Junior Achievement of the Heartland

Analysis

Junior Achievement of the Heartland is a registered charity in United States, based in Moline, 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 the Heartland reported income of $2.6m and spending of $1.6m, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.6m (+106%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 the Heartland sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Leadership of Texas - Global ($2.6m), American Friends of Jamaica Inc ($2.6m) and Munathara Initiative ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (8.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $663k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $138k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 25 employees.