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Junior Achievement of Chicago

EIN 36-2170141Education Illinois Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.

Junior Achievement of Chicago is an educational nonprofit bringing financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship programs into classrooms from kindergarten through high school. JA of Chicago is the largest JA office of more than 120 area offices in the United States and reached an all-time high of 538,984 students during the 2014-2015 school year. JA programs empower students to make a connection between what they learn in school and how it can be applied in the real world – enhancing the relevance of their classroom learning and increasing their understanding of the value of staying in school.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.68Overall score
out of 100

85.61Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,226,796

Total expenses · USD$7,153,028

Program expenses

$5,607,973.95 recorded amount

78.4%

Fundraising expenses

$586,548.30 recorded amount

8.2%

Administrative expenses

$951,352.72 recorded amount

13.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Sandra L. Daffe'
Recorded compensation: $421,967.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.89%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Junior Achievement of Chicago
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Junior Achievement of Chicago is an educational nonprofit bringing financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship programs into classrooms from kindergarten through high school. JA of Chicago is the largest JA office of more than 120 area offices in the United States and reached an all-time high of 538,984 students during the 2014-2015 school year. JA programs empower students to make a connection between what they learn in school and how it can be applied in the real world – enhancing the relevance of their classroom learning and increasing their understanding of the value of staying in school.
`ein` EIN	36-2170141
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7153028.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.133
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08199999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.784
`fscore` Financial score	85.61
`leader` Recorded leader	Sandra L. Daffe'
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	421967.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.058899999999999994
`motto` Tagline	To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.
`name` Charity name	Junior Achievement of Chicago
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7226796.0
`score` Overall score	88.68
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5607973.9520000005
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	586548.296
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	951352.724

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-2170141
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.