About Junior Achievement Usa
To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.
Focus Areas
EducationYouth developmentFinancial literacyWork readinessEntrepreneurship
Who They Fund
not specified
Funding Style
programmatic/project supportrestricted to program activitiesshort-term or annual program funding
Topics
unspecified program areano thematic focus providednot indicated in summary
About Junior Achievement Usa
Junior Achievement USA directs almost all of its recent grantmaking to its own network of local affiliates, with three 2024 grants above $2.48 million each going to Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, Junior Achievement of Southwestern Indiana, and Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana. That pattern fits its stated purpose: to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. The foundation’s giving is tied to education, youth development, financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship, and the recent grants show those priorities expressed through program support rather than open-ended awards. The largest grants in the file are to affiliates in Indiana, Georgia, New York, California, New Jersey, and Arizona, alongside grants to chapter organizations in cities such as Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Boston, Washington, and Atlanta. One 2024 grant also went to 3DE National LLC in Atlanta. The foundation reports annual grants of $20,564,803 and total assets of $57,206,590, with Jack Kosakowski serving as president and CEO. Its giving is national in scope and entirely to U.S. recipients in the available data.
What Junior Achievement Usa Funds
Education is central to the foundation’s work, and the grant list shows that support flowing through local Junior Achievement affiliates across the country. In 2024, Junior Achievement of Chicago received $268,801, while Junior Achievement of Greater Boston received $204,367, both labeled program support. Financial literacy and work-readiness are also reflected in the grants. Junior Achievement of Dallas received $255,334 in 2024 for program support, and Junior Achievement of North Florida received $201,117 for the same purpose. Entrepreneurship appears in the record through support for 3DE National LLC in Atlanta, which received $260,832 in 2024. The recurring emphasis across these awards is program activity delivered through affiliates rather than separate project types or individual awards.
How Junior Achievement Usa Gives
The typical grant sits in the mid-range of the distribution: the 25th percentile is $20,874, the median is $44,804, and the 75th percentile is $105,294. The recent list also shows a long upper tail, with several grants in the hundreds of thousands and a few above $2.4 million. Giving appears recurring rather than one-off, since multiple recipients reappear across 2023 and 2024, including affiliates in Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Dallas, Southeast Texas, Arizona, and Southern California. The foundation is not an operating foundation; it makes program-related support for program activities and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. No application process is described in the provided data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$15.5M
Total Assets
$57.2M
Total Revenue
$57.6M
Total Expenses
$41.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $21K and $105K, with a median of $45K.
25th Percentile
$21K
Median
$45K
75th Percentile
$105K
Geographic Reach
National43 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in KY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JACK KOSAKOWSKI PRES AND CEO
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