncanny ability to see what others couldn't.
That same philosophy drives the Jason Kidd Foundation. Jason has seen firsthand what access to sports, mentorship, and education can do for a young person — and what the absence of those things costs. The Foundation exists to close that gap.
Born in Oakland, California, Kidd grew up playing catcher and rooting for the A's before basketball became his path. He knows firsthand what it means to need — and to find — the right structure, the right people, and the right opportunity at the right time. That understanding is the Foundation's north star.
From Career to Foundation
1994
NBA Co-Rookie of the Year. Shares the honor with Grant Hill. Begins a 19-season career that redefines the point guard position — finishing 2nd all-time in assists and steals.
1999
Jason Kidd's philanthropic work begins. Jason launches his early philanthropic efforts focused on closing the gap between talent and opportunity for underserved youth — through mentoring, tutoring, and access to technology. This commitment carries forward in today's Jason Kidd Foundation.
2000
Olympic Gold Medal — Sydney. First of two gold medals representing the United States.
2008
Olympic Gold Medal — Beijing. Leads Team USA to decisive redemption gold.
2011
NBA Champion. Dallas Mavericks defeat LeBron James and the Miami Heat in six games. Jason's philanthropic work announces a partnership with KIPP Truth Academy in Dallas, directing support to a school where 95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
2013
Back-to-back NBA Sportsmanship Award. Kidd becomes the first player in league history to win the Joe Dumars Trophy in consecutive seasons — the NBA makes recognition donations in connection with the award. Jason's earlier education-focused philanthropic work at this time included two primary initiatives: KIPP Academy in Dallas and Northern Lights School in Oakland, both providing academic opportunity for underserved youth in communities where Jason played and grew up.
2018
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Inducted as one of the greatest point guards in the history of the game.
2020
NBA Champion as assistant coach — Los Angeles Lakers. Earns his second championship ring as an assistant under Frank Vogel during the NBA Bubble. The current Foundation is formed. The current 501(c)(3) entity is originally established as JK Select, Inc., an Arizona nonprofit corporation, on December 14, 2020. JK Select launches as the Foundation's primary program — Foundation-funded elite youth sports teams designed to remove financial barriers for participating athletes.
2021
JK Select Girls' Basketball — Bay Area. The program's first sport and first region. Jason chose to start with girls' basketball specifically to honor Kobe Bryant's legacy of championing women's basketball. More than 45 Division I athletes produced since launch. What began as a girls' basketball program has since expanded into a broader youth sports mission — with girls' equity remaining central to everything the Foundation builds.
2025
Dual Hall of Fame Inductee. Inducted a second time as a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic "Redeem Team" — cementing a legacy defined by both individual brilliance and team sacrifice. Foundation name change. Effective April 25, 2025, the organization changes its legal name to The Jason Kidd Foundation.
2026
JK Select expands nationally. Dallas girls' basketball launches in partnership with True Texas Hoops. JK Select Baseball debuts as a national program rooted in Jason's Oakland childhood. Nine Foundation-funded teams designed to remove financial barriers for participating athletes.
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Every contribution — of capital, partnership, or time — directly extends the Foundation's reach and multiplies its impact on the youth we serve.
Donate
Your support funds the JK Select model directly — covering registration fees, uniforms, equipment, coaching, and travel for athletes who otherwise couldn't access this level of competition. Every contribution keeps a young athlete in the game.
Donate Now →Partner With Us
Corporate and institutional partners gain meaningful impact and visibility while helping the Foundation scale programs to serve more youth across more communities.
Become a Partner →Volunteer
Coaches, mentors, tutors, and event volunteers are the lifeblood of our programs. Bring your expertise and time to the court, the classroom, and the community.
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