Junior Achievement USA
12320 Oracle Blvd Ste 310, Colorado Spgs, CO · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $65,850,281 | $59,382,302 | $53,791,670 |
| FY2024 | $35,835,473 | $38,605,985 | $46,526,333 |
| FY2023 | $57,552,208 | $41,523,361 | $47,578,441 |
| FY2022 | $32,801,117 | $27,077,074 | $30,187,041 |
| FY2021 | $24,919,224 | $23,643,561 | $27,670,607 |
| FY2020 | $29,491,591 | $28,577,091 | $26,156,280 |
| FY2019 | $29,316,348 | $25,134,718 | $25,173,094 |
| FY2018 | $24,864,209 | $24,954,009 | $20,659,132 |
| FY2017 | $24,393,363 | $24,549,512 | $20,670,850 |
| FY2016 | $22,994,350 | $24,810,374 | $20,340,172 |
| FY2015 | $26,770,157 | $23,811,518 | $22,161,643 |
| FY2014 | $24,488,761 | $24,314,089 | $19,474,299 |
| FY2013 | $33,893,007 | $26,998,450 | $19,795,151 |
| FY2012 | $25,866,496 | $25,792,526 | $12,944,680 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Junior Achievement USA (EIN 84-1267604), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $45,598,114 | 69% |
| Program service revenue | $16,268,764 | 25% |
| Other revenue | $3,983,403 | 6% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $51,108,736 | 86% |
| Management & general | $6,360,900 | 11% |
| Fundraising | $1,912,666 | 3% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 69% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 86% of functional expenses, management & general 11%, and fundraising 3%.
- 86% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 71.5% of 207 Youth Development organizations nationwide (too few in CO for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 10.9 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 58th percentile among 227 Youth Development organizations in CO.
- Total revenue was the highest among 228 Youth Development organizations in CO.
- Total revenue rose from $25,866,496 in FY2012 to $65,850,281 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 9 and decreased in 4 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 4 of 14 reported years (FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2024).
- Net assets grew from $12,944,680 to $53,791,670 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 47% of revenue in FY2012 and 69% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as a central organization with a group exemption; its subordinate units may also be eligible.
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
JA EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE TO OWN THEIR ECONOMIC SUCCESS THROUGH VOLUNTEER DELIVERED PROGRAMS WHICH GIVE THEM KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS IN FINANCIAL LITERACY, WORK READINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1994 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | O53 — Youth Development |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as a central organization with a group exemption; its subordinate units may also be eligible. |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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