Junior Achievement USA

Analysis

Junior Achievement USA is a registered charity in United States, based in Bridgeville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Junior Achievement USA reported income of $4.1m and spending of $4.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $2.9m to $4.1m (+40%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Junior Achievement USA sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bucket Ministry ($4.1m), I-Care Fund America Inc ($4.1m) and Public International Law and Policy Group ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $397k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $917k. At year end it held assets of $5.7m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 29 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.