Florida · Nonprofit
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC (Florida) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,575,725 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($781,400). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $5.3M
- Funders on record
- 36
- Grants received
- $2.6M
- Net assets
- $3.8M
What Junior Achievement of Central Florida Inc does
Mission
Jacf empowers students to economic success by delivering innovative, experiential learning programs in fin literacy, career readiness, and entrepreneurship. Partnerships with educators and business leaders inspire and prepare students to succeed in a global economy.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
3de by junior achievement transforming high school education:3de by junior achievement is a four-year, school-within-a-school instructional model that transforms high school education by integrating real-world business challenges into core academic courses. Implemented in partnership with public school districts in orange and osceola counties, 3de connects english language arts, math, science, and social studies to real-time case studies presented by local and national industry partners.(continued on schedule o)through competency-based case methodology, students work in teams to solve authentic business challenges and present solutions to corporate professionals. This immersive model builds critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills while increasing academic engagement and relevance. Business volunteers serve as mentors, coaches, and evaluators, providing students with direct exposure to career pathways and professional environments.launched in central florida in the 2019-2020 school year at oak ridge high school (orlando) and osceola high school (kissimmee), 3de has expanded to nine high schools as of the 2025-2026 school year: oak ridge, osceola,…
$2,226,608 spent97% of program spendingElevating career awareness through ja inspire:ja inspire is a hybrid program designed to prepare middle school students for future career opportunities through a combination of classroom instruction and a hands-on career expo. The program is composed of three integrated components: 1. Eight hours of in-class sessions, followed by2. Participation in the ja inspire career expo, and3. A post-event classroom debrief. (continued on schedule o)in the 2024-2025 school year, the ja inspire event was held in both osceola and orange counties. In osceola, inspire was held again at osceola heritage park and the inspire orange event was held at the orange county convention center and an overwhelming 5,000 attended. Students visited osceola heritage park, where they explored over 47,000 square feet of interactive, career-themed stations. The continued success of ja inspire demonstrates jacf's ability to connect students with real-world career pathways, helping them envision their futures and strengthening the regional workforce pipeline.2024-2025 program impact:1. Nearly 23,000 hours of classroom and experiential instruction delivered 2. Over 18,518 8th-grade students engaged across the region
$63,465 spent3% of program spendingThe ja biztown pop-up experience:ja biztown is a hands-on learning experience that combines classroom lessons with a fully interactive simulation of a real-world economy. Designed for 4th-6th grade students, biztown teaches financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship by allowing students to run businesses, manage finances, and serve as citizens in a simulated town. (continued on schedule o)students take on diverse roles operating banks, managing businesses, writing checks, and even casting votes for a mayor. The goal is clear: to help these young minds develop a profound understanding of how businesses operate, the role of money in our economy, and the importance of teamwork and decision-making. Biztown provides a safe environment for students to ask questions, practice concepts, and learn through real-life financial and career scenarios at a young age.ja biztown empowers students to see the connection between education and success in the real world, preparing them for future careers and financial independence.2024-2025 program impact:1. Over 4,900 osceola and volusia students engaged 2. 90% of participants felt more confident in their ability to contribute to their…
$13,066 spent1% of program spendingJa finance park virtual (fpv): a flagship initiative, ja finance park virtual, delivered over 340,000 hours of instruction to 24,000 8th graders and graduating seniors. This comprehensive 25-hour program introduces students to essential personal finance concepts as they prepare for adulthood. The program's digital format allows teachers to conduct lessons in-person or remotely, increasing accessibility and flexibility. Through the ja fpv simulation, students are assigned avatars with real-life scenarios. They practice budgeting and managing finances across life stages, including retirement, building long-term financial capability. Jacf collaborates with school districts, educators, and business partners to ensure the effective delivery and reach of the program throughout the region.
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The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,303,139.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 2024 to 2025, from $1.9M to $3.9M (+104%).
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: 2020 10% · 2021 20% · 2024 44% · 2025 12%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 6 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
Karen Revels
President & CEO
Board chair
Diane Difebbo
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 15 funders, grant income rose $30k → $567k.
5 of 36 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 36% 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: $1.6M from 9 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Junior Achievement USA). These are real filings, and they are not money JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC raised.
From the IRS filings of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 36 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 OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 30% of grant income and the top three 63%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
74% 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 OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 50% · 2018 46% · 2019 57% · 2020 27% · 2021 30% · 2022 61% · 2023 46% — diversifying over time.
“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
20% of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% 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
82% of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC's grant income comes from Florida funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $940k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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 OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters 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 OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC
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In Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
70% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
82%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Junior Achievement of Central Florida Foundation Inc · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC?
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC (Florida) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,575,725 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($781,400). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC have?
- IRS filings report 36 organizations giving $2,575,725 in grants to JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC, 18 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC?
- DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $781,400 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 36 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