Junior Achievement of Chicago

Analysis

Junior Achievement of Chicago is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. 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 2023, Junior Achievement of Chicago reported income of $5.1m and spending of $5.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $5.3m to $5.1m (-3.4%), an average of -1.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 of Chicago sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay ($5.1m), Israel Policy Forum Inc ($5.1m) and Shavei Hevron Institutions Inc ($5.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $622k (12% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $27.1m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $25.0m. It reported 57 employees.