“Empowering South Florida’s youth through education, leadership, and youth sports.“
The J.T. Thomas III Foundation is a 501c-3 non-profit organization founded in 2012. Our mission is to empower South Florida’s next generation through education, leadership, and safety amongst youth sports. Our key partners include the Heal Foundation, the city of Ft. Lauderdale, and the Team Tate family, all of which are benefactors of our annual donations. We would like to thank members of our community, family, and all organizations who have helped support our foundation since our inception.
Our History
Programs & Events

JTTF College Tour
The JTTF college tour is an annual collaboration between the JT Thomas III Foundation and the Team Tate Family. The college tour offers South Florida high school student athletes the opportunity to visit colleges, be evaluated, and compete in front of college coaches. The tour is co-founded by Tyler Tate, a fellow Ft. Lauderdale native and life-long friend of JT3. JTTF, and The Team Tate Family, observes this trip as a first time and life changing experience for many of our student athletes and parents! Together, both organizations have contributed over 25 years of mentorship and youth development to the City of Fort Lauderdale and Broward County.

The Faith Scholarship
The Faith Scholarship is an opportunity for high school students to earn a need based scholarship up to $10,000 toward their pursuit of higher education. Criteria for the scholarship includes an essay, 25 community service hours served with the foundation, and a grade point average of 2.5 or higher.

JT3’s Legends Youth Football Camp
JT3’s Legends YFC is our FREE annual football camp for ages 5-15 hosted by JT Thomas III at Joseph C. Carter Park in his hometown of Fort Lauderdale, FL. Our guests include JT3’s current and former NFL friends, community leaders, and the best of South Florida’s youth and high-school student-athletes. The kids are coached on the fundamentals of safe play and making smart decisions on and off the field.
For more information regarding the J.T. Thomas Foundation, please email us at info@jtthomasfoundation.org or follow us on Instagram @_JTTF