CARMEL, Ind. -

ADESA announced this week that is has raised $157,856 via several of its auction locations to donate to JDRF.

Formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, JDRF is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to eradicating juvenile diabetes while leading the funding for type 1 diabetes research.

Auctions in five different locations worked with Ford’s Global Action Team during the two-month campaign to bring awareness to JDRF.

Tom Caruso, the chief client officer of KAR Auction Services, was proud of the charitable donations raised from the ADESA events in Indianapolis, Boston, Phoenix, Buffalo and Los Angeles.

“Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of our dealers and our employees, we were able to raise funds for this worthy cause,” Caruso said. “For the past three years, Ford and ADESA have partnered to support JDRF. We couldn’t be more proud that our team was able to exceed our goals and make such a significant contribution.”

Ford, who has partnered with many organizations such as ADESA, has invested more than $45 million in funding for JDRF’s research.