Junior Achievement USA

Analysis

Junior Achievement USA is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit, MI. 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 USA reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.0m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.8m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American University in Bulgaria ($2.8m), Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc ($2.8m) and Project Dynamo Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $169k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $799k. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $201k, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 13 employees.