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Junior Achievement of Brazoria County Inc

EIN 74-1489786 · Lake Jackson, TX

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

To provide education and scholarship opportunities for local youth in Brazoria County in finance and business.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 33.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 35% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
88% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
24 of 24 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8
Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports 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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$196,486 spent. JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT BRAZORIA COUNTY HAS EDUCATED OVER 360,000 YOUTH IN FINANCIAL LITERACY, ENTREPENEURIAL AND WORK READINESS PROGRAMMING FOR OVER THE PAST 65 YEARS. JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HELPS TO BRING THE MANY JA PROGRAMS TO BRAZORIA COUNTY YOUTH, AWARDING THE STUDENTS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO ACADEMICS AS THEY LEARN VALUABLE REAL-LIFE LESSONS FOR THEIR FUTURE SUCCESS. THROUGH JA THE STUDENTS OF TODAY ARE LEARNING HOW TO BE VALUED EMPLOYEES OF TOMORROW, AS WELL AS LEARNING HOW IMPORTANT BASIC MONEY MANAGEMENT IS TO THEIR FUTURE. JA VOLUNTEERS STILL ENGAGED STUDENTS IN 18,296 HOURS OF ACTIVITY-BASED LESSONS IN CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE COUNTY. THESE INTERACTIONS ENABLED CHILDREN TO HAVE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES TO HELP THEM "REALIZE WHAT DRIVES ECONOMIC SUCCESS, SO THEY CAN PERPETUATE IT IN THE FUTURE."

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 7, 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 September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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