Junior Achievement of Greater Washington

Analysis

Junior Achievement of Greater Washington is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. 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 Greater Washington reported income of $6.8m and spending of $6.0m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.8m to $6.8m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Greater Washington sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Building Tomorrow Inc ($6.8m), Shanti Bhavan Childrens Project ($6.9m) and Pacific Institute for Studies in Development Environment and Securi ($6.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $596k (9.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. At year end it held assets of $14.5m against liabilities of $685k, net assets of $13.8m. It reported 45 employees.