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← JA WORLDWIDE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by JA WORLDWIDE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$29,087,251
Total expenses
$26,316,362
Contributions and grants received
$25,205,526
Grants paid
$12,665,582
Program service revenue
$3,176,396
Investment income
$733,978
Other revenue
-$28,649
Total assets, end of year
$25,755,608
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,970,411
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,785,197
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$22,183,110
Management and general expenses
$2,355,009
Fundraising expenses
$1,778,243
Program service expenses (Part III)
$22,183,110

Program services were 84.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $185,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $491,453

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $24,529,073

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Area License Fees

    total $2,987,394 · related or exempt $2,987,394 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Program Administration

    total $189,002 · related or exempt $189,002 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $733,978 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $733,978

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $218,086 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $218,086 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Foreign Currency Exchange Gain

    total -$28,658 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$28,658

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $9 · related or exempt $9 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$28,649

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $901,642 · program services $901,642

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $11,763,940 · program services $11,763,940

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,337,612 · program services $1,673,965 · management and general $389,679 · fundraising $273,968

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,804,820 · program services $2,008,531 · management and general $467,565 · fundraising $328,724

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $85,503 · program services $61,229 · management and general $14,253 · fundraising $10,021

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $240,511 · program services $172,229 · management and general $40,094 · fundraising $28,188

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $231,075 · program services $165,472 · management and general $38,521 · fundraising $27,082

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $47,903 · program services $34,304 · management and general $7,985 · fundraising $5,614

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $127,160 · management and general $127,160

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,245,622 · program services $2,882,343 · management and general $670,978 · fundraising $692,301

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $193,442 · program services $138,523 · management and general $32,246 · fundraising $22,673

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $568,440 · program services $407,060 · management and general $94,759 · fundraising $66,621

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $92,056 · program services $65,922 · management and general $15,345 · fundraising $10,789

  • 17 · Travel

    total $970,308 · program services $694,838 · management and general $161,750 · fundraising $113,720

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $12,274 · management and general $12,274

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $66,827 · program services $47,855 · management and general $11,140 · fundraising $7,832

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Grant Implementation

    total $1,627,227 · program services $1,165,257 · management and general $271,260 · fundraising $190,710

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $14,764,755 · end of year $17,609,086

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,807,354 · end of year $3,365,816

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $966,175 · end of year $1,135,423

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $292,938 · end of year $176,946

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $211,868 · end of year $228,842

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $61,370

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $24,548

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $49,096 · end of year $36,822

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,765,229 · end of year $3,122,535

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $150,354 · end of year $80,138

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,753,308 · end of year $2,393,336

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $162,698 · end of year $411,278

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $5,316,147 · end of year $4,613,446

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,931,090 · end of year $5,552,351

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,325,907 · end of year $6,470,617

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,518,619 · end of year $6,314,580

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

JA WORLDWIDE'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST-IMPACTFUL YOUTH-SERVING NGOS, JA DELIVERS HANDS-ON, IMMERSIVE LEARNING IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WORK READINESS, AND FINANCIAL HEALTH. (SEE SCHEDULE O)

  • JA WORLDWIDE SUPPORTS MEMBERS LOCATIONS IN 100+ COUNTRIES THROUGH A UNIFIED STRATEGIC PLAN, GLOBAL FUNDRAISING, MANAGEMENT OF OUR GLOBAL BRAND, THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES DELIVERED EACH YEAR. THIS YEAR, JA WORLDWIDE WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF THE TOP TEN GLOBAL NGOS BY NGO ADVISOR/THEDOTGOOD FOR THE SEVENTH YEAR IN A ROW AND WAS NOMINATED FOR THE NOBLE PEACE PRIZE FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR.

    Expenses $22,183,110 · Grants $12,665,582 · Revenue $3,176,405

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Asheesh Advani

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $771,429
    From this org
    $729,802
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,627
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $541,224
    Bonus
    $187,692
    Other
    $886
    Deferred
    $14,664
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,963
    Filer's total
    $771,429
  • Carlos Motta

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Claudia Slacik

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jonas Prising

    Immediate Past Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Karen Reddington

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Pamela Maynard

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shiv Khemka

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Antonio Perdichizzi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Arnold Evans

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bhakti Vithalani

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brad Karp

    DIRECTOR (TERM END 06/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Charles Olumuyiwa Moyela

    DIRECTOR (TERM END 06/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • David Oskandy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Fahd Jamaleddine

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Fiona MacAulay

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gus Schmedlen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jay Persaud

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jim Carroll

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laurence Morvan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mayu Avila

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Partha Bose

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Peter Njonjo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Pg Raghuraman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Phil Evans

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rebecca Winthrop

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sean Summers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sheikha Hanadi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stephen O'Hearn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steve Sear

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Vidhya Ganesan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Vivian Lau

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Zabeen Hirji

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Adnan Bokhari

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $378,215
    From this org
    $342,568
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,647
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $278,569
    Bonus
    $63,113
    Other
    $886
    Deferred
    $10,158
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,489
    Filer's total
    $378,215
  • Caroline Jenner

    COO

    Total calculated
    $309,066
    From this org
    $275,533
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,533
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $221,962
    Bonus
    $50,913
    Other
    $2,658
    Deferred
    $32,444
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,089
    Filer's total
    $309,066
  • Erin Sawyer

    Chief People Development Officer

    Total calculated
    $204,894
    From this org
    $164,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,019
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,104
    Bonus
    $21,200
    Other
    $571
    Deferred
    $8,359
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,660
    Filer's total
    $204,894
  • Teresa M Stouffer

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $290,650
    From this org
    $274,907
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,743
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $229,808
    Bonus
    $44,262
    Other
    $837
    Deferred
    $15,252
    Nontaxable benefits
    $491
    Filer's total
    $290,650
  • Czar Vallejera

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $160,791
    From this org
    $144,999
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,792
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,461
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $538
    Deferred
    $7,333
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,459
    Filer's total
    $160,791
  • Deborah Williams

    Member Operations Director

    Total calculated
    $134,641
    From this org
    $120,889
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,752
    Hours/week
    40
  • Donald Sedlock

    Global Development Projects Director

    Total calculated
    $117,166
    From this org
    $112,220
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,946
    Hours/week
    40
  • Saloni Choudhry

    General Counsel and Head of Risk

    Total calculated
    $265,704
    From this org
    $258,556
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,148
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $237,219
    Bonus
    $20,465
    Other
    $872
    Deferred
    $7,148
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $265,704
  • Simisola Nwogugu

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - JAA

    Total calculated
    $317,809
    From this org
    $283,952
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,857
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $244,974
    Bonus
    $38,114
    Other
    $864
    Deferred
    $12,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,667
    Filer's total
    $317,809

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
DESCRIPTION OF NON-FIXED PAYMENTS: THERE ARE TWO KEY COMPONENTS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY OF JA WORLDWIDE: 1. REWARD FOR PERFORMANCE 2. PROVIDE REASONABLE AND COMPETITIVE PAY PACKAGES WITH THOSE OFFERED TO LEADERS OF ORGANIZATIONS COMPARABLE TO JA WORLDWIDE IN TERMS OF SIZE, COMPLEXITY AND MISSION IMPACT. AS PART OF THE REWARD FOR PERFORMANCE THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE (THE COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS HAS ADOPTED THE MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN (MIC). MIC IS INTENDED TO STIMULATE AND REWARD RESULTS AND ACHIEVEMENT NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES OF JA WORLDWIDE'S STRATEGIC PLAN. THE MIC PLAN IS DESIGNED TO: A) MOTIVATE GROWTH IN TOTAL REVENUE AND PROGRAM IMPACT TO ENHANCE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. B) LINK ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND OBJECTIVES WITH THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGERS. C) CONTROL COSTS BY PROVIDING VARIABLE COMPENSATION BASED ON PERFORMANCE TO ENHANCE AFFORDABILITY AND OFFERING A COMPETITIVE INCENTIVE AND TOTAL CASH COMPENSATION PROGRAM. D) ENHANCE THE FOCUS, MOTIVATION AND RETENTION OF KEY ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGERS. THERE IS A CAP ON THE AMOUNT OF INCENTIVE THAT ANY EXECUTIVE CAN EARN FROM THE MIC. THE COMMITTEE USES DISCRETION IN DETERMINING THE LEVEL OR ACHIEVEMENT OF CERTAIN PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS. THE COMMITTEE ALSO ANNUALLY EXAMINES THE COMPARABLE MARKET DATA FOR THESE POSITIONS, FOLLOWING THE THREE-STEP GOVERNANCE PROCESS DESCRIBED IN THE REGULATIONS TO SECTION 4958 ON INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS TO ESTABLISH THE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLE COMPENSATION, INCLUDING ENGAGING AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. THE GOVERNORS MAY, IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION, AND AT ANY TIME, ELECT TO AMEND, SUSPEND, OR TERMINATE THE PLAN.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • JA AFRICA INC

    501(c)(3) · CHARITABLE · DE · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by JA WORLDWIDE

  • JA ASIA PACIFIC LIMITED

    CHARITABLE · HK · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by JA WORLDWIDE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
24 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202620549349300042

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