About Jobs for America's Graduates
Prepare young people for the future by providing workforce development and career readiness programs that result in job-ready graduates.
Focus Areas
educationworkforce_developmentyouth_developmentcareer_services
Who They Fund
state-level nonprofit affiliates (JAG state affiliates)
Funding Style
capacity buildingorganizational sustainabilitynetwork/affiliate developmentadvocacy support
Topics
state affiliate growth and expansionprogram scaling/support for decentralized affiliates
About Jobs for America's Graduates
Jobs for America's Graduates Inc. centers its grantmaking on sustaining a network of state affiliates that deliver workforce development and career readiness programs for young people. The largest recent awards show that pattern clearly: Youth Solutions in Benton Harbor, Michigan received $304,248 in 2024, and Coalition for Responsible Community Development in Los Angeles received $275,246 the same year, both for the growth and sustainment of JAG state affiliates. Similar support went to Jobs 4 California's Graduates in Lancaster and Jobs for Nevada Graduates Inc. in Las Vegas, indicating a recurring emphasis on affiliate infrastructure rather than isolated project grants. The foundation’s stated purpose is to help prepare young people for the future so they become job-ready graduates, and its recent grants reflect that mission through support for decentralized state-level partners. In the most recent years on file, awards also went to affiliates and affiliate partners in Ohio, Arizona, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Iowa, and other states, reinforcing a national network model. Several grants include advocacy support alongside sustainment, suggesting that the foundation backs both operations and the broader capacity of its affiliate system.
What Jobs for America's Graduates Funds
The foundation’s main cause area is workforce development through state affiliate support. Jobs for Arizona Graduates in Phoenix received $108,736 in 2024 and $105,000 in 2023 for growth and sustainment of JAG state affiliates, while Tri County Jobs for Ohio's Graduates in Akron received $203,405 in 2024 for the same purpose. Organizational capacity-building also appears in grants to jobs-affiliate partners such as JAG - Kentucky in Lexington, which received $67,294 in 2024. Advocacy support is part of the funding pattern as well. Tri County Jobs for Ohio's Graduates in Akron received $78,543 in 2023 and $56,811 in 2024 with advocacy support included in the grant purpose. The foundation also funded Center for Alternative Sentencing & Emp in Brooklyn and United Way of the Midlands in Omaha for affiliate sustainment, showing that support can extend to partner organizations connected to the JAG network.
How Jobs for America's Graduates Gives
Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure to low-six-figure range, with a p25 of $15,000, a median of $30,000, and a p75 of $67,294. The recent record shows repeated support for the same organizations across multiple years, including Youth Solutions, Coalition for Responsible Community Development, Jobs 4 California's Graduates, Tri County Jobs for Ohio's Graduates, and Jobs for Nevada Graduates Inc., which points to ongoing support rather than one-time awards. Jobs for America's Graduates Inc. is a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grant purposes are highly consistent, focused on sustaining JAG state affiliates and, in some cases, advocacy support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.1M
Total Assets
$4.4M
Total Revenue
$5.6M
Total Expenses
$8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $67K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$67K
Geographic Reach
National24 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KENNETH M SMITH
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