Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa

Analysis

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa is a registered charity in United States, based in Cedar Rapids, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 of Eastern Iowa reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.4m to $2.4m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa 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 87th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Escondido Education Compact ($2.4m), Northeast Youth Center ($2.4m) and Ai4all ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $488k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $931k. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $703k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 20 employees.