Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Junior Achievement's mission is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.
- Income
- $7.8 million
- Spending
- $5.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- -4.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 83%
- Employees
- 43
- Volunteers
- 4,462
- Highest pay
- $394,854, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 28% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2584 of 84 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $4.2 million spent. Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas (JASET) shares and operates with the USA Organization in developing, promoting, financing, supervising, and administering education programs. These education programs provide youth with practical and realistic education and experience in the private enterprise and economic system. During the year ending June 30, 2025, 93,700 students participated in the programs.See Schedule O.High School: High school programs offer students opportunities to learn about business, the global economy, saving and investing, careers, and interpersonal skills. In addition, students can form and run their own companies, work with various online computer simulations, and hear about the world from positive adult role models. Middle Grades: Students in the middle grades receive lessons on the global marketplace, budgeting, choosing a career based on skills, or learning about economics through history. Students are also encouraged to continue their education past high school to better prepare for the future. The Finance Park program develops students' money management skills, provides personal finance knowledge, and prepares them for their adult lives' financial decisions and challenges.Elementary School: Elementary school programs focus on students' future roles as citizens, workers, and consumers; and emphasize the usefulness of school skills in everyday life and the importance of staying in school. For example, the Capstone program for elementary school, JA Biztown, prepares students to run their city with lessons taught in the classroom, followed by a 5-hour visit to the JA Biztown facility where students participate in an economic simulation of a city day.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1994.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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