Youth Sports Development
JK Select is the Foundation's primary work today. Elite training, real competition, and coaches who develop the whole player.
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Why the Foundation Exists
Jason Kidd's game was the assist, seeing the play before anyone else. The Foundation is built on the same idea. It takes what Jason learned over a Hall of Fame career and puts it to work for young athletes, through athletics, education, and community investment, with a focus on young people who would not otherwise get the chance.
Jason believes talent goes further when a young person has structure and good mentors around them. Today that belief takes the form of JK Select, nine Foundation-funded elite youth sports teams.
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."
The Foundation Today
9
Foundation-Funded
Elite Teams
Elite Teams
65+
Division I Athletes
From the Bay Area Program
From the Bay Area Program
1999
Year Jason's Youth
Development Work Began
Development Work Began
"My job on the court was to make everyone around me better. The Foundation is the same job, off the court."Jason Kidd, Founder & Chair
Our Work
Four Pillars
Each pillar is one way the Foundation makes the assist. All four aim at the same result, young people ready to lead.
Girls Sports Equity
Equal access and opportunity for female athletes, central to the Foundation's mission. It is why JK Select started with girls basketball.
Support Girls SportsLeadership & Education
Coaches who mentor players in the game and in life, plus academic support and character development. The goal is athletes ready to lead long after they stop competing.
Support LeadershipCommunity Access
Opening doors for young athletes. The Foundation works so that money does not decide who gets to play, and the programs guide players and families through recruiting and the path to college.
Support CommunityGirls Sports Equity
Closing the gap between boys and girls in sports participation and investment is one of the Foundation's core commitments. Girls who get equal access to organized sport do better in school and in their careers.
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
Jason is a girl dad and has long been a fan of women's sports. When he started JK Select in the Bay Area in 2021, he built on his friend Kobe Bryant's work for girls basketball. Its three teams compete at 15U, 16U, and 17U, and the program has produced more than 65 Division I athletes.
In 2026, JK Select expanded to Dallas in partnership with True Texas Hoops, led by Kim Lummus Crabtree. In both regions, the Foundation supports core team costs to help remove financial barriers for participating athletes. Taking that model to new cities and new sports is what the Foundation is raising support to do.
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17U National Title, 2023
McDonald’s All-American Alumni
Nike Hoop Summit Selection
16U PBR National Program Invitational Champions, 2026
JK Select NorCal, Bay Area
JK Select South, Dallas‑Fort Worth
JK Select Baseball, National Program
JK Select
The Programs
JK Select is the Foundation's primary program. Nine Foundation-funded teams play at 15U, 16U, and 17U, in girls basketball and in baseball.
Girls basketball · Northern California · Since 2021
JK Select NorCal
The first program, and where JK Select began.
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Baseball · National, based in Dallas · Since 2026
JK Select Baseball
The sport Jason grew up playing in Oakland.
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Girls basketball · Dallas‑Fort Worth · Since 2026
JK Select South
Led by Kim Crabtree and Crystal Delahoz.
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About Jason Kidd
Jason Kidd built his career on the assist. Over 19 NBA seasons he finished second all-time in assists and steals, and in 2020 he won a second championship as a coach.
The Foundation works the same way. Jason has seen what sports, mentorship, and education can do for a young person, and what it costs a young person to go without them. The Foundation exists to close that gap.
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Your gift helps young athletes compete at the highest level and prepares them to lead long after they stop playing.
The Foundation's next step is taking the JK Select model to new cities and new sports. Philanthropists and institutional partners who want to help build it are invited to contact us directly.
The Jason Kidd Foundation · 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · EIN 85-4275614