Youth Sports Development
JK Select and all sports programs. Elite training, competitive access, and structured development for young athletes. This is the Foundation's primary work today.
Support Youth SportsMission
Why the Foundation Exists
The Jason Kidd Foundation takes what Jason learned over a Hall of Fame career and puts it to work for young athletes. Our work combines 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."
- 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
The Foundation Today
9
Foundation-Funded
Elite Teams
Elite Teams
65+
Division I Athletes
From the Bay Area Program
From the Bay Area Program
Since
1999
1999
Jason Kidd's Work
in Youth Development
in 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
Programs
Four Pillars
Each pillar comes from the way Jason played the game: put the team first and make the people around you better.
Girls Sports Equity
Advancing equal access and opportunity for female athletes. It is central to the Foundation's mission, and it is why JK Select started with girls' basketball.
Support Girls SportsLeadership & Education
Mentorship, academic support, and character development that prepare athletes for life after competition.
Support LeadershipCommunity Access
Expanding opportunity for underserved youth through scholarships, programming, and partnerships, so that cost does not decide who gets to play.
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
JK Select girls' basketball launched in the Bay Area in 2021, in part to honor Kobe Bryant's legacy of investing in women's basketball. Its three teams compete at U15, U16, and U17, 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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The Program
at a Glance
SportsGirls' Basketball & Boys' Baseball
Teams9 Foundation-funded, U15 to U17
Cost to FamiliesFoundation helps cover core athlete costs
BasketballBay Area (NorCal) & Dallas (South)
BaseballNational program, launched 2026
JK Select
JK Select is the Foundation's primary program: nine Foundation-funded elite youth sports teams designed to remove financial barriers for participating athletes. The Foundation helps cover core costs tied to team participation, including registration, uniforms, equipment, coaching, and travel.
Girls' basketball runs in two regions, with three teams in the Bay Area and three in Dallas, each at U15, U16, and U17. The Bay Area program launched in 2021 and has produced more than 65 Division I athletes. Dallas launched in 2026 in partnership with True Texas Hoops. Boys' baseball is a national program with three teams at the same ages.
JK Select Baseball launched in 2026. It goes back to Jason's own childhood in Oakland, where he played catcher and grew up an A's fan. The program uses the same Foundation-funded model to give more young players access to elite competition.
Inquire About JK SelectThe Foundation supports core team costs for nine elite youth sports teams and plans to add more.
Partner With the Foundation
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.
Make a Gift
Your gift helps young athletes compete at the highest level and prepares them to lead long after they stop playing.
The Jason Kidd Foundation · 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · EIN 85-4275614
About Jason Kidd
Jason Kidd built his career on the assist. He retired second all-time in assists and steals, and he was known for seeing a play before anyone else and making the players around him better.
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.
Kidd was born in Oakland, California, where he played catcher and rooted for the A's before basketball became his path. He knows what it means to need the right people around you at the right time, and to find them. That experience guides the Foundation's work.
From Career to Foundation
1994
NBA Co-Rookie of the Year. Shares the honor with Grant Hill. Begins a 19-season career, finishing 2nd all-time in assists and steals.
1999
Jason Kidd's philanthropic work begins. Jason begins his early philanthropic efforts for underserved youth, focused on mentoring, tutoring, and access to technology. That work 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. Wins his second gold with the U.S. team known as the Redeem Team.
2011
NBA Champion. Dallas Mavericks defeat LeBron James and the Miami Heat in six games. Jason announces a partnership with KIPP Truth Academy in Dallas, 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, and the NBA makes donations in recognition of the award. His education work at the time centered on two schools serving underserved youth: KIPP Academy in Dallas and Northern Lights School in Oakland, in the cities where Jason played and grew up.
2018
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Inducted for his individual playing career.
2020
NBA Champion as assistant coach, Los Angeles Lakers. Wins his second championship as an assistant under Frank Vogel in the NBA Bubble. The current Foundation is formed. The current 501(c)(3) entity is established as JK Select, Inc., an Arizona nonprofit corporation, on December 14, 2020. JK Select launches as its primary program.
2021
JK Select Girls' Basketball, Bay Area. The program's first sport and first region. Jason chose to start with girls' basketball to honor Kobe Bryant's legacy of championing women's basketball. More than 65 Division I athletes have come through the program since launch. JK Select has since grown into a broader youth sports program, and girls sports equity is still at the center of the Foundation's work.
2025
Dual Hall of Fame Inductee. Inducted a second time as a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic "Redeem Team." 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. JK Select now has nine Foundation-funded teams.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Jason Kidd Foundation?
The Jason Kidd Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Jason Kidd. It builds leaders through education, athletics, and community investment, with a strong commitment to advancing girls sports and expanding opportunity for young people.
What is JK Select?
JK Select is the Foundation's flagship program: nine Foundation-funded elite youth sports teams in girls basketball and boys baseball. The Foundation supports core team costs such as registration, equipment, uniforms, coaching, and travel to help remove financial barriers for participating athletes.
Is the Jason Kidd Foundation a registered 501(c)(3)?
Yes. The Jason Kidd Foundation (formerly JK Select, Inc.) is a recognized 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization, EIN 85-4275614. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Who founded the Jason Kidd Foundation?
Jason Kidd founded it and serves as Founder and Chair. He is a two-time Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (2018 and 2025), a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and a two-time NBA champion.
Where does the Foundation operate?
JK Select girls basketball competes in the San Francisco Bay Area and Dallas, and JK Select baseball operates as a national program.
How can I support the Jason Kidd Foundation?
You can make a tax-deductible gift through our secure Givebutter donation form, or contact our philanthropic team about major gifts and institutional partnerships.