Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee

Analysis

Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. 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 2024, Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.2m to $2.2m (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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 Middle Tennessee sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humanitarian African Relief Organization ($2.2m), Arise Africa Inc ($2.2m) and Sanergy Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 9.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $319k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $590k. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 20 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.