Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,836,648
- Total expenses
- $6,396,089
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,001,988
- Grants paid
- $11,000
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,844,551
- Other revenue
- -$9,891
- Total assets, end of year
- $29,789,747
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,574,851
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $28,214,896
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,674,248
- Management and general expenses
- $934,749
- Fundraising expenses
- $787,092
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,674,248
Program services were 73.1% 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.
-
1c · Fundraising events
$1,694,667
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,307,321
-
3 · Investment income
total $662,771 · excluded $662,771
-
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $8,488,274
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $7,306,494
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $1,181,780
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,181,780 · excluded $1,181,780
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$348,025
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$1,694,667
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$360,707
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$12,682 · excluded -$12,682
-
11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $2,791 · excluded $2,791
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$2,791
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $11,000 · program services $11,000
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $668,436 · program services $477,889 · management and general $96,777 · fundraising $93,770
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,018,365 · program services $2,157,936 · management and general $437,003 · fundraising $423,426
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $181,001 · program services $129,404 · management and general $26,206 · fundraising $25,391
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $385,109 · program services $275,328 · management and general $55,757 · fundraising $54,024
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $253,575 · program services $181,290 · management and general $36,713 · fundraising $35,572
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $110,981 · management and general $110,981
-
11g · Fees: other
total $182,737 · program services $120,838 · management and general $47,601 · fundraising $14,298
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $74,030 · program services $5,342 · management and general $5,282 · fundraising $63,406
-
13 · Office expenses
total $42,364 · program services $38,165 · management and general $2,854 · fundraising $1,345
-
14 · Information technology
total $12,528 · program services $4,005 · management and general $5,557 · fundraising $2,966
-
16 · Occupancy
total $324,755 · program services $243,323 · management and general $48,989 · fundraising $32,443
-
17 · Travel
total $89,689 · program services $53,881 · management and general $21,529 · fundraising $14,279
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $26,776 · program services $13,637 · management and general $5,875 · fundraising $7,264
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $399,687 · program services $399,687
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $53,118 · program services $39,838 · management and general $7,968 · fundraising $5,312
-
23 · Insurance
total $114,825 · program services $82,793 · management and general $20,993 · fundraising $11,039
-
24a · Other expenses: STUDENT MATERIALS
total $439,773 · program services $439,773
-
24b · Other expenses: MISC.
total $7,340 · program services $119 · management and general $4,664 · fundraising $2,557
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $208,642 · end of year $101,199
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $493,492 · end of year $497,018
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $145,550 · end of year $207,176
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $180,497 · end of year $154,036
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $94,767 · end of year $144,852
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$675,849
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$560,531
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $149,901 · end of year $115,318
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $26,317,428 · end of year $28,038,524
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $870,543 · end of year $531,624
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $341,824 · end of year $451,694
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $65,178 · end of year $81,178
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $297,010 · end of year $366,013
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $972,919 · end of year $675,966
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $26,584,459 · end of year $27,804,154
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $199,430 · end of year $410,742
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO INSPIRE AND PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY
-
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATES STUDENTS, FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE, ABOUT WORKFORCE READINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND FINANCIAL LITERACY THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL, HANDS-ON PROGRAMS. JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAMS HELP PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE REAL WORLD BY SHOWING THEM HOW TO GENERATE WEALTH AND EFFECTIVELY MANAGE IT, HOW TO CREATE JOBS WHICH MAKE THEIR COMMUNITIES MORE ROBUST, AND HOW TO APPLY ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING TO THE WORKPLACE. STUDENTS PUT THESE LESSONS INTO ACTION AND LEARN THE VALUE OF CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHICAGO SERVED 396,913 STUDENTS IN 18,099 CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE CHICAGOLAND AREA
Expenses $4,674,248 · Grants $11,000
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
THOMAS STAAB
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $405,554
- From this org
- $387,345
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,209
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $321,800
- Bonus
- $65,545
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $17,250
- Nontaxable benefits
- $959
- Filer's total
- $405,554
-
KATHERINE SCHERER
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
MICHAEL FROY
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
PAUL GREEN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
JEFFREY ALBEE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
BRIAN BARNES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
MELISSA BEAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
SEAN BENTLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
CAROLYN BOOTH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JAMES BRAMBLET
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
RANDY BURT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
THOMAS CAHILL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
DEIA CAMPANELLI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
ELIZABETH CAMPBELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
NEAL CAMPBELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
DAVID CHIPURNOI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
ROBERT CHODOS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JESSICA COLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JOHN COMPERNOLLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
ELLE CORDES RADKE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
TYSON CORNELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
RANDAL DAWSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
MISTY DE LA CRUZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
GHRAM DEBES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
PATRICE DECORREVONT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
DOUG DONOVAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
DONNA DORSEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
BOB DUTZI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
CHARLES EDELSTEIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
PAULA FERGUSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
GINA FEZLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
JAMES FIELDS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
JOSEPH FITZPATRICK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
SARAH FLANAGAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
KRISTEN FREUND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
KAREN GALIVAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
STEPHEN GRABEK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
STEDMAN GRAHAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
DANCHIP HARDT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
GRANT HARVEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
JONATHAN HAUGEBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
JOAN HEGGEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
STEVE HENN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ROBERTO HERENCIA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
GARY HOLDREN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
MARK HUNTINGTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
JOS ISASI II
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
GEORGE JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
JOCELYN JOPA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
KIP KELLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
ANTHONY KESMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
JAMIE KIEFFER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
PAUL LARSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
KATIE LAWLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
CHRISTINE LEAHY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
CURTIS MAAS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
PATRICK MACELLARO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
DAVID MARBERGER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
TERRANCE TERRY MAXWELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
WILLIE MAYBERRY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
CARLA MICHELOTTI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
AARON MINER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
THOMAS MONAHAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
HEATHER MOONEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
BRIAN MORGAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
PAUL MORGAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
DANIEL MURGATROYD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
WADE MYNATT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
STEPHEN NESBITT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
LARRY NIEMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
ROBERT O'KEEF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
EDMOND OPLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
DONALD ORTEGEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
CHARMAINE OWENS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
ALBERTO PARACCHINI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
MORDIE PEARSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
JOSE PENA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
SCOTT RAMSBOTTOM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
JOHN RODI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JAMES ROZSYPAL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
COREY RYAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
ROD SCHRADER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
KARL SCHULZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
ELBERT SINGLETON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
KASHIM SKEETE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
MARK SKROCH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
LAURA SLAGTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
DENIS SPRINGER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
LISA STENGLEIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
BOB STEWART
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
LYNETTE STOKES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
LISA STUVER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
CHRISTOPHER SWEETLAND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
BECKY TINKHAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
MICHAEL TOWER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
MARY ANN TRAVERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
SANDRA WAYNE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
THOMAS WEBER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
SPENCER WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
NATHAN WINTERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
DESMOND WONG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
LAUREN YOUNG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
ABIGAIL YOWELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
MARIA RAMOS
SVP OF EDUCATION & OPERATI
- Total calculated
- $258,421
- From this org
- $236,529
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,892
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $198,165
- Bonus
- $38,364
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $11,898
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,994
- Filer's total
- $258,421
-
TERRANCE GUTHRIE
VP OF FINANCE AND ADMINIST
- Total calculated
- $208,985
- From this org
- $188,745
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,240
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $165,038
- Bonus
- $23,707
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,567
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,673
- Filer's total
- $208,985
-
RAVI PARAKKAT
VP OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATI
- Total calculated
- $201,506
- From this org
- $170,711
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,795
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $156,054
- Bonus
- $14,657
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,002
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,793
- Filer's total
- $201,506
-
DEREK ERNST
VP OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $185,649
- From this org
- $176,243
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,406
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $164,517
- Bonus
- $11,726
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,753
- Nontaxable benefits
- $653
- Filer's total
- $185,649
-
AMY YOUNGBERG
VP OF PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $155,975
- From this org
- $139,231
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,744
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $121,594
- Bonus
- $17,637
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,066
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,678
- Filer's total
- $155,975
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 · 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)
- PART I, LINE 7
- ALL EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INCENTIVE PLAN ASSUMING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED AT JA OF CHICAGO FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS AND MEET REQUIREMENTS BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE REVIEW. THE PLAN IS FUNDED BASED ON JA OF CHICAGO'S FUNDRAISING GOAL. AT TARGET PERFORMANCE, PAYOUTS FOR BONUSES ARE DETERMINED BASED ON PERCENTAGE OF BASE SALARY. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADMINISTERS THE PLAN AND HAS DISCRETION OVER THE RULES AND INTERPRETATIONS OF 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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 2 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503389349300110
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