Jays Care Foundation is a 3-star rated charity. It has above average disclosure with an A- grade for results reporting. Its overhead spending is within Ci’s reasonable range. Its funding reserves can cover 3 years and 7 months of its program costs.

Founded in 1992, Jays Care Foundation (JCF) is the charitable arm of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team. It runs programs and distributes grants to increase young people's access to sport across Canada. The charity reports that 48% of families say sports are too expensive. It also reports that 93% of parents see positive impacts on their child's confidence and social development through organized sport.

In F2025, JCF spent $16.7m on its programs, including $3.8m in grants. Across all programs, it reached 78,044 youths in F2025.

RBI (Rookie League), Leaders in training (LIT) and Indigenous Rookie League accounted for $5.8m or 35% of spending. RBI Summer is a free summer baseball camp. RBI Spring brings baseball programming to schools. The Indigenous Rookie League encourages young people in Indigenous communities to play baseball. In F2025, these programs served 5,610 youths, including 2,811 through RBI Summer Edition, 830 through RBI Spring and 1,969 through the Indigenous Rookie League.

Affiliate Schools, Challenger Baseball, Girls at Bat, All-Star Series and Other Programs accounted for $5.8m or 35% of spending. Challenger Baseball is a free program for kids with physical or cognitive disabilities. Girls at Bat is an introductory baseball program for girls. The All-Star Series gives youths the experience of playing at Rogers Centre. In F2025, these programs served 57,846 youths, including 47,264 through Affiliate Schools, 5,771 through Challenger Baseball Leagues and 4,811 through the All-Star Series.

Field of Dreams accounted for $2.2m or 13% of spending. JCF grants money to build and upgrade safe and accessible places for sport. In F2025, it funded 15 projects across Canada.

Partner Grants accounted for $1.8m or 11% of spending. JCF distributes grants to community partners that run sport programs for youths. In F2025, it supported 205 community partners serving 18,399 youths.

Clubhouse and Community Support Programs accounted for $833k or 5% of spending. This includes the Take Me Out to the Ballgame program, which gives youths the experience of attending a Blue Jays game. In F2025, the program provided 3,635 tickets to 3,225 youths.

In F2025, Jays Care Foundation had $54.6m in total revenues. Donations were $5.4m or 10% of revenues. Its 50/50 lottery (net of expenses) accounted for $45.5m or 83% of revenues. In F2025, JCF spent $16.7m on its programs. This was 31% of revenues.

Administrative costs were $909k or 2% of revenues (less investment income). Fundraising costs were $2.3m or 28% of donations. For every dollar donated to the charity 70 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.

As of F2025, JCF has $59.8m in cash and investments. This includes $50k in donor-endowed funds. Excluding donor-endowed funds, its reserves can cover 3 years and 7 months of its annual program costs. This is outside Ci’s reasonable range.

JCF runs a lottery. In F2025, it raised $54.1m (net of prizes) and spent $8.6m on lottery costs, returning $45.5m net of expenses. For every dollar given to JCF through its lottery, 39 cents are available to go to the cause. Lottery revenue net of expenses is up 381% from last year.

Updated on August 25, 2026 by Raihan Firosh. Comments and corrections may be forthcoming.