Iowa · Nonprofit
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC (Iowa) receives grants from 71 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,663,680 to it, the largest being GREATER CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($617,010). 48 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.0M
- Funders on record
- 71
- Grants received
- $3.7M
- Net assets
- $4.1M
What Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Inc does
Mission
Junior achievement empowers young people to own their economic success. In partnerships with business and educators, junior achievement brings the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential and preparing them for the world of work.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Elementary school: ja's elementary school programs (grades kindergarten through fifth,) are the foundation of its k-12 curricula. Six sequential themes, each with five hands-on activities, as well as an after-school and capstone experience, work to change students' lives by helping them understand business and economics. Junior achievement of eastern iowa served approximately 21,431 elementary students in 1,062 experiences at a total cost of $1,658,157. Of these expenses, $321,725 is not included in the form 990 as it is the value of the 10,738.5 hours provided by our business volunteers. If it were not for our dedicated volunteers, junior achievement of eastern iowa would need to pay for these services.
$1,287,985 spent57% of program spendingMiddle school: the middle school programs, grades sixth through eighth, build on concepts the students learned in junior achievement's elementary school program and help teens make difficult decisions about how to best prepare for their educational and professional future. The programs supplement standard social studies curricula and develop communication skills that are essential to success in the business world. Junior achievement of eastern iowa served approximately 11,741 middle school students in 283 experiences at a total cost of $806,898. Of these expenses, $74,720 is not included in the form 990 as it is the value of the 2,494 hours provided by our business volunteers. If it were not for our dedicated volunteers, junior achievement of eastern iowa would need to pay for these services.
$730,889 spent32% of program spendingHigh school: as high school students, grades ninth through twelfth, begin to position themselves for their future, there are many unanswered questions about what lies ahead. Junior achievement's high school programs help students make informed, intelligent decisions about their future, and foster skills that will be highly useful in the business world. Junior achievement of eastern iowa served approximately 4059 high school students in 764 experiences at a total cost of $419,806. Of these expenses, $166,667 is not included in the form 990 as it is the value of the 5,563 hours provided by our business volunteers. If it were not for our dedicated volunteers, junior achievement of eastern iowa would need to pay for these services.
$252,751 spent11% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,271,625.
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 2022 to 2023, from $3.1M to $4.2M (+35%).
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: 2017 14% · 2018 13% · 2019 13% · 2020 13% · 2021 31% · 2022 24% · 2023 6% · 2024 18% · 2025 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 15 funders to 33 funders, grant income rose $163k → $575k.
11 of 71 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 34% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 71 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 EASTERN IOWA INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% of grant income, and it takes 7 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 7 funders to its left
61% 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 EASTERN IOWA INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 40% · 2018 33% · 2019 44% · 2020 23% · 2021 21% · 2022 18% · 2023 28% — 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
50% of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 68% 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
64% of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC's grant income comes from Iowa funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 9 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 EASTERN IOWA INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 1,152 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,152 youth development nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC
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 Iowa
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
89%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Junior Acheivement of Eastern Iowa Foundation · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC?
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC (Iowa) receives grants from 71 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,663,680 to it, the largest being GREATER CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($617,010). 48 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC have?
- IRS filings report 71 organizations giving $3,663,680 in grants to JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC, 48 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC?
- GREATER CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $617,010 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Iowa. 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 2017–2025), and the filings of 71 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