Minnesota · Nonprofit
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH (Minnesota) receives grants from 112 organizations whose IRS filings report $23,456,943 to it, the largest being WEM FOUNDATION ($8,685,000). 73 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $7.8M
- Funders on record
- 112
- Grants received
- $23M
- Net assets
- $28M
What Junior Achievement North does
Mission
To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
3de by junior achievement is a pioneering high school instructional model that is at the forefront of our mission to expand economic mobility by transforming education into dynamic, real-world learning experiences. The 3de model is rooted in the development of essential competencies such as critical thinking, creativity and innovation, communication, collaboration, cultural agility, and self-direction. Through consistent investment by educators, junior achievement staff, business partners, and volunteers, students flourish as they build confidence and prepare to lead choice-filled lives beyond high school.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Junior achievement traditional in-school programs:elementary school programs - during elementary school programs, students build a solid foundation and learn basic concepts of business, finance, community engagement and the importance of education. Through experiential lessons and connecting with community volunteers, junior achievement brings learning to life through engaging lessons for students.middle school programs - in middle school, students build on concepts learned in elementary school, and lessons are designed to build foundational financial skills, expose students to a variety of career opportunities, and cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit. The programs supplement standard school curricula and build communication skills essential to success outside of school. Volunteers support teachers by implementing classroom lessons, which helps build community connections and enhance learning.high school programs- junior achievement's high school programs help students make informed, intelligent decisions about their future, and foster skills that will be valuable as they graduate from high school and take their next steps.
$2,929,667 spentof which $730,000 as grants$23,180 earned by the program44% of program spendingExperiential learning programming:experiential learning programs bring learning to life for students. These programs are centered on a learning laboratory experience that provides a tangible way for students to apply what they have learned in the classroom while onsite in the junior achievement learning labs. Experiential learning programs include ja biztown and ja finance park with in-person and virtual delivery models.ja biztown - elementary and middle school students are not old enough to drive, work, vote or be a ceo. But that doesn't stop them from operating banks, managing restaurants, writing checks, and voting for mayor at ja biztown. The program combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to this fully interactive simulated lab. Ja biztown helps students connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world. Through daily lessons, interactive activities, and participation in this simulated community designed to support differentiated learning styles, students develop a strong understanding of the relationship between what they learn in school and their successful participation in an economy and community.ja finance park - students practice planning…
$2,602,560 spent$221,078 earned by the program39% of program spending3de:3de by junior achievement is a pioneering high school instructional model that is at the forefront of our mission to expand economic mobility by transforming education into dynamic, real-world learning experiences. The 3de model is rooted in the development of essential competencies such as critical thinking, creativity and innovation, communication, collaboration, cultural agility, and self-direction. Through consistent investment by educators, junior achievement staff, business partners, and volunteers, students flourish as they build confidence and prepare to lead choice-filled lives beyond high school.
$916,395 spent14% of program spendingEntrepreneurial programming:junior achievement's entrepreneurial programs help develop their own entrepreneurial skills that will be valuable as they graduate from high school and take their next steps. The ja company program is a business and leadership experience for 9th-12th grade students. Students are encouraged to use innovative thinking to create, market, and operate their own businesses. Through this in-depth leadership and entrepreneurship program, students gain real-world business experience by working in teams to conceptualize, capitalize, and manage their own small businesses. Hosted and advised by entrepreneurs and volunteers, students gain insight into larger concepts like market research, business leadership, and financial management while developing valuable career and leadership skills.
$283,213 spentof which $25,450 as grants4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,731,835.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $10M to $24M (+143%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 26% · 2022 12% · 2023 0% · 2024 4% · 2025 11%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
90% of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Sara Dziuk
CEO & president
Board chair
Rob Goggins
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2019 and FY2020 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 14 funders to 55 funders, grant income rose $243k → $5.2M.
22 of 112 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 22% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $6.1M from 12 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Junior Achievement North Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH raised.
From the IRS filings of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 112 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 37% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
31% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 27% · 2018 21% · 2019 17% · 2020 17% · 2021 48% · 2022 86% · 2023 37% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
51% of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 65% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
91% of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH's grant income comes from Minnesota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $5.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 13 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH is better cushioned than half of the 798 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 798 international nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
78%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 3 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Junior Achievement North Foundation · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH?
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH (Minnesota) receives grants from 112 organizations whose IRS filings report $23,456,943 to it, the largest being WEM FOUNDATION ($8,685,000). 73 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH have?
- IRS filings report 112 organizations giving $23,456,943 in grants to JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH, 73 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH?
- WEM FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $8,685,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 112 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing